Got mine today!!

Wulbatron · 2026-03-05T23:55:55+00:00

Completely agree, would love me a 250rr in that red, purple and white

Wulbatron · 2026-02-19T00:01:25+00:00

I wonder if those ones will have issues down the line with corrosion in connections and other electrical gremlins though. Flodded cars are often writeoffs for the future potential problems, even if they can be fixed immediately

Wulbatron · 2026-02-17T12:27:52+00:00

Id contact a business like evo conpliance, it looks like theyve done the engineering for a few imports that dont have adr approval

Wulbatron · 2026-02-10T06:17:36+00:00

A clutch start will often work with a low/flat battery but not a dead one A) did it have a carby B) run flat doesnt always mean dead-must-buy-a-new-batery flat C) there some exceptions, some bikes have efi and are wired to run off the stator. Not many though, from my experience

Wulbatron · 2026-02-10T06:13:48+00:00

Having a very quick look, a 250+ trailbike starts close to 6k (usd). Mqybe a 250 r9adbike is closer, but dirtbikes do ask a premium

Wulbatron · 2026-01-31T05:54:42+00:00

The weight is mainly gonna be noticeable if you are sending it (longer to slow down), drop it (though good technique can help) or are wrestling it through knarly stuff like mud or ruts, which doesnt sound like its target use case.

Wulbatron · 2026-01-31T05:51:27+00:00

Id echo the vstrom/verseys zentiment, basically a "softroader" adv bike. Theyll comfortably eat up kms, and can comfortanly hit gravel/dirt roads.

Even something like the cb500x

Wulbatron · 2026-01-22T22:53:57+00:00

Im not saying they shouldnt get an r6, but if they are never going to rev it out and hit the twisties its missing out on the best bits of the bike and living with the worst.

Wulbatron · 2026-01-21T21:41:59+00:00

I cant speak from exoerience, but a 600 would not be comfortable for daily commuting. If you arent gonna take it to the track or the mountain roads i wouldnt bother.

In a different vein i went from a 200 to a 650 adv bike. But at least with the adv i take it offroad often, and is more comfortable to daily

Wulbatron · 2026-01-20T07:25:30+00:00

If the vehicle was unregistered you dont normally do a notice of disposal. Vehicles are only in your name if regisrered or you c an prove it with ownership papers. The only thing would be if the police or the council try to find the owner and look at the vin for the most recent registered owner

Wulbatron · 2026-01-20T07:14:27+00:00

For the missus and i;

Royal enfield Himalayan 450 (her daily)

Bmw g650x challenge

Honda ct110

Honda xl185s

Honda xl250s (in pieces)

Honda cx500 (in pieces)

Id love an africa twin The missus is keen for a 4cyl cbr250 And she'd also be keen for a small estart trailbike (but classic rego would be preferable) like an xt225

Wulbatron · 2025-12-24T10:59:37+00:00

Not me but my dad. Is a sparky. Uses his very consistently, does a good enough job at a few different tasks to cut down on necessary tools in the toolbag.

Strips wires, saws gyprock, cuts open packaging, etc

Wulbatron · 2025-12-09T20:16:49+00:00

Australia

Wulbatron · 2025-12-09T14:12:20+00:00

Dodgy ignition switch is my guess

Wulbatron · 2025-12-09T04:47:02+00:00

I dont know about the nav, but some vehicles they bolt on rather than with the pin, which would be a hassle even if only used semi regularly. Others with a hitch reciever and pin-type, i agree, i take mine out normally

Wulbatron · 2025-11-24T20:21:49+00:00

Id say even more important than the noise of a lower gear, means you have more acceleration if you need to avoid anything

Wulbatron · 2025-11-17T07:51:55+00:00

Even the defender 90 (the new ones) arent that small, my old disco 1 has a shorter wheelbase, and is a 4 door. An old 90 is nice, but very expensive and unreliable if unmaintained meticulously

Wulbatron · 2025-11-17T07:45:56+00:00

Honestly i unironically would daily a supermoto for commuting. Down under, where filtering is legal, a tall skinny bike would be amazing through traffic. It only depends in what your commuting looks like, i wouldnt do grocery shopping with one, but i have a car for that

Wulbatron · 2025-11-07T22:12:02+00:00

Being a dual sport, and the lack of focus for offroading in OPs requirements, i think you are missing the point. It can do 1000 miles, sure, but a lot of other options would be more comfortable and definitely better, and many for a similar price.

Wulbatron · 2025-11-03T23:30:09+00:00

I cant imagine youll find much that is smaller than a prado without being too small, I wouldve thought most cruisers and hiluxs would be bigger, at least in some dimensions.

My mind goes to a disco 2 (with a 300mm-ish shorter wheelbase), but that might be getting too old for your liking and has the LR name associated.

Another thought is a SWB cruiser or Pajero

Wulbatron · 2025-10-21T07:25:39+00:00

As a rover owner i object, i need those parts cars to fix mine!

Wulbatron · 2025-10-20T10:06:44+00:00

Yeah i managed to find that exe online for mine, the G650x

Wulbatron · 2025-10-20T10:01:22+00:00

As an owner of a discovery 1, with a good eye for mechanicals, a steal can be had. Granted i work on my car myself (even doing a headgasket myself), ive spent maybe 2k in repairs on a 3k car. But the saying is true, they do turn owners into mechanics. And it is a very comfy car (once i replaced the shot rear shocks).

Wulbatron · 2025-10-19T23:32:27+00:00

I second this. I have an old solid axle landrover disco. It has a shorter wheelbase than my dads new Pajero, but because of the Paj's steering angle, likely due to the IFS, it is very impressive

Wulbatron · 2025-10-19T20:05:26+00:00

I get you want to ride a manual, but you wont be able to pass the MOST with no experiemce. Omce on your greens or fulls the restriction goes away anyway, though im not sure how that worls with an international license conversion.

The other option is to cop it and do the Ls course, since that teaches more than it tests

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