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KTM Gordo |
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KTM Gordo Brolly Dolly
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Posted: 18:33 - 28 Dec 2007 Post subject: Am I mad doing this? |
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The guy I was riding with thought so!
A couple of weekends ago I took my KTM 990 Adventure out for a ride around Thetford Forest in Norfolk. It was very wet, very sandy, very slippery and rather cold.
Kept it shiny-side up though - my mate kept thinking "he'll never get through that", but I did
In the photo, the puddle was up to the headlight in the middle. And I was on OE, road-biased, tyres... ____________________ Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine.
KTM 990 Adventure | KTM EXC 250 Racing | Land Rover Freelander SE Td4 |
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Eddie Hitler World Chat Champion
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Stelmer World Chat Champion
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Posted: 20:33 - 28 Dec 2007 Post subject: |
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Bet that was cold |
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panpan Nitrous Nuisance
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KTM Gordo |
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KTM Gordo Brolly Dolly
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Posted: 00:07 - 29 Dec 2007 Post subject: |
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Yes, it was a cold day but it was hard enough work to actually keep me quite warm. And heated grips help a lot too
The bike wasn't sliding around all that much as she's quite heavy and managed to plough through stuff rather well. I did have to turn off the ABS though as otherwise I'd never have been able to stop!
For those that haven't see one close-up, the 990 is quite a big beastie:
https://www.gordo.eclipse.co.uk/pictures/bikes/Cadwell/cadwell_07_adventure.jpg
But what other bike can embarass R1s and other sportsbikes on the road, then take you cross-country through deep mud and water?
Any other big trailie riders fancy a day out sometime? ____________________ Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine.
KTM 990 Adventure | KTM EXC 250 Racing | Land Rover Freelander SE Td4 |
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mooky Nitrous Nuisance
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lukamon World Chat Champion
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Posted: 07:26 - 30 Dec 2007 Post subject: |
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ive only got a rather crappy kmx 125, but id love a day doing that
only about 20 miles from thetford aswell - just need a new rear tyre (road legal knobblies) and we're away ____________________ killa wrote: Im an ass man myself |
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G The Voice of Reason
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 16 years, 93 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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