Wanted: Africa Twin XRV750 or Super Tenere XTZ750

**JATZ** · 16th July 2008, 18:22

Originally Posted by dino3310

shit there was a good buy of a DR750big on terdme last month,went pretty cheap toAttachment 100444
would have been an easy tidy up

Looks just like the one in my shed

Carry'd the boy over takaka hill on mine and he hated it, his feet kept bouncing of the foot pegs when the revs got to about 5500-6000, qiute a bit of vibration there.
Worth it though for the noise, AHHHHHHH

**NordieBoy** · 16th July 2008, 18:38

Originally Posted by JATZ

Looks just like the one in my shed

Carry'd the boy over takaka hill on mine and he hated it, his feet kept bouncing of the foot pegs when the revs got to about 5500-6000, qiute a bit of vibration there.
Worth it though for the noise, AHHHHHHH

Noise from the bike or the boy?

The bike needs a big bore pipe though.
Those 3 little holes just don't do it.

**cooneyr** · 16th July 2008, 18:52

Originally Posted by jim.cox

......But I'm picking that by the end of the week he'll be begging for anything with two wheels and a motor

Originally Posted by magicfairy

I give him a bit longer, about 2 and a half weeks to find a bike, then 3 days of posts while he lets the KB community talk him into it. An extra day to convince the boss...(wife)
3 weeks all up

I give me till the end of august unless something comes up in the mean time. I'm trying as hard as possible to do my masters research i.e. there is no time for motorbikes at the moment, hell even the scooter looks fun at the moment.

Come the end of august when I submit things are going to be very different though. 3 months of being cooped up in front of a computer trying to write something sensible is going to rare its ugly head on the 1st of September

Cheers R

**JATZ** · 16th July 2008, 20:21

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

The bike needs a big bore pipe though.
Those 3 little holes just don't do it.

I Quite like that massy ferguson sound, certainly gets some looks when I idle through town

**NordieBoy** · 16th July 2008, 21:29

Originally Posted by JATZ

I Quite like that massy ferguson sound, certainly gets some looks when I idle through town

Both people turn and look?

**JATZ** · 16th July 2008, 21:49

Originally Posted by NordieBoy

Both people turn and look?

And thier horses

Didn't mean to hijack your thread cooney, it just happened. By the way, that was a quick sale, saw your bike on trademe and then it was gone,

**NordieBoy** · 16th July 2008, 22:46

Originally Posted by JATZ

Didn't mean to hijack your thread cooney, it just happened.

It's all his fault! He started it!

**cooneyr** · 18th July 2008, 11:07

to the back of the class for you two. Especially if your going to talk about TEA's, we dont need another one of those in the shed.

Cheers R

**marks** · 18th July 2008, 20:28

is a transalp or weestrom not an option?

**cooneyr** · 18th July 2008, 20:43

Originally Posted by marks

is a transalp or weestrom not an option?

Where is the cool factor in either of them

Actually the early @'s are very similar to the tranny's in that chassis is similar and the body work can easily be transferred. The @'s are suppose to have better suspension, a couple of more ponies and are a little bigger hence fit tallies better.

A wee strom would be nice in that it is modern but the 19 inch front, exposed engine bits, cast rims and suspension don't do it for me. Suzuki could make them a whole heap more appealing to a whole heap of people I recon.

Cheers R

**Frodo** · 19th July 2008, 06:38

Originally Posted by cooneyr

Where is the cool factor in either of them

A wee strom would be nice in that it is modern but the 19 inch front, exposed engine bits, cast rims and suspension don't do it for me. Suzuki could make them a whole heap more appealing to a whole heap of people I recon.

Cheers R

There's some stories of mods done to a weestrom in the last few Two Wheels mgs. This includes shifting the oil coller off to the side, sump guard, knobblies. One of the two bikes swapped to spoked wheels, the other kept the cast wheels. They then travel some rough stuff and survive. Would be a good bike for Aussie - comfortable and very good range.

I agree that there is something special about the Africa Twins.

**cooneyr** · 19th July 2008, 08:52

Originally Posted by Frodo

There's some stories of mods done to a weestrom in the last few Two Wheels mgs. This includes shifting the oil coller off to the side, sump guard, knobblies. One of the two bikes swapped to spoked wheels, the other kept the cast wheels. They then travel some rough stuff and survive. Would be a good bike for Aussie - comfortable and very good range.

I agree that there is something special about the Africa Twins.

I've seen those articles and the bikes are getting closer to what I would have likes them to be all along. Thing is, if your going to spend that much money you might as well get a second hand 950. That is not an option I have.

Cheers R