Is motorcycling allowed?

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

The name "Skully" comes to mind, fully funded and yet 10yrs later not a single helmet delivered.
There's a crowd recently with an electric road bike (name escapes me now) also making bold statements and claims.

I will believe it once they deliver actual bikes to customers.

[Eddy Gordo]

On 4/18/2022 at 1:16 PM, Hairy said:

Had an hour free this morning, so decided to pick a direction and see where I end up .... ended up taking a spin along Tafelberg road past the cable car station to where they have cordoned off the road. Flip it was busy here, I imagine being Easter holiday and the 2 Oceans there were tons of people who looked like tourists.

What an amazing day to be on a bike.

 

 

Damn shame they refuse to fix that road. The rest of the road to end of world is so awesome. 

[GrahamS2]

18 hours ago, Duane_Bosch said:

Yeah. They are talking production capacity in the thousands and the guy in the youtube clip hinted very strongly that the investors behind the project have very deep pockets and aren't looking to be conservative. If even half of his claims come true they are going to be a major disruptor in the motorcycle space.

If they've got a motor and battery that has decent range and power there is no limit to the applications they can drop it into. Commuters, Moto, Mini Superbikes. Imagine an 80 BHP road going motard based on that thing. 

 

I truly believe that the real future for EV's is 2 wheeled. Honda Cubs move WAY more people around the planet than Ford F150's

Alta had the recipe sorted, and was regarded as the bees knees when they launched. Until Harley Davidson played dirty to put them out of business, that is... Hopefully these new offerings are as good.

[Headshot]

That Stark looks good and its cheaper than a high end eMTB...

[Hairy]

1 hour ago, Headshot said:

That Stark looks good and its cheaper than a high end eMTB...

that is both awesome and sad

[Spokey]

7 hours ago, Headshot said:

That Stark looks good and its cheaper than a high end eMTB...

I was looking to buy an E Bike…..initially dual suss, then hard tail when I saw a gorgeous simple one, lovely frame and all…..but reality is….I will put the money into  a Ducati 748 or an early 900 aircooled. Perhaps even an Aprillia RS 125 and a 70’s CB 750. Or perhaps a Duke 996/8. Maybe even a 2009 R1, first of the X plane crank.
Will just continue to pedal my steel hard tail Soma!

Edited April 22, 2022 by Spokey
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[Hairy]

I do like the look of the 901
 

 

[Andrew_Smith]

Biked stripped thanks to my good friend giving me a hand and shock dropped off at MP Suspension this morning. Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait... Eager to go do a long trip. The bike was surprisingly easy to work on to remove the shock.

[Headshot]

On 4/25/2022 at 10:32 AM, Andrew_Smith said:

Biked stripped thanks to my good friend giving me a hand and shock dropped off at MP Suspension this morning. Hopefully it won't be too long of a wait... Eager to go do a long trip. The bike was surprisingly easy to work on to remove the shock.

That's a decent looking bike with quality components. Why are you getting MP to change the valving? 

[Andrew_Smith]

2 hours ago, Headshot said:

That's a decent looking bike with quality components. Why are you getting MP to change the valving? 

Thanks, I need to work on my off-road skills to fully experience the potential of this bike because it is way more capable than the rider. Need to watch my Chris Birch Say No To Slow videos...

I took it to MP since he last serviced the shock, also it was ordered from them originally since the G650X comes stock with a lumpy air shock. The shock is sadly in a bad condition, leaking oil and not keeping pressure, so a complete overhaul needs to be done.

I presume there is another place other than MP that works on C2P shocks as well?

 

[Hairy]

Look, I know it is not a Harley, but this bike looks good!
 

 

[Hairy]

Yesterday morning was just perfect in CT, so managed to get out for a quick 2hr ride.

The idea was to head out along the coast, stop in H/Bay for coffee and back again.....problem was that when I got to Milnerton, I could not resist the urge to hook off and go ride the back roads of Durbanville.

Stopped at Philadelphia for the first time for an average coffee at https://demallemeul.co.za/ in a rather lovely location and building, before heading back home again.

And this is why I am posting here, the "Old Mamre Road" must be one of Cape Town very worst roads, this thing is terrible ..... especially is you really need to make a wee and your HD does not have much travel, being pounded on a road like that is not a pleasant experience.

Next time I want to try out the https://www.peppertreephiladelphia.co.za/ instead in the hope of them having a decent coffee.

As much fun as it is going along the coast, there is so much more I have not seen in the Boland Area and I am certainly going to point my bike that way on my next ride out.

[Eddy Gordo]

1 hour ago, Hairy said:

Yesterday morning was just perfect in CT, so managed to get out for a quick 2hr ride.

The idea was to head out along the coast, stop in H/Bay for coffee and back again.....problem was that when I got to Milnerton, I could not resist the urge to hook off and go ride the back roads of Durbanville.

Stopped at Philadelphia for the first time for an average coffee at https://demallemeul.co.za/ in a rather lovely location and building, before heading back home again.

And this is why I am posting here, the "Old Mamre Road" must be one of Cape Town very worst roads, this thing is terrible ..... especially is you really need to make a wee and your HD does not have much travel, being pounded on a road like that is not a pleasant experience.

Next time I want to try out the https://www.peppertreephiladelphia.co.za/ instead in the hope of them having a decent coffee.

As much fun as it is going along the coast, there is so much more I have not seen in the Boland Area and I am certainly going to point my bike that way on my next ride out.

That road is horrific, it boggles my mind that every year they resurface the same road but we have roads like that, that could do with a resurface.

[Eddy Gordo]

On 4/30/2022 at 7:41 PM, Hairy said:

Look, I know it is not a Harley, but this bike looks good!
 

 

Kinda reminds me of a Britten

[WaynejG]

Perfect weather in PE today, wife says she needs a bottle of red wine for a brisket she is cooking. I say no problem I will go on the Rocket. Nearest bottle store is 1km from my house. Got there and messaged her I will be a bit longer than planned.

Hoofed is out to JBay quickly and got the wine there and came back home 😁😁😁

Best part was on the way out, a Lexus tried his luck at a robot, he got schooled and then on the way in a youngster in a Civic also tries a robot to robot. Well he got properly schooled.

I think people look at the Rocket and think "just another Harley lookalike" 😁😁

[Stretched@Birth]

A friends bike featured on Moto  Media. His bicycles get treated in the same way as his motorcycles, all spotless, none standard, all special. 

Skip to the end for the Soundtrack...!

Edit: spelling

Edited May 3, 2022 by Stretched@Birth