250kgs dry. Yeah. It was a bit of an odd (but fun) concept. They were $30K new in NZ when they came out. Sort of Japans take on a Buell.
Liked On: 30-10-2020, 10:41 PM
Thats bizarre, never seen one before. reverse cone muffler, bevel drive cam, looks like a harley had a one night stand with an old school ducati. How heavy is this??
Liked On: 30-10-2020, 10:26 PM
very nice Shearer ... they have a lot of presence in the flesh those machines. Bit on the heavy side but beats a straight out cruiser any day. Now just ditch the factory pipes and the ktm orange...
Liked On: 30-10-2020, 10:24 PM
Gone to the dark side and bought a cruiser. 152510 Well it has a cruiser engine anyway. 1670cc, 150nm torque at 3750RPM:cool: The rest is proper bike. R1 suspension, 6 pot brakes, and alloy...
Liked On: 30-10-2020, 10:24 PM
I went through a phase of all kind of crazy testing in my younger years. Loads of wax/pellet slugs and the like - most interesting though, 15mm socket actually makes a good mould for a pretty decent...
Liked On: 30-10-2020, 12:14 AM
I used to have a 2007 Honda 420 4x4. Was the last one they made before they came with powersteering, which in my view was a good thing. It was also fuel injected which got rid of some of the troubles...
Liked On: 24-10-2020, 12:04 PM
respectable stats then. The technology is certainly improving in leaps and bounds. When the battery tech improves a bit more for better range and less weight it will be a real game changer. Got...
Liked On: 22-10-2020, 12:03 PM
First small 4WD I had was the Suzuki Jimney with the 2 stroke 530cc 'sewing machine' motor in it. Being hard up I used a Hayes fence strainer as my winch. Purchased a longer piece of the same high...
Liked On: 22-10-2020, 11:09 AM
If you need a winch, you need an anchor cos everywhere you need a winch the 4wd boys have already ripped out, cut down and generally destroyed every sapling within reach of the meagre winch rope you...
Liked On: 21-10-2020, 11:10 PM
correct toasted coriander seeds is the classic spice for Biltong not Cardamon but some may like that also. While a biltong box may help you do not need one to make biltong. The process of soaking the...
Liked On: 21-10-2020, 10:58 PM
I had a Water Bus at the time, the first twin disc model, and a mate had a 400/4. You had to rev the shit out of the 400 to get it to do much, certainly wasn't on the same performance planet as the...
Liked On: 19-10-2020, 08:51 PM
For me.... yeah, nah. There are usually enough "silly spikers" around in Spring to leave the ladies in peace for now.
Liked On: 19-10-2020, 08:49 PM
Left Hoki heading for Franz at 6.30am on a brilliant blue sky calm day. Southern Alps crystal clear and covered in snow. passed 8 vehicles coming towards me in 2 hours. And two of those were trucks...
Liked On: 19-10-2020, 07:25 PM
Yeah, just back from a fortnight's work in the SI and felt like ripping the bloody thing outa the car. FFS if I want to listen to the radio let me turn a dial or punch a button, not have to multiple...
Liked On: 19-10-2020, 06:37 PM
same happening this end of the world...chopping back all the speed limits because of all the dipshits who should never be behind the wheel constantly crashing. Leave it at a hundy and let the gene...
Liked On: 19-10-2020, 06:04 PM