New game - guess the bike review

**oneofsix** · 23rd August 2011, 15:35

Originally Posted by paturoa

Nope and nope

"So good, so capable, is the motorcycle you are riding that even from 200 km/h plus speeds, slowing down, stopping even, is a matter of gently squeezing the front brake lever and letting the generous discs scrub speed off"

Honda Blackbird??

**Oscar** · 23rd August 2011, 15:36

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Popular (Vege's) view at the mag is the DR650 is the most versatile bike sold for NZ conditions.

Don't you mean Vege's view 'cause nobody can get a word in edgewise?
He's right though (for a change).

**paturoa** · 23rd August 2011, 15:37

Originally Posted by oneofsix

Honda Blackbird??

nope

"The liquid cooled xxxx is fitted with a DOHC xxx amd 40mm semi down draft carburettors... "

**oneofsix** · 23rd August 2011, 15:40

kawasaki KLR600?

**Oscar** · 23rd August 2011, 15:40

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

for an "out there" guess Ducati Multistrada S 1200???

We tested that a week or so ago.
The Publisher wanted 200 words from me, so I submitted:

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

**paturoa** · 23rd August 2011, 15:41

"Such is the ease with which you can sprint from 100 to 200 km/h that you tend to focus on its increadible performance potential."

Edit: So that rulz out a KLR on many levels!

**oneofsix** · 23rd August 2011, 15:48

Yamaha R1?

**Scuba_Steve** · 23rd August 2011, 15:50

Honda CBR1000rr

**oneofsix** · 23rd August 2011, 15:56

honda vfr 1200??

**Big Dave** · 23rd August 2011, 16:04

Originally Posted by paturoa

"I gave it a real Big Dave size flogging around the city and environs and the bike just lapped it up"

wow, Dave, did you realy write that, sounds more pornographic than bike review!

You just have a one-track gutter!

**Big Dave** · 23rd August 2011, 16:05

Originally Posted by Oscar

We tested that a week or so ago.
The Publisher wanted 200 words from me, so I submitted:

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

Yea. I delivered it back to Haldanes. After riding it I'm prepared to overlook the nostrils.

**curly** · 23rd August 2011, 16:21

kawasaki ZX12R

**Oscar** · 23rd August 2011, 16:24

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Yea. I delivered it back to Haldanes. After riding it I'm prepared to overlook the nostrils.

I'm a heathen.
I want the 990 Dakar.

**paturoa** · 23rd August 2011, 16:28

Originally Posted by oneofsix

Yamaha R1?

Nope

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Honda CBR1000rr

nope

Originally Posted by oneofsix

honda vfr 1200??

nope

Originally Posted by Big Dave

You just have a one-track gutter!

Nope

Originally Posted by curly

kawasaki ZX12R

very warm!

Originally Posted by Oscar

I'm a heathen.
I want the 990 Dakar.

nope

"Though we are talking about one of the longest and definetly most stable big-bore sports bikes on the market, the xxxxx rolls round on its low profile 17 inch tyres with the deftness of a machine three-quarters of its size"