ChrisF Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) Got a new "bike carrier" earlier this month, Suzuki Ertiga GLX .... was lucky enough that my first work trip took us on some farm roads ... work done, time to prep the "bike carrier" .... checking some critical dimensions One of the third row seats had to go, to make way for the fixing brackets .... test fitting the bracket time to figure out how to fix the front fork many steps later .... I attached some more pics and steps of the process EDIT - transported both bikes to the trails this morning. NICE !! Loading and unloading is an absolute breeze. Bikes are super stable. And no worries when you want to stop at the shop on the way home.Suzuki Ertiga GLX .pdf Edited December 22, 2019 by ChrisF Andrew_Smith, Long Wheel Base, IceCreamMan and 7 others 10
wildwindfr Posted December 21, 2019 Posted December 21, 2019 These Suzuki's can fit a lot in. I own the older one and am often surprised what we can fit in when needed.They also have decent ground clearance and gravel roads are no worries.Enjoy ChrisF 1
Hairy Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 Got a new "bike carrier" earlier this month, Suzuki Ertiga GLX .... was lucky enough that my first work trip took us on some farm roads ... Ertiga-26.jpg work done, time to prep the "bike carrier" .... checking some critical dimensions Ertiga-8.jpg One of the third row seats had to go, to make way for the fixing brackets .... Ertiga-39.jpg test fitting the bracket Ertiga-43.jpg time to figure out how to fix the front fork Ertiga-45.jpg many steps later .... 20191221_141259 (Large).jpg I attached some more pics and steps of the processI use Uber often for work, and the one brand that all the drivers rave about is the Suzuki range. Some of those I have been in have seen tons of mileage, yet the suspension is firm and stable, interior still looks good and body work is solid .... When we buy a car again I will seriously be looking at a Suzuki .... ok, in 5 years time.....we buy new and then end up keeping the car for 10 years roughly .... currently our nearly 6 year old car only has about 56000km on the clock ChrisF, DJR and Rocket-Boy 3
Kranswurm Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 I use Uber often for work, and the one brand that all the drivers rave about is the Suzuki range. Some of those I have been in have seen tons of mileage, yet the suspension is firm and stable, interior still looks good and body work is solid .... When we buy a car again I will seriously be looking at a Suzuki .... ok, in 5 years time.....we buy new and then end up keeping the car for 10 years roughly .... currently our nearly 6 year old car only has about 56000km on the clock Japanese...not Korean,Chinese or Taiwanese. ChrisF, Long Wheel Base and Hairy 3
Rocket-Boy Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 I use Uber often for work, and the one brand that all the drivers rave about is the Suzuki range. Some of those I have been in have seen tons of mileage, yet the suspension is firm and stable, interior still looks good and body work is solid .... When we buy a car again I will seriously be looking at a Suzuki .... ok, in 5 years time.....we buy new and then end up keeping the car for 10 years roughly .... currently our nearly 6 year old car only has about 56000km on the clock My wife has a swift, its 4 years old and has 3900km on it... should last a fair while! Hairy and IceCreamMan 2
Hairy Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 My wife has a swift, its 4 years old and has 3900km on it... should last a fair while!I did more mileage on my commuter vs our family car this year ChrisF, Andrew_Smith and Rocket-Boy 3
wildwindfr Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 My wife drives the Suzuki. She can be a bit off a maniac behind a wheel.It is a 2016 model with just short of 90000km on it. I would say that at least 30000km of that has been on gravel.We have 8km gravel before we get to the nearest tar road.So far very happy with it. Long Wheel Base, ChrisF and Andrew_Smith 3
ChrisF Posted December 22, 2019 Posted December 22, 2019 I did more mileage on my commuter vs our family car this year on average claiming more than 1 000km per month for work. First work day with the Ertiga I did 250km, excluding private use. hoping to have the bike in the car on those days when my day ends in Stellenbosch, Noordhoek, etc .... going to be interesting figuring out the logistics, and new trails .... Andrew_Smith, DJR and Hairy 3
BSG Posted December 26, 2019 Posted December 26, 2019 Santa brought me new shoes for the mtb. Rear wheel seated 1st go, but front wheel, what a struggle but eventually got it seated mecheng89, Mongoose!, Long Wheel Base and 5 others 8
Long Wheel Base Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 I use Uber often for work, and the one brand that all the drivers rave about is the Suzuki range. Some of those I have been in have seen tons of mileage, yet the suspension is firm and stable, interior still looks good and body work is solid .... When we buy a car again I will seriously be looking at a Suzuki .... ok, in 5 years time.....we buy new and then end up keeping the car for 10 years roughly .... currently our nearly 6 year old car only has about 56000km on the clock You lie!!!! You use your SS often for work!!!!! DJR 1
Hairy Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 You lie!!!! You use your SS often for work!!!!!I use my SS often TO work yes, not always FOR work DJR and Long Wheel Base 2
Mongoose! Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 I use my SS often TO work yes, not always FOR work Will forward this message to SARS...lol Long Wheel Base 1
ChrisF Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 Evobikes are closed until the new year .... so I popped in at CWC after our morning ride today. Wanted to buy a "Slug-plug" - to insert snot-plugs to seal larger holes in tubeless tires. A SMALL one to carry in the toolbag. No, this little tool is NOT on the shelf with the other tools .... it is next to the tills .... which gave me time to walk the isles ... I then realised that their Sludge (the one with the Rhino horn image) is significantly cheaper than my regular LBS .... so I took a couple of bottles. O.... the water bottle holder on Maritz's bike is super tight .... Hmmmm .... onto my last bottle of chain lube .... ended up with a nice bag of bits .... RossW, Hairy, Long Wheel Base and 1 other 4
Hello Ruan Posted January 1, 2020 Posted January 1, 2020 Got a nice boot bike rack that welcomes my Rocket and possibly any other bikes out there nice and safely:And then my fiancée started getting into it, rented a bike a few times also had her first crash and still keen so got her a little something at a killer price: Brakepad, ChrisF, WrightJnr and 6 others 9
BSG Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 My wife is very impressed with me. BigDL, Grey Hubs, Steven Knoetze (sk27) and 10 others 13
Pieter1 Posted January 2, 2020 Posted January 2, 2020 My wife is very impressed with me.Eish. Not mine. Got some nice new Surly chain tugs. And the bottle opener works like a charm. gogo@, Hairy, Mongoose! and 4 others 7
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