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What late model advnture bike is anyone runnng? KTM 1190, CRF1000, VStrom etc have you enjoyed riding them on a daily basis? Anything in particular jump out about any of them?
I’ve a late model Harley at present and have been thinking about trading onto a Pan America when they get here, but I could be tempted by an Africa Twin or similar. I’m 6’5” so it needs to offer a friendly riding position for a long streak that can’t tolerate being bent up like on a sports bike.
Cheers, Ray.
I was parked next to a Bennelli TRK the other day and it looked like a nice piece of Kit. I did not even know they made one. I was actually looking at a Royal Enfield as I am in to that old school stuff....
Old school ? Nah mate, this is old school :)Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
Daily banger for nearly 40 years now, take it up rivers and across paddocks. I'm not saying it's good at it, I'm just used to it.
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That looks very similar to the Enfields....They are just not quite so used....
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@ishoot10s. If you are 6'5" the world is your oyster as far as adventure bikes go. The biggest, and perhaps only drawback of the modern adventure bike as an everyday bike is the seat height (usually 850mm+ with a wide seat). They have great road manners, plenty of grunt (the big 1290 KTMs or Ducati Multistrada will make your Harley feel like a it is only running on one cylinder) and all the mod cons you could wish to pay for. If you plan on going "real" off road on one the limiting factor will be your skill level, not the bike. Check out some of Chris Birch's Youtube videos. If you are not so much into hi tec then check out the Ducati Scrambler Desert Sled of maybe the new Triumph Scramblers.
A Ducati Desert Sled would find a home in my garage any day (if the cook wouldn’t spin out over it). One day.Quote:
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I think they're pretty darn good. It is a single after all so how could you go wrong :) I've a had a play with both the 350 and the 500, think the 500 is just that bit more relaxed, and they look good and of course sound right. Would love a swing arm and unit construction on my old banger, make it easier to ride and live with, but then it wouldent be an old banger :)
My uncle runs tours around Northern India on Royal Enfields. They like them.Quote:
Originally Posted by timattalon
Yeah @kiwijames. Same here. They remind me of the old Yamaha TT 500"s of the 80's. Pretty cool bike. Not cheap for what they are though.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
@Shearer, great info thanks, I’ve bumped into Birchy up at the Sand Pit a couple times and seen his vids, he makes the big girl do all sorts of tricks eh! I wouldn’t take it in the wild, I’m past it, it’s enough just to bimble around in the dirt on my CRF450, rarely get out of 2nd.
I like that there’s so much on offer on the Jap and EU bikes, I’m beginning to think that HD will be way behind the 8 ball when they eventually get the Pan America out here, allthough they did manage to take a huge leap forward when they released the VRod so they could surprise me. But I will definitely kick the tyres on some of these other options. It will be a daily short commute, and the odd weekend ride. My 2018 Fatbob 114 has been great to ride on the road, but not so much up my 400m gravel driveway...
Oh the TT500’s were epic bikes in the early 80’s!
is that a c10 BSA ?Quote:
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@kiwijames I was in India 2009 with work and saw a nice looking RE straight out of the 50’s and I said to my local colleague “some ones done a lovely job restoring that” and his head starts doing the sideways bobbing thing, “Oh no, that is brand new, we still make them in India” why change a good thing?
Good on ya mate. You're a diminishing breed, alright.:thumbsup:Quote:
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Anyone using a UBCO?
I shall watch this tread with interest.
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I am going to miss 197 hp , :oh noes: KLR ,DR ... nothing to heavy as I am getting onto farm tracks etc not just gravel roads.
Like a number of things the entire Enfield factory was bought and shipped to India. They still make them brand spanking new.Quote:
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Wow, interesting concept, much more of a robust package than an ebike.Quote:
Originally Posted by faregame
1948 BSA M20Quote:
Originally Posted by Chop3r
Honda hornet is what I want but life has gotten in the way of replacing my old bike.
Some silly woman pulled out in front of me and then drove off.
As for an adventure bike a drz 400 would be too heavy.
But the drz 250 is a lot lighter and very cheap. Not going to be winning on the hp front but riding it fast will be fun and probably not going to be painful from speeding tickets any time soon
Had one at my last place, we won it as a spot prize from fonterra, was reasonably capable but hopeless in anything that resembled proper mud, just didn't have the grunt or tyres size to get out of certain situations. Was ok for fine weather following cows to the shed etc and we used it mainly as transport for the calf rearers to get around on, go home for breaks etc if they needed as there was never a proper bike free for them to useQuote:
Originally Posted by faregame
The 900 Hornet is a unique looking bike. Chuck the two raised pipes and fit a 4 into 1 short GP pipe. They are a little buzzy and short a smidgen of low down grunt but very usable and comfortable. Go the Drz 400 over the 250 otherwise you'll regret it after a few weeks as there is a reason for the 250 selling cheap. No substitute for cubes...Quote:
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Hi ishoot10's, ( great name)
I ride an older (2000) BMW 1150GS and love its simplicity which is why I bought an older-school bike. Having hunted extensively in the south island highcountry using TT250's and TT500's there is no way in hell I would consider taking a large adventure bike across some of the rivers and tracks the smaller bikes took in their stride.
Probably because I am older & wiser and not as strong as I one was but if I dropped it crossing one of those knarly fast flowing snow feed creeks / rivers I probably couldn't lift it to retreive it. I suspect nowadays also strapping a rifle / case across your back to go hunting would probably cause a few calls to the authorities.
We started our hunting adventures using an old Series 1 Landrover but after more than two hours of foot flat yelling to be heard over the screaming engine and tire noise the motorbikes were sheer bloody heaven to hunt on. A bit of stuffing around with rope tying them on, stopping to re-tie a couple of times but once at the parkking spot & on the bikes it was sheer bliss. Tie-downs were the greatest invention.
Old man did a tour up there last year and loved it. He's keen to go back in two or three years so I might have to join him.Quote:
Originally Posted by kiwijames
Well I was on my way out to Botany to kick the tyres on their demo Africa Twin and I called in to the HD shop on the way, to ask when we could expect the Pan America to be released here. Got told it’s another 14 months away.
So, I carry on out to Botany Honda and have a snorkel around on this...
2019 CRF 1000 Africa Twin DCT (basically an auto)...
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Wow. Just wow. So much so that I started looking seriously for a used low k’s one and found a 2016 shop demo bike with only 300, yeah, literally 300 k’s on it at Casbolts in Chch. They must’ve been trying to get rid of it because they’d knocked 2.5 grand off it and loaded it with 7.5 grand worth of bling. So now it’s mine, and I’m loving it.
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Still got to sell the Fat Bob...
