Aloha oukou! Yes, I'm a chick. Very much haole. Being non-Native, but native ginger on Kauai is....interesting. Those of you that live where there are indigenous peoples know exactly what I'm talking about. Yes, I ride a Terra. Not my first bike. I have an XR100 that we ride to herd with. Yes, it's too tall me at 5'6" I HATE BEING SHORT! No, I don't want to lower it. I'd rather just deal with putting half my butt on the seat at stops. No, I don't know much about motorcycles. I'll be asking a lot of stupid questions. No, I haven't taken it off-road yet. (YET!) No, I haven't dropped it yet. (YET!) Just wanted to say hello and make a proper first post. I'd responded to the "fuel consumption thread", but that looks to be a lot of Canadian-hating drama. Me ke aloha mai!
Welcome! I think there is at least one more female Terra rider lurking on here. MrsDonkeys wanted a Strada, but quickly realized that at 5'1", not even lowering links were going to help. So she's shopping for a DR650 now. I'm guessing the dual-sporting on the island is great. I've been looking for a good reason to take a job in Hawaii. Get out and about offroad and report back. I need some convincing before I commit myself to 3 years of an island.
I'm on Kauai....all the work is either in tourism, farming, or retail. (Or you don't work at all and live on the farm till you're 27 and spend most of the day chasing waves....but I don't know who THAT could be.......) We have a LOT of dirt roads. Some of them are too rough for me, but a lot of them are smooth dirt. I'm looking forward to hitting some of the places I've not been to! I assume you're military? We have some military people out West End, but I never see or interact with them. They tend to stay to themselves out there and rarely come out. They do something with rockets or misslies or something like that. Thanks for the welcome!
Aloha and Mahalo, Have a place in Kialua, I bought the Strada but haven't sent to there, yet. The roads on the big island are paved or lava. dirt bikes are rare except on by Hilo where the volcano has some off road still. If your ever coming to the big island and my strada is there your welcome to take it for a spin.
Welcome Abby, Come on over to Out and About (Terra, Strada) and post up some pics of Kauai please. Never been there and would love to see it... with your Terra of coarse.
5'6". It was Mrs Donkey that was 5'1" Good to see you take on the taller bike. Look forward to some shots of Hawaii. Only passed through the airport on my way to that country north of North America
Sweet---How'd you get your bike over from mainland? Not too bad to get mine here---my brother and dad went with when I bought it. Getting it back over here took a couple of weeks. but........all is smooth now! Thanks for the warm welcomes everybody. abs!
Aloha and Mahalo Abby and welcome to the forum. I've got to say I'm a bit envious of you living in what is felt, by many, to be paradise. Having transitioned through there a time or two en route to Australia and New Zealand as well as some military related stuff and a wedding on the Big Island - I'd love to come back for a more lengthy visit. However, living here in the Land of Enchantment gives us some pretty wonderful scenery too! Just no water Having grown up in Southern California in the 50's & 60's - I did my share of surfing on the old long boards but motorcycling has always been my passion and my little Husky is proving to be a wonderful commuter and off-road sight seeing motorcycle. We're all glad to have you here and really look forward to seeing some pictures of you and the Terra out and about. Cheers, Leo
Hi Abby, I live more in NJ then HI Soon I want to transition to Hawaii full time. I purchased bike in NJ I want to take there for Fall and Winter. Maybe you can tell me the best way to ship it? Mahalo
Aloha Abby, good choice tr is great bike for the price. Solid panniers have advantages...5 days straight 3.5 hours a day kitesurfing life is good....with your wind and tr....you need to kite girl. It will carry two kites and surfboard and gear with ease. Mahalo
Welcome. The XR100 is pretty good for herding but if you get a chance try the husky 125wr- easy to get lowered and still works very well in the suspension department- nice and light like the XR too. Was booting about the big island and saw some cows-did not know there was ranching on the smaller islands
Without cows (and sugar cane) I'd have to get a mainland job. Well, that's not fair. I've got jobs, at least according to my Dad: "Abby go down beach and surf. You so under my feet!" Anyway there's a big pile of bikes Brothers1/2 have used over the years. The little XR100 is "mine". It's my "go get the mail" bike. The guys use a collection of golf carts on steroids looking atv's and bigger bikes and horses. (and a helicopter for collection herding and branding)
Hey I don't think we've seen a Terra ripp'n along the highway from the air yet...Hint,Hint Something like this will do. Edit: click on it twice it doesn't seen to be embedded. View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRHDNnuZ4T8
Hi, Abby! Welcome to CafeHusky I ride a Terra and I would kill to be as tall as you are! I am 5'1" with short legs
