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[IceCreamMan]

Well. Warm weather and a bank holiday weekend can only mean one thing. Some fine riding. Visited the ACE on way up north. Ace for breakfast and super sausage for lunch taking a nice ride around Oxford and parts of the Cotswold area. Beautiful in the sun and loaded with history.

 

Bought the BM about 15 months ago. 2019 model with 114 miles on the clock. To go touring with wife but not done much and only on 1367 miles now. Yesterdays 300 mile bimble returned figures of 17 miles to a litre. I was well surprised. Admittedly kept to speed limits with a few spirited spurts. What a lekker motorbike. Wonder why bm did not sell zillions.  

Edited April 30, 2023 by IceCreamMan

[Hairy]

If you live in Cape Town, and did not manage to get out on your bike today, then you missed on on some exceptional weather and ride time.

Had the pleasure of having to ride out for an hour on back roads behind Durbanville to see a client, and then back again ........ two hours well spent.

Did I mention with the new Screaming Eagle compensator fitted the bike is alive and starts first time every time, and my bike is running so well right now that it is an absolute pleasure to be on her.

[RocknRolla]

On 4/30/2023 at 9:23 AM, IceCreamMan said:

Well. Warm weather and a bank holiday weekend can only mean one thing. Some fine riding. Visited the ACE on way up north. Ace for breakfast and super sausage for lunch taking a nice ride around Oxford and parts of the Cotswold area. Beautiful in the sun and loaded with history.

 

Bought the BM about 15 months ago. 2019 model with 114 miles on the clock. To go touring with wife but not done much and only on 1367 miles now. Yesterdays 300 mile bimble returned figures of 17 miles to a litre. I was well surprised. Admittedly kept to speed limits with a few spirited spurts. What a lekker motorbike. Wonder why bm did not sell zillions.  

Is that the 800 S? 

The Parralel 800 is a gem of a motor. Had the 800s for a day just after they came out. What a bike. You can ride that motor for 100 000 miles plus easily...The Akra on the bike is great, I'm absolutely in love with the sound of the akra on my 8gsadv.

Enjoy!

[IceCreamMan]

1 minute ago, RocknRolla said:

Is that the 800 S? 

The Parralel 800 is a gem of a motor. Had the 800s for a day just after they came out. What a bike. You can ride that motor for 100 000 miles plus easily...The Akra on the bike is great, I'm absolutely in love with the sound of the akra on my 8gsadv.

Enjoy!

Cheers

its the GT for ge tuned. Same engine, same everything as the ST just slightly longer swingarm. Loving the bike and perfect for this island. 
 

 

[Hairy]

 

[Hairy]

2 hours ago, RocknRolla said:

Is that the 800 S? 

The Parralel 800 is a gem of a motor. Had the 800s for a day just after they came out. What a bike. You can ride that motor for 100 000 miles plus easily...The Akra on the bike is great, I'm absolutely in love with the sound of the akra on my 8gsadv.

Enjoy!

blah ... 100 000 miles and you have just broken in a Harley Engine

[IceCreamMan]

2 hours ago, Hairy said:

blah ... 100 000 miles and you have just broken in a Harley Engine

Replaced the compensator 14 times in the period though. 

[Hairy]

1 hour ago, IceCreamMan said:

Replaced the compensator 14 times in the period though. 

Better than replacing 14 metric bikes in that time frame, or 16 KTM's

[Hairy]

On 1/16/2023 at 7:12 PM, Hairy said:

Busy setting this up on a spare phone now, and it looks to be working.

So used the old cell as a GPS unit ... works fine, but at some point it struggled to establish connection .. though it did keep showing my GPS location in relation to the plotted route, which is really are you need.

After the ride I realised I was being a dork, I should just use my new phone in my pocket as a Hotspot and then I will have the full function on the old cell phone.

The idea of the old cellphone is that the camera on there can rattle and shake to bits and it really does not matter.....and if some scumbag tries to steel it at a traffic light, then it is not the end of the world.

[Spokey]

6 hours ago, Hairy said:

Better than replacing 14 metric bikes in that time frame, or 16 KTM's

16 KTM’s for me!

[Spokey]

On 4/30/2023 at 3:23 AM, IceCreamMan said:

Well. Warm weather and a bank holiday weekend can only mean one thing. Some fine riding. Visited the ACE on way up north. Ace for breakfast and super sausage for lunch taking a nice ride around Oxford and parts of the Cotswold area. Beautiful in the sun and loaded with history.

 

Bought the BM about 15 months ago. 2019 model with 114 miles on the clock. To go touring with wife but not done much and only on 1367 miles now. Yesterdays 300 mile bimble returned figures of 17 miles to a litre. I was well surprised. Admittedly kept to speed limits with a few spirited spurts. What a lekker motorbike. Wonder why bm did not sell zillions.  

I try to get to the Ace when I am in London. So, not too often then. Each time I wonder why I bother, food is shite, service not much better, yet I feel I need to get some stickers or a T Shirt…………must be better to arrive on a bike, train and walking perhaps not the way! Anyways, next time in Londinium I will trundle down to The Bike Shed for a gander!

[IceCreamMan]

3 hours ago, Spokey said:

I try to get to the Ace when I am in London. So, not too often then. Each time I wonder why I bother, food is shite, service not much better, yet I feel I need to get some stickers or a T Shirt…………must be better to arrive on a bike, train and walking perhaps not the way! Anyways, next time in Londinium I will trundle down to The Bike Shed for a gander!

Yeah. The Ace is very much a basic transport cafe trading on its legacy. Food is simple I just normally have beans on toast. Tea or coffee is nothing special. But it has history and it’s a place I can relax at and chill with other like minded people. It’s the historical value. My parents in law used to go to the ace in late 50s and early 60s so has a personal appeal for me. 

it has a lekker vibe. That’s why I go. To chill and the vibe. 
 

bike shed a different experience altogether. Very lekker spot too. Upmarket. Good food. Chesterfields to chill on. Lots to look at too. Well worth a visit. 

[Hairy]

Must be the best carrot cake in CT.

[Stoffel76]

Can anyone recommend a bike mechanic in Cape Town who specialises in older BMW's?

 

My old '81 R100CS has been sadly standing in the garage for some time and the list of things that need to get done has got longer and longer and I've realised I'm not going to get to them myself...

 

TIA

[sawystertrance]

If you log onto or join the wild dog forum there are dedicated threads there for BMWs and plenty of recommendations.

 

https://wilddog.net.za/

[sawystertrance]

Northern Suburbs:
Google JK WORKS, Jandre Koekemoer, approved BMW trained technician

 

 

ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS said:

Alf in Kraaifontein. Ex BMW workshop man. :thumleft:

+1
Tel 076 282 5748 located behind Cape gate shopping centre, can recall the street name

Apologies for the formatting but just copied and pasted. Both Jandre and Alf seem to be highly regarded