[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Cat #7086

If I'd go through that trouble, I'd use a real tool kit  😀

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Cat #7084

The left exhaust pipe is a dummy and contains the cat.

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Tyres for 1150GS #7063

+1 on the Tourance, but I've got no experience with anything else apart from a few sets of TKC80. I will go with the Tourance again, when the time comes.

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Scary road riding. #7003

I have a feeling they hate me on my commute as I make my way past while they are stuck in traffic :-).

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Abandoned weatherboard buildings -Post them here- #5128

Hi Phil,thanks for the neat photos. I agree, this could be an interesting book. Unfortunately, I've been stingy with the resolution on most of my photos, but I am sure a number of you have done the right thing. It would be nice take a few month off and go and photograph them all properly as well as do some research on their history. Oh, and thanks for leaving some for the rest of us :-).

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Scary road riding. #7001

Life is a bitch! and man I'm enjoying it. I ride my HP like it's my last ride each time, and there is one great thing. No cops on gravel roads 😀If you won't to see bad driving forget Auckland try Christchurch  😕Just saw a cop car on a gravel road yesterday, he was going for it, too.  I  try to slow down on the straights and speed up in the corners, it's a lot cheaper that way.Properly Police not traffic

Looks like my post got caught up in all that quoting, got to be more careful next time.

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Scary road riding. #6997

  Life is a bitch! and man I'm enjoying it. I ride my HP like it's my last ride each time, and there is one great thing. No cops on gravel roads 😀If you won't to see bad driving forget Auckland try Christchurch  😕

Just saw a cop car on a gravel road yesterday, he was going for it, too.  I  try to slow down on the straights and speed up in the corners, it's a lot cheaper that way.

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Scary road riding. #6994

Times are changing Dean, a lot of the regulations are from a different era. You are probably right about the South Island, and most of NZ for that matter, but Auckland is different. I also agree with you on the drunk drivers, again probably left overs from the 60s and 70s, younger people seem to be more aware. It is not so much the age as the standard you set, and police for that matter. After the merger of Police and the traffic units NZ roads were left virtually unpoliced, you could speed with impunity and not see a police car. Now this has changed, and most of us would like to see fewer police on the road. Personally, I would like to see them catch red light runners and educate drivers who can't merge to safe themselves. But so what, it's just an opinion so don't lose any sleep over it. We all have our pet hates. I wonder how may drivers I manage to upset during rush hour traffic, when I am moving and they're not. I still haven't upgraded the horn :-).

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: GS1200 or GS650 ? #6976

I recommend the closest to dealer to where you live. You may get a better deal on the F650GS than on the R1200GS. They try to sell these bikes at list price and may give you a break on accessories or clothing.

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Scary road riding. #6991

According to the latest research 4×4 don't do terribly well in the statistics, especially not the older ones. There are also not very PC due to their environmental footprint. Some people do need them though, for whatever reason.  Decent drivier education would go a long way. If the license was harder to get, people would be more concerned about hanging on to it. As 90% drivers have above average skills you'll find it will be very hard to educate them, starting early is the key. I think people should learn how to drive as early as 18 years old. 😀

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Scary road riding. #6988

I've noticed that they've painted arrows on the road after rest areas and anywhere there is a chance of getting confused when rejoining traffic. A former colleague was in a head-on with German tourists and his wife got killed in the accident. Close calls must happen quite often. Changing over to right-hand traffic wouldn't even help, as then you'd get the Poms and Aussies running into you :-). Best just to be careful and expect the unexpected.I also wonder how often you get a boat trailer coming around a corner with two wheels accross the centre line, I've seen it a few times last weekend. Leave the bloody things in the water where they belong.

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: R1100R Steering #7046

Have you checked the tyres and the tyre pressure?

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: Register ride to Matarangi #7040

Here are the photos, quite a few. sorry modem users.

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: R100RT Service #7034

I agree with Malcolm, I can't imagine that Experience won't work on Airheads. Every now and then they sell Airhead GS's and seeing that they are pretty easy to work on there's really no reason why they shouldn't service them.. In a couple of weeks I will be getting my R80GS going again and do a service while I am at it. If you live near Balmoral you are welcome to join me and do your own service. I've got most tools for the job. There are only two valves per head, changing the oil is simple and bleeding the brakes no rocket science. It's actually fun, like most jobs that you don't have to do for a living :-).

[Dave Ross]

in reply to: R100GS switch gear #7029

It may have been changed, I have a '96 Basic that has switchgear very similar to the 1150. However this is an older bike, so I am not sure.Alex

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