Is motorcycling allowed?

[Andrew_Smith]

1 hour ago, Hairy said:

Can one still wear earplugs with a cardo type system, I find that if I do not wear earplugs for anything over 10/15min my ears ring.

I saw that, would like to test it out when I get the unit. The best gift I got was those pair of NoNoise earplugs, cannot live without it for longer trips. For my short commute, I don't need them, don't experience any ear ringing luckily. I must say, I am very impressed with my helmet, don't experience too much wind noise either.

[IceCreamMan]

3 hours ago, Thug said:

Looking good!

Far surpassed my expectations. I am astounded how well it’s turned out.

 

proof is a couple of months out and a few rain sessions but I suspect it will hold. New skill an knowledge learnt. Never too old. 

[Hairy]

2 hours ago, Andrew_Smith said:

I saw that, would like to test it out when I get the unit. The best gift I got was those pair of NoNoise earplugs, cannot live without it for longer trips. For my short commute, I don't need them, don't experience any ear ringing luckily. I must say, I am very impressed with my helmet, don't experience too much wind noise either.

NoNoise is the bomb bomb ... I recon if it is an in helmet speaker, the sound should go through the NoNoise

[Hairy]

Itchy is back

 

[Hairy]

I see CT did the Toy Run this past weekend ..... was doing a quick Google search now to see when it was and am gutted to have missed it.

Never done it before, and I am sure it is just a long traffic jamb of bikes, but I still want to give it a spin

https://www.quicket.co.za/events/153866-toy-run-cape-town-2021/

[mazambaan]

8 hours ago, Hairy said:

I see CT did the Toy Run this past weekend ..... was doing a quick Google search now to see when it was and am gutted to have missed it.

Never done it before, and I am sure it is just a long traffic jamb of bikes, but I still want to give it a spin

https://www.quicket.co.za/events/153866-toy-run-cape-town-2021/

It's a great vibe and interesting bikes so I have often been to the start point, never ridden, big crowds on bikes scare me, even though most runs have been incident free. Very easy to have someone cause a big accident.

[Hairy]

28 minutes ago, mazambaan said:

It's a great vibe and interesting bikes so I have often been to the start point, never ridden, big crowds on bikes scare me, even though most runs have been incident free. Very easy to have someone cause a big accident.

I have seen them come past before, and always got a little chill of excitement from it ..... so will definitely aim for 2022

[Andymann]

15 hours ago, Hairy said:

Itchy is back

 

"itchy is back"

Said no guy ever. Apart from on BikeHub where it is warmly welcomed

[IceCreamMan]

Toy runs this weekend. Will be going out to the one in reading. Lots of regional ones here. Will post pics of interesting bikes. 
 

first one I am going to funny enough and it’s my 5th Christmas here. Looking forward to it. Bound to be a great day out 

[Thug]

Started stripping the bike last night. Getting the Triumph sticker off the bike proved interesting. Hairdryer, dental floss and lacquer thinners.

Just waiting for a plastic 10lt petrol container I ordered from Takealot to be delivered before draining the fuel tank.

Wondering to myself whether I should take out the fuel pump. I probably should.

Edited December 2, 2021 by Thug

[Andrew_Smith]

On 11/30/2021 at 9:59 AM, Steven Knoetze (sk27) said:

No pressure now.......

Excited to test it out on my short commute back home today.

[Hairy]

 

[Hairy]

 

[The Ouzo]

7 minutes ago, Hairy said:

 

Mike Patey on Youtube builds aeroplanes. His latest build "scrappy" is a bush plane for search and rescue. He incorporated mounting points on each wing for electric motorbikes, including plug points for charging them.

[IceCreamMan]

Toy run Reading. Chilly 

[patches]

On 12/2/2021 at 4:11 AM, Hairy said:

Itchy is back

 

I've always liked the look of the Honda 250 (and now 300) rally. However the part that has always put me off is that the "go" doesn't match the "show". (both on paper and from reviews I've watched or read, they're a little pap).

eg. (not apples and apples comparison, but it's my point of reference)

• Honda CRF300 Rally: 130kW/tonne
• My 2015 Husky FE350 with Long Range Tank & Rally Kit: 264kW/tonne
• My 2016 Husky FE450 with same setup as above: 300kW/tonne

So even a rally kitted Husky FE250 would have around a 70% increase in power-to-weight over the Honda CRF300 Rally.

I know for Itchy, touring and longevity are the aim but Adam Reiman and Aaron Steinmann have both proven that a KTM 500 EXC-F is a pretty reliable machine (Steinmann doing over 140,000km on his in just 3 years), and would weight less and has more than double the power of the CRF Rally.

So maybe it's a question of budget... but then in the grand scheme of things, a few thousand extra on a better bike for an intercontinental motorcycle adventure is easily justifiable and almost negligible. Or it's a question of maintenance intervals, in which case it's proven that the intervals can be stretched, and changing oil is a 15min job.

Anyway, easy for me to comment when its not me planning such an adventure 😅

If only Honda merged the 300 Rally and 450L to make a down-tuned, publicly available, and more affordable version of their Dakar bike. When they (or Yamaha) make THAT bike, I may be swayed away from the Austrians.

 

Edited December 6, 2021 by patches