Is motorcycling allowed?

[Spokey]

Did a trip to CT to Flying Brick on the off chance they would have reusable air filters for my Katoom 690……they did, 2, secured, job done. Nothing like a 1200 km tip to achieve this…… from Hoekwil (Wilderness)

Edited April 19, 2022 by Spokey
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[Spokey]

Took some of the old classic road bikes for a jaunt to burn the cobwebs out of the exhausts. A quick blast over Outeniqua Pass into the Waboomskraal Valley and back. The rough tar in the Wabooms broke the right rear indicator on the Duke…..you may notice……very firm suspension. I am learning that machine……she has a race ECU and I need to swap it for a road one…….buggar she is a tart to ride at low revs…..get the RPMs up and she is a dream……..the the license also becomes a dream!!

Edited April 19, 2022 by Spokey
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[Hairy]

45 minutes ago, BenReaper said:

You can make a trip of this. You can ride there on day one via N2 and camp at Bennie's place, day two explore Hoekwil/Wilderness/Knysna area and visit Spokey, day three return via Outeniqua Pass to Oudshoorn and back via Route 62. Can stop off at either Ronnie's Sex Shop or Diesel & Cream in Barrydale for lunch on the return.

That sounds great ... but you will notice I can only sneak away for an hour or two at the moment given my work commitments 😥

[Spokey]

1 hour ago, BenReaper said:

You can make a trip of this. You can ride there on day one via N2 and camp at Bennie's place, day two explore Hoekwil/Wilderness/Knysna area and visit Spokey, day three return via Outeniqua Pass to Oudshoorn and back via Route 62. Can stop off at either Ronnie's Sex Shop or Diesel & Cream in Barrydale for lunch on the return.

Man, I would love to show all you guys  my area but I am only home at various different times during the year……..perhaps best to join the CT guys when able…….I would love to! Either of the Katooms..690 or 1190…..terrain dependant!

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[Hairy]

9 hours ago, Spokey said:

Man, I would love to show all you guys  my area but I am only home at various different times during the year……..perhaps best to join the CT guys when able…….I would love to! Either of the Katooms..690 or 1190…..terrain dependant!

The next time you are planning to drive down to CT to buy a pair of plastic 50c wheel valve caps, drop a note here and I am sure you would find a couple of offers of coffee along your route

[BenReaper]

14 hours ago, Hairy said:

That sounds great ... but you will notice I can only sneak away for an hour or two at the moment given my work commitments 😥

This too shall pass. 

Keep this ride in the bucket for future reference. 

[BenReaper]

17 hours ago, Spokey said:

Did a trip to CT to Flying Brick on the off chance they would have reusable air filters for my Katoom 690……they did, 2, secured, job done. Nothing like a 1200 km tip to achieve this…… from Hoekwil (Wilderness)

I was thinking along yhe same line as Hairy regarding a cup of coffee, but I'm guessing you take the N2 and not coming through Worcester. 

[Hairy]

I had the unfortunate pleasure of having to cruise out to Houtbay for a site meeting, on one of the most spectacular Cape Town weather days.

Took me 30min in extremely slow moving rush hour traffic, along the coast to first have coffee with a really good friend, then along the coast with a quick pop in at completed projects in Backoven and Llandudno (When my reserve light came on)  before the H/Bay stretch. 

Just to repeat this loop via a quick client meeting at a client on the side of Table Mountain and the intention of putting in petrol at the BP Somerset Road. This happens to be under construction. No problemo, just loop out to the V&A petrol station ... this is also under construction. From there on I was thankful for every meter the bike went with out coming to stand still till I got to the petrol station in P/Island.

Long story short, what a spectacular day to be on a bike in Cape Town.

[Spokey]

2 hours ago, BenReaper said:

I was thinking along yhe same line as Hairy regarding a cup of coffee, but I'm guessing you take the N2 and not coming through Worcester. 

I rarely take the N2 entirely when I go to CT. I meander along the dirt roads between the N1 and south to the ocean! I have been via Worcester before!

[wolver]

"Flux Primo: a game-changing electric off-road motorcycle comes from Slovenia!

A team of racers, enthusiasts and engineers is developing a motorcycle that will change the world of off-road on two wheels - and they are inviting YOU to be part of it! Their prototype is simple to maintain, silent and more powerful than any existing production motocross bike on the market. "

 Will this be met with e-bike hate?🙃

[Hairy]

30 minutes ago, wolver said:

"Flux Primo: a game-changing electric off-road motorcycle comes from Slovenia!

A team of racers, enthusiasts and engineers is developing a motorcycle that will change the world of off-road on two wheels - and they are inviting YOU to be part of it! Their prototype is simple to maintain, silent and more powerful than any existing production motocross bike on the market. "

 Will this be met with e-bike hate?🙃

A bike like this, with drastically reduced maintenance and running costs could certainly open up MX to so many more people?

EDIT: you could even get more tracks in built up urban and city areas as you no longer have noise and air pollution to contend with.

Edited April 20, 2022 by Hairy

[wolver]

5 minutes ago, Hairy said:

A bike like this, with drastically reduced maintenance and running costs could certainly open up MX to so many more people?

EDIT: you could even get more tracks in built up urban and city areas as you no longer have noise and air pollution to contend with.

You Sir, get it 100% 🙌

[Hairy]

7 minutes ago, wolver said:

You Sir, get it 100% 🙌

My wife would 100% disagree with any statement indicating as much.

[Duane_Bosch]

There's an electric bike coming out soon called the Stark Varg.

https://starkfuture.com/products/stark-varg

They claim the same range as a 450 with a full tank of gas. And it's fully tunable ITO power. So you can tune it to feel like a 125 right up to a fire breathing monster that makes 80 BHP. I think a standard 450 makes around 60 bhp. And those are hardly lacking in the power department.

The bike looks pretty advanced. The test rider has been Sebastien Tortelli Who's no slouch on a dirt bike. I've watched a few vids of the guy who runs the show on the Gypsy Tales youtube channel and they don't seem like a bunch of garagista's

Edited April 21, 2022 by Duane_Bosch

[wolver]

10 minutes ago, Duane_Bosch said:

There's an electric bike coming out soon called the Stark Varg.

https://starkfuture.com/products/stark-varg

They claim the same range as a 450 with a full tank of gas. And it's fully tunable ITO power. So you can tune it to feel like a 125 right up to a fire breathing monster that makes 80 BHP. I think a standard 450 makes around 60 bhp. And those are hardly lacking in the power department.

The bike looks pretty advanced. The test rider has been Sebastien Tortelli Who's no slouch on a dirt bike. I've watched a few vids of the guy who runs the show on the Gypsy Tales youtube channel and they don't seem like a bunch of garagista's

There are a lot of bold claims be Stark... but let's wait and see. Competition is healthy😌

[Duane_Bosch]

26 minutes ago, wolver said:

There are a lot of bold claims be Stark... but let's wait and see. Competition is healthy😌

Yeah. They are talking production capacity in the thousands and the guy in the youtube clip hinted very strongly that the investors behind the project have very deep pockets and aren't looking to be conservative. If even half of his claims come true they are going to be a major disruptor in the motorcycle space.

If they've got a motor and battery that has decent range and power there is no limit to the applications they can drop it into. Commuters, Moto, Mini Superbikes. Imagine an 80 BHP road going motard based on that thing. 

 

I truly believe that the real future for EV's is 2 wheeled. Honda Cubs move WAY more people around the planet than Ford F150's

Edited April 21, 2022 by Duane_Bosch