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Offline The TRANSPORTER

Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #40 on: February 09, 2011, 07:03:44 pm »
Swaai hoekom wag? :peepwall: ;) ;)

Goeie deal vir jou :thumleft: :thumleft:
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #41 on: February 09, 2011, 08:31:10 pm »
Dit is ongelooflik hoe baie ouens eintlik niks van bikes af weet nie.
jys n poephol as jy nie ruil nie, daai BM is n stuk stront
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #42 on: February 09, 2011, 09:05:18 pm »
Quote from: GJ on February 09, 2011, 08:31:10 pm
Dit is ongelooflik hoe baie ouens eintlik niks van bikes af weet nie.
jys n poephol as jy nie ruil nie, daai BM is n stuk stront
As newbie you have quite an opinion.
If you have nothing constructive to add to this topic then rather go speak shit somewhere else. Preferably not on this forum
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #43 on: February 09, 2011, 09:05:49 pm »
Ja GJ en jy beaam dit, dis miskien n goeie swop, maar daai GS is GLAD NIE n stuk stront nie... Weet nie of jy lees  nie, maar gaan koop vir jou Long Way Round en Long Way Down, KTM wou nie eers hulle sponser nie, want hulle kon nie hulle bikes back nie. Moet my nie verkeerd kry nie, eks n MOERSE KTM fan, maar jy weet nie waarvan jy praat as jy se GS is kak nie.
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #44 on: February 09, 2011, 09:34:42 pm »
Ek het nie regtig bedoel dis 'n stuk "str@nt" nie, ek wou net bietjie reaksie uitlok! Dis snaaks hoe vinnig die BM-ouens op hul perdjie spring... maar ons KTM ouens moet maar die pak vat as ons afgekraak word. Weet jy wat? ons KAN dit vat!!
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #45 on: February 09, 2011, 09:38:39 pm »
Quote from: Frog on February 09, 2011, 10:15:07 am
I've still got the X-Challenge. I am thinking of selling it as well as I just don't get enough time to ride it.
There are still a couple of months warranty on the KTM. I am going to take it on a test ride this afternoon

Lekker - let us have some feedback on that ride. I took a new 990 for a whirl this morning.... :thumleft:
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #46 on: February 09, 2011, 09:42:56 pm »
Quote from: drewdza on February 09, 2011, 09:38:39 pm
Quote from: Frog on February 09, 2011, 10:15:07 am
I've still got the X-Challenge. I am thinking of selling it as well as I just don't get enough time to ride it.
There are still a couple of months warranty on the KTM. I am going to take it on a test ride this afternoon

Lekker - let us have some feedback on that ride. I took a new 990 for a whirl this morning.... :thumleft:
How was it for you?
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #47 on: February 09, 2011, 09:45:25 pm »
Goeie cover up GJ. Ek is glad nie n BMW ou nie, maar kan darm erken, hulle maak goeie fietse.
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #48 on: February 09, 2011, 09:45:37 pm »
Laat weet wat jy toe besluit het en gee sommer n maand later jou opinie of dit n goeie besluit was indien jy ruil. Sterkte! :imaposer:
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #49 on: February 09, 2011, 09:49:42 pm »
Hey Crispie...waar is rice :imaposer:
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Offline Frog

Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #50 on: February 09, 2011, 09:54:32 pm »
Quote from: drewdza on February 09, 2011, 09:38:39 pm
Quote from: Frog on February 09, 2011, 10:15:07 am
I've still got the X-Challenge. I am thinking of selling it as well as I just don't get enough time to ride it.
There are still a couple of months warranty on the KTM. I am going to take it on a test ride this afternoon

Lekker - let us have some feedback on that ride. I took a new 990 for a whirl this morning.... :thumleft:
Nice. When are you getting it? ;)
I took the 990 for a quick spin this afternoon and it is in emmaculate condition. I think I am going to make the change.
I leave for Sani tomorrow and there is a guy on a 990 joining us. I will try take his  on an extended ride just to make sure that I know what I am in for. We must organise to go for a ride again sometime. :thumleft:
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #51 on: February 09, 2011, 09:58:22 pm »
Quote from: Pistonpete on February 09, 2011, 09:42:56 pm
Quote from: drewdza on February 09, 2011, 09:38:39 pm
Quote from: Frog on February 09, 2011, 10:15:07 am
I've still got the X-Challenge. I am thinking of selling it as well as I just don't get enough time to ride it.
There are still a couple of months warranty on the KTM. I am going to take it on a test ride this afternoon

Lekker - let us have some feedback on that ride. I took a new 990 for a whirl this morning.... :thumleft:
How was it for you?

the smile says it all.......  ;D I spent almost three days "avoiding" the test ride because I knew it could/would have very expensive consequences....
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #52 on: February 09, 2011, 10:02:15 pm »
Quote from: Frog on February 09, 2011, 09:54:32 pm
Quote from: drewdza on February 09, 2011, 09:38:39 pm
Quote from: Frog on February 09, 2011, 10:15:07 am
I've still got the X-Challenge. I am thinking of selling it as well as I just don't get enough time to ride it.
There are still a couple of months warranty on the KTM. I am going to take it on a test ride this afternoon

Lekker - let us have some feedback on that ride. I took a new 990 for a whirl this morning.... :thumleft:
Nice. When are you getting it? ;)
I took the 990 for a quick spin this afternoon and it is in emmaculate condition. I think I am going to make the change.
I leave for Sani tomorrow and there is a guy on a 990 joining us. I will try take his  on an extended ride just to make sure that I know what I am in for. We must organise to go for a ride again sometime. :thumleft:

Give me a shout when you get back. And enjoy the Sani trip - you going up and across Lesotho or up and down? Was there this time last year and it really is a great ride.  :thumleft:
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #53 on: February 09, 2011, 10:07:45 pm »
Quote from: drewdza on February 09, 2011, 10:02:15 pm
Quote from: Frog on February 09, 2011, 09:54:32 pm
Quote from: drewdza on February 09, 2011, 09:38:39 pm
Quote from: Frog on February 09, 2011, 10:15:07 am
I've still got the X-Challenge. I am thinking of selling it as well as I just don't get enough time to ride it.
There are still a couple of months warranty on the KTM. I am going to take it on a test ride this afternoon

Lekker - let us have some feedback on that ride. I took a new 990 for a whirl this morning.... :thumleft:
Nice. When are you getting it? ;)
I took the 990 for a quick spin this afternoon and it is in emmaculate condition. I think I am going to make the change.
I leave for Sani tomorrow and there is a guy on a 990 joining us. I will try take his  on an extended ride just to make sure that I know what I am in for. We must organise to go for a ride again sometime. :thumleft:

Give me a shout when you get back. And enjoy the Sani trip - you going up and across Lesotho or up and down? Was there this time last year and it really is a great ride.  :thumleft:
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #54 on: February 09, 2011, 10:09:52 pm »
Fantastic - jealous  :( Ride safe and report back.
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #55 on: February 10, 2011, 08:46:46 am »
GJ weet niks hy ry in elkgeval so stadig hy kan nie een van die 2 gebruik nie.

Swap as jy wil, jy het mos klaar die 1200 geniet nou die 990 oor 2 jaar die nuwe HP3 etc. The more bike sthe better. Only people that do hectic brand bashing is those that haven't use dtheirs enough to get it to break ...
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #56 on: February 10, 2011, 08:49:05 am »
Quote from: tau on February 10, 2011, 08:46:46 am
GJ weet niks hy ry in elkgeval so stadig hy kan nie een van die 2 gebruik nie.

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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #57 on: February 10, 2011, 11:12:33 am »
Jou GSA is sekerlik baie goed opgepas as iemand so tipe ruil transaksie wil aangaan, doen wat jou binneste vir jou sê, aan die einde van die dag is dit jy wat die KTM gaan ry en tevrede moet wees met jou besluit.
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #58 on: February 10, 2011, 01:25:14 pm »
Tau, ek het nounet begin hou van jou,nou dit. :imaposer:
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Re: Is a straight swop 1200GSA to 990 Adv a good deal?
« Reply #59 on: February 10, 2011, 02:19:51 pm »
It all depends on the type of riding that you want to do. They are both exceptionally good bikes and you should be happy with either one. The KTM is more of an Adventure bike than the BMW, and I am certainly leaning towards that as my next bike. The BMW is a fantastic bike on the hard stuff, but is quite challenging on the more "technical" surfaces - and in soft sand, "dis amper asof jy met 'n buffel rofstooi" - quote from a buddy of mine who has a BMW and loves it.

I would be interested to hear your comments once you have done the swop and once you have lived with the KTM for a short while. One of the KTM's drawbacks is its fuel capacity, but in my opinion, the KTM is overall more fun to ride than the BMW.

A hard decision, but one that I am sure you will be happy with - whichever way you go.

Have a great Sani trip
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