Hardcore Biker
Hi there
does anyone know if these are available yet ? I have seen a few on the net, but assume they aren't in NZ yet.
They look pretty cool ..... in a strange kind of way ! Has anyone got a Versys here, and how happy are they with it ?
Cheers,
Grant.
salty dog
Hi, yea looks different allright.
One for sale on trade me for $12000 in Timaru...
Go on treat yourself ...x-mas and all...
Opinions are like arseholes: Everybody has got one, but that doesn't mean you got to air it in public all the time....
Hardcore Biker
Thats a good deal, as they are advertised elsewhere for $12995. Tempting!Originally Posted by awayatc
Forum whore
Nah - just get a $11k Honda 919 Hornet and put some MX bars and dirt tyres on it.
Fair weather rider
Mate ive got one....bloody love it.Just home from 3500km ride down coro,round east cape, down to Palliser then home via Taupo ,benydale,waitomo etc.. Awesum on the back twisty roads,soaks up the bumps ,plenty of power to get out of trouble.
Love taken her for a romp along 90 mile beach,thru tepaki stream etc....got avon storms on so a bit flighty on the gravel....
Really suits the roads up here...Mum said i could keep it.
Seriously consider getting one tis built for nz roads
Hardcore Biker
Sounds like a good trip. I bet the Storms make her hang on well on the sealed roads. Where did you get yours from ? Is it a 2008 model ?
salty dog
My mum would get pissed off if I would take that long to pick up da paper....
Fair weather rider
Hey gizzit
Your from Whangarei, bought my bike at shaws nov 2006 i havent seen a 2008 model yet. And yes the avons hang on to the road better than the dunlops that come stock.
Ideal for the Hikurangi-Tutukaka , and russell coast, Twin bridges , you know the type Kohukohu -Broadwood and beyond
Hardcore Biker
Ok. yeah thought you might have gone to Shaws. I got my scoot from them. They have more Harleys in stock than anything else at the moment.
And yeah I know the kind of roads you are talking about. Nice and twisty and not to busy! Good roads.
I'm heading to AK tomorrow on my CB1300S to check out some options. Also keen to look at the new KLR650. It won't have the speed of the Versys, but I'm just looking around at the moment. A 650 V-Strom will also get ridden probably, as well as possibly a Transalp, or maybe even a new DR650SE, as the price is pretty good.
I'm after a commuter, a weekend scratcher, and relaxed (ocassional) tourer. A do everything medium sized bike. Not really any proper off road, but metal and dirt roads - adventure sort of thing - but 90% sealed road riding. That may seem like a waste of a dual purpose bike, but I think they cover more territory than any other bikes do.
I want to be able to have the odd tour, and with a pillion sometimes. I like the robust style of a dual purpose / adventure bike. I want something lighter than the CB1300. Its got power and speed, but a bit of a handful for around town. Awesome for touring, but I've got an old injury that makes the weight a bit of an issue. I'm thinking of getting back to one bike for everything, and maybe selling the scooter as well as the CB. It's hard to justify having the two in the shed, when the CB doesn't get a lot of use, but the scoot can't do everything I want either. .... so I'm just thinking of possibilities for a 'do everything' bike! However .... I know its always a compromise!
Forum whore
'08 KLR is not too bad for speed, 130 is an easy cruising speed and the motor vibes are quite tolerable at those revs. Would not accelerate as quick as the Versys. Handling and braking would be on par on the seal and much better on the gravel. Bigger tank, about 22 litres- I get around 300+km without trying to be economical. Has a good size luggage rack. Is available in proper Kawasaki green
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
(PostalDave on ADVrider)
Forum whore
The Honda Slapper thingy just got the Kiwi Rider road/dirt combo thing category bike of the Year. The KLR got a great all round review in a recent US mag and the latest one has had a few upgrades.
Curmudgeon
Both the Versys and the new KLR got big ups in Cycle World Mag.
It's a tricky thing, trying to improve on a thing like the KLR - something that so successful because of its simplicity. I wonder why it never really caught on here? Killed off by the ridiculous price we pay for DR650s?
Forum whore
Suzuki must be subsidising the price of the DR - or else they have a boatload of them to get off the books.
The KLR cost me $9890 on the road. They are still listing the previous model and have dropped the price of that into the 8s.
At risk of starting a DR / KLR flame war, I reckon the KLR is a better ALL ROUND bike, even if the DR is (marginally) better in certain off road conditions.
it's not a bad thing till you throw a KLR into the mix.
those cheap ass bitches can do anything with ductape.
(PostalDave on ADVrider)
Harden the fuck up KB
Think this bike has been in NZ for a quite a few months now. I looked at one when I got my full license earlier this year.
Curmudgeon
The KLR seems to be set up as an ADV bike out of the box, whereas a DR is an old fashioned trail bike.
The yanks love KLR's - search on Advrider.com.
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