Hello all from South Africa! I am a warrior lover and had the opportunity to ride a warrior in Colorado last year. We hired Harleys to do a ten day ride, but one of the local guys there left me ride his warrior - and I just fell in love.
I really hated riding the Harley, I hired a night rod as I wanted something a bit sportier for the riding in the Rockies - and found the Night Rod sluggish and boring. Needless to say the other Harleys were like riding leather couches.
But the warrior, man the warrior could corner and was such a smooth ride. I wanted one baaaaad. But you can't get them here in South Africa - anywhere.
So I visited the rswarrior site regularly, and even asking a few guys if they would be keen to sell the their bikes to a South African. Assuring them that I wasn't some dodgy South African dude, wanting to scam them. We have a lot of dodgy guys here, but they are easy to spot cause they are all in Government! : )
And this weekend, the local Yamaha dealership told me to drop by, the had imported two warriors. I darted past and there she sat... A brand new 2007 warrior. Candy Apple red (probably not the name they call it - but it sure looks candy apple red)
They are so rare here - that I couldn't even take it for a test drive - but I already knew what she rides like, so I bought her!
Now I wanna share my passion for biking and for the warrior with the forum and ask heaps of advice to customize the bike. I really love the look of the Brit Warrior
http://www.rswarrior.com/BikeOfTheMonth.aspx?ID=40 I want to customise my bike just like that - if you warrior junkies could give me suggestions and help - I would appreciate it!
I want to know what to get, where to get it - and the cheapest place to buy the stuff. The South African rand is weak to the Dollar - so any help or even hand-me-downs would be really appreciated.
I am going to document the whole transformation and share my experience - with y'all! : 0
And one day, I hope some of you guys will come on a tour of South Africa - we have some of the best biking country in the world! I am good mates with a guy who owns a bike touring company - so we could organize.
So here I am! taking delivery on my new warrior on Thursday and cant wait to take her for a long ride!