The Obligatory Post Your Bike Topic

[phil]

Awesome phil. I have one of those myself. Fortunately for me, the previous owner painted the frame

It's a good bike even though it is a bit of a pig. It isn't really a finesse bike and I've learned it is best just to go straight though obstacles rather than try to dodge and weave.

S'funny you should say that both the previous owner and myself think painting the frame is the only thing that needs doing.
Besides piston rings a valve job and sorting the woody feel to the front brake that is...but hay, thats normal wear and tear for a 18 year old bike.
I find it handles ok on the road, its just gutless, I keep going for that wishful 6th gear they're yet to install!

[SP_won]

Thought I'd better join the fun with a pic of me at PI turn 4 (Honda) feeling my way on brand new rubber.



Bike is 2000 SP-1. Stiffer than a honeymoon hard-on

[chakraist]

I believe I'm going to be procuring a little 90cc Daelim supermoto- make that averagemoto -100kph of glory! Only 300 bucks though so what the hell. Need to find some lanes methinks. Pics when I get it in a couple weeks!

[Pantah]

I believe I'm going to be procuring a little 90cc Daelim supermoto- make that averagemoto -100kph of glory! Only 300 bucks though so what the hell. Need to find some lanes methinks. Pics when I get it in a couple weeks!

Nah,you need to find a Korean industrial estate with some big roundabout in it........

[phil]

Prepare to be underwhelmed my knee draggin' amigo's...
Pick her up in 2 weeks...and they say time flies...yeah right!
2006 990 Adventure, programmable Tuneboy ECU map (previous owner had a single sided exaust), G2 throttle cam (still 90° but milder in the early stages to prevent EFI snatching), alarmed, hard luggage and a tank bag!
This is how old Phil takes his holidays from now on, no more of your airline malarky for me!
I wonder if Euan McGregor needs any new best mates! (shit! you've got to be given a bike to be in his gang...buying one doesn't count...he said...without a hint of bitterness LOL!)
Never had a fuel injected bike before.
Never had a bike with panniers before.
Never had a bike with heated grips before.
Never had a bike with 2 fuel tanks before.
I actually signed up for ADVrider forum but found it all a bit overwhelming, so while it's great to lurk there I'll be boring you guys with my trips. (adventures is too cliched these days- some guys can turn a journey for a pack of marlboro reds into a blogable adventure!)
I gotta change something on it to make it 'mine', as is my way, I'm think about a MX style high front mudguard/fender. I did think about Akrapovics, but really, when you got the kitchen sink tied to the back how much difference does a few kilos and a few free'd up ponies really make? 1000 bucks worth...I think not.



I have ridden one before a 2004 model, it handled great, when we got off my girlfiend (typo..but I like it so it stays) who'd ridden but not with me before said, christ I felt like I could get my knee down in the turns! Not a good thing to say in front of the bikes owner!

I also rode 'bitch' on it to Assen for the MotoGP in '05 and slept like a baby all the way there!

[Richo]

Nice one Phil. That has some pretty serious luggage carrying capacity there. I'm always trying to get by with strapping some small bag to my seat.

I will look forward to some stories of your trips.

[Gustav O]

Cool. I like bikes with a purpose.

[RatsMC]

Phil, I'll post up some pics of my friend Dave (the same Dave from the Sears Point race topic) wheelying his 950 ADV. He also destroys me in the hills on it. Plus, he can hop curbs.

Can't wait to read the stories.

My personal ADV plans are about 900cc smaller. I member of my MC is 72 years old and completed the Sheet Iron on a Ural last year and is planning to do it on a Honda Trail 90 next year. I've committed to doing it with him. All those guys who think they are hard asses for completing the enduro on the GS1000s can kiss my ass. We're doing it on 30+ year old 90cc scooters.

[phil]

We're doing it on 30+ year old 90cc scooters.

Now that is cool!
(*EDIT* And don't be a squirrel!)

I'll post up some pics of my friend Dave wheelying his 950 ADV.

Sweet.
I 'can' wheely yet I always say if you can't wheely and eat a sandwich at the same time you can't wheely therefore I can't wheely.
(Nominations for the MtM most nonsensical comment ever can be posted here..)
I'm hoping I can lift the front with this milder throttle cam.

[motomania]

Congrats Phil!! That looks like a very fun bike. I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Try not to scratch up that license plate practicing vertical position maneuvers. I look forward to your reports.

[phil]

Thanks fella's.
Thats what makes this site great...the diversity of opinion without prejudice.

[phil]

A change of plans gentlemen, I'm off back to London now and will pick her up over the weekend.
Usually all my vechiles are called Bessie, but this shall be known as Katey.

[rumerz]

I've recently enrolled in the coveted Two-Stroke Institute.

This is my 1989 Yamaha YZ125. Damon Bradshaw I am not, however. This is my first real two-stroke motocross bike. I like to start it just to make noise and smoke. Oh yeah, I sometimes ride it. I'm fortunate enough to live in the sticks so after a hard day of trolling the internet, I can hit some trails.

My previous two-stroke experience was with my beloved Honda PA-50 aka Hobbit moped.

I recommend everyone buy one of their dream dirt bikes from when they were 13.

[Kropotkin]

KTM ADV's are lovely bikes. The EFI is pretty awful, but the tuneboy is supposed to fix that. The throttle response is really harsh. The 950 saddle is also a nightmare (mind you, so is my GS 1150's), they improved it a lot when they made it a 990. The H&B plastic cases (if you're getting them with the bike) are a bit flimsy, spring for the Touratech Zega cases if you can, and get the inner bags too. A lot of money, but a fantastic investment. And lurk on ADVRider, the best resource for that kind of bike.

I've recently enrolled in the coveted Two-Stroke Institute.

This is my 1989 Yamaha YZ125. Damon Bradshaw I am not, however. This is my first real two-stroke motocross bike. I like to start it just to make noise and smoke. Oh yeah, I sometimes ride it. I'm fortunate enough to live in the sticks so after a hard day of trolling the internet, I can hit some trails.

My previous two-stroke experience was with my beloved Honda PA-50 aka Hobbit moped.

I recommend everyone buy one of their dream dirt bikes from when they were 13.

Yum. I have a real Jones for a two-stroke dirt bike, but finding somewhere to ride one in Holland is a problem.

[Kropotkin]

Oh, and Phil, do not go here whatever you do: http://shop.touratech.se/SE/Catalog/ktm ... adventure/

It's an amazingly effective way of emptying your wallet.

[RatsMC]

I've recently enrolled in the coveted Two-Stroke Institute.

This is my 1989 Yamaha YZ125. Damon Bradshaw I am not, however. This is my first real two-stroke motocross bike. I like to start it just to make noise and smoke. Oh yeah, I sometimes ride it. I'm fortunate enough to live in the sticks so after a hard day of trolling the internet, I can hit some trails.

My previous two-stroke experience was with my beloved Honda PA-50 aka Hobbit moped.

I recommend everyone buy one of their dream dirt bikes from when they were 13.

Wow! USD forks on an '89? That looks like quite a machine.

I recently got out on a 2-stroke in the dirt for the first time in many years. It took me a few minutes to stop lugging the motor. I've spent so much time on 4 stroke dirtbikes lately, I've totally forgotten what a powerband is. Once I got my head back it it, it was a blast though

[Tourn46]

I'm currently trying to persuade my girlfriend that the ever-so-slightly-flooded-field-that-I-could-easily-sort-out-if-necessary down the bottom of our land would probably never be usable for her horses and the only possible use would be a motocross track.

She's not buying it yet... but I think she'll break eventually!

[TwoStroke Institute]

I've recently enrolled in the coveted Two-Stroke Institute.

My representitive will be round to see you and show you the secret handshake Yes Rats USD's in 89 they copied Simmons UDX forks that Brad Lackey won the world totle on in 82 or so.

Yum. I have a real Jones for a two-stroke dirt bike, but finding somewhere to ride one in Holland is a problem.

Easy as

http://www.dutchtwinshock.nl/english.html

You will learn to ride in sandy conditions which will make you a very good rider very quickly. As a fellow here told me who spent a few years on the GP trail in sidecars said "You could go OK in all of Europe but forget about running in the top 15 in Holland or Belgium. The locals would just kill you". One of our greatest MX exports Jeff Leisk did very well in Europe due to being from West Australia where the tracks are sandy.

[Richo]

Those MX bikes changed a lot in 10 - 15 years from the 70's to the late 80's. My first "real" dirt bike was a 1974 KX125 which I got in '76. Incredible for a 12 year old kid at the time but the suspension was not particularly fantastic. Oh, and yes I've still got that bike.

[TwoStroke Institute]

Richo, I'll do you a massive favour and take it off your hands,early KX's are impossible to get parts for, blow up when idling on the stand, etc etc etc think of all the things you could do with $100

Seriously check out the latest VMX mag with editor Ken Smith's resto on a 74 KX.

http://www.vmxmag.com.au/04_current_iss ... ue_46.html

[motomania]

Sweet. Where'd ya find that custom bike stand? Although, the shipping costs probably are a bit over the top.

[Richo]

Richo, I'll do you a massive favour and take it off your hands,early KX's are impossible to get parts for, blow up when idling on the stand, etc etc etc think of all the things you could do with $100

Seriously check out the latest VMX mag with editor Ken Smith's resto on a 74 KX.

http://www.vmxmag.com.au/04_current_iss ... ue_46.html

You wouldn't be the first bloke to try and buy this off us, seems they are becoming hard to find these days. We also have a 1975 KX250 and '76? KX400 in the same shed. All still go and get ridden from time to time. The 400 is a bit of an animal though.

[rumerz]

I'm currently trying to persuade my girlfriend that the ever-so-slightly-flooded-field-that-I-could-easily-sort-out-if-necessary down the bottom of our land would probably never be usable for her horses and the only possible use would be a motocross track.

She's not buying it yet... but I think she'll break eventually!

I find it best to just git-r-done and deal with the consequences. Build it while she's not around. Maybe she won't notice.

I am scared of horses. Plus they're only 1 horsepower. Someday I'll put on my helmet and go to the Tennessee Walker horse farm down the road from me and get over my fear.

The YZ doesn't even come with a kickstand. I may mount one along with a big orange flag on the back. Maybe throw in some panniers and heated grips. During the cocaine fueled late 1989 Yamaha mounted the forks upside down. There's a mod to flip them rightside up again american style.

I'll sell the bike and the back to nature stone cube race stand for $900 yankee dollars. I find that the stone helps keep the chakra of the bike in tune with the earth wheras aluminum doesn't conduct chi, as we all know.

[RatsMC]

So, I used to lead tourist on horseback rides down the Yellowstone River when I was a teenager. Horses are jerks. Girls don't seem to notice. I guess you could say the same about their perception of men.

[phil]

I find it best to just git-r-done and deal with the consequences. Build it while she's not around. Maybe she won't notice.

I am scared of horses. Plus they're only 1 horsepower. Someday I'll put on my helmet and go to the Tennessee Walker horse farm down the road from me and get over my fear.

The YZ doesn't even come with a kickstand. I may mount one along with a big orange flag on the back. Maybe throw in some panniers and heated grips. During the cocaine fueled late 1989 Yamaha mounted the forks upside down. There's a mod to flip them rightside up again american style.

I'll sell the bike and the back to nature stone cube race stand for $900 yankee dollars. I find that the stone helps keep the chakra of the bike in tune with the earth wheras aluminum doesn't conduct chi, as we all know.

Thats funny!
My first proper bike was the old YZ400.
I too am scared of horses. To ride that is.
Damn things have a brain of their own whereas when I'm on my bike we don't have a brain between us!
Funny you should mention Damon Bradshaw - he was my favourite rider, damn shame he never won the title. When I lived in MI I used to go to the SX every year, it was held on Saturday and Sunday in those days, they changed the format because if a rider got injured on Saturday he was screwed for Sunday.
SX rules: you get to watch bike racing, drunken hillbillies brawling, and drink beer all while comfortably sitting indoors!