Is motorcycling allowed?

[Hairy]

3 hours ago, Andrew_Smith said:

There you go Hairy, I see your taste is improving greatly! We had a look at her when I serviced my G450X - very fancy.

Check out this website: https://www.joelsmotorcycles.co.za/

The owner is an ex-BMW sales manager with 19-years experience behind his name. Primarily focus on BMW bikes and with a few other brands for time-to-time. Low mileage bikes with good pricing.

I was only at the dealer to swing a leg over these 

[Hairy]

Fitted the windscreen I got from @Grease_Monkey again, moved it up a little higher and took her for a test to Melkbos and back. I can now ride with the visor open at "a little over the speed limit" at times. Still getting a bit of dirty air on the helmet, but I have McGyver to try out on it and see how it rolls.

Flip it is awesome to just get out for a quick spin between the rainy spells along the coastal road.

Side Note, had a client meeting out in Claremont on Saturday and went via the M3 past UCT. My return loop was the same way, but I went all the way to town. That road has a great feel to it on the bike ..... going to have to do a loop around the mountain along the coast soon, leave home in the early morning to beat traffic ...... it should be a great ride out. 
 

[IceCreamMan]

On 10/31/2021 at 8:19 AM, Hairy said:

Took a look at the 40 Year GS Edition yesterday on the way back from site. She is a real looker up close.

 

https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.za/en/models/adventure/r1250gs/special-edition.html

 

Beautiful, but expensive, very popular here the GS12xx range. Very popular.

 

but over 20 large 

[Hairy]

See Jeff's bike on bike setup

 

 

[Spokey]

On 10/26/2021 at 4:28 AM, sawystertrance said:

Spokey, Are you over in Kuwait now? If so, why don't you hire one for a day or so to give yourself a feel for it. 

Sorry for the late response, been very busy around Saudi and are now in the US. Yes, would be a good idea to try and rent one at some point. I like that it is reasonably similar to my KLR in size but has around 60% more hp and 10% more torque and just a few kg’s heavier.

[Spokey]

On 11/1/2021 at 7:20 AM, Hairy said:

I was only at the dealer to swing a leg over these 

I really like the colour scheme on the top one. That on the bike with wire wheels…………yes please!

[Hairy]

16 minutes ago, Spokey said:

I really like the colour scheme on the top one. That on the bike with wire wheels…………yes please!

I am pretty sure the GS Urban (White bike) on the floor at the CT CBD dealership had the spoked wheels

[Scalpel]

Spoked wheels is an option on the Urban GS.

 

[sawystertrance]

Hairy,

Won't you have to buy yourself a pair of these?

 

[Hairy]

44 minutes ago, Scalpel said:

Spoked wheels is an option on the Urban GS.

 

Given this pic, BMW should just offer it as standard and then let others "down grade" to cast wheels if they so wish

The BMW spoked wheels are also Tubeless, so win win win

[Hairy]

3 minutes ago, sawystertrance said:

Hairy,

Won't you have to buy yourself a pair of these?

 

will have to be FULL BMW kit ... the same as any Harley being a must to have FULL HD kit

[Hairy]

2 minutes ago, Hairy said:

Given this pic, BMW should just offer it as standard and then let others "down grade" to cast wheels if they so wish

The BMW spoked wheels are also Tubeless, so win win win

And start rolling up my "designer" jeans

[IceCreamMan]

I have bought a Harley belt and a few long sleeve t shirts. My wife gave me a set of Harley boots for Christmas. I have become a caricature and something I used to laugh at..

 

but damn this Harley stuff is very well made. Great quality and I feel less guilty drinking their coffee and eating their biscuits when I pop in there. ????

[RoddieJ]

1 hour ago, IceCreamMan said:

I have bought a Harley belt and a few long sleeve t shirts. My wife gave me a set of Harley boots for Christmas. I have become a caricature and something I used to laugh at..

 

but damn this Harley stuff is very well made. Great quality and I feel less guilty drinking their coffee and eating their biscuits when I pop in there. ????

I went in and bought a compression spring and saddle fastening screw totaling 70bucks!! So the free coffee and cookies made the price feel okay ????

[RoddieJ]

The HD merchandise is definitely up the with the quality of most premium branded gear ????????

[Thug]

I started watching 46Works build thread on YouTube where he rebuilds a BMW R100RS into a Cafe Racer. The amount of custom parts he has fabricated for this rebuild is amazing . A really talented oke. Can weld, fabricate, spraypaint, machine, rebuild and also knows how to use an English Wheel!

 

 

Edited November 3, 2021 by Thug