[Dwayne OMember]

Thanx DY4,
Thats exactly the type of feedback I am after if its out there
Taken onboard for sure, I am still to do more research later tonite before I hook something up tomorrow arvo.

Cheers mate

[Dwayne OMember]

When I was a pubescent fledgling , I was a cheeky bastard to my mother one day (well one day out of a few hundred that comes to mind anyway) :whistle:
She threatened me with the good old “Wooden Spoon”, to which I replied “Go on, I dare ya”,,,,
Then I took off round & round the dividing wall between the Loungeroom & Dining Room with her in chase mode swinging like a mad hatter :laugh:

Being a quick little bugger back then, I escaped her final swing & then got away,,, Only to hear her blowing a gasket and yelling “You little bastard, now you are gonna cop it from your father when he gets home” , I felt pretty safe and that it was an idle threat until,,,,,

I snuck back out for a look for the spoon & found it hanging out of the Loungeroom wall, it had gone in handle first, straight thu the Gyprock :unsure:

Yes, I did cop the spoon when the Old Man got home from work , and some :huh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

The good old days hey ???????????

[Dwayne OMember]

osmooian wrote:

well done… Any chance of the Tamworthians attacking Nundle in the next few weekends so I can see her in action?

Sorry mate, I am not a TAMWORTHIAN :blink: I am a NOVACASTRIAN (Newy)
And won`t be able to do Nundle till later in the year mate,,,,

It will be at the anniversary ride next week at Sunny Corner

[Dwayne OMember]

Some more pics for Boony to drool over,,,,,

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[Dwayne OMember]

So,,,,
You still gonna slap me ???? :silly:

I reckon you are jealous really, it is far sexier than a Banana , you know it is :whistle: 😆

Would you like a test ride to convert your mind mate ????

EAGS

[Dwayne OMember]

Cheers Mick,
My bike is manufactured 2009 on the rego papers, but classified 2010,,,,
IMR came back with agreed value of $14,500 ,
And they are $200 cheaper than others , with less excess by $200 as well :whistle:

Looks like a good choice

[Dwayne OMember]

Thanx Mick,
So your mate had probs making a claim ???
That is another worry, that only rares it`s head when the time arises I suppose, but that`s what I researching afterall

[Dwayne OMember]

Yes, I looked at them last night actually & did an online quote, heaps cheaper than NRMA & GIO .,,,,,
Just seemed too good to be true :whistle:

I didn`t worry about ride gear but added a couple of grand on mods for the bike

Thanx Again

[Dwayne OMember]

Cheers,
Now I just have to prepare myself to not look like an arse on it next week :S
3 months off a bike is a long haul & I feel sooooo unfit, to even ride a scooter at the moment would be a chore :whistle:

I think the key will be to take it nice & slow & just enjoy myself

Can`t wait, 3 more sleeps :laugh:

[Dwayne OMember]

Im a “NO GO” Mate
Too much to do and I want some shed time with the new steed sunday arvo to familiarise a bit etc etc
It will need a wash & polish too I think :dry: :whistle:

Then I want to start prep of my gear for next friday & the Birthday weekend :woohoo:

Lets put it on the back burner for a bit, then hit it with some more keen fellas,,,,,,,

Funeral friday ???? Two in one week is a tough run mate

[Dwayne OMember]

Krusty wrote:

Looks really nice Eags.. Curious to hear why you went with that particular model? I have secretly wanted one as an adventure bike for awhile now..

Although if ever allowed to have a second one would most likely be DR650..

Here goes, I will try to put it in words,
I have been test riding other brands & models since Louee XMAS PARTY a couple of yrs back, as the KLX was only to have a limited life & purpose to serve.
Really thought I had settled on a Tenere as I had been eyeing them off since they were released. Having ridden TB`s a couple of times, each time with slightly different setup, I was won on them & it was the target to aim for.
But, then after a couple of trips with MickP, Tryhard & Nick`s pommy mate I had a new target:evil:

Wanted to spoil myself after a few years of a rather limited machine (Super Commuter) which served me extremely well actually (I still miss the little sucker)
I also had a rethink on the overall bulk of the Ten, and that I would be limited to only one real style of riding with one of those. TB & Nick have since proved the capabilities of the Ten`s beyond doubt with their recent explorations, but that`s just not for me all the time. I also decided that I wanted to spend up a bit on a good clean machine that could be a ten year ride at least,,, (hope it lives up to that???)

By all reports the 690 is not only a very capable adv bike, but a surprising enduro beast, so that should be more than enough to drag me around on all kinds of adventures in the coming years :woohoo:

So a slightly used 690 with a little bit of bling became the top target about 4 months ago, Commuter was sold, $$$ was put away in a safe place etc etc & hey presto here one is
Must add that if I wasn`t in Sydney for the sad occasion on monday(Mal`s funeral), I wouldn`t have probably gone to view this bike at all :whistle:

The score on the Touratech racks on ADV the other week also spurred me on to this goal (thanx to Danny & Helen in Tassie for that)

Hope that explains my chain of thought a bit for you Krusty,,,, At the end of the day,,, I just like them & wanted one :woohoo:

Cheers

[Dwayne OMember]

I am only a possible starter at this stage mate,,,
Now picking up the new steed early sat morning, coming back for the kids sports & then trying to get the family “love job done” ( I have to do it cause they leant me some of the $$$ to secure the steed):whistle:

With next weeks 3 dayer already booked in, I might be pushing the limits this week :dry:
I am still doing the support role as promised, but the bike will be there too for some dirt time on sat arvo & sunday morning:woohoo:

Don`t rule me out just yet though:laugh:

[Dwayne OMember]

Is that hint out of the closet now ??? :whistle:

Thanx mate,
will call you this weekend about our travel plans for the birthday ride;)

[Dwayne OMember]

Trailboss wrote:

See Sutto pop his head up when a sales around :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Now that I am in the Orange fold, so to speak ,,,,
I will need a foam Air Filter from Sutto when I vivit next week. Lets see if this lures him out of hiding ???? :laugh:

[Dwayne OMember]

SO, How did the disk pull up afer the cooldown ????
It sure was a tad warmish :whistle:

Nice pic of that familiar mudhole & the Lantana tunnel ,,,,

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