On Saturday 13th September 2008 I bought the 1993 Jap Import Yamaha XT400 motorcycle through "TradeMe" from a farmer near Cambridge, New Zealand, for NZD$1631.00.
The odd price is due to an "auto-bid battle" that I had with another bidder at the end of the online auction.
Odometer showed 40,138 kms.
Frame Number 4DW 094207. This means it turns out to be a 1992 model.
Jap impoort, so first registered in NZ in 1993 I guess.
My friend Dave doubled me from Tauranga on my '04 Suzuki FXR150.
Dave rode the XT back to the Okororie Pub, I was on the FXR.
Then we swapped and I rode the XT back to Tauranga.
It was pretty gutless and the handlebar grips were big rubbery things that rotated on the bars.
Going up the Kaimai's, Dave beat me on the FXR,.. just.
I arranged to store it at my friend Mark's place as there was no room in my shed for it.
I currently had 4 bikes in the shed:
96GSXR750T 97KTM360SX 92CR250R 04FXR150.
So I dropped the XT off at Mark's place and rode home on the FXR.
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