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2 hours ago, daveno7 said:

Always worth the effort and for that sunshine and views...swap you ? great to see you are out on a bike again 

Hi there, yes I'm grateful for the sunshine even if it comes with heat. Hoping I can be more active this year. Glad to see your making the best of a grim time on "the Island". 😜

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This afternoon my boy said he wanted to join so I took him for a 10km loop.

He did pretty good especially since he's on a single speed. 

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Decided last week to start making time for cycling again.

Went out on Thursday afternoon.

And again on Saturday morning. 

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3 hours ago, Steven Knoetze (sk27) said:

Questionable choice of shirt aside, looks like a very nice little outing.......

I spent my Christmas/New Years holiday locked up with Covid.

Making every weekend a mini vacation now. Need to set the mood with the right shirt.😜

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Took a coffee ride up to our local One-Tree-Hill on Sunday morning with my boy and opted for a detour home via the railway service road.

Got stuck next to the railway, but fortunately I'm like The Hulk, I get strong when I get angry and then I pick up 800's.😁

Ps: these damn upside down pic's again....🤦‍♂️

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1 hour ago, Hairy said:

Took my eldest out for a quick sunset ride and Cape Town was showing off in all her glory.

 

That's a stunning way to end the day.👌

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23 hours ago, Spokey said:

I do not think I have any rational thought processes when it comes to motorcycles and recently KTM or Ducati. The children's inheritance is dwindling!!!!

I rather impulsively just splashed out on this gorgeous (to me, anyway) KTM 690 Enduro R 2018 model with the rally kit and  extra under seat fuel tank. 123lbs lighter than my KLR 650 and 67% more HP. I have done one test ride to bring her to Hoekwil to show the Missus. Will pick her up on Tuesday after having my preferred tyres fitted. I do look forward to getting her dirty😁

The pic is of the bike but not a pic of mine.

Congratulations Spokey! Beast of a bike that!💪

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1 hour ago, Ed-Zulu said:

Chaps, who's your go to online bike shop for spares and riding stuff?

This usually depends on what I'm looking for. 

Gear I don't buy new as it's moer expensive and there are lots of really good second hand stuff available on the market.

Parts, chain's & sprockets etc., I will usually look on the websites of Motorcycle World, Flying Brick and Tracmac. These are all Cape Town based. Then for tyres I also go to the websites of Just Bike Tyre and Bike Tyre Warehouse.

Hope this helps some.

 

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Did a Tankwa trip with my usual riding group today. There were only 4 of us(and my son as pillion), but if you're leading or sweeping less is better. 

Headed to the Tankwa Padstal first followed by a kloof braai at the foot of Katbakkies Pass. It was extremely hot but fun nonetheless. 🤙

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4 hours ago, Wannabe said:

LOL!!!! I'll rather not. Sounds like baffles has been removed. 🤪

In the wise words of the average American Redneck, "Send It!" and also "Get'er dun!". 😜

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4 minutes ago, Hairy said:

So I can tag you as BenReaper with Bumblebee

 

Yebo yes. Thank you.🤙

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1 hour ago, Hairy said:

1 x BMW F800GS Bumble Bee vid received 

Was just about to mail you back, I don't usually give my bikes names, but when I joined that Rever app I had to name them to create my garage and yes, this one is now referred to as Bumblebee.😁

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5 hours ago, Hairy said:

I think you may have to upload from a "youtube" or some other platform to here ... not sure we can upload directly.

I could assemble a series of clips and post a single Youtube clip if you riff raff are keen...... drop me an email to hairylegs.mtb@gmail.com with the clip attached and your bikes details and the name you would like me to use as an intro into your clip.

Every group needs a smart one....I'd be keen on this if others are also interested.

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33 minutes ago, WaynejG said:

I am waiting for a quote for a custom exhaust for my Rocket. Cannot wait to hear the beast properly.

Yes please! We are going to need a video of that!🤤

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Tried now to load a clip of me starting my bike straight from my gallery but unsuccessful with that.

Working from the phone plus being slightly technically "slow"....🤦‍♂️

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1 minute ago, Hairy said:

could be a fun game if we all did a quick clip of our exhaust sounds?

Give me two more beers and you're going to hear my limiter aswell. 😜

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9 hours ago, Andrew_Smith said:

 

Must say that Stealth pipe sounds very sweet!🤙

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6 hours ago, Andrew_Smith said:

What! That's so cool! I envy you... Sadly the BMW brand has sucked me into their ecosystem, doubt that I would really change, except for a Ducati Superbike which will probably kill me in the process.

For now, the G650X can be used to improve my riding skills, can be dropped a few times, and later on I'll probably be on a 800/1200 with the big boys just cruising highway miles in comfort.

I know there's some things the 1200 will be better at, but the 800 is a pretty good allrounder. 

It's like a oversized dirt bike in the tech stuff and has no problem munching up highway miles. 

Would only consider something bigger if I were to start doing longer distance touring.

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49 minutes ago, WaynejG said:

The app Relive also works well. You can chose the mode of transport. Can also be used for cycling. What is nice is that if you take pics along the route, it will add them at the appropriate time. Download a 3D type video of your ride afterwards.

Have used Relive in conjunction with Strave before, did not know you could use it independently. 

Also a super cool app.👍

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7 hours ago, Andrew_Smith said:

I really need to get something to record our routes, something like Strava but for motorcycle trips because I would love to view data afterwards.

In short:

Durbanville -> Rawsonville -> Robertson -> Ashton -> Montagu -> Joubertspoort -> Touwsrivier -> Worcester -> Durbanville

Mostly tar but from Montagu it was a good 60km or so of pure endless gravel roads and Joubertspoort was a bit technical since it was a 4x4 Jeep Track but nothing too major since we passed through with no crashes or any issues.

Going to Rawsonville we took the Du Toitskloof Pass and back we went through the tunnel.

Great ride you guys did there Andrew. A great App that I like to use similar to Strava and also orange (feels familiar 😉) is Rever. 

I spoke privately to Riaan and shared a couple of links to Rever rides with him. Ask him to forward them to you then you can have a look. 

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Sunday saw me on the bike for the second time this year, first time was the 9th of Jan.

Note to self: should probably start with something smaller than a 60km after a 8 month absence. 

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On 7/25/2021 at 2:45 PM, Hairy on a Davidson said:

Got home from my Scarborough meeting, stopped in the garage and noticed the following mileage  .... just had to take a pic of it

 

And then some quick pics from the ride

I think I should do the CTCT route with the bike some time. ????

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This past Sunday we did a ride to and through the Tankwa. Entered through the Koue Bokkeveld (vkn koud) over Katbakkies where we also stopped for a braai.

From there we headed to the Tankwa Padstal for a ice cold homemade gingerbeer before taking the R355 back to Ceres, with a detour over Bo-Swaermoed past the Matroosberg and Klondike cherry farm.

 

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On 7/23/2021 at 9:55 AM, RocknRolla said:

My learners (I know... dont give a procrastinator more **** than is required) expired last week, so I have booked for another test next week. In Westonaria (about 50mins from where I live...only slots available. )

The actual driver's test is another story alltogether.

 

My learners expires early next year so I still have all the time in the world to make a license appointment, or just rewrite the learners....

Procrastination is a thing.????

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6 hours ago, Hairy on a Davidson said:

I think I may also need an adventure or dual sport bike in my not too distant future

 

Yeah, you just nead to get through your Harley phase then there's a whole new world waiting out there for you to be explored on a adventure bike.????