Is motorcycling allowed?

[sawystertrance]

Hairy, You literally just pulled away from parking directly opposite my apartment. I coulda shouted but......Harley. 

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

1 hour ago, sawystertrance said:

Hairy, You literally just pulled away from parking directly opposite my apartment. I coulda shouted but......Harley. 

He wouldn't have stopped, with a Harley you never know if it will start again. Plus you might drop your tools......

 

[sawystertrance]

And the last thing I want my neighbours to know is th at I know somebody who owns a Harley.  

[Hairy]

2 hours ago, sawystertrance said:

Hairy, You literally just pulled away from parking directly opposite my apartment. I coulda shouted but......Harley. 

LOL.... was this in Sea Point?

Just met with a prospective client ..... admit it ... you regret not shouting now

[Hairy]

just love how they present their point

Edited October 17, 2022 by Hairy

[patches]

After my sinful post about thinking of selling my bike, I have paid some penance for my blasphemy.

I entered the 2023 Kriega Dusty Butt, as a sort of last hurrah.

10-15hrs/day for 3 days, covering some 1400km of the finest dirt the South Island has to offer... I can't wait!

I have until February to get my bike roadworthy, figure out how I'm gonna get down to the start (a 1300km ride on it's own), and maybe do some training. I'm a bit out of it, and some of the challenge sections can be pretty gnarly (from what I remember when I did the event in 2017).

Day 3/3 on the 2017 event. Stopping to take in some scenery. 5L fuel container strapped to the tail. "Ghetto GPS" ( old phone and GoPro Mount), and a saddle that felt like a bed of nails after 3 days). This time the bike will be better equipped... the rider, perhaps not 😅

[sawystertrance]

It seems the YouTube algorithm feeds you and me the same suggestions. 

[Stoffel76]

I see the 46works chap is doing another build...

That guy has some insane skills... 

 

 

[patches]

Yesterday I saw a Royal Enfield Himalayan Scram 411 parked on the roadside. The paintwork on the tank caught my attention and initially I thought it was a far more expensive and custom bike.

 

https://royalenfieldmotorcycles.co.nz/model/scram-411/

About 8,300 Kiwi Kwacha, which is similar to a Husky Vit or Svart Pilen, so would still take the Svartpilen over this. But nice smaller commuter option.

Edited October 20, 2022 by patches

[Hairy]

9 hours ago, patches said:

Yesterday I saw a Royal Enfield Himalayan Scram 411 parked on the roadside. The paintwork on the tank caught my attention and initially I thought it was a far more expensive and custom bike.

 

https://royalenfieldmotorcycles.co.nz/model/scram-411/

About 8,300 Kiwi Kwacha, which is similar to a Husky Vit or Svart Pilen, so would still take the Svartpilen over this. But nice smaller commuter option.

When I was first looking for bikes in SA, the RE's were unfortunately a bit expensive for what you were getting.

Then I realised I could get a used HD 883 Sportster for the same price back then, which then had me looking at the 1200's which then led to the bigger twin cams to finally end up on the Fat Bob.

If RE was better priced I may have been on a different motorcycle journey.

[Hairy]

Did a quick 250+km for a meeting after work, and a site meeting yesterday morning ..... life is good ladies and gents.

[IceCreamMan]

Bought a 2022 RC390. What a hoot to ride. Handles like a GP bike. Incredible fun. 
 

Edit: still can’t get the right side up…shucks, *** being stupid. 

[Hairy]

https://www.goodthingsguy.com/sport/matty-green-sea-to-sky-win/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

 

[Hairy]

 

[Steven Knoetze (sk27)]

2 hours ago, Hairy said:

 

Named such, just in case you don't know that it is hard............

[Hairy]

"Decatting an exhaust"

Is there any real perceivable advantage in doing this, and if one does do this, would you have to re-tune the bike, get a more free flowing air filter, etc?