Manawatu Rant n Rave

[dogsnbikes]

We are back in town after 3days down south

[NZsarge]

We are back in town after 3days down south

All went well I take it, good weather over the weekend too.

[NZsarge]

agreed

whats the bet the minute i get a running bike, it starts raining

Got ya bits?

[dogsnbikes]

ok you lot where and is there a ride this weekend

[sinfull]

ok you lot where and is there a ride this weekend

Levin custom touring have a poker run leaving from himatangi wines or Sparkies as its known now on sat Dogs ! Camping at the joint that night !
Cant do the night thing as have a nieces b/day to attend that night rrrr

[chanceyy]

ok you lot where and is there a ride this weekend

hmm well now that I do not have to work sat .. i think there is a certain 1200 that needs a test ride (if its in store) ... then may do a ride afterwards on betsy .. ohh were to go .. hmmmm depends on where the best weather is of course

[HornetBoy]

Yeah I could definitely see the sterring head bearings and forks getting a pounding on a SuperDuke
Yeah $16k ain't too bad but as you say that opens the door to plenty of low milage second hand bikes, there is a very low milage blue '07 FZ1 SV for sale at PT's for $15k for instance or Barbenders '06 ZX14 for $15k fully kitted with ohlins rear shock, modded forks, PC3 and pipe and so on.
A light bloke like you does'nt really need that many cubes though, a 600cc would be plenty.
Yes as I understand it to be the FZ6 has a detuned R6 motor and they are supposedly quite peaky, same issue with my bike, detuned R1 motor but really no one home under 5-6k on the tacho....

haha yea ,something like a zx14 would get me into too much trouble id say and would probably throw me off for sure as i dont think i have the bodyweight to wrestle that beast into the corners just yet .Things like that zx14 really put e off the SD as they are already done up with 1000's spent on them.yea 1000cc is nice but i like the 600's as they as soo light and nimble and easy enought to wrestle for a fella like me

What about a Kawasaki Z750? good looking bikes.

yea looked at them actualy but i wasnt really liking the setup at all with the pipes and just general look of it.felt very wide and upright and not as willing to tip in as other bikes like the FZ6 ,maybe it was the tyres....

am more going for a faired bike ,am booked in for a test ride on a VFR800 tomorrow so that will be interesting as it was a reccomendation from the local honda fella ,he reckond it was what im after apparently,saying it was a good bike for ya touring and sport rideing, so we will see how that goes,really do like the stylying and setup. not sure what else to look at really ...

[HornetBoy]

hmm well now that I do not have to work sat .. i think there is a certain 1200 that needs a test ride (if its in store) ... then may do a ride afterwards on betsy .. ohh were to go .. hmmmm depends on where the best weather is of course

tryed a cb1300 yet ? they are apparently ranked up with the bandit 1250 and meant to be pretty bloody good eh

[chanceyy]

tryed a cb1300 yet ? they are apparently ranked up with the bandit 1250 and meant to be pretty bloody good eh

nah someone else mentioned them .. but dunno what it is about the bandits .. I really like them .. & the 600 was blardy great fun ..

[HornetBoy]

nah someone else mentioned them .. but dunno what it is about the bandits .. I really like them .. & the 600 was blardy great fun ..

o ok ,yea ive test ridden a 600 bandit recently (on my quest for a new bike ) and they are great aye ,they like to be revved don't they tho

well if your interested in a hornet 900 .... you know how has got one for sale and i wont even compare them as im biased but honestly hornet 900 is the way to go i reckon -not a big heavy 1200 but also not a high revving 600 tis in between and i reckon absolutely blows the bandit out of the water in terms of prizes for best all rounder,really easy to maneuver around town ,nice and light ...ah i could go on for hours lol

(ok yea i kinda did compare )

[sinfull]

hmm well now that I do not have to work sat .. i think there is a certain 1200 that needs a test ride (if its in store) ... then may do a ride afterwards on betsy .. ohh were to go .. hmmmm depends on where the best weather is of course

You could always take a chanceYY hehe and hit the dealer up to see if they'll let ya take it out for a good run ! Know where there's a 5 hour round trip poker run happening, or perhaps a hand or two (swing back in to grab betsy then meet for the next hand)
$10 buck gets ya in to the poker run (no idea of prize for best hand, front tyre be good lol) or $20 gets ya the run, meal and first handle at the end of it !
Live entertainment and a great venue for partaeing at, or camping if those further afield are reading this !!!

Chance to meet some knobs and also some cool lads and lasses. From the contact i've had with this group in the past, they all seem to be a great bunch (Ok thats the limit of my sucking up to em, beers good guys) Who knows about the crew that might show up, but aint that what is all about miles and smiles ?

Registration is at 10 am at Sparky's bar few hundy metres on the left down the pioneer highway towards palmy from the Himatangi junction ! Ride leaves at 11 am, be nice to see a tail pinned on this f.cka, can only lead to bigger and better things

[banditrider]

dunno what it is about the bandits .. I really like them .. & the 600 was blardy great fun ..

Go the Bandits! Mark's one clocked up it's 37,000th km (in < 2 years) on the Mini's Return and has never missed a beat - just like my 2 x 1200's. He reckons he's gonna have it for a wee while yet so it's got a lot of k's ahead of it. Cheap to buy & run.

[sinfull]

o ok ,yea ive test ridden a 600 bandit recently (on my quest for a new bike ) and they are great aye ,they like to be revved don't they tho

well if your interested in a hornet 900 .... you know how has got one for sale and i wont even compare them as im biased but honestly hornet 900 is the way to go i reckon -not a big heavy 1200 but also not a high revving 600 tis in between and i reckon absolutely blows the bandit out of the water in terms of prizes for best all rounder,really easy to maneuver around town ,nice and light ...ah i could go on for hours lol

(ok yea i kinda did compare )

Mmmmm can see a theme developing here !! Perhaps Sandra, you could break out sommit a certain someone might want to test ride on sat and you could play musical poker hands hehe
Ok tell me to shut up if i'm getting forward (not that it would shut me up), seeing i choked (Jest a lil bit) on the thought of someone test riding the grump (but then again i aint trying to sell it !!)

[HornetBoy]

Mmmmm can see a theme developing here !! Perhaps Sandra, you could break out sommit a certain someone might want to test ride on sat and you could play musical poker hands hehe
Ok tell me to shut up if i'm getting forward (not that it would shut me up), seeing i choked (Jest a lil bit) on the thought of someone test riding the grump (but then again i aint trying to sell it !!)

haha have done that before ,but i think a bandit 12 is too many cubes for this young fella 900cc is borderline for me ,thats why im getting rid of it (too tempting) and id hate to bin on a bike while its her signature on the dotted line

Will be checking out a street triple and a vfr800 tomorrow so should be a interesting experience

[chanceyy]

Go the Bandits! Mark's one clocked up it's 37,000th km (in < 2 years) on the Mini's Return and has never missed a beat - just like my 2 x 1200's. He reckons he's gonna have it for a wee while yet so it's got a lot of k's ahead of it. Cheap to buy & run.

thats why I gotta like them so much .. Actually Andrew been reading your site bout the bandits love the k6 .. oh hell this needs to go to pm & perhaps a phone call when I have a few more bikes checked out for your thoughts .. one can never have enough advice .. esp from one who has first hand experience with them

You could always take a chanceYY hehe and hit the dealer up to see if they'll let ya take it out for a good run ! Know where there's a 5 hour round trip poker run happening, or perhaps a hand or two (swing back in to grab betsy then meet for the next hand)
$10 buck gets ya in to the poker run (no idea of prize for best hand, front tyre be good lol) or $20 gets ya the run, meal and first handle at the end of it !
Live entertainment and a great venue for partaeing at, or camping if those further afield are reading this !!!

Chance to meet some knobs and also some cool lads and lasses. From the contact i've had with this group in the past, they all seem to be a great bunch (Ok thats the limit of my sucking up to em, beers good guys) Who knows about the crew that might show up, but aint that what is all about miles and smiles ?

Registration is at 10 am at Sparky's bar few hundy metres on the left down the pioneer highway towards palmy from the Himatangi junction ! Ride leaves at 11 am, be nice to see a tail pinned on this f.cka, can only lead to bigger and better things

oh gawd I dunno if the dealer will love me that much but hmmmm that could have possiblities .. or i could text you & see where you guys are at .. since the only poker I have ever played was .. oh crap I better not go there either

Mmmmm can see a theme developing here !! Perhaps Sandra, you could break out sommit a certain someone might want to test ride on sat and you could play musical poker hands hehe
Ok tell me to shut up if i'm getting forward (not that it would shut me up), seeing i choked (Jest a lil bit) on the thought of someone test riding the grump (but then again i aint trying to sell it !!)

nah ya not getting forward its just the hornet does not appeal to me at all ... sorry Chris .. & trumpys are getting pretty umm dare i say it .. .. oh yeah like sarge said "breeding like rabbits" .. mind you Bill I will give yours a run for ya while you are off the road .. just to keep the ole girl tootling along fine ..