Forum: Thumpers
10-27-2011, 04:08 PM
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Replies: 13
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Forum: Thumpers
10-27-2011, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 962
17" adventure tyres
I know that 17" and "adventure tyres" really don't go together but on my 690smc, that's the only cheap option to start with.
I looked long and hard at this but as the ride in 2 weeks time is my...
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Forum: Thumpers
10-27-2011, 12:48 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 962
I've been looking back at some of my old posts...
I've been looking back at some of my old posts given recent changes to my fleet (bought a Multistrada 1200S).
Now that I have the Multistrada, I have put adventure tyres and a safari tank on my...
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Forum: Asia Pacific
10-25-2011, 11:26 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 729
that's actually a good time to go as most...
that's actually a good time to go as most holidays here don't start until the day before Christmas and most folk will spend the first week at home with friends and relatives. However, the weeks after...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-04-2008, 12:53 AM
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Replies: 728
Views: 188,429
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Forum: Road warriors
03-14-2008, 11:58 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 3,013
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Forum: Thumpers
03-11-2008, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 962
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Forum: Thumpers
03-11-2008, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 962
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Forum: Thumpers
03-11-2008, 10:23 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 962
because it's about more than appearances.
I...
because it's about more than appearances.
I like the looks of the SMR but I have to consider which will be the best for the kind of riding I do: carving up my riding mates on thier big triumph,...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-10-2008, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 962
Choices Bloody Choices!
Do I buy the 690 Prestige, the 690 Duke, the 690SMR or the 690SMC?
The "odd man out" is the Duke but since this would be my scratcher bike, I think it deserves a place in there.
I've had a 2003...
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Forum: Ride reports
06-11-2007, 03:57 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 5,491
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Forum: Ride reports
06-11-2007, 03:56 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 5,491
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Forum: Road warriors
06-10-2007, 11:09 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 986
i'd doubt it, ducati might be a little more...
i'd doubt it, ducati might be a little more honest than yamaha, honda etc but it isn't afraid to be creative with specs. i'd like to see exactly how and what was weighed. KTM are supposed to weigh...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-10-2007, 10:56 PM
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Replies: 180
Views: 43,305
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Forum: Road warriors
06-10-2007, 10:54 PM
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Replies: 180
Views: 43,305
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Forum: Road warriors
06-10-2007, 10:51 PM
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Replies: 180
Views: 43,305
about as many times as i did on my 640 SM
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about as many times as i did on my 640 SM
the KTM is about at the limit of not being a supermoto but anyone who steps off the 640SM onto the 950SM will agree that they're the same only different....
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Forum: Ride reports
06-07-2007, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 5,491
Brings a smile to my face. Born in Invercargil,...
Brings a smile to my face. Born in Invercargil, lived in Christchurch for many years and now live in Auckland. The South Island has the mountains but the North Island has the forests (and some damn...
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Forum: Australia
06-07-2007, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 147
Views: 3,378
Now you're talking!
if you've gotta live ion...
Now you're talking!
if you've gotta live ion West Island (Australia), live in Perth or better still, piss the mainland off and live in Tassie.
I was asked by a tourist online once which was the...
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Forum: Australia
06-07-2007, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 147
Views: 3,378
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Forum: Australia
06-07-2007, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 147
Views: 3,378
Ha! ha! Neil Finn (a Kiwi) wrote that about his...
Ha! ha! Neil Finn (a Kiwi) wrote that about his home country (New Zealand) not about Melbourne. It does fit quite well though.
I see the boys are getting back together. Neil Finn lives a few doors...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-07-2007, 06:42 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 986
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 10:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 866
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 986
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 09:36 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 866
sprague is the original and technical name for...
sprague is the original and technical name for the one way clutch using spiral set bearings (there's even a US patent), spag is an abreviation or maybe a bastardisation; regardless, they're the same...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 180
Views: 43,305
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Forum: Beasts
06-06-2007, 07:20 PM
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Replies: 3,737
Views: 789,104
a bike journo here in NZ bought the X. His...
a bike journo here in NZ bought the X. His choices were the Buell or the KTM Supermoto 950.
His comments were that the KTM would easily be the quicker bike on the road but the Buell was wheelie...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,056
lots of gravel roads here in NZ and several...
lots of gravel roads here in NZ and several friends on Tuonos have ridden with us along the gravel stretches to get to the good seal.
Think of the Tuono as a Mille with wide bars though. It's a...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 866
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 986
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 866
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 05:39 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 986
what size tanks?
i hope they're not like the...
what size tanks?
i hope they're not like the ridiculous MH Replica of a couple of years ago: 8 litres!
8 litres = stranded on many New Zealand roads!
Maybe some underslung tank or fill up...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 05:29 PM
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Replies: 180
Views: 43,305
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 986
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 866
KTM 950SM: What's with that starter motor!?
It's embarrasing!
The noise is like a broken starter clutch or a few gears missing from the pinion.
My dealer says it's 'normal'. NORMAL!? Normal for a starter to misfire half the time and sound...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 03:46 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 986
snap!
that's just what I was thinking...
snap!
that's just what I was thinking actually. a manual reserve of about 3 litres would give my bike a reasonable range.
the shape is a bit odd but I suspect that if someone did make these,...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 986
KTM 950SM Downunder in Aotearoa
Does anyone make a big fuel tank for the 950SM yet?
Those cutaways on the sides are silly, they waste space that would make all the difference and that would probably accomodate about 3 litres of...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-06-2007, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 8,635
Views: 1,239,616
Dear Lord, Forgive my absence
It's been a long time since I've been here and in the meantime I've committed many sins:
I speed constantly,
I'm learning to wheelie on the road
I laugh at cops
I run slicks on the road
I...
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Forum: Road warriors
11-27-2006, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,152
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