lumpycrumpet

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I am so there! (providing it's nice and sunny) Have done the roads a million times on the motorbike, never in a car.. I have a stock BF XR6T ute, sway bar is going in on the 15th so it'll be good to test the difference. Regarding the UHF radio, I don't have one - will this be a problem? Also it seems that UHF radios get used on quite a few cruises so it may be worth while looking into one at a later stage. Do you guys have any recommendations on some reasonably priced ones?

Do you have proof of this? What sham? The fact I have to get my groceries from somewhere? Be it Woolworths, Coles or IGA. Vortex is generally cheaper than Ultimate, even more so when you apply the discount. Seeing as in my experience there was no real difference between the two, I think I'll just keep putting Vortex in the car and continue to save X cents/L.

I run whatever. Ultimate, Vortex or 7eleven. I have found no difference. My motorbike was tuned on Ultimate and I had it back on the same Dyno after a couple of months using Vortex. Result was .2 HP higher so insignificant IMHO. Since then it mainly gets 7eleven as it's closest to home. I've tried them all in the ute and have noticed no real difference. I generally go for Vortex since the missus shops at woolies. May as well get some discount on an 80L tank. Ultimate is generally the most expensive for no real reason. Economy has been a consistent 15L/100km. Average speed about 32-36km/h. I drive it in traffic daily so not much I can do about economy anyway. Only thing I wont use is Vpower. Wasn't good for the bike. Isn't going anywhere near the car.

I'm about to put on a full set of Eagle F1 Asymmetric 2's on the ute. It'll be interesting to see how they go. If they suck, will probably consider some NT05's next time round.

Not a bad choice actually. 2 of the guys I've ridden with recently went with the GV650 for their first ride. Much less likely to drop it being a cruiser, just need to watch the pegs while cornering. They've had a good and bad experience with their bikes, one is faultless and the other has had a bunch of electrical(mainly) problems. If I recall correctly they don't come with a tool kit so make sure you get some basic stuff which will let you get the seat off in case you need to get to the battery. Make sure you also have some zip ties as the shifter linkage is known to get loose. Other than that, happy riding and stay safe.

The old guy who taught me when I was learning said there are only 2 kinds of riders. Those who have stacked it and those who will. With that in mind, get a cheap bike that has lots of parts available, has NO fairing, and is preferably jap so it will be an easy and cheap fix when you drop it. If you think you won't drop it, you're wrong. Get frame sliders straight away. Keep the bike under $5000. The cheaper the better. When I got my licence I could have waited for my car opens and then jump straight on a bike bike. Instead I did my time on a crappy $1000 enduro bike that blew smoke everywhere. So many people forget that you are supposed to learn on your first bike. Bit hard if you are worried about dropping your brand new CB400 all the time - and you will. Forget about resale and get something you can thrash. You'll have more fun. You'll also have more respect for your bigger and faster bike when you get it. Not only that, you'll have the right skills. Wear your gear. With mesh jackets these days there's no excuse. They are light and feel barely there, get a proper back protector too. If you are on the bike you should have full finger gloves on all the time. Preferably leather. I've ridden with plenty of different people and sometimes explaining the glove thing is a bit annoying. The best way I can put it is: If you go down and you lose the use of your hands for 4-8 weeks - who will wipe your arse? Your missus? Your kids? Your mum? There no good choice... Best advice I can give you is to do some riding on the dirt. It'll help with the inevitable situation where you hit spilt diesel or oil on the road. As for best first bike. IMHO - Suzuki DRZ400SM. Alternatively any cheap enduro will do.

New to the forum from Brisbane, recently bought an '07 XR6T BF mkII ute. Currently everything is stock (except window tinting getting done since the pic was taken). Have picked up an Xcal 3 so planning to get it tuned and also do a bypass on the heat exchanger at the same time. Future mods are probably: Intecoooler Injectors Cat Some mods to the tray to tie down mountain bikes better. I'm pretty happy to leave it there since I'd like it to stay looking and sounding totally stock and avoid any police issues. I already have a motorbike which will fail every test they can throw at it so really don't want 2 vehicles in that situation. The ute also isn't terrific at putting power to the ground so I think the above will do me for fun factor. That said, the crap tyres which the previous owner put on are definitely not helping.

Hey guys, Been lurking for a while and decided to finally make my first post. Bought an '07 BF mkII XR6T ute with 62k on the clock. Car was a bit neglected cosmetically so here's a pic after getting some paint work done.