Is motorcycling allowed?

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

So it seems that my luck has changed, and I just need to get to durbs to get my mitts on this lovely lady. Comes with another bike as a donor. Soon. Soooooon. 

 

 

[Allrounder]

Lekker!!

[Hairy]

So it seems that my luck has changed, and I just need to get to durbs to get my mitts on this lovely lady. Comes with another bike as a donor. Soon. Soooooon. 

Congrats, and red bikes are faster

[Stretched@Birth]

So it seems that my luck has changed, and I just need to get to durbs to get my mitts on this lovely lady. Comes with another bike as a donor. Soon. Soooooon. 

That's a lekker base to build one of these:

[Hairy]

That's a lekker base to build one of these:

last pic has some great lines on it

[BSG]

So it seems that my luck has changed, and I just need to get to durbs to get my mitts on this lovely lady. Comes with another bike as a donor. Soon. Soooooon.

Just make sure that the decompression lever works, otherwise push kick-start down till it bites and then kick all the way down otherwise you'll have a bleeding, very sore shin. But they are great bikes, old but great.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Just make sure that the decompression lever works, otherwise push kick-start down till it bites and then kick all the way down otherwise you'll have a bleeding, very sore shin. But they are great bikes, old but great.

Yep, I remember the kickback well. An old mate of mine got flung into his garage door trying to start it when the piston wasn't in the right position. LOL. 

 

He was only 40kg though. Skin and bone.

[Kranswurm]

Just make sure that the decompression lever works, otherwise push kick-start down till it bites and then kick all the way down otherwise you'll have a bleeding, very sore shin. But they are great bikes, old but great.

If you cant kick start a bike......

[BSG]

If you cant kick start a bike......

Push the happy button? [emoji1787][emoji1787]

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

If you cant kick start a bike......

Dude. ???? Sometimes they kick back. Hard.

[IceCreamMan]

Don’t even think of chopping that bike..

 

Rather get a SR500 for that.

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

Don’t even think of chopping that bike..

 

Rather get a SR500 for that.

I wouldn't dare. Would like to get a disc front end, but that's about it. 

[davetapson]

Push slowly till you feel the compression, let the lever rise up a bit, whack it.  

 

If you are worried, put your foot half off the lever, if it kicks, it throws your foot off sideways.  

[patches]

Anyone ever tried a motorcycle duathlon.?

 

It's a combination of riding and swimming.

 

I did an unplanned duathlon this past weekend. It was thrilling, adrenaline packed, and physically challenging.

 

It started off with me exploring a forestry block, about 40min north of Auckland. Loads of good hill climbs and trails in the area. While working my way back to the gravel fire roads, I found myself on an overgrown jeep track (the local 4x4 club uses the area in the summer).

 

There were a marshy, muddy puddles on the track, but all approximately axle deep.

 

Then there was that one "puddle". It was not axle deep.

 

It was this deep...

 

 

So once the swimming leg of my duathlon began, I felt a bit like Atreyu trying to save Artax (a Husky 450 in this case) from the Swamp of Sadness (NeverEnding Story). Hopeless and physically exhausting!

 

 

The end result was a very tired and muddy participant. A bike that had seen better days, but managed to start after tipping it upside-down and performing CPR on it. Not ideal, but I had to get home.

 

As an added bonus, I managed to make a 10w60 chocolate milkshake.

 

 

All-in-all, I wouldn't recommend a motorcycle duathlon for those (like myself) that have not prepared or trained for it.

Edited September 16, 2019 by patches

[Kranswurm]

Push the happy button? [emoji1787][emoji1787]

Lol...if there is one

Just build up decent compression and commit to the kick and its fine

[davetapson]

Anyone ever tried a motorcycle duathlon.?

 

It's a combination of riding and swimming.

 

I did an unplanned duathlon this past weekend. It was thrilling, adrenaline packed, and physically challenging.

 

It started off with me exploring a forestry block, about 40min north of Auckland. Loads of good hill climbs and trails in the area. While working my way back to the gravel fire roads, I found myself on an overgrown jeep track (the local 4x4 club uses the area in the summer).

 

There were a marshy, muddy puddles on the track, but all approximately axle deep.

 

Then there was that one "puddle". It was not axle deep.

 

It was this deep...

 

70126168_516996395700796_6422829978613710848_n.jpg

 

So once the swimming leg of my duathlon began, I felt a bit like Atreyu trying to save Artax (a Husky 450 in this case) from the Swamp of Sadness (NeverEnding Story). Hopeless and physically exhausting!

 

 

The end result was a very tired and muddy participant. A bike that had seen better days, but managed to start after tipping it upside-down and performing CPR on it. Not ideal, but I had to get home.

 

As an added bonus, I managed to make a 10w60 chocolate milkshake.

 

70277257_515804995889933_8567317088060833792_n.jpg

 

All-in-all, I wouldn't recommend a motorcycle duathlon for those (like myself) that have not prepared or trained for it.

 

Damn...

 

Riverhead?