Is motorcycling allowed?

[Hairy]

18 minutes ago, GhostSixFour said:

Congrats on getting a Harley. The upside is, you don't even need a new forum to find a group - you can just go along with your normal cycling groups, they might still be a bit fast though.

Only difference being their bicycles often cost more than the Harley cost me .... and allowing for the mean average of 57litres of oils to be expected to be lost on the HD, and the petrol need to drive from traffic light to traffic light, it is STILL cheaper to maintain than their bicycles

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rather yes than no

[Hairy]

So I "had to" go out during load shedding and am pleased to report that I had a GS rider and a Sports bike rider great me .......... being on a HD I obviously did not return the greeting  .............. obviously I did return the greeting.

These guys never used to greet me when I was on a bicycle though....strange

[IceCreamMan]

28 minutes ago, Hairy said:

So I "had to" go out during load shedding and am pleased to report that I had a GS rider and a Sports bike rider great me .......... being on a HD I obviously did not return the greeting  .............. obviously I did return the greeting.

These guys never used to greet me when I was on a bicycle though....strange

Dont ever ever greet those philistines on their lesser machines. 

[Hairy]

3 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said:

Dont ever ever greet those philistines on their lesser machines. 

It is a bad habit I will work on getting out of ... just waiting for my mail ordered leather chaps and tasseled jacket so that when they see me they will know not expect a greeting from me, though they are still bound by duty to greet me.

 

Kind of the same as when you ride past a Spaz S-Werks rider while on any other bike

[Scalpel]

What!! Did you buy a HD?? Why?? 

 

Haha just joking. Enjoy your HD.  Motorcycles rule and they are all cool!! Really does not matter which bike you ride. Its the attitude of the rider, probably goes for cyclists as well. Many safe miles.

[GhostSixFour]

16 hours ago, Hairy said:

So I "had to" go out during load shedding and am pleased to report that I had a GS rider and a Sports bike rider great me .......... being on a HD I obviously did not return the greeting  .............. obviously I did return the greeting.

These guys never used to greet me when I was on a bicycle though....strange

The only reason GS riders never greet anyone is cause they can't find the menu option and button quick enough.

[Hairy]

New day, new bike riding observation.

Took a drive out early this morning to Melkbos to buy pastries for breakfast. What a fantastic ride along the coast.

1. I parked in the gravel parking lot. Fiddling around the jiffy stand found good footing. Coming back to leave I had to try and push the fooking monster back out the bay with the loose gravel underfoot. Eventually got off and held the bars with one hand and pushed the bike back on the sissy bars.

2. Getting ready to leave, one guy who was looking at the bike when he came into Ou Muel says "Very nice bike" .... DAY MADE!

3. I had to high tail it back on the West Coast Road vs taking the scenic Coastal Road to make a last minute Zoom Meeting request ..... Wind at 120km feels about the same as wind at 140/150km. Going to be swinging past Mr Grease_Monkey to pick up a screen when I next go to site in Franschhoek on the bike, and I am sure it will be an interesting change.

4. Dorky saddle bags may be an option soon .... it will beat riding with a backpack.

[BuffsVintageBikes]

Perfect cruising weather at the moment ???? I need to fire up my bikes again soon, they've been on trickle charge for too long.

[WaynejG]

3 hours ago, Hairy said:

New day, new bike riding observation.

Took a drive out early this morning to Melkbos to buy pastries for breakfast. What a fantastic ride along the coast.

1. I parked in the gravel parking lot. Fiddling around the jiffy stand found good footing. Coming back to leave I had to try and push the fooking monster back out the bay with the loose gravel underfoot. Eventually got off and held the bars with one hand and pushed the bike back on the sissy bars.

2. Getting ready to leave, one guy who was looking at the bike when he came into Ou Muel says "Very nice bike" .... DAY MADE!

3. I had to high tail it back on the West Coast Road vs taking the scenic Coastal Road to make a last minute Zoom Meeting request ..... Wind at 120km feels about the same as wind at 140/150km. Going to be swinging past Mr Grease_Monkey to pick up a screen when I next go to site in Franschhoek on the bike, and I am sure it will be an interesting change.

4. Dorky saddle bags may be an option soon .... it will beat riding with a backpack.

I have a quick detachable screen. Only use it when I hit the open road. Bike looks better without it. Town riding is fine without a screen.

[Spokey]

On 6/3/2021 at 8:25 AM, sawystertrance said:

Yes, the torque and power to weight ratio of a bike is what hits the happy button. It's possibly the biggest kick, especially when pulling away from lights and getting away from traffic. 

I love that, and entering a motorway on the onramp when you can blitz ahead of almost anything. Assuming no jams of course.

[Spokey]

19 hours ago, Hairy said:

New day, new bike riding observation.

Took a drive out early this morning to Melkbos to buy pastries for breakfast. What a fantastic ride along the coast.

1. I parked in the gravel parking lot. Fiddling around the jiffy stand found good footing. Coming back to leave I had to try and push the fooking monster back out the bay with the loose gravel underfoot. Eventually got off and held the bars with one hand and pushed the bike back on the sissy bars.

2. Getting ready to leave, one guy who was looking at the bike when he came into Ou Muel says "Very nice bike" .... DAY MADE!

3. I had to high tail it back on the West Coast Road vs taking the scenic Coastal Road to make a last minute Zoom Meeting request ..... Wind at 120km feels about the same as wind at 140/150km. Going to be swinging past Mr Grease_Monkey to pick up a screen when I next go to site in Franschhoek on the bike, and I am sure it will be an interesting change.

4. Dorky saddle bags may be an option soon .... it will beat riding with a backpack.

Take a ride down to Pringle Bay, of course you know the road living down here but......awesome on the big V Twin. I was recently there and the sound reverberating of the mountains and of course great scenery encouraged me to slow down and enjoy it.

Franschoek Pass, beautiful, again a fine ride on my big Katoom but I prefer Outeniqua Pass on my Sports bikes, just me.

You will start to pick your parking spots with great care! Gravel, gradient, lean angle on the stand etc. 
 

Learn filtering and get confidence in it ( your choice obviously) Makes for much speedier progress in town. In George very few people filter, I know peeps have their own opinions but if a traffic light is red I try and get through to the front as soon as able so as to have the clear road when it turns green. Having recently ridden a few hundred kms in and around Cape Town and especially down the south ........mmmmmm, filtering is almost no option! Man the traffic is crazy!

When the open road grabs you for a Garden Route tour, pop by Hoekwil.

Congratulations on your bike, enjoy it!

Edited June 5, 2021 by Spokey
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[Spokey]

Big Orange enjoyed a magnificent trundle along to Pringle Bay. 

[Hairy]

5 hours ago, Spokey said:

Take a ride down to Pringle Bay, of course you know the road living down here but......awesome on the big V Twin. I was recently there and the sound reverberating of the mountains and of course great scenery encouraged me to slow down and enjoy it.

Franschoek Pass, beautiful, again a fine ride on my big Katoom but I prefer Outeniqua Pass on my Sports bikes, just me.

You will start to pick your parking spots with great care! Gravel, gradient, lean angle on the stand etc. 
 

Learn filtering and get confidence in it ( your choice obviously) Makes for much speedier progress in town. In George very few people filter, I know peeps have their own opinions but if a traffic light is red I try and get through to the front as soon as able so as to have the clear road when it turns green. Having recently ridden a few hundred kms in and around Cape Town and especially down the south ........mmmmmm, filtering is almost no option! Man the traffic is crazy!

When the open road grabs you for a Garden Route tour, pop by Hoekwil.

Congratulations on your bike, enjoy it!

Thanks for the info .... Hoekwil is just down the road from me!

[WaynejG]

6 hours ago, Spokey said:

Take a ride down to Pringle Bay, of course you know the road living down here but......awesome on the big V Twin. I was recently there and the sound reverberating of the mountains and of course great scenery encouraged me to slow down and enjoy it.

Franschoek Pass, beautiful, again a fine ride on my big Katoom but I prefer Outeniqua Pass on my Sports bikes, just me.

You will start to pick your parking spots with great care! Gravel, gradient, lean angle on the stand etc. 
 

Learn filtering and get confidence in it ( your choice obviously) Makes for much speedier progress in town. In George very few people filter, I know peeps have their own opinions but if a traffic light is red I try and get through to the front as soon as able so as to have the clear road when it turns green. Having recently ridden a few hundred kms in and around Cape Town and especially down the south ........mmmmmm, filtering is almost no option! Man the traffic is crazy!

When the open road grabs you for a Garden Route tour, pop by Hoekwil.

Congratulations on your bike, enjoy it!

Filtering is even better when loadshedding causes traffic chaos with robots not working. Makes it such a breeze and always puts a huge smile on my face.

[Hairy]

11 minutes ago, WaynejG said:

Filtering is even better when loadshedding causes traffic chaos with robots not working. Makes it such a breeze and always puts a huge smile on my face.

Was going down Main Road in Woodstock this morning, traffic was super slow for those in cars, not for me ........ feels just as liberating as when I would cycle down that road.

On the way back I spotted a few cyclist riding into a light wind and looking like they were working hard ... my heart went out to them and then I thought "fook it" and just opened up the throttle and the wind was no issue ????.

I like the power assisted two wheel riding thing .... next move is a e-bike ????