Andrew_Smith Posted May 4, 2022 Share @Hairy harley.mp4 Hairy, RoddieJ and WaynejG 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 4, 2022 Share I stopped at the Moto Guzzi dealership over load shedding and had a very good look at the V85 and may well take a demo bike out to my site meeting in Stellies on Friday (dealership is in Table View) to get a good ride and feel for the bike ........ note, they offered this option to me for my next meeting out that way. A really nice and helpful lot of people at the dealership. https://italianmi.co.za/product/moto-guzzi-v85-tt-travel/ Andrew_Smith and Spokey 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymann Posted May 4, 2022 Share On 4/5/2022 at 9:49 AM, Andymann said: I'm doing something completely different in May - I usually join my Dad on this rally http://www.ncmc.org.za/natal.html on one of the classic bikes - but his back is not that great anymore and age is catching up - not so easy starting a 500 British single and riding it with crap suspension and terrible brakes. So I've convinced him to do the rally on DT's - I'm going to ride my 175 and he's going to ride the 125LC. Nice and light, easy to start and the long travel suspension will be easy on his back. Going to be a hoot I think! So I decided if we are doing this, we need to do it properly - the little 125 was running well but it was a little rattly and when I bought it the nut on the end of the crankshaft had come loose and damaged the threads so it was on with Loctite. I had collected all the spares so it was just a case of engine out and rebuild. Nice and quick. I also decided to put on the Bosson tailpipe I had bought years ago. IceCreamMan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andymann Posted May 4, 2022 Share And then, just because it was looking a bit tatty I sent the Tank, Sidecovers, Rad guard and Headlight cover off for a paint - going for a mini-YZM500 look.... Spokey, Headshot, Hairy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 4, 2022 Share 48 minutes ago, Hairy said: I stopped at the Moto Guzzi dealership over load shedding and had a very good look at the V85 and may well take a demo bike out to my site meeting in Stellies on Friday (dealership is in Table View) to get a good ride and feel for the bike ........ note, they offered this option to me for my next meeting out that way. A really nice and helpful lot of people at the dealership. https://italianmi.co.za/product/moto-guzzi-v85-tt-travel/ Ok, Demo bike is booked. Andrew_Smith, Eddy Gordo, WaynejG and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Smith Posted May 4, 2022 Share Nice @Hairy You don't see a lot of Moto Guzzi bikes out in the wild. So will definitely be unique. Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew_Smith Posted May 4, 2022 Share That inline-four sounds beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 4, 2022 Share 57 minutes ago, Andrew_Smith said: That inline-four sounds beautiful! typical BMW engineering .... the screen fails the moment the bikes starts to go faster. Eddy Gordo and Andrew_Smith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 4, 2022 Share love the way Mr Brodie approaches and deals with his bikes and engines. mazambaan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazambaan Posted May 5, 2022 Share 9 hours ago, Hairy said: love the way Mr Brodie approaches and deals with his bikes and engines. I'm hooked; just wish I could emulate. Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnarly Posted May 5, 2022 Share Sunsets in Dubai... Steven Knoetze (sk27), Spokey, IceCreamMan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted May 5, 2022 Share On 5/2/2022 at 3:39 PM, 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. I think you answered your own question - "and your HD does not have much travel," If you had a proper motorbike that road would be a piece of cake. So weh! 🙂 Edited May 5, 2022 by Headshot WaynejG 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 5, 2022 Share I think I have a thing for bikes with dual headlights ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted May 5, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, Hairy said: I think I have a thing for bikes with dual headlights ............. 15 grand here…in za this is going to be uncomfortably close to 400k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted May 5, 2022 Share 1 hour ago, IceCreamMan said: 15 grand here…in za this is going to be uncomfortably close to 400k nope https://ducati.co.za/new_bike/desert-x/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCreamMan Posted May 5, 2022 Share 2 minutes ago, Hairy said: nope https://ducati.co.za/new_bike/desert-x/ I am going to call BS on that pricing. The base model is 14 grand here. The T7 is around 9 here and over 200k zar. The aprillia 660 is just over 10k here and 270k zar. no way will the the desert X be 260k. That would be below landed cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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