KTM Capital Coast Adventure 2008

[cooneyr]

Basically 'cause I never seen one....

Well thats a fair nuf answer. I ain't never seen a new MT21 in a shop.

Cheers R

[Oscar]

Well thats a fair nuf answer. I ain't never seen a new MT21 in a shop.

Cheers R

Actually I'll rephrase that - I hadn't heard of them until the Aussies on ADVRider mentioned them. I was gonna ask about them next time I needed a replacement.

MT21's must be pretty popular here, most local shops have them in stock, whereas stuff like Karoos and TKC's have to be ordered.

[offrd]

I got all of 1000km out of my last M21.... Before it was not worth showing dirt.

But i do tend to use my rear wheel steering on gravel quite a bit.....

[Transalper]

Well, finally printed an entry form out, plan to post it tomorrow.

[mickeyboy]

YAHHH FUCKIN WHOOOO ... been waitin dam near two years for this ...

HEY Plug man get some of those Capital Boys down for our overland monkey trip .........sell the tickets mate !!!!!!!!

[mickeyboy]

Plug Man !!!

[Waihou Thumper]

I plan on going and it would be great to have a bit of company for the ride south. I will be camping at the school too, so carrying it all on the back of either the 640 Adventure or if KTM gets their act together I might even have the new 990s by then....

Fingers crossed....

On another note, what about the road book? You think it is absolutely necessary for the ride or can we follow everyone else....Part of the fun is to get lost a little ...I might make one up using the old click clack box, might be fun...

To mount it to my bike I might need a cross bar and clips or something. Any suggestions out there?

Thanks.
Mark

[Qkchk:Me]

I plan on going and it would be great to have a bit of company for the ride south. I will be camping at the school too, so carrying it all on the back of either the 640 Adventure or if KTM gets their act together I might even have the new 990s by then....

Some of the Northern guys are meeting up in Ohakune for lunch on the Friday. Myself and Qkkid are planning on heading down as far as Benneydale on Thursday night, staying with family... then meet up on the Friday and head down via some back roads. Hopefully Clint is watching the thread and will fill in with details........


On a lesser note; getting TKC80 fitted to both bikes on Wednesday - gosh anything must be better on gravel/sand/mud than those hopeless trailwings

[Oscar]

I plan on going and it would be great to have a bit of company for the ride south. I will be camping at the school too, so carrying it all on the back of either the 640 Adventure or if KTM gets their act together I might even have the new 990s by then....

Fingers crossed....

On another note, what about the road book? You think it is absolutely necessary for the ride or can we follow everyone else....Part of the fun is to get lost a little ...I might make one up using the old click clack box, might be fun...

To mount it to my bike I might need a cross bar and clips or something. Any suggestions out there?

Thanks.
Mark

I attach it off the LH Mirror mount (rearviews are for the weak!).

[upshift]

Very happy with the D606 on my DRZ250, really can't think of a better dual purpose tyre for it. Not sure if I'd put one on a bigger/heavier bike though.

Likewise very happy with the TKC80 on my F650, have done 9000Km on this one, just road use at the moment so will probably replace it when it gets to 10,000

[clint640]

Hi Mate, a few of us are meeting up at the Ohakune pub on the Fri, planning to have lunch there then head off 1pm ish down The Turakina or Whangaehu roads to avoid hwy 1 for a bit.

The road book is pretty handy, a lot of the ride isn't very crowded so it's good to be able to go at your own pace. I mount mine off the LH handguard mount.

Cheers
Clint

I plan on going and it would be great to have a bit of company for the ride south. I will be camping at the school too, so carrying it all on the back of either the 640 Adventure or if KTM gets their act together I might even have the new 990s by then....

Fingers crossed....

On another note, what about the road book? You think it is absolutely necessary for the ride or can we follow everyone else....Part of the fun is to get lost a little ...I might make one up using the old click clack box, might be fun...

To mount it to my bike I might need a cross bar and clips or something. Any suggestions out there?

Thanks.
Mark

[Crisis management]

very happy with the TKC80 on my F650, have done 9000Km on this one,

How do you do that? I only get around 4000km out of my rear......german ingenuity?

[upshift]

How do you do that? I only get around 4000km out of my rear......german ingenuity?

Was a litttle suprised myself after reading how short a life other people are getting from these. Put it on new for the 2006 Yamaha SI Safari so did all that then about two weeks around the SI, Dansey's, Hakatarema, Rainbow, Molesworth etc so it's not all road use.

Guess it's just a combination of various things, I don't greatly speed on the bike, it ain't laying down a lot of power to the road (it's an F650) and mostly only carrying around just me at 75kg. And no doubt tyre pressure of course which I tend to keep around 24-26 psi.

[Oscar]

How do you do that? I only get around 4000km out of my rear......german ingenuity?

Tyre pressure is critical.
Check with your dealer, but my mileage improved dramatically after I consulted with the importer.
They told me 36psi for my 950Adv, which I thought was VERY high, but it worked.

[Waihou Thumper]

Hi Mate, a few of us are meeting up at the Ohakune pub on the Fri, planning to have lunch there then head off 1pm ish down The Turakina or Whangaehu roads to avoid hwy 1 for a bit.

The road book is pretty handy, a lot of the ride isn't very crowded so it's good to be able to go at your own pace. I mount mine off the LH handguard mount.

Cheers
Clint

Thanks for the info on that, sounds good. Ohakune it is then, I will look forward to meeting you all..
I plan on taking the long route down to there, through Benneydale, possibly Waimiha and through Taumarunui, or Whakamaru through to National Park - Raetahi etc...
Will depend on weather etc....

Mark - Te Aroha 2002 KTM640 Adventure