Motorcycle Adventure Turned Trail 2006

It's more of New Zealand. The Christchurch Kiwibiker Adventure crew go on a Dual Sport adventure which turns out to be very slippery and better suited to trail bikes.
We started on public roads and finished on private land for a small pre arranged fee. I'm glad I was riding my CRF230 (trailered it to the end of the tarmac). Others road in from Christchurch on F650 Dakar, F650 Funduro, a DR650, a XR650, TTR250, CRM250, WR and some others including our English friend the Tourist on the Africa Twin 750 who did real well considering he had very road bias tires.
This is the rest of the ride on which I submerged the CRF on one of my earlier videos.
Read the whole story at http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=40500

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[postmanyami]

i have an 08 230l is that the same one as yours. is there a difference between american and aussie or new zeland. i mine had an azz load of smog stuff that i ripped off

[transalpernz]

Mine is a 2004 230F in stock form as it came new from the shop.

Don't think there's much anti smog stuff on it.

Bikes that come here new can be a bit of a mixed bag. Sometimes they are leftovers from US markets with miles per hour speedos for example. Sometimes left overer from other markets with Km/hr speedos.

Of course as this CRF was an F model it had no speedo, but the manual mentions "U - Australia (with headlight)" in a couple of places.

[aTellerOfTruths]

GREAT video! I'm buyin' a CRF230L tomorrow. What did you have to do to it to get it running after the dunking?

[transalpernz]

Tip it up on it's back wheel to drain the pipe.

Remove the plug and crank the engine until it stops spitting water out the spark plug hole.

Remove the air filter and squeeze it out, do not twist it because that tears the foam cells, just squeeze the crap out of it.

Put plug and filter back on and start it.

If it don't go, try draining the carby fuel bowel.

Also pays to check the oil to see if it has turned white. Mine was ok but gave it a change anyway when I got home.

Have fun with yours too.

[jono1121]

hey i live in chch. where was this ride held? is this a club? i am real keen to get a registered bike and join you guys...

[transalpernz]

Go to the kiwibiker website, most our rides are orginised in the forums there.

It's not a club, it's an online community.

[tommy80jm]

keep on riding boys

[quidnovis]

Trail or path? Whats the difference... Enjoy enjoy enjoyment my friend! Great video U have given to us. A perfect trail!

[MattSpinksMusic]

Man that sure looks like fun! Would love to see your part of the world on my Xr650L. Good riding here in the states but would love to see something different. Thanks for sharing!

[0611930024838]

awsome!

[theactionkick]

cool

[quidnovis]

What a great journey you have had: mud, rain, snow and gravel! Great video.

[praktiskais]

superīgi, neiedomājami labi!

[Ffynn]

Heh! Looks like you guys had a good time out there. I ride a DR650 and have found few adventures like yours. Cheers mate!

[medelxt660r]

Que pasada de aventura, enhorabuena,INCREIBLE.....

[leecoleman]

maybe they cant afford the new CRF or WR but just wanted to go trail riding with there friends , not everyone in NZ is a millionair man . they had fun , thats all that counts .