fangx

I´ve been back on the road for over a year now since the big stack, I´ve taken my new black ´99 TRX850L from 2600klm to 22600 in about 14 months (including a one month ride around Tasmania back in January. Love the TRX, a friend asked me what bike I´d get next... thought about it for a while (not very long) then realised the obvious answer is... another TRX. Yamaha made a mistake discontinuing this model, might not be the fastest thing on two wheels but its the most fun bike I´ve ever ridden (sounds awesome too!). Thinking about some VeeTwo hot cams as I´ve heard they´re chronic (not that I need more grunt but if it were there I´m sure I´d use it!). Previous post: Just smashed my first TRX, very sad (oh, and my arm and my pelvis). Will get another TRX ASAP (when my body mends). Great fun bike (except for that last 5 seconds). 8) Had many bikes previously, liked Yamaha SRXes as well, and a great assortment of dirtbikes & farm bikes :) Favorites... Shane´s RD350 streetfighter, Rod´s RZ250, Pete´s YZ-80 & XR600, Meggs´ 73 Sportster, My first real (roadworthy) bike, ´88 XT250 I´m not in need of more hoon potential than the TRX provides (perfectly hoonable), I do about 70 kays per day in peak traffic, heading to work in the city center and back, occasionally I head down the coast for a weekend, Great Ocean Rd is terriffic on this machine!. I do 20,000+ kilometers per year. NEWSFLASH! 21 July 2005: Just bought a replacement with the proceeds of the insurance and a lot of extra cash of my own (so much for replacement value!). Found a 99 TRX 850L 99model (again) but in black and with only 2000kms on the odometer! Barely ridden in. Sad really, I´m going to take it from showroom condition to filthy abused hyper-commuter but I´ll do it in style :) Have had a pre-emptive 12,000 kilometer service as the black TRX had so little use in the six years it had been gathering dust. I also had the baffles removed from the cans so now its a true thumper again. Goes damn well. LOVE IT!