What bike for nowhere-land?

**martybabe** · 15th May 2008, 13:47

I've discovered a new passion; Traveling the most pointless,pothole strewn,cowshit covered back country roads I can find.I don't use a map I just keep riding till I get to somewhere that resembles civilisation and make my way home from there.

It's really cool,the nice people I meet,the road kill,the scenery,the retarded Banjo players.Oh no that was a film I watched.

Anyway,I've got a GSX1400 and it's brill on the distance stuff and the long sweepers,wont be giving that up anytime soon but if I'm honest it aint a 50kph gravel track and dogcrap road to hell type of beast.

I got room in my garage and some money on my hip but I don't have a clue what bike would be best suited to these wonderful hideous roads.

Cheap and robust is good, with a decent fuel tank.Lightweight because I'm a realist and I will be pulling it out a cows arse before long.semi knoblies I think.

$ 10k ish . What's your ideal bike for the badlands please?

**sunhuntin** · 15th May 2008, 13:51

something similar to the long way round boys. cant recall what bikes they had? beemers?

**tri boy** · 15th May 2008, 13:51

CX500.
When you ride it up a cows arse, you can leave it there, and walk away

**Boob Johnson** · 15th May 2008, 14:16

Here's the bike for you Marty

**martybabe** · 15th May 2008, 14:19

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

something similar to the long way round boys. cant recall what bikes they had? beemers?

Too big and expensive, nice tool though. :a pint:

Originally Posted by try boy

CX500.
When you ride it up a cows arse, you can leave it there, and walk away

A plastic maggot up a moo moo's arse, there's a mental image.

Little to no phone reception where this baby's going so I need to be able to kick a few things back into place and ride on. I hardly see another soul out there,except GI Joe going in circles, so no help either.Need lots of petroleum distillate capacity,no fairing.

**inlinefour** · 15th May 2008, 14:22

Originally Posted by sunhuntin

something similar to the long way round boys. cant recall what bikes they had? beemers?

Yup the two of them was on BMW sponsered bikes and the camera man was on a shitty old Honda, which was the only one to break down, in Mongolia I think. The other two bikes was BMW R 1150 GS Adventure. Check out the website:

http://www.longwayround.com/lwr.htm

I need to get my DVDs off Kev and you should come up for a gander.

**Rosie** · 15th May 2008, 15:02

DR650?
Stock tank isn't huge, but they are about $9k brand new, so that would give you spare change for a larger tank.

**martybabe** · 15th May 2008, 15:06

Originally Posted by Boob Johnson

Here's the bike for you Marty

Thats the kind of thing, thanks.Are they any good? gs650, dr 400, dr650, I don't know the first thing about them but I think that's where I'm headed.

**Ixion** · 15th May 2008, 15:07

XT600. Or DR650. XT doesn't have huge tank, but it gets about 250K to reserve, probably 300K till empty. DR is probably about the same.

I also recommend air cooled. Radiators is fragile things.

If you don't have to cover 100km or so of seal before finding those nice back roads, then a 400 is even better.

**gijoe1313** · 15th May 2008, 15:13

Yarrr I be innerterested in this thread .... and arr, I highly resemble that remark o'me riding around like a little lost puppy banging its head against the patio windows I does!

been looking at getting a trailie to do the loose, out to the wopwop and outback boondocks ... do some pirating and buccaneering and let me scuttle among the flotsam and jetsam yarr!

**martybabe** · 15th May 2008, 15:21

Originally Posted by Rosie

DR650?
Stock tank isn't huge, but they are about $9k brand new, so that would give you spare change for a larger tank.

That's right on the money, can you actually buy a bigger tank ? Are they reliable? Big thumpers eh.I'm quite exited now.

Originally Posted by Ixion

XT600. Or DR650. XT doesn't have huge tank, but it gets about 250K to reserve, probably 300K till empty. DR is probably about the same.

I also recommend air cooled. Radiators is fragile things.

If you don't have to cover 100km or so of seal before finding those nice back roads, then a 400 is even better.

Thanks Ixion, That's the down side,I've got to do 'normal roads' as well to get where I'm going so it's still gotta be decent enough to hold it's own in the real world.

**martybabe** · 15th May 2008, 15:32

Originally Posted by gijoe1313

Yarrr I be innerterested in this thread .... and arr, I highly resemble that remark came riding around like a little lost puppy banging its head against the patio windows I does!

been looking at getting a trailer to do the loose, out to the wopwop and outback boondocks ... do some pirating and buccaneering and let me scuttle among the flotsam and jetsam yarr! :stooges:

Your the man.Hey do you have to pay more road tax than us mere mortals

So what bikes you been looking at. you partially inspired this wonder lust you know.

**Rosie** · 15th May 2008, 15:39

Originally Posted by martybabe

That's right on the money, can you actually buy a bigger tank ? Are they reliable? Big thumpers eh.I'm quite exited now.

Have a look in the Adventure/Dual Purpose forum, there is lots of info about DRs and similar bikes in there, and people who can answer your questions.