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[Spokey]

On 2/18/2025 at 1:33 AM, RocknRolla said:

Congrats on the TL Spokey. We have a friend who owned a TL. That twin sounded awesome!!

Nice Monster ICM. Always had a soft spot for the Ducati monster. 

Had Shoulder surgery a couple of weeks ago, and even though it's been raining for 5 days straight I miss riding my moto a lot.

Thanks Man, heal up well. I had surgery in 2006 for a well busted up left AC joint. Made the mistake of getting back to riding too soon, motorcycles and MTB, was a drama for years…….now I put the pain down to age Ha Ha (61) 

Anyways, I am in US on a work trip and have not been home for months……..I have to collect my Yamaha MT01 and the TLS when I return home in 10 days……am like a young kid at Christmas!

Jeeze and a Giant Stance that I have not ridden!!

[Hairy]

I am rather excited for the new KTM 390 Adventure!
 

 

[Hairy]

This morning

[Hairy]

This afternoon

[IceCreamMan]

16 hours ago, Hairy said:

I am rather excited for the new KTM 390 Adventure!
 

 

It’s very expensive here for what it is. But a sexy scoot. Same motor as the triumph 400. Great bike but expensive esp the hardcore version. 

[Rich Stan]

Picked up the latest model Tiger 900 Rally Pro. Really fun bike and love the sound of the triple. 

Coming off sports bikes it is a much more relaxing ride, doing my first dirt riding course next weekend which should be an eye opener

 

[IceCreamMan]

7 minutes ago, Rich Stan said:

Picked up the latest model Tiger 900 Rally Pro. Really fun bike and love the sound of the triple. 

Coming off sports bikes it is a much more relaxing ride, doing my first dirt riding course next weekend which should be an eye opener

 

That is sexyyyyy, congrats 

[Hairy]

On 2/26/2025 at 11:55 AM, IceCreamMan said:

It’s very expensive here for what it is. But a sexy scoot. Same motor as the triumph 400. Great bike but expensive esp the hardcore version. 

From what I understand the "hardcore version" will be around the 120/140K mark in SA

[IceCreamMan]

13 minutes ago, Hairy said:

From what I understand the "hardcore version" will be around the 120/140K mark in SA

It’s 7 grand here. Might squeeze the dealer a bit given KTM woes but unlikely to get a better deal on what is a new model. 
 

7 grand buys a lot of motorcycle from other brands so I don’t expect to see too many of these. But they would be very capable off road. 
 

https://www.ktm.com/en-gb/models/travel/2025-ktm-390-adventurer.html

Edited Thursday at 11:47 AM by IceCreamMan

[WaynejG]

Been a few changes in my bike life. Any ride on the Rocket that is longer than 30 minutes and my lower back is killing me. My L5/S1 fusion from a few years back does not help I suppose.

I have been wanting to get some type of dual purpose bike for the better sitting position and ability to do non technical gravel roads. Purchased a KLR650 with a 685cc big bore kit, reworked suspension and doohickey done. A bit rough cosmetically but a nice blank canvas.

Coming from the rocket, I was a bit underwhelmed by its tar road performance but happy with it's off road performance. Well truth be told anything after a rocket is going to be underwhelming. 

A very nice WeeStrom 650 popped up on Wild Dogs forum and my hamster started the treadmill working 🤣. Long story short, my son in law is buying the KLR and I am getting the strom.

Now I just need the rocket to sell.

[IceCreamMan]

v strom a most excellent purchase. 

[Spokey]

So……my smallest and largest bikes are per chance Yamaha. A dinky FS50 from last century boasting 5 HP and no torque as it is perhaps less than thrilling! The next is a 2005 MT01 of 1670cc but a less than impressive 90 HP but torque figures that do impress……Tis a very lazy engine and a delight to ride. 

Edited Sunday at 01:34 PM by Spokey
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[Spokey]

4 hours ago, WaynejG said:

Been a few changes in my bike life. Any ride on the Rocket that is longer than 30 minutes and my lower back is killing me. My L5/S1 fusion from a few years back does not help I suppose.

I have been wanting to get some type of dual purpose bike for the better sitting position and ability to do non technical gravel roads. Purchased a KLR650 with a 685cc big bore kit, reworked suspension and doohickey done. A bit rough cosmetically but a nice blank canvas.

Coming from the rocket, I was a bit underwhelmed by its tar road performance but happy with it's off road performance. Well truth be told anything after a rocket is going to be underwhelming. 

A very nice WeeStrom 650 popped up on Wild Dogs forum and my hamster started the treadmill working 🤣. Long story short, my son in law is buying the KLR and I am getting the strom.

Now I just need the rocket to sell.

Gosh…..a Rocket would be an interesting addition to my collection……however, Katoom 950/990, old Africa Twin or Triumph Thruxton 900 have my attention right now.

[Hairy]

15 hours ago, Spokey said:

Gosh…..a Rocket would be an interesting addition to my collection……however, Katoom 950/990, old Africa Twin or Triumph Thruxton 900 have my attention right now.

I took the old girl (950) out for a gravel travel experience yesterday from Engen on the N1 before Stellies, via a series of back gravel roads to The Bike Forge for around a 115km gravel trip, not counting the tar trip to the Engen, and the stretch home. All in a quick 350km'ish ride.

The group was big enough to split up into a fast and a slow group (Slow group pic below) .... slow was perfect for me

Been a little while since I have been on gravel and dirt, so the first few km were a bit on the scary side till the nerves settled and I started getting used to the bike moving around underneath me.

There were a couple of deep sand sections, that I was rather proud to have cleared cleanly, while standing and not doing the waddle of shame while going through the sand.

All in a good ride out, and met a couple of rather nice people too.

 

 

[Hairy]

This morning was a spin out on the Harley to Noordhoek to meet with a new client on site and then back again.

Left early enough to miss most of the traffic, and the wind was nowhere to be seen yet.

What a perfect day to be on the bike........should have stopped to take pics!

[RocknRolla]

17 hours ago, Hairy said:

 

There were a couple of deep sand sections, that I was rather proud to have cleared cleanly, while standing and not doing the waddle of shame while going through the sand.

 

It's called the duckwalk, and it's a perfectly acceptable riding style to navigate deep sand.

As with MTB, if there is no separation, then it's not a fall...