DanD and KylieD – bikes of the last 3 years

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January 14, 2009 at 8:08 am #95688

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The one that started riding for me again. 99 DT230

The one that started it for KylieD again – 88 DT175

Kylies next bike after the DT. And this one had the magic button. 2000 XT250

Kylie’s next bike after the XT – 06 TTR230

I had to join the thumper crowd after Kylie got hers. 06 TTR250 (Now Kylies bike)

A deal that Kylie wishes she never entered into. I was suppose to give up the durries to get this one. I lasted 3 months. The deal was if I started smoking again the bike had to go. I’ve still got the bike. I am married to a very understanding and good woman.

Our next bike, which is now for sale. Good bike but just not for us (seemed like a good idea at the time). 2004 KLR650

And finally the couple that rides together stays together. (Yeah I know I should of left my helmet on)

Looks like I have done it again and made the pics to big – Doh

January 14, 2009 at 8:16 am #118239

Anonymous

Nice work Dan, you’ve had a few bikes between you, all adds to the experience. The XT looked very clean, and in colours I didn’t realise they did. Not that Yamaha’s are my speciality!

Are you going to get another sort of touring bike or not keen for that anymore?

January 14, 2009 at 8:22 am #118243

Eric Smith
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Nice one Dan. I didn’t know they made a DT230. And my cousin had a DT175 exactly the same as your old one! You’ve gone through a fair few in 3 years though!! Must be hard on bikes or not ambitious enough with your new bike choices! :laugh:

January 14, 2009 at 8:22 am #118244

Anonymous

The XT was very clean. We were the 3rd owners the previous two had bought it, done their L’s, sat it in their shed for years at at time and then sold it. It was showroom condition when we bought it. Not so showroom when we sold it.

Touring bikes – maybe when were older and have lost interest in the single trail and hills.

January 14, 2009 at 8:27 am #118245

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ECKS-Man wrote:

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Nice one Dan. I didn’t know they made a DT230. And my cousin had a DT175 exactly the same as your old one! You’ve gone through a fair few in 3 years though!! Must be hard on bikes or not ambitious enough with your new bike choices! :laugh:

I dont think the DT230 was a big seller. It was a good bike had all the modern things like digital speedo and electric leg. Not bad for a 99 model I suppose. I wanted to get a another DT200 when I bought the 230 but the 230 was to good to pass up.

Not really hard on bikes, just get bored quickly I suppose.

January 14, 2009 at 9:55 am #118246

Chris
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All those Yamaha’s all I want is a yz80j or k to restore and bring back some memories.

Cheers
Chris

January 14, 2009 at 9:28 pm #118257

Anonymous

There was a DT175 down the road from me for sale for $1600 and I was thinking of getting hold of it for Tyne to have a go on. When I phoned up about it it had gone Looked like your black one Dan, just nowhere near as clean!

January 15, 2009 at 1:09 am #118284

Anonymous

Kylie reckons I go a bit overboard with the whole bike cleaning thing. A DT175 would be a good bike for Tyne to start off on. Very forgiving, but no electric leg. Try a XT250 or something like that. Now the XT was a plush arm chair to ride. $1600 is a bit rich, we only paid $800 for Kylie’s DT. We had to register it though.

January 15, 2009 at 1:27 am #118304

Anonymous

Unless a pearler of a bike comes up it will be a while until we get a bike for Tyne as I will make her pay the running costs and she owes me several thousand dollars at the minute!

It does look like you have bike cleaning fetish. If you want to get your rocks off feel free to ‘do your thing’ on my bike :laugh:

January 15, 2009 at 4:30 am #118306

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Moto wrote:

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Unless a pearler of a bike comes up it will be a while until we get a bike for Tyne as I will make her pay the running costs and she owes me several thousand dollars at the minute!

It does look like you have bike cleaning fetish. If you want to get your rocks off feel free to ‘do your thing’ on my bike :laugh:

Can I paint it blue as well as clean it?

January 15, 2009 at 9:37 pm #118318

Anonymous

What about if I take the Orange bits off and you can clean the rest? You can pretend it’s whatever colour you want then?

January 15, 2009 at 10:04 pm #118450

Anonymous

OK Moto take your orange bits off. I will clean the rest and then paint it blue.

January 15, 2009 at 10:58 pm #118456

Anonymous

Were you beaten with an Orange as a child? Is that why you dislike Orange’s, the colour Orange and KTM’s? :laugh:

January 16, 2009 at 6:00 am #118466

Anonymous

I just like shit stiring and KTM owners just seem to bite so quickly.

I have nothing really against KTM’s never ridden one.
Are you going to let me ride your bike so I can pop my KTM cherry and maybe convert to orange?

As far as oranges go, I much prefer mandarines.

January 16, 2009 at 6:08 am #118522

Greg
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Before you ride the KTM Dan practice making Baa Baa noises so when you ride it you can be like everybody else that rides one

TB
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