Create an account or log in to post.
General Chit Chat
I was bimbling round Inverness, the wife was shopping, yaaaawn.
Drove past a mercedes garage and did a double take.
There was a bike I used to have, not the same actual bike, but not seen one for ages. Many happy hours spent between Skye (home)...
You know the stands that attach to the bobbins on the rear wheel to lift rear off the deck.
Can you use these single handendly?
Ie on your own.
To say 2025 has been somewhat challenging is a bit of an understatement.
We've had to say final farewells to 6 friends & family between Jan to June, we were hoping for a bit of an upturn for the second half of the year but that was not to be the...
Watching Bret Tracs, Why motorcycles don't want to fall down.
He says, Often to help a situation, adding power helps.
So when in doubt, throttle out.
Quote from Bret
"It may not solve the problem, but it will end the suspense"
Classic.
So I am coming to the climax of my farkling, held up by a thread in one of the lower givi crash bars that has galled. Needs helicoil.
I have been weighing everything as it goes on.
Total at 24.683 kgs.
I have taken into account the stuff removed...
So I got my new Africa twin last Wednesday, bitter sweet leaving the old one, but had a great final ride, 200 miles from Skye to Edinburgh. The ride back was slow, running in tyres and engine. Turned off at dalwhinie and slowly started to push...
Some observations about buying a bike and importing it into Ireland.
I nearly bought another Moto Guzzi V85. A very low mileage 2021 model (this might not seem important just now, but read on) that came without luggage and seemed immaculate in...
Ok, so 2 bikes i am looking at.
The africa twin with the smaller front wheel and yamaha tracer 9 gt plus.
Current bike africa twin 2022. (Any offers?)
I test rode the yamaha, very easy to get on with, you feel part of it in few hundred yards, but...
(new) bike in the oneleg garage, some clues as it's probably not what you'd expect .
It's 45 years old and has 6v electrics
Tick
...just been lurking in the background.
To precis massively - life's been happening. Still here, still plugging away and now with more time on our hands. So -
She arrives on Tuesday. Tick
Wife and I are heading to Witney on the bike, I'm looking at an interesting route down with two nights stop. What do the English fraternity think of this?
Cheers
Now that something I can't find any more, tinned spinach, used to quite like it.
So I have a 2022 africa twin, I live on the Isle of Skye, and last year I go the recall letter. Have to go to a main honda dealer to get the ecu updated. The dealer...
My wife and I are planning to do more long weekends on the bike this year. We would like to head south, our passports are up to date, I'm thinking south of Edinburgh and north of Leeds. Where would you recommend?
A bit of fun from Ryan at Fortnine turning a Honda Rebel into an approximation of an adventure bike.
Hi all, I have just had a recal for a pirelli scorpion trail 2. There is also one for metzeller tourance next 2.
If anyone is interested I can photo the email and post.
Tyre size is 150/70R18 M/C 70 W or V only.
So, even on my africa twin, with 24.8l I still suffer from range anxiety. Most i ever got into tank was 23.22 with 43 miles to go on display. (Thinks that was generous) I was just about peeing myself.
Just for the craic, thought I would post...
Here it is….
Picked it up today. I think it looks brilliant, it rides fabulously, loud, lumpy, torquey, vibey, a bit scary, and not hugely comfortable. Impractical. I love it.
It’s definitely been kept somewhere damp with quite few...
Tested the Triumph 400x Scrambler.
Decent roads for this one.
Really sure footed.
Straight up to 70 on the A3 then easy to 85.
(170 MLS on the clock so no sudden pressure)
It had more.
No more vibration than my Alp.
Cons:
Fly by wire throttle...
:mad:
Can't get my helmet on with them.
Just eyeing the hole cutter in my drill kit.:whistle:
Members online
No members online now.
Latest posts
-
BIntroducing
-
Other Photography -
Ride Reports & Pictures
Forum statistics
Media statistics
- Categories
- 3
- Albums
- 8
- Uploaded media
- 106
- Comments
- 4
- Disk usage
- 885.6 MB