Manawatu Rant n Rave

[banditrider]

Do Buell's and Honda's come in green?

I am going to have to take Chanceyys advice and take them all for a ride when I can legally. I do like the Ninja 650?...but I want something I can pack up for a weekend away and take gravel in its stride without the road handling being compromised.
That leaves Dual purpose types...BMW-too tall/heavy, Tiger-too tall/heavy, V-strom-so so but not convinced, Kawakas-too tall/heavy....Buell 2008 Ulysses with heated handgrips and a lower seat height...tooooo bloody powerful but oh so lovely

650 V-Stroms get very good write-ups (esp in Two Wheels). Apparently they go alright and are very economical. Ran into a guy I used to flat with the other day and he's got one - he's over 20 stone and it seems to get him around well enough (poor wee bike). Seat height?

[Monamie]

650 V-Stroms get very good write-ups (esp in Two Wheels). Apparently they go alright and are very economical. Ran into a guy I used to flat with the other day and he's got one - he's over 20 stone and it seems to get him around well enough (poor wee bike). Seat height?

Yeah the seat height is fine-but most other Dual purpose (although I know they aren't really Dual or good on gravel-just seem to have a higher suspension?), are too tall. I have been told they can adjust anything `down' but if a bikes setup has to be moved that much then somethings gotta give- in that something else must be compromised at the expense of the lower height?

[yod]

nonononono... its not blindness its focus, when riding a honda weapon, in this case the jade blade, you become one with your steed, and your vehicle just became one in a sea of small slow moving obstacles to be avoided in the daily life and death ride journey to work.

so true....

.... I had Disturbed blasting in my ears as well

mint

Indestructable? 10000 Fists?

Dunno, the Connie may get jealous especially seeing the little red one gets ridden during the week!

hell hath no fury like a concours scorned....

[yod]

yep

have been discussing with Al - a pootle to Turangi may be on the cards, or perhaps the hunterville/fordell loop

[86GSXR]

I vote for the Buell, tame the power

[86GSXR]

Im in, gotta blow out some cobwebs, better behave on Sat night then eh

IF Turangi is the go, can we take a tape measure?

yep

have been discussing with Al - a pootle to Turangi may be on the cards, or perhaps the hunterville/fordell loop

Both good rides, one a bit longer than the other, should be good!

[NZsarge]

I vote for the Buell, tame the power

But what about the street triple??
Not dual purpose though..

[NZsarge]

yep

have been discussing with Al - a pootle to Turangi may be on the cards, or perhaps the hunterville/fordell loop

If ya gonna go there (Turangi) why not carry on round to Taupo for lunch and come back down the Napier/Taupo's?
That way it's half west coast (well middle of the country anyway) and half east coast. 600k round trip.
Did'nt we do the Fordell loop not that long ago or am I thinking of something else?

[blacksheep]

and the striple comes in green!

[sels1]

Or you could always go retro on a Scrambler

[Monamie]

I vote for the Buell, tame the power

[yod]

If ya gonna go there (Turangi) why not carry on round to Taupo for lunch and come back down the Napier/Taupo's?
That way it's half west coast (well middle of the country anyway) and half east coast. 600k round trip.
Did'nt we do the Fordell loop not that long ago or am I thinking of something else?

Yeah could be a plan, middle road beckoning?

[Switch]

Unfortunatly i probally cant come on this ride
Have family visiting from hamilton.
But i have heard of riders from Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua and possibly Tauranga are doing a big loop. Starts in auckland, heads through those cities, then down to Taupo.
I believe its a ride to remember fallen riders?
Anyway, so if you guys do head upto Taupo, im sure you will meet all the other bikers

[Owl]

Yeah could be a plan, middle road beckoning?

Mmmmm, sorry but I like to keep left!

[NZsarge]

Yeah could be a plan, middle road beckoning?

Could give that some thought, maybe make that call on the way through.