Eric Smith

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  • in reply to: How many miles ARE there in a Twelve Mile Road? #211751

    Eric Smith
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    GaleyKTM300 wrote:
    Great pics and report.

    Molong gelato …very nice!:P

    Shhhhh!!

    Its a secret!! ;)

    in reply to: How many miles ARE there in a Twelve Mile Road? #211749

    Eric Smith
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    axel wrote:
    Whatcha ridin that street bike on the dirt roads for Ecks?? :P

    Makes life interesting mate! Same reason I take my 4WD ute on GOAT TRACKS! :laugh:

    Hey Bones! Yep, somc top roads in this area for road bikes (good onya Axel!) like mine! Planning a good ride at the moment… it MUST be good, there is Gelato involved! :P

    in reply to: How many miles ARE there in a Twelve Mile Road? #211743

    Eric Smith
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    Cheers guys, it was a top ride, and something different to the WR250F I’ve just stepped off! I’m not particularly quick but now that I’m starting to get the feel for the bike I’m confident things will fall in to place!

    Glad you enjoyed the write-up!

    Ecks

    in reply to: Ktm 525 #211168

    Eric Smith
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    Valves?

    in reply to: farmers shed #210572

    Eric Smith
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    micknmeld wrote:
    Bloody criminal!!! All those iconic old Aussie utes just going to ruin!

    You hit the nail on the head mate. I’m sure he’d sell them, in fact he said on of the FB’s was being sold … for $50!

    in reply to: farmers shed #202971

    Eric Smith
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    Well I had an interesting day yesterday, on a farm south of Wello, up in the hills. I swear this bloke has NEVER thrown anything away, just buys stuff, uses it till it’s stuffed and parks it on the farm somewhere!

    In his shed was a matching pair of “Yamaha 500’s” – “…yeah, there’s a bit of an electrical problem with that one…”

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    Now we go off the bike topic a bit, but you’ll be interested I’m sure! Up a goat track and over the hill, he had a stash of machinery that would make you cry:

    A lineup of utes, 2 x Holden FB’s (?), an EK (?) and an Austin.

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    Hiding up the back was a “Fargo” truck – or what’s left of it, an Inter truck, several old tractors and a Series 1 (?) Land Rover:

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    in reply to: Off topic; diesel fuel #210370

    Eric Smith
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    Yeah not all diesel is the same. Woolworths fuel in Wellington is so bad we closed our star card (caltex) account and went to BP. The woolies fuel reduced fuel efficiency from averaging 10l/100km to 12 or 13l/100km. Shocking. Only seems to be that specific servo, but thats the only caltex in town now, so BP gets our money. This has been checked on three vehicles, diesels, can’t speak about petrol.

    Sent from my phone using fat fingers!

    in reply to: WR250F 2007 #209651

    Eric Smith
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    SOLD – to Boony’s mate Bill.

    Cheers!

    in reply to: WR250F 2007 #209123

    Eric Smith
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    Price drop, no point this bike sitting on my shed, time to move on. I challenge anyone to find a better WR250F for the money!

    in reply to: WR250F 2007 #209341

    Eric Smith
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    Bump – c’mon bargain hunters, don’t forget the 12 months rego on this thing!

    in reply to: WR250F 2007 #209334

    Eric Smith
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    Mr Blue wrote:
    Blow it up and I’ll buy the rolling Chassis Eric……:whistle:

    Oh Ouch!! With the money you’ve saved over the years by riding two strokes Bruce, you could afford to buy it, sell the donk and shoehorn in the engine of choice! B)

    in reply to: What gloves for trailriding? #208217

    Eric Smith
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    Mr Blue wrote:
    Bullpitt gloves, have 5 sets across the family now, best value for money and tough as old nails in hardwood

    +1

    http://www.bullpitt.com.au/

    Best gloves I’ve ever worn on a bike. Great stuff.

    in reply to: WR250F 2007 #209187

    Eric Smith
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    Cheers Axel, I hope someone sees the value in it! :laugh:

    I also saw one just like it on the ADV forum, coincidence? Perhaps! ;)

    in reply to: Santa Claus Came Early – XR400M #193244

    Eric Smith
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    I think there was/is a mob in Cairns who were converting the M model to dirt and flogging them in TBAM etc. Not expensive from memory. No idea how they stack up to a ‘proper’ XR400 in the dirt though.

    in reply to: XR 2 fiddy 2 stroke #193242

    Eric Smith
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    Oh, and…

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