Is motorcycling allowed?

[sawystertrance]

For Hairy:

 

Helping my  brother-in-law

Has a HD 883 Iron with 18697km
2015 Model but 2016 Spec
Got Screaming Eagles, otherwise standard and in excellent condition.

Bike in JHB but can organise to get in to CPT

His looking at R89000

 

[BenReaper]

For Hairy:

 

Helping my brother-in-law

 

Has a HD 883 Iron with 18697km

2015 Model but 2016 Spec

Got Screaming Eagles, otherwise standard and in excellent condition.

 

Bike in JHB but can organise to get in to CPT

 

His looking at R89000

 

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Also saw this posted on the WD forum. Lekker bike, would look even lekkerder with a set of ape hangers.[emoji106]

[Grebel]

This bike is still for sale but very negotiable. Original asking price was R75k but he is open to offers around R65k. Times are tight and the bike needs to go. If anybody is interested please PM me and I will pass on his contact details.

 

@Hairy this would make a GREAT commuter....... #justsaying

 

2009 HONDA CB1000R. 

 

ABS MODEL

 

HRC Paint scheme 

R&G Tail tidy fitted 

R&G aero crash bobbins 

R&G wheel spindle bobbins 

Shorty levers 

K&N hi flow air filter 

Power flow de-cat eliminator

 

Micro indicators fitted. Set for the front comes with bike.

Original cat, air filter, bolts and such will come with bike. 

 

Very smooth responsive machine that can be used daily. 

Machine can still be financed.

Mileage 36500kms

 

Please PM me if you are interested. I will send his contact details to you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 18, 2019 by Grebel

[sawystertrance]

Now that's nice bike..

 

Methinks, though, that Hairy is a coffee shop cruiser kinda guy and sold on a Harley.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Nope, the take out motor send back to Germany and rebuild it send back.

 

Only happens every 5000km, last quote I got was R450k

Holy fecking ****.... 

[Hairy]

I cruise to the coffee shops on my commuter bicycle thank you very much .... and I am off coffee since last year ..... I do black rooisbosssss now thank you

Now that's nice bike..

 

Methinks, though, that Hairy is a coffee shop cruiser kinda guy and sold on a Harley.

[Grebel]

I cruise to the coffee shops on my commuter bicycle thank you very much .... and I am off coffee since last year ..... I do black rooisbosssss now thank you

Buy the Honda. I'll even ride it down for you [emoji109][emoji110]

[RocknRolla]

Thinking of getting something like this for A 55km daily commute , half is highway

Good /bad idea

Things to look out for ?

This will be my very first bike , I'll be on something smaller for a few months auntil I gety full licence but this is the type of bike I'm leaning towards

The pre 2012 800's had some fuel pump and water pump issues if not mistaken.

If these have been taken care of, the bike should take you well beyond 100k km.

[Fruity]

[bertusras]

The pre 2012 800's had some fuel pump and water pump issues if not mistaken.

If these have been taken care of, the bike should take you well beyond 100k km.

 

And they liked to crack the shock mount IIRC.

 

That's a lot of kilos for a motorcycle, and whilst the GS motors are super strong, I'd be wary.

[sawystertrance]

Quick question for discussion:

 

Do you think that riding a mountain bike (for those of you that do) helps on a dual sport motorbike when off-road? In particular with factors such as reflexes, balance, body posture.

 

Or do you think it is in fact a disadvantage?

[Allrounder]

as long as your MTB front brake is on the right, I do think it counts as an advantage. It trains you to feel the movement and to counter act. 

[bertusras]

Quick question for discussion:

 

Do you think that riding a mountain bike (for those of you that do) helps on a dual sport motorbike when off-road? In particular with factors such as reflexes, balance, body posture.

 

Or do you think it is in fact a disadvantage?

 

I think it does/should. Especially when it comes to weight transfer (ie manipulating your CG) and changing surfaces (ie dealing with slides and stuff).

 

Edit: Allrounder 

Edited January 23, 2019 by bertusras

[Fruity]

Quick question for discussion:

 

Do you think that riding a mountain bike (for those of you that do) helps on a dual sport motorbike when off-road? In particular with factors such as reflexes, balance, body posture.

 

Or do you think it is in fact a disadvantage?

Not sure about that, but I know two okes who used to be big into riding motorcycles, who then took up mountain biking, and they said that the experience from motorcycling helped with their mountain biking skills.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Quick question for discussion:

 

Do you think that riding a mountain bike (for those of you that do) helps on a dual sport motorbike when off-road? In particular with factors such as reflexes, balance, body posture.

 

Or do you think it is in fact a disadvantage?

Having ridden a KX250F (recreationally, not racing), my 800 Tiger and also mountain biking I don't think it carries over.

The speed differential and weight is too much. Many places where you would just gas it, you would end up coming to a stop on a bicycle.

The only place it would help is the fitness gained on a bicycle carrying over to the off-roading.

Just my opinion from my experience. 

Edited January 23, 2019 by Steven Knoetze (sk27)

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Having ridden a KX250F (recreationally, not racing), my 800 Tiger and also mountain biking I don't think it carries over.

The speed differential and weight is too much. Many places where you would just gas it, you would end up coming to a stop on a bicycle.

The only place it would help is the fitness gained on a bicycle carrying over to the off-roading.

Just my opinion from my experience. 

This. Moto training would carry over to MTB though, for the reasons you've described. The extra weight and having to wrestle it around, carries over well to MTB when you consider the much lower weight. Hence most MTB pros using moto as a cross-training tool.