Sir Fallsalot

1 hour ago, Tym said:

Looks like somthing a knacker wouldnt even want....

Despite its looks it starts and runs lovely, very quiet and still on its first engine unlike the KLR 

Yes i seen that and he got a hell of a ribbing on the CRF page for being such a tool LOL And the bike shop what a bunch of tossers

Nice and clean there Pete i don't know why but once the oil is out of the bike i turn into Stan and Ollie and end up kicking or tripping over the waste oil container and getting it everywhere 

I thought you would like to see mine Tym its just like a KLR battered and badly modified but painted orange to disguise it 

7 hours ago, Specs said:

I'd told you that. You're getting old Fred! 

Nah i just wasn't listening to you lol

8 minutes ago, XTreme said:

@alfalfa........how can you manage to get away for so long? Are you retired?

Thinking the same myself 

10 hours ago, Pedro said:

Could be worse, couple of years ago there was a guy on a car forum that drained his gearbox and topped up his engine with gear fluid. After a few miles the gearbox started acting funny ...!

I have a mate who is totally useless with all things mechanical. A while ago he asked me if i thought he would be able to change the cam chain on his bike himself, i said you got no chance, he said why I've seen videos it doesn't look that difficult. My reply was because the week before when you topped up the 2 stroke oil on your brothers MTX125 you poured it in the coolant header tank and didn't know it was wrong until i pointed it out to you

I've just been reading a post on the CRF page some guy winging about changing the oil. This is his post

I tried to do my 1st Oil and Filter change WTF.. The manual is useless! I over filled the oil based on 4.1 litres and the drain plugs WTF !!! The bash plate needs holes for the Filter replacement and access to the drains. !!!!

What a tool, put a bit less than what the manual says and then warm the bike up, check the oil and top up if necessary, obviously really difficult. The drain plugs holy shit there's two of them what the fuck do i do now  and the bash plate how the fuck do i get at the filter and drain plugs with that in the way remove three bolts takes a minute to take off if your slow and of course this is all Honda's fault, got nothing to do with him being a useless twat I'm starting to think you meet the biggest twats on a Honda LOL

2 hours ago, Pedro said:

On liquid cooled bikes, since 2013 or so, it's been a wet clutch that you access from the front of the engine.

I stand corrected 

3 hours ago, Pedro said:

 

A modern GS is not a bike you want to have problems with, that's certain, as things get expensive fast. However, my bike has done 60.000km last week and has never needed anything. It'll get new clutch plates, though, as I've been advised to change them to improve the gearbox smoothness and as preventive measure against oil contamination fucking up the engine. Plates will be 300€ plus fitting, which is easy compared to previous generations.

It is frugal, I love the handling, the brakes, etc, and I really like boxer engines, no other engine I would rather have for the riding I like to do. Also, when I bought it I chose it specifically with two up touring intended, and there is absolutely no other big trail that can do that better than this bike, period. 

Would I live with a Super Tenere? Surely I would, and I would love that if I had one, and maybe it would last longer too. But I like riding my bike a lot more so that's what I do and just put up with the risk of fixing it. 

You might want to seek some advice about that clutch elsewhere, Unless they've changed things recently the clutch on a GS is dry and has no contact with any oil other than the usual leaky crank shaft oil seal 

3 minutes ago, boboneleg said:

5' 8''  . With one 31'' inside leg, the other one's a bit shorter

You could be 6' if you didn't mind the right leg being shorter 

9 hours ago, XTreme said:

Nothing's happening!

Met up with the guy......Brit ex-cop in his 70's. Currently on an R1150RT.......and he's looking for something lighter due to his age.

Well the Strom and the RT are polar opposites.......and he's used to Beemers. He liked the bike.......but it was just too different to what he's used to.

Funny thing is, I was riding back thinking "Why am I selling this?" So I may well hold onto it for the time being.

It is the perfect fit for me (apart from the weight) and even though a small trailie would be great as it's so much lighter,  the lack of power is going to limit me doing a lot of things.

 

I keep thinking i want to sell my CB1000 i never use it' parts are difficult to get hold of and so is the rear tyre' but every time i take it out i just think the same, why do i want to sell it i love riding it. And if i did sell it I would only get the price i paid for the new exhaust, clutch and tyres i put on it, so in my head i would be giving the bike away.

3 hours ago, Earache said:

It's only 400 miles away but it's about a 7,000 foot elevation drop; thus the higher temps.

 

That's over 5 times the highest peak in the UK

We peaked at 38deg one day last week, this was a photo of where i stood in work that day 

14 hours ago, Grasshopper's Ride said:

I need to ride highway bits in-between my gravel roads, how does the DR650 handle on the tarmac?

The DR650 is about 19kg (41lb) lighter than the RE, the only down side is the DR is a lot taller but that can be sorted if needed

2 hours ago, XTreme said:

Exactly......because that's where it's ended up now.

If you look on AdvRider there's pics everywhere of guys with seriously expensive bikes posing with them when they're on the deck in some offroad location. 

I can remember when binning your bike wasn't something to be proud of! Now it seems to be the measure of peoples' credibility! 

And then you get that quote "just doing what the bike was designed for" It didn't go down well with some when i pointed out the bike was designed to wear the tyres out before the bodywork. 

20 minutes ago, XTreme said:

Maybe stop hanging round with so many English guys! 

What you say @Sir Fallsalot?

I think he spends too much time in wales, when he's over  he's showing me around my own country its not right 

I've never bought into this adventure stuff that gets thrown about everywhere, to me the word Adventure just adds money to products for wannabees to buy.  Every time i ride doesn't matter if its 5 mile or 500 mile its what i consider an adventure.

1 minute ago, XTreme said:

Where's @Buckster........out buying a camera?

Whats the point when he could just google a random photo of a bike and pass it off as his, we'll never know

3 minutes ago, XTreme said:

As I said before......when I tell people I'm Welsh their mood changes completely!

Their mood will probably change again when they find out your from Swansea 

I thought i had thousands of dirty bike photos but with mud comes water and its a wash as you go situation had to dig deep .

look away now Pete LOL

13 hours ago, Pedro said:

On purpose, took a few pictures before I could get a half focused one 

Not bad pity about your plates of meat lol

5 hours ago, Pedro said:

Did you capture the bird in this photo accidentally or on purpose 

 

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Tym said:

Poop nanner on you! Top this! 

 

Great looking area to ride 

Excellent Pedro