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[Andrew_Smith]

6 hours ago, Andymann said:

Get hold of Gary - 0732109842  He's ex-Yamaha Technical Advisor. Has his own business now in CT - he'll give you an honest opinion.

Tell him Andy from Yamaha said you must call him

Thanks, @Wannabe suggested him as well. He said he can help out, R15k for the rebuild (including sourcing the parts + labour).

[Hairy]

52 minutes ago, Andrew_Smith said:

Thanks, @Wannabe suggested him as well. He said he can help out, R15k for the rebuild (including sourcing the parts + labour).

That is 15K you did not want to spend on the build I am sure, but it is 15k for a pro to do a pro job with the parts....so that looks decent?

[Andrew_Smith]

3 hours ago, Hairy on a Davidson said:

That is 15K you did not want to spend on the build I am sure, but it is 15k for a pro to do a pro job with the parts....so that looks decent?

100% correct.

I had a deep discussion with my biker friend - he said you don't buy a bike for business to make money on it later on, you buy it with your heart and I love the bike, so would love to fix it to get it going again.

R15k is pretty decent considering BMW Stellenbosch quoted another G450X R20k for an engine rebuild back in 2019.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

Thats why in the 2 stroke community we always say to factor in a rebuild in the purchase price.
Not expected on a 4 stroke but those single cylinder, high performance engines have tight tolerances. 
At least then you will know that you have many happy miles ahead of you. Selling it on will really bug you, especially if your morals are high.

[Andrew_Smith]

Yeah, fingers crossed @Steven Knoetze (sk27) hopefully it is only bearings that need replacing. But like you said, worse cast scenario for a rebuild, at least you know then that you have a 'new' bike to ride with.

[Andrew_Smith]

 

[Andymann]

1 hour ago, Andrew_Smith said:

Yeah, fingers crossed @Steven Knoetze (sk27) hopefully it is only bearings that need replacing. But like you said, worse cast scenario for a rebuild, at least you know then that you have a 'new' bike to ride with.

I just remember from chatting with Jade (I did mention it before) that BMW were super cautious with that bike - any deviation from the service interval and the warranty was voided.  I also recall that there was a customer complaint that did the rounds where BMW downloaded info from the ECU and saw the bike had been overrevved so also didn't want to honor a warranty claim.

They must have been concerned about something, so when you do have it repaired, make damn sure you stick to all the correct service intervals, otherwise you might be sitting with another R15k down the line.

[Andrew_Smith]

Beautiful sound! *Headphones recommended

 

[Hairy]

Went to a site inspection this afternoon to Durbanville and came back past Hoogies ... the road near the R47 was flooded as usual, so I let the on coming cars go past first and I started to putter through in the middle of the road ... very near the end some big bloody white bakkie comes from the front at speed, I hand signal this ^#$&^#$&^ to slow down or wait .... he just goes faster, and I am sure, with the intent of wetting me on the bike ....... did I have some colourful language for him!

Then onto the R27 where I hooked a right towards Melkbos, as I just had a funny feeling about going past Da Nuun tonight. The wind was flipping crazy, in particular where you turn off the R27 on the link road to Melkbos ... It was a bit on the sketchy side of things!

BUT ... the views coming down from the Meerendal side with setting sun coming through the stormy clouds and bright green fields was spectacular!

Edited June 30, 2021 by Hairy on a Davidson
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[sawystertrance]

Nice Hairy. That's a nice ride for a Harley. I rode out there in Sept 2019 to see the daisies in Darling and thought what a cruising kind of ride it was. Once past Koeberg it really opens up. On a more current note, I just lost my job so I think I'll be spending more time here. Once I am vaccinated I hope to do some rides and make some videos and of course make plans for that coffee catch-up with you guys. 

[Wannabe]

All I took out of this, is that you lost your Job. Sorry to hear, especially in the current climes. I truly hope you have something to fall back on.

I lost my job end of December (instead of the expected small Bonus, I got a dear John letter instead) Since then I've been looking for other gainful employment, with no success (too old, too white and too Afrikaans, lol.....) Still fighting with UIF to just acknowledge my claim or to give me an indication if and when I can expect a payout. Used most of my savings to survive up to now, and also trying to get a new business established. But hey, I've managed to keep all my accounts up to date, and food on my table, so I can't complain, there is a lot of people worse of than me.

Best of luck for you going forward.

[sawystertrance]

Wannabe, sorry to hear that. What kind of business are you in? 

This raises an opportunity for us, I think. In my experience it is often the case that having a network of connections opens opportunities which you might have otherwise missed or not been aware of. 

To all here, I use Signal now rather than Whatsapp and I thought that those of us here who wanted to stay in touch outside the thread and either just swap stories, have a chat, arrange a ride or even perhaps talk about (un)employment, could exchange numbers and do so via a Signal group. Send me a PM with your number if you re interested in either just one-to-one chatting or forming a group and we can go from there.

Cheers

 

[Hairy]

3 hours ago, sawystertrance said:

Nice Hairy. That's a nice ride for a Harley. I rode out there in Sept 2019 to see the daisies in Darling and thought what a cruising kind of ride it was. Once past Koeberg it really opens up. On a more current note, I just lost my job so I think I'll be spending more time here. Once I am vaccinated I hope to do some rides and make some videos and of course make plans for that coffee catch-up with you guys. 

Flip man, really sorry to hear this!

[Hairy]

It was pouring with rain this morning, as I opened my garage door the rain stopped and I had a clear spell into town. During peak hour from Table View to Moullie Point, and not riding like a chop on the bike, it took my 28min.

Between meetings I also just missed the rain spells and only hit some light rain about 5km from home.

All in a good day on the bike.

[sawystertrance]

Thanks Boet. Curved balls and all that. That ride of yours sounds very lucky. Riding in rain, though sometimes fun, is mostly not. 

Is that Sotano? I used to hang out there a lot but of course not much of  late. It's a great location although the sewage smell is too much if the wind is wrong. 

Great photo.

[Hairy]

1 minute ago, sawystertrance said:

Thanks Boet. Curved balls and all that. That ride of yours sounds very lucky. Riding in rain, though sometimes fun, is mostly not. 

Is that Sotano? I used to hang out there a lot but of course not much of  late. It's a great location although the sewage smell is too much if the wind is wrong. 

Great photo.

This is outside of the Dolphin Inn ... a landmark small yellow building between towering monster buildings