01-22-2013, 01:06 AM | #1 |
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: ChCh , NZ
Posts: 2,261
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3 day ride...
just got back from the 2013 DB1K..
I took the Yamaha XT660R this time other than the weight & surspention it went quite well.. the weight was a real prob in some of the more tec sections & one river crossing :oops: .. I totaly drowned it ..filled the cyclinder with water..It hydruliced & would not turn over when I tryed to start it after getting it back up right... plug out pump the water out/ drain the air box , check spark... back togeather it stated first push of the button.. ... then came the biggy.. 80kph into a ford I diddn't see till way to late..Managed to stay on "just".. but I blow fork seals & flat spoted the front rim.. rear brake caliper dented the muffer , tyre took a peice of the rear guard out... Other than those it was a great few days... I was rideing for about 11 hours a day to cover the 500kms each day... I'm thinking a Suzuki DRZ400 would be a good size bike for this type of rideing... between the XR250 & XT660R & put a Rekluse auto clutch in it.... all great fun.... roll on 2014 DB1K... :P ========================================== These scree slides comeing off the mountains can be 100s of metres across with deep water channels running down them.. some you have to ride up & down as you cross them to find a rideable route though... PS..The bike in the distance with twin head lights is a Suzuki DL650 vee storm.. felt sorry for him as that bike was so far out side its comfort zone & no groung clearance for this stuff took 4 or 5 guys to get it though.... But it did get though..
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