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Looks like a sensational trip ahead DC – Good luck to all involved – safe riding and happy days to all.

Looking forward to pics & reports – Have a great time

DR’s rule !!!

Fulldeck

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micknmeld wrote:

Umm there seems to be a hiccup in my plans, the wife says I have to go to Port Macquarie and watch my daughter play soccer. Bloody hell I hate soccer. :angry: From there she will drag me around the shops, I hate shopping more than soccer. :ohmy:

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Hi Mick,

I’m with you 100% on the shopping mate – If they ever bring shopping in as an Olympic event get your money on my wife for the gold and it would be a coin toss as which of the two daughters would get the silver and bronze.
Fair dinkum – why do they like it so much ? :huh: :huh: It gives me the shits. :angry:

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Hi Kram,

A mate and I have only just got into riding and chose the DR650 for a few reasons – cheap to buy, simple to work on and maintain,plenty of scope in terms of add-ons etc. Being novices neither of us are keen on riding the bitumen so I’d say we ride 95% trail mainly out the back of Anglesea (VIC) and up in the Mt Buller area. The trails behind Anglsea have a huge variety of surface type and there is plenty of sand. We are both working toward a Cape York trip as well and are using the Anglesea trails to improve our sand riding skills.
We’ve both gone with the 14/44 combo on the DRs and find it a lot easier to ride in the tighter trails than the stock gearing. Got both sprockets through Vince Strang and found his recommendations spot on – very happy with the results.

Hope this helps

Cheers

Paul

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Great thread – been pissin’ myself ! :laugh:

1. If you’re going to smart mouth your old man don’t turn your back on him.
2. It is not a good idea to play war with your mates by shooting 1 cent skyrockets at each other.
3. A father can lift a skinny teenager off the ground and hold him against the wall by his neck very easily, with one hand – for a long time.
4. If you are going to wag school go to some place where you don’t run into your dad.
5. Jumping off the second story roof into the pool should be thoroughly thought through before an attempt is made.
6. Do not think with the little head
7. Do not let an unlicensed girlfriend drive your car anywhere near the Yarra River
8. Cars do not float – at least not for long
9.Your cousin being very upset due to a near miss whilst she is driving is no reason for a 15 year old to drive everyone home from the city ( Yes constable – it will never happen again)
10. Do not shoot slug pellets at shovel s – ricochets hurts
11. If the bloke in front of you gets out of his car after you flip him the finger do not wind your window down all the way.
12. Do not drink red wine with same speed and ferocity as you drink beer – Linda Blair lives.
13. Your mother’s memory is never wrong – ever – even when she is wrong she’s right.
14. Embarrassment is sometimes the only weapon a parent has left.
15. Don’t wash the kitten in the toilet bowl by using the flush (it didn’t drown by the way)
16. When playing with a puppy never pull away when his needle sharp teeth are in your ear.
17. Avoid barb wire fences when sliding down a steep hill on a piece of tin roofing.
18. If you manage to start an excavator left in your back yard by a contractor make sure you know what all the levers do.
19. Do not hold onto a spark plug lead on a running engine
20. Cars can start in gear on the auto choke

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Hi Rainorschine,

Not a lot of experience from my end (very new here as well) and I’m probably very biased but I love my DR for a lot of reasons. Cheap to buy, very simple, cheap and easy to maintain, heaps of farkles to suit it to your needs and in my opinion a very capable machine in most conditions. They have heaps of low down grunt and handle the bitumen cruising at 110k all day with ease. A bit heavy on the tight single trails and the suspension certainly needs upgrading and a bigger fuel tank for the big trips (on my list when the funds are available) but overall a great adventure bike.

Best of luck with your choice of beast mate

Paul

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