Is motorcycling allowed?

[RocknRolla]

Had an unbelievable trip.

Will eventually write a report on WD's.

Some amazing scenery in the Freestate and KZN

 

[Hairy]

1 minute ago, RocknRolla said:

Had an unbelievable trip.

Will eventually write a report on WD's.

Some amazing scenery in the Freestate and KZN

 

Awesome ... please drop the WD link here too when ready

[Hairy]

2 minutes ago, RocknRolla said:

Had an unbelievable trip.

Will eventually write a report on WD's.

Some amazing scenery in the Freestate and KZN

 

nothing like an open flame next to dry grass

[Andymann]

Back from the Fairest Cape!  I'll load a few more pics during the day

[RocknRolla]

Correct. However, I practiced fire safety by having water on hand should my tiny gas flame decide to become a flame thrower and ignite the grass. 

[Andymann]

[Andymann]

And the two I will cherish the most - My Dad and I at the bottom of Bains Kloof Pass after I had to chase him down - still a teenager at 86 and then the start of Day 2.

[RocknRolla]

Lekker Pics Andy, And super special memories with your dad!!!

[IceCreamMan]

2 hours ago, Andymann said:

That Yamaha is super sweet. 

[IceCreamMan]

Limited edition Ducati

 

https://www.cycleworld.com/bikes/ducati-panigale-v4-sp2-30th-anniversario-916-first-look/

[Andymann]

10 minutes ago, IceCreamMan said:

That Yamaha is super sweet. 

I did get a bit of admin from the older crowd about it not being a real classic etc, etc, but the rules state the bike needs to be older than 26 years and the Tenere is 29 years so it's perfectly fine.

There were two guys rallying a 1990's era Toyota Corolla - the original 16v one and no-one was too critical of them so tough - I had fun and I only had to fill it up once!

[IceCreamMan]

7 minutes ago, Andymann said:

I did get a bit of admin from the older crowd about it not being a real classic etc, etc, but the rules state the bike needs to be older than 26 years and the Tenere is 29 years so it's perfectly fine.

There were two guys rallying a 1990's era Toyota Corolla - the original 16v one and no-one was too critical of them so tough - I had fun and I only had to fill it up once!

AAMOI, the vintage Japanese motorcycle club here see everything older than 15 years as vintage. Boggles the mind that a K5 gsxr ( as an example) is considered vintage when the motor is still used in current models. But is what it is. 
 

[i24]

That looks like fun 😃

• What event was it?
• I notice the "nav stacks" seem to block the instruments (rev counter, speedo etc), is this an issue?

 

[IceCreamMan]

When I am 86, I still want to be riding motorcycles. 

[Andymann]

15 hours ago, i24 said:

That looks like fun 😃

• What event was it?
• I notice the "nav stacks" seem to block the instruments (rev counter, speedo etc), is this an issue?

 

Yup - it's a regularity run so you aren't allowed to use any form of speed or distance measuring device - you get a route schedule that is put inside the Rally box and then you are allowed to use stopwatches.  On the more modern bikes you need to tape up the clocks.

The first pic is the route schedule - the blocks marked in blue are the regularity sections - there you have to ride as accurately as possible - there are marshall points in those areas and they check to see if you are arriving early - (positive) or late (negative)

The second pic is of my results on day on - I really screwed up at the first marshal - I was 96 seconds late - still getting used to the bike!

It got better as the day went on!

 

Edited November 14, 2023 by Andymann

[Hairy]

22 hours ago, Andymann said:

I did get a bit of admin from the older crowd about it not being a real classic etc, etc, but the rules state the bike needs to be older than 26 years and the Tenere is 29 years so it's perfectly fine.

There were two guys rallying a 1990's era Toyota Corolla - the original 16v one and no-one was too critical of them so tough - I had fun and I only had to fill it up once!

15 more years and I can enter on my Fat Bob