Manawatu Rant n Rave

[chanceyy]

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!

everything is tempting, I have lots a of bikes on my watch list

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

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

bugger being built close to the ground girl .. no probs here

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!!

ahhhhhh ummmmmmm yup you are hehe

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???

definately sounds like you want an adventure bike .. pm tri boy and his partner Kanny .. Kanny has just started riding late last yr & has an adventure bike. Sels1 also has a trimuph tiger so be easy to catch up with him & have a chat on his bike ..

besides that girl once you get full you will have fun test riding .. I have a list of what I definately want out of my next bike and it certainly helps not being in a rush to get a new one either ...

[Monamie]

bugger being built close to the ground girl .. no probs here

definately sounds like you want an adventure bike .. pm tri boy and his partner Kanny .. Kanny has just started riding late last yr & has an adventure bike. Sels1 also has a trimuph tiger so be easy to catch up with him & have a chat on his bike ..

besides that girl once you get full you will have fun test riding .. I have a list of what I definately want out of my next bike and it certainly helps not being in a rush to get a new one either ...

Thanks babe-will do when it gets a little closer to trying them time. OMG I couldn't believe the weight in that bandit though-admittedly I didn't try my very hardest in case it came up the then kept going over the other side to knock over the other bikes ...not a good look!!

It is very exciting looking around though eh!!....like kids in a lollyshop really.

[rottiguy]

Sweet so a wee pootle could be on the cards sunday, ? wonder wot the other pirates are up too

and wot direction to head off to

Actually I do need to get my cold duck tickets .. so lunch at the pub ?

the 12th could be the trip to wangas, a few bikes need test riding there .. actually there is around 3 that could be a goer ..

yuppy doodle I'm keen for another test riding session, and a sunday pootle sounds like a plan

[banditrider]

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?

They are good fun on gravel roads though!

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?

DR650's can be lowered (with genuine suzy bits). Cheap too.

[sugilite:Me]

Hey Sarge, You can find out the exact weight of your bike by going to that fertilizer factory at the end of that little road opposite the old horizons depot on Webber road. They have really accurate scales. My 750 weight 220 KG's with half a tank of gas

Oh yes, I'm testing a Z14 tomorrow for a test write up wish the tyres luck

[chanceyy]

Thanks babe-will do when it gets a little closer to trying them time. OMG I couldn't believe the weight in that bandit though-admittedly I didn't try my very hardest in case it came up the then kept going over the other side to knock over the other bikes ...not a good look!!

It is very exciting looking around though eh!!....like kids in a lollyshop really.

definately & there are so many lollies to try hehe .. dunna worry babe a few months will go really really fast ..

yuppy doodle I'm keen for another test riding session, and a sunday pootle sounds like a plan

weather is looking crap all weekend but next sat .. there is a katana & two bandits to try in wangas

Hey Sarge, You can find out the exact weight of your bike by going to that fertilizer factory at the end of that little road opposite the old horizons depot on Webber road. They have really accurate scales. My 750 weight 220 KG's with half a tank of gas

Oh yes, I'm testing a Z14 tomorrow for a test write up wish the tyres luck

hmmm will look forward to that write up hon .. love your test ride reports

[yod]

cut that out. I already told him he is buying a kwaka and that is the end of it. Off to the corner you go.

hmmmmmm.......

everything is tempting, I have lots a of bikes on my watch list

how many? i got 28




and YAY! the RF parts are sorted and back in my garage, about to be returned to their rightful place on top of the trans

[chanceyy]

hmmmmmm.......



how many? i got 28




and YAY! the RF parts are sorted and back in my garage, about to be returned to their rightful place on top of the trans

umm 37

good news on the RF parts though

[sugilite:Me]

hmmm will look forward to that write up hon .. love your test ride reports

Check out my 20 min old blog for two tests (The CRF250R one is new)
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/bl...hp?userid=4379

[ynot slow]

hmmmmmm.......



how many? i got 28




and YAY! the RF parts are sorted and back in my garage, about to be returned to their rightful place on top of the trans

Worth the wait? Hope so(weather being kind and fix going to plan).
Fair to say the garage will get a good seeing to next night or two.Memo to yourself get beer,heaps of guys will help you fix the beast (or at least supervise whilst doing the taste test).

[yod]

Worth the wait? Hope so(weather being kind and fix going to plan).
Fair to say the garage will get a good seeing to next night or two.Memo to yourself get beer,heaps of guys will help you fix the beast (or at least supervise whilst doing the taste test).

mate, haven't got time to wait for kwaka riders

gasket gooed it, alternator/starter drive is back on (a bit fiddly but got there eventually), alternator is back in, starter is back in, cables are back on, airbox is back on, just gotta throw the tank on, fire her up and check the voltage.....


....then i'll have a beer....


PS: if you see a large fireball to the east....ring someone? ta

[yod]

IT LIVES...

more importantly, it charges.....

[NZsarge]

DR650's can be lowered (with genuine suzy bits). Cheap too.

Yeah theres's an option.

Hey Sarge, You can find out the exact weight of your bike by going to that fertilizer factory at the end of that little road opposite the old horizons depot on Webber road. They have really accurate scales. My 750 weight 220 KG's with half a tank of gas

Oh yes, I'm testing a Z14 tomorrow for a test write up wish the tyres luck

Oh oh oh, where ya goin'? where ya goin'? Be great to take the camera out and get some photo's..

That would be quite interesting to see how much bullshit the these bike makers talk when quoting dry weights, we should all turn up on our bikes and take bets on who's closest to spec.

IT LIVES...

more importantly, it charges.....

Farkin' wicked, considering your reaction when you got the VFR going be careful dude!

[NZsarge]

Tigers are nice too Sarge and look kind of mean-but they seem a little top heavy with that huge tank (could be just imagining it) when you sit on them. The Buell felt really balanced and weight seemed lower IMO.

Are you refering to the older 955 or the new 1050? Apparently the 1050 is a sweet ride, look pretty nice too.

[ynot slow]

IT LIVES...

more importantly, it charges.....

20 mins between postings,bit like the countdown at shuttle control,without the Houston we have a problem.

Now can you please do something to appease the weather gods,not working this weekend and a ride is in the go.