Is motorcycling allowed?

[RocknRolla]

We normally order online but the waits are long so on the odd occasion i get to go out on the scoot to pick up a necessity,,, only a 5 mile round trip which i sometimes stretch to 7 miles but its a lekker lil ride. Best one can do at the moment. Hoping restrictions are relaxed a lil come monday which is our 21 days up. We wait n see. 

 

Yep, gonna have to do that today. Walls are closing in on me today. 

[Stoffel76]

This popped up in my feed.

I had the 900F at the time and am sorely tempted

Honda did some awesome two tone colour schemes on their bikes back in the 80's!!

 

I got handed down (or appropriated, depending on who you ask   ) my dad's CBX550 from him in the mid 90's. Loved that bike...

 

 

PS... On the off chance someone here has one of these or knows someone who does - I still have the Haynes workshop manual somewhere - Free to a good home if anyone wants it...

[IceCreamMan]

Honda did some awesome two tone colour schemes on their bikes back in the 80's!!

 

I got handed down (or appropriated, depending on who you ask   ) my dad's CBX550 from him in the mid 90's. Loved that bike...

 

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PS... On the off chance someone here has one of these or knows someone who does - I still have the Haynes workshop manual somewhere - Free to a good home if anyone wants it...

 

All the pics of the old boneys makes me reminisce of going to kyalami in the old days..where there were 400, 550, 750, 1000 and open classes plus a F1 kind of class and the fields would be full and the whole day just motorcycles and large crowds... 

 

Used to go to halfway house drive in, watch a double feature then move to kyalami and stay over night...lekker old days...men and their 50 cc machines hey... damn we were so piss cool... moved onto bigger bikes but the kyalami rituals remained....

 

then came the GSXR750 and that completely changed motorcycle racing in ZA. 

[CAAD4]

All the pics of the old boneys makes me reminisce of going to kyalami in the old days..where there were 400, 550, 750, 1000 and open classes plus a F1 kind of class and the fields would be full and the whole day just motorcycles and large crowds... 

 

Used to go to halfway house drive in, watch a double feature then move to kyalami and stay over night...lekker old days...men and their 50 cc machines hey... damn we were so piss cool... moved onto bigger bikes but the kyalami rituals remained....

 

then came the GSXR750 and that completely changed motorcycle racing in ZA. 

 

 

Wasn't Rod Gray in the F1 class with his converted XS11?

[IceCreamMan]

Wasn't Rod Gray in the F1 class with his converted XS11?

look my memory is hazy but i seem to recall a BP advert where they lined up the 1100 cc machines being the Katana, the XS, the RC and the GPZ with the manne standing by their machines... that would indicate it was the open class. 

 

The F1 class was like seriously modified bikes with that japanese ou (errol quo chan or something) that ended up workign at suzuki for years and heaseman who i am sure used a heavily modded bke in the standard classes too as he would invarioably be about 40 km/h faster down the old straight... 

[Scalpel]

 

 

 

I want to ride!! All cleaned up and ready. Picture was last ride before lockdown. 

[BenReaper]

Yep, gonna have to do that today. Walls are closing in on me today.

Someone has to make a shop run tomorrow, I'm first in line with the Beemer.[emoji106]

Just hoping the list stays short enough. If to much is needed then I'm out and the wife will have to go with the car.

[Grebel]

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I want to ride!! All cleaned up and ready. Picture was last ride before lockdown.

Always liked the HP2

[IceCreamMan]

Someone has to make a shop run tomorrow, I'm first in line with the Beemer.[emoji106]

Just hoping the list stays short enough. If to much is needed then I'm out and the wife will have to go with the car.

Could always go twice I spose

[Spokey]

 

I need to repair a crack in the KLR’s radiator, so with time on my hands,I thought a deep clean woud be good for the machine. Bloody hell this dust gets everywhere! Mostly Karoo dirt.

Edited April 9, 2020 by Spokey

[sawystertrance]

Love to see your air filter..

[Spokey]

Love to see your air filter..

Ha ha yeah, I have 5, I change every 500kms or even less if I been rondlooping in the Karoo

Mix of standard foamies with K &N oil and DNA washable.

 

Will see if I can fine a pic somewhere.

[BenReaper]

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I need to repair a crack in the KLR’s radiator, so with time on my hands,I thought a deep clean woud be good for the machine. Bloody hell this dust gets everywhere! Mostly Karoo dirt.

Started a similar process with my GS last week, it's a freaking mess once you start unwrapping.

Didn't have the propper size hex key's to go all the way though. I've got to admit I was relieved by this at the time.

Now I hear I've been granted another two weeks to get the right tool and finish the job.

[BenReaper]

Did a quick shop run again this afternoon with the GS, was absolutely great getting out on two wheels. [emoji1690]

Even picked up a dice at a robot with a laaitie in a Ford Fiesta ST, the F800GS surprised me and the laaitie....[emoji16]

[Spokey]

Did a quick shop run again this afternoon with the GS, was absolutely great getting out on two wheels. [emoji1690]

Even picked up a dice at a robot with a laaitie in a Ford Fiesta ST, the F800GS surprised me and the laaitie....[emoji16]

I nipped out yesterday on the old ‘83 CB750 on a pharmacy run. Felt a little guilty about enjoying it, but after a little sit down, that moment disappeared!

 

I will use my bikes more to shop over this extended lockdown. At least Sedgies is equidistant ro George if I cant find what I need in Wilderness. I was doing a shop once a week to try and stay in, but I believe if I follow the guidelines and use my mask etc, I will be fine. I have been told it is careless in case I crash.....well, I could also fall off my step ladder while trimimg trees , or fall off the carport roof while checking out the stars as part of my educational enrichment!!

[Spokey]

So......

What are you guys doing regarding your bikes to pass the time during Lockdown.

My projects include:

KLR650 remove radiator to repair a crack.

Became more than that with a deep clean and addressing the small rust spots.

FZR1000 replace chain bumper guide on swingarm.....gonna be a right mission, rear wheel off and suspension and swing arm out. Recently did a full front brake overhaul as well as a clutch hydraulic system overall. So, should be worth it.

KTM1190 install spot lights......well, I removed the faring plastics, and gave up ha ha, too hard to get the bloody great tank off for the wiring. Spots are now donated to the KLR which is in pieces already! At least the Orange Beast had a good clean under the plastics!

Big Zed the ZRX is all good, sleeping peacefully under the covers with the umbilical on to the battery monitor, now that the coolant leak is fixed.

Ancient CB750....mmmmmm,leaking oil from the boody sump plug, arrrggghhhhh. Seems I need to drain that and soften up that damn washer! Still, sleeping under the covers, umbilical on!

Even more ancient CB400Four (45 this year) happily chilling in my study as the Missus felt the need to have a bloody great tidy up in the house and the little CB was banished from the lounge!

Edited April 9, 2020 by Spokey