Manawatu Rant n Rave

[yod]

Like the idea of taking the better half along with you,at least ya are halfway there with a new bike(she is ok with it lol).

How long before the parts arrive for the beast?The proverbial slow boat from Japan is a bugger,when they arrive for you it will mean the end of the drought for cockies.Hopefully the days will remain fine,weekend weather seems to be typical here,fine thurs,fri,then showers/rain sat and sunday.

supposedly end of this week or start of next....waiting waiting

but the mighty VFR is now legal & running ..

actually grub was telling me winter is the best time to buy bikes ..

anyhow its fun test riding for sure .. & when you test ride the "one" bike that has your name written on it, you will know

yeah but 2-up on the VFR from here to Taupo ?? I think not

[86GSXR]

there are quite a few bikes I'd like to try. Will report on any and all i try tho

When you test ride the "one" bike that has your name written on it, you will know

Get Triumph's and all will be well

[chanceyy]

Get Triumph's and all will be well

dare we say Triumphs breed like rabbits you know ..


hmmmm got one or two on my watch list .. but with my criteria for the next bike the bandit pretty much stacks up on the favorable side .. besides the ones I have ridden so far .. total grin factor & no oops moments ...

[HornetBoy]

dare we say Triumphs breed like rabbits you know ..


hmmmm got one or two on my watch list .. but with my criteria for the next bike the bandit pretty much stacks up on the favorable side .. besides the ones I have ridden so far .. total grin factor & no oops moments ...

hmm have seen a few very nice bandit 650cc on trademe and they look the business especially in the blue (to match your jacket lol)

they go for fairly cheap ,the late model ones on trademe ,very little kms and ventura racks etc already installed and ready !

very tempting eh!

[NZsarge]

o ok ,yea well thats what i was hoping with my katana ,its not as heavy as the FZ1 but then again its not a lightweight GSXR so im thinking even though its not a speed/torque machine its got a bit of weight on it so i should be alright with the pp's as this would cause them to warm up normally ....

So, what does the 600 weight in at dry? I know the new one is 213kg dry!!

it's not....yet....

there are quite a few bikes I'd like to try but they're mostly not in palmy and I haven't had the RF so I cant get there, need to take mrs yod too so we can try them all 2-up as well of course....

You'll enjoy test riding i'm sure, Chanceyy's having a ball by all accounts.

[Monamie]

Got to sit on a 1200 Bandit in the weekend ...... and I couldn't even get it upright off the bloody stand!! It was very heavy for me and I can imagine stopping on one and being slighty unbalanced and doing the `noobdropthebike' thing. Very nice bike though
Think I will be going for an adventure type bike....like the Buell Ulysses I sat on in the weekend- I could stand that up easily even though it was a little tall (fixed by the lower seat option) and it would be good for a snort around the paddocks too!!

Roll on full

[NZsarge]

Got to sit on a 1200 Bandit in the weekend ...... and I couldn't even get it upright off the bloody stand!! It was very heavy for me and I can imagine stopping on one and being slighty unbalanced and doing the `noobdropthebike' thing. Very nice bike though
Think I will be going for an adventure type bike....like the Buell Ulysses I sat on in the weekend- I could stand that up easily even though it was a little tall (fixed by the lower seat option) and it would be good for a snort around the paddocks too!!

Roll on full

The new 650/1200 bandits also have adjustable seat hight.

[Monamie]

The new 650/1200 bandits also have adjustable seat hight.

The seat height was fine on the Bandit-it was just too heavy even to get off the stand and I am no light weight chick!!

And...you can't snort a Bandit around the farm!! There is something about dirt and gravel that appeals to me It's probably because my son has been skidding around the paddocks on his CRF lately. Looks like fun (and I can't reach the ground on his bike...I tried when he wasn't home)
Nah-seriously I would like something to pack up for the weekend and be able to go over gravel or farm track if I had too without compromising the road riding side of it too much.....don't want much do I???

[NZsarge]

The seat height was fine on the Bandit-it was just too heavy even to get off the stand and I am no light weight chick!!

And...you can't snort a Bandit around the farm!! There is something about dirt and gravel that appeals to me It's probably because my son has been skidding around the paddocks on his CRF lately. Looks like fun (and I can't reach the ground on his bike...I tried when he wasn't home)
Nah-seriously I would like something to pack up for the weekend and be able to go over gravel or farm track if I had too without compromising the road riding side of it too much.....don't want much do I???

Yes the bandit twins are on the heavier(ish) side of things, so adventure bike eh? Are you gonna be looking at a brand new bike when you've got your full?

[Monamie]

Yeah I am thinking that way-no it doesnt have to be new but newish would be nice. ( I will have to sell one of the kids for the Buell though)Most of the adventure bikes seem to have higher seats so some mods would be on the cards.
Got any suggestions Sarge??

[HornetBoy]

So, what does the 600 weight in at dry? I know the new one is 213kg dry!!


You'll enjoy test riding i'm sure, Chanceyy's having a ball by all accounts.

Yea its quite the heavy weight ,my 600 comes in at about 210kg i think ,All the 600's weight the exact same from 98 onwards (all they do each year is bring out a different colour scheme )

Thats alot for a lil 600 to pull along ,but it seems to do fairly well you just have to use the gears which is why i like the 600's,but the current tyres have alot to be desired (michellin sport front and road rear ).

But as ive said im looking at a much more updated bike at the moment ,possiblely a GSR600 or a street triple (cant find a street triple to test tho ,they are all dry bikes as far as ive seen).the sv650's are going bloody cheap lately too which ahs got me interested in turning to vee twins

[NZsarge]

Yeah I am thinking that way-no it doesnt have to be new but newish would be nice. ( I will have to sell one of the kids for the Buell though)Most of the adventure bikes seem to have higher seats so some mods would be on the cards.
Got any suggestions Sarge??

Not off the top of my head no but i'll give it some thought and keep my eyes peeled, it wil be a difficult task finding a low seat hight on an adventure bike for sure. Have you ridden or been on a Buell before?

[HornetBoy]

Not off the top of my head no but i'll give it some thought and keep my eyes peeled, it wil be a difficult task finding a low seat hight on an adventure bike for sure. Have you ridden or been on a Buell before?

i thought the buells where a low seat height ? like that xbr12

...oh adventure styled ones ,yea have you thought about the seat mod that alot of ulyses owners do monaime

[NZsarge]

Yea its quite the heavy weight ,my 600 comes in at about 210kg i think ,All the 600's weight the exact same from 98 onwards (all they do each year is bring out a different colour scheme )

Thats alot for a lil 600 to pull along ,but it seems to do fairly well you just have to use the gears which is why i like the 600's,but the current tyres have alot to be desired (michellin sport front and road rear ).

But as ive said im looking at a much more updated bike at the moment ,possiblely a GSR600 or a street triple (cant find a street triple to test tho ,they are all dry bikes as far as ive seen)

That makes it 12KG (dry) heavier than my bike so generating heat into your tyres should'nt be that issue weight wise but balance wise might be a different issue, I have a bit of a problem getting heat into the front tyre on my bike hence the tyre wear so low on the front.

[NZsarge]

i thought the buells where a low seat height ? like that xbr12

That's what Monaime was saying basically.