Thu, 30 Apr 1998 21:19:23 +0200
- Message No. 2772
From: WIWAT@t-online.de (Oliver Walenta)
Subject: Re: new twin !
adiehl@otelo.ibmmail.com schrieb:
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> Hi @ friends,
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> For my opinion, the way, to tune the @, is not on playing at the air inlett
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> But as you see on the success of the BMW R1100 GS, the people prefer the
> heavy weight Enduros.
> Maybe a mix, the technik of the Transalp and the Suspension of a KTM is the
> dreambike, perhaps the KTM LC8
> is something like that.
> Isn't that possible with the technik of the VTR.
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> Keep on sliding,
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Hi @ friends
Let me say something. I drove 1 1/2 years the Pan Americana. I crossed
every country on this fuckin dam continent. I had a BMW R100GS. Special
equipment like Öhlins shock absorber, Tesch carier, HPN 43l tank and so on and
on. You know what is important on a trip like this.
- long shock absorbers
- big tank
- high Airfilter
- dobble lights
- light weight
- few valves checks
- few power 60 PS but 800-900 ccm
- Kardan
- stable alubox system
- easy to repair
- good seat
- high quality standart is most important thing
- thats all
Thats the reason why I bought now a Twin. She is the nearly the optimum for
these trips.
Your new fantasy Twin is like the 1100GS.
A good motorcycle for Europ but not for the rest of the world. Al this
motorcycles have a electic incection. Jesus, I would not repair that in
Patagonia or in the Atacama dessert in Chile. You need a diagonse computer to do
that. So you have to go to your dealer.
The thing with the power. Too much power in offroad. You can not handel it. The
machine is not handsome. You will have allways problems.
Friends you have to first to think about what you need and want. A good
handsome dirt bike or a pseudo enduro. Thats the first question.
As less electric an other parts on it, as less problems you will have in future.
Oliver

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