Is motorcycling allowed?

[mazambaan]

21 hours ago, Eddy Gordo said:

Indeed. The helmet can actually have hairline crack(s) in it. My clear carbon helmet fell of my seat, I was fortunate as it just had a bruise in the clear coat. Painted helmets conceal all the damage.

If it us useless that easy, how can it save your noggin a proper crash?

[Eddy Gordo]

1 hour ago, mazambaan said:

If it us useless that easy, how can it save your noggin a proper crash?

Same as your bicycle helmet, replace after crash. Also it should have safety ratings labelled on or inside the helmet. If there is nothing, then stay away.

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

On 2/27/2022 at 6:58 AM, mazambaan said:

If it us useless that easy, how can it save your noggin a proper crash?

iT HAS DONE ITS JOB ABSORBING AN IMPACT.

ALSO THEY HAVE A 5YEAR LIFESPAN

[mazambaan]

49 minutes ago, Steven Knoetze (sk27) said:

iT HAS DONE ITS JOB ABSORBING AN IMPACT.

ALSO THEY HAVE A 5YEAR LIFESPAN

Thanks guys and trying not to go off at a tangent but reason I ask is that in enduros many riders fall many times (well, I did , back in the day), often the helmet takes a minor knock or two, every day you ride; even the pro's.

Simply not practical to replace after every knock; a "big" one, for sure.  Five year lifespan is also very sensible, particularly for dirt bikes and MTB.

 

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

If you google: "offroad motorcycle helmet replacement after a minor fall" this is but one article of 100's.
Can't comment on the enduro fall scenario but any knock to the head should be a replacement. Not even getting into the trauma assessment that should follow a hit to the head.......

 

https://www.charlesowen.com/guides/why-should-you-replace-your-helmet-after-a-fall.html

[BenReaper]

On 2/24/2022 at 7:29 PM, Hairy said:

By the way ... Sissy bars rock for getting kit around ... had to bring some extra baggage back from Namibia today ... all you need are enough bungy cords

The kit was at just the right distance from the seat to the sissy bar to give really comfortable back rest.

 

 

Now you're a chopper guy.😉

[Hairy]

9 hours ago, BenReaper said:

Now you're a chopper guy.😉

Just need a 3/4 helmet, bear and need to dress like a poor hipster

[Stoffel76]

2 hours ago, Hairy said:

Just need a 3/4 helmet, bear and need to dress like a poor hipster

Like this?? 😝

[Hairy]

I would really like to swing a leg over one of the BMW R18 models
 

 

[Danger Dassie]

FYI for anyone interested, selling my trusty Alpinestars Drystar 4in1. Not being used and just gathering dust.

Feel free to message me direct!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1554833068231631/

Edited March 4, 2022 by Danger Dassie

[Hairy]

Morning All

Have any of you used your bicycle floor pump to pump up your motorbike tyres in the convenience of your own homes yet?

I had the pump next to the bike the other evening and figured that (a) it should be a damned accurate way to check the pressure (b) makes getting to the rear valve so much easier and (c) is there when I need it without going to the petrol station.

[Eddy Gordo]

I used mine the weekend on my car!

39 minutes ago, Hairy said:

Morning All

Have any of you used your bicycle floor pump to pump up your motorbike tyres in the convenience of your own homes yet?

I had the pump next to the bike the other evening and figured that (a) it should be a damned accurate way to check the pressure (b) makes getting to the rear valve so much easier and (c) is there when I need it without going to the petrol station.

 

[Ed-Zulu]

Hairy, did my front wheel (KLR650) on Saturday past, yes it works, it was the way it was done before compressors at petrol station

[RoddieJ]

1 hour ago, Hairy said:

Morning All

Have any of you used your bicycle floor pump to pump up your motorbike tyres in the convenience of your own homes yet?

I had the pump next to the bike the other evening and figured that (a) it should be a damned accurate way to check the pressure (b) makes getting to the rear valve so much easier and (c) is there when I need it without going to the petrol station.

I use my bicycle floor pump all the time. It’s a convenient way to check pressures, and inflate if it’s a little off.... Otherwise, I have a 12v compressor stored in the caravan 👌🏽

[sawystertrance]

Moring all, Took a ride last week with some of my mates. En route we met a very friendly guy who just walked up to us while we were parked chatting at the bottom of Du Toit's Kloof. He just came over to chat because he saw our bikes. Said he was also a biker and invited us to see his bottling plant where he bottles spring water. We went to visit him and he sent us n our way after giving us each a bottle of ice cold spring water and proudly showing us his collection of cars he races at Killarney and then, the finale - he unveiled a Honda CBX and a KTM 990. A proper petrolhead and enthusiast and a terrific guy. It's amazing how bikers gravitate to other bikers and instantly find common ground.

From there we went to a place called Bike Forge. If you don't know it, it's another biker restaurant run by another enthusiast just off the R 46 between Wolsley and Tulbagh. A great collection of bikes and memorablia and the owner will talk bikes with you as long as you want. They have spit braais on occasions and big screens for MOTOGP and rugby. Coffee was great too. 

I recommend it as a break if you're out that way or even a visit as a day ride from town.

 

https://goo.gl/maps/KS7GqbDGVvrcCCih6

Edited March 4, 2022 by sawystertrance

[Headshot]

4 hours ago, Eddy Gordo said:

I used mine the weekend on my car!

 

Yeah, I have used mine on the car too. Wife has a mysterious flat tyre every now and then and the bike pump works a treat.