Rokon bike
Submitted: Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:12
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10 Para (Qld)
Anyone have or knows anything about the Rokon bike from the states, are they sold here in Australia looks just the thing to go up
the beach on and quite light and easy to store, looking for somthing to throw on the back of the General for short trip up and down
the beach Have been to the web site, not sure why they are not around here.
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!MPG:18!
Reply By: HJ60-2H - Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:17
Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:17
Hi,
Yes they are sold here in Austalia. I have riden one of the demo machines. Impressive go anywhere capability. Distributor is a guy called Brian Kirkman. PM me if you would like his contact details
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Follow Up By: 10 Para (Qld) - Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:28
Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:28
Hi HJ60-2H,
What a great site we have here, post a question and theres the answer not sure what i would have done the last few years with out it, yoyr reply did not link your PM link so could not reply by PM have looked quickly through the member list but could not see, any way its nice to talk to someone who has riden on one if you could email me the contact it would be appreciated, do you know if they can be registered or not.
Regards
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Reply By: Robin - Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:33
Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:33
Hi 10para
Very much a bike I used to ride a bit called mountain goat
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Very good in some areas, particularly mud (wet mud) but not best in sand.
Do a bit of sand riding still and you need the power to bring up the front wheel and hold it up.
It also requires a balance and
suspension travel that those great farm go anywhere things can't quite do.
If looking for a new , easy to live with bike, way below cost of mainline Yz250f etc
check out a honda CRF230.
Robin Miller
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Follow Up By: 10 Para (Qld) - Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:47
Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:47
Thats a very good point you make, i have not riden a bike much myself at all and thought that these would be great for the job but after reading the web site where they say that there is not a lot of power but due to the 2 wheel drive they dont need and just keep going, they also store the fuel in the wheel which i thought was good and can have a side car attached quickly with 1 bolt that would then give you just about a quad bike but allas as you say no power.
www.rokon.com/whatsnew/index.htm
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Follow Up By: Robin - Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 22:14
Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 22:14
They look like a wonderful bike for some types of situations , so it would be very good to know your requirements up front, and if possible check it out under those
conditions. For a short run up a flat beach maybe its enough.
But bikes are like 4wds and its easy to make an unsuitable purchase.
These is a point to which floatation and slow speeds will work, and there is a more distant point where only power and momentum will take you.
Robin Miller
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Reply By: HJ60-2H - Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:33
Tuesday, Aug 22, 2006 at 21:33
They are sold unregistered. It might be possible to register them. Amazing the way they are set up. You can carry spare fuel or
water inside the
wheels. Come in red or green.
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Reply By: Pajman Pete (SA) - Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 08:05
Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 08:05
It looks like a posties bike after a heavy course of steroids! Interesting concept though.
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Reply By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 10:32
Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 10:32
I think you need the 2wd Yamaha WR426... Only about $25k... ;-))
The Rokon looks an interesting machine... Even comes with a wheelie bar...LOL
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Follow Up By: Truckster (Vic) - Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 15:43
Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 15:43
Mate has one of them, he lives in batemans and works for ADB... cant wait to have a ride on it
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Follow Up By: Member - Blue (VIC) - Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 16:45
Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 16:45
I saw the write up in ADB... Lucky b@stards get all the good toys...
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Reply By: Jimbo - Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 20:36
Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 at 20:36
Just for a little bit of trivia.....
Rokon built the first dirt bike with an automatic gearbox back in about 1972.
From memory it went like the "
well known off the chrome" (chit off a shovel), but was a bit of a handful in the corners; changing gears when not wanted etc.
I've never heard of them since, that is until now.
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