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Forum: Ride reports 05-18-2013, 05:43 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,021
Posted By Mr_Chris
Hope you enjoyed Vic..

And I hope you made it to the good riding side of the state too.


:ear
Forum: Beasts 04-30-2013, 03:47 AM
Replies: 1,889
Views: 333,983
Posted By Mr_Chris
That's what happens when you pussy foot around...

That's what happens when you pussy foot around and basically stop in front of an obstacle on mud and snow and road tyres.. :rofl He could have gotten some forward motion to carry him through most of...
Forum: Beasts 04-30-2013, 03:25 AM
Replies: 17,161
Views: 2,760,257
Posted By Mr_Chris
Be real careful just throwing stuff into your ECM...

Be real careful just throwing stuff into your ECM off the Internet. Not saying anyone is doing anything bad, but you could cause problems with the motor, might even make it run badly or not at all....
Forum: Australia 04-29-2013, 12:40 AM
Replies: 697
Views: 60,577
Posted By Mr_Chris
I think it's cool that the guys are not out to...

I think it's cool that the guys are not out to score freebies, but are doing it for the fun of riding awesome bikes all around. The commercial benefits are there for both, and there is none of that...
Forum: Australia 04-17-2013, 04:28 AM
Replies: 697
Views: 60,577
Posted By Mr_Chris
It's called, they both fell off and busted them...

It's called, they both fell off and busted them off. :deal

I just wonder what the skids looked like! :lol3
Forum: Australia 03-29-2013, 02:31 AM
Replies: 2,117
Views: 405,127
Posted By Mr_Chris
Err.. no sweat on pushing your vid but it should...

Err.. no sweat on pushing your vid but it should be cool or amazing shouldn't it? I'm feeling so used. :cry
Forum: Thumpers 03-23-2013, 02:54 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
Battery before boosters IMO

Had some issues with my almost new 570 starting. Cold starting it turned out I wasn't airing out the newly oiled filter and was all better if I let it sit a couple hours off the bike before putting...
Forum: Australia 03-21-2013, 03:29 AM
Replies: 1,742
Views: 744,290
Posted By Mr_Chris
A morning ride east of Neerim, Vic.

A morning ride from a few weekends ago, I was just a bit slack making a vid.

No there were no grassfires on the "Fire Extinguisher" FE that day...
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Forum: Day Trippin' 03-21-2013, 02:17 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 607
Posted By Mr_Chris
A morning of riding on the Berg with Graham

Me and my friend out riding -- The tune is from 1960 and is instrumental, no heavy metal and you can hear the bike much more than the music.

We were riding out east of Neerim, Victoria just...
Forum: Thumpers 03-18-2013, 03:25 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
Well, not in the middle but here's the pic: ...

Well, not in the middle but here's the pic:

http://i1266.photobucket.com/albums/jj533/Mr_Triumph/2012%20Husaberg%20FE%20570/20130318_202403_zps5ee2dabc.jpg...
Forum: Thumpers 03-18-2013, 02:07 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
Yeah it looks okay but too flimsy for bumping......

Yeah it looks okay but too flimsy for bumping... cracks in the middle.
Forum: Thumpers 03-17-2013, 07:43 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
So you like your sweet pants and...

You don't want them to melt on your 570 FE.

Well, I have an Akrapovic heat shield on mine which um.. may have impacted the ground a bit harshly when I overdid a stoppie recently... It's a CF...
Forum: Day Trippin' 03-10-2013, 11:57 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 1,424
Posted By Mr_Chris
Great ride. Shed a tear over the bad news at the...

Great ride. Shed a tear over the bad news at the end. It's hard not to be gutted even though you know there were a lot of good times. The good times don't die, they get better over time. That...
Forum: Beasts 03-09-2013, 12:29 AM
Replies: 1,889
Views: 333,983
Posted By Mr_Chris
That's the ECU. :lol3

That's the ECU. :lol3
Forum: Beasts 02-13-2013, 06:58 AM
Replies: 17,161
Views: 2,760,257
Posted By Mr_Chris
Lol no need to duck. Just take the bushing off,...

Lol no need to duck. Just take the bushing off, clean any grit off and out of it, apply waterproof grease e.g. bearing grease along the shaft, then put a small plug of grease into the bushing ends...
Forum: Day Trippin' 01-17-2013, 04:57 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,296
Posted By Mr_Chris
noice

Thanks for that RR and lucky you to have such a cute missus who has the presence of mind to realise she can ride with you on the trails!
Forum: Thumpers 01-17-2013, 02:45 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
I'm so easily flat footed with a bit of knee bend...

I'm so easily flat footed with a bit of knee bend on the Tiger 800 XC, but on the berg I'm noticeably stretching in comparison... to the ground. But to the pegs I'm still cramped (34" or so inseam)...
Forum: Thumpers 01-16-2013, 02:08 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
Sphincter says YES! My arse is envious. How...

Sphincter says YES! My arse is envious. How much (or is it a secret)?
Forum: Australia 01-16-2013, 02:04 AM
Replies: 2,117
Views: 405,127
Posted By Mr_Chris
Forum: Thumpers 01-13-2013, 02:47 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
For what it's worth, the FE 570 (2012 in...

For what it's worth, the FE 570 (2012 in Australia at least), does not come with the "secret compartment" on the left, so it looks like Cyborg's except of course without the tank under there. :D
...
Forum: Beasts 01-06-2013, 04:21 AM
Replies: 17,161
Views: 2,760,257
Posted By Mr_Chris
Tim, All the relays are the same -- well...

Tim,

All the relays are the same -- well maybe not every single one but... I looked last time and saw the same relay on three or more circuits. It's a key on thing, just what you want -- it's not...
Forum: Beasts 01-03-2013, 02:21 AM
Replies: 17,161
Views: 2,760,257
Posted By Mr_Chris
So I walk into Scotty's Dirt Bike Spares...

So I walk into Scotty's Dirt Bike Spares (Ringwood Victoria) today to check on a spare shifter lever for my berg. I look on the effing wall and BLAMMO he's got the Cycra taper mounts right there. ...
Forum: Beasts 01-03-2013, 02:14 AM
Replies: 17,161
Views: 2,760,257
Posted By Mr_Chris
I'm no tyre expert but I have put over 20000kms...

I'm no tyre expert but I have put over 20000kms (somewhere over 12k miles) and I still had thousands to go. I've had the stockers, the heidinau's and two sets of Dunlop D606 and they're all good for...
Forum: Thumpers 01-01-2013, 11:57 PM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
Where do you hide stuff on your Husaberg?

Gents, in the spirit of sharing cool and useful info I'm looking to learn where you stash tools, spares, tyre pump, etc. I see on Finn's pics some little bits here and there which greatly interest...
Forum: Day Trippin' 01-01-2013, 03:51 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 933
Posted By Mr_Chris
It was great, even me riding sweep I had a blast!...

It was great, even me riding sweep I had a blast!

The T-shirt is a custom one made for the riders on that ride -- the two sides are in the video. I reckon the Tiger splashing graphic is probably...
Forum: Beasts 12-31-2012, 02:19 AM
Replies: 17,161
Views: 2,760,257
Posted By Mr_Chris
Yeah. I just went into the Peter Stevens dealer...

Yeah. I just went into the Peter Stevens dealer where I bought the Tiger and asked for the Barkbusters. Figured that because I am tall and have the bars rotated up and the risers etc, it must be my...
Forum: Thumpers 12-31-2012, 01:01 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
Hrm, reading that, "ktmparts.com" makes me think...

Hrm, reading that, "ktmparts.com" makes me think the Husaberg is the same one. Bugga.
Forum: Thumpers 12-31-2012, 12:59 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
So what about the 4L rear tank in the official Husaberg catalog?

Is that the same tank? In other words, if I ordered it would they say something along the lines of "sorry but..."?

It's part # 812.07.904.055.44 in the 2012 catalog. It appears to have an...
Forum: Beasts 12-30-2012, 02:26 AM
Replies: 17,161
Views: 2,760,257
Posted By Mr_Chris
I have bark busters on my tiger and I completely,...

I have bark busters on my tiger and I completely, utterly HATE them. They don't fit unless you bend them a bit here and there, and then they are tight as buggery and require moving the banjo on the...
Forum: Ride reports 12-30-2012, 02:06 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 940
Posted By Mr_Chris
cheers

That sounded like a gem of a day out. That curve that gave you a nudge, looked something like a few RR's back where a BMW had a lie down. I wonder was that rock the better part of a metre across? ...
Forum: Thumpers 12-30-2012, 12:08 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
I can't remember who or what thread but I was...

I can't remember who or what thread but I was told that once you have the safari tank on, swapping to and from stock is a 10 minute operation. That tells me that taking it off and on should be easy...
Forum: Australia 12-26-2012, 10:36 PM
Replies: 1,742
Views: 744,290
Posted By Mr_Chris
Day 2 part 2, the last and more Epic video...

So I finished the vids from that ride finally.

This is just a selection of helmet cams and silliness in which one guy lands 180 up the hill, I stall my bike twice at, and then in a river, and some...
Forum: Day Trippin' 12-26-2012, 10:28 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 933
Posted By Mr_Chris
3rd Triumph Australia McAdams Gap video

More Epic. 1 to 3 laydowns. More Chipmunks. An Elvis impersonator. O YEA.

If anyone knows the best way to get the clearest youtubes from 1080p helmet cam, I seem to have lost that secret and...
Forum: Thumpers 12-25-2012, 12:50 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
in other words...

In other words, MERRY CHRISTMAS to all you uber sloper motor berg riders and lusting-after-one-ers. :clap :clap :clap

Chris
Forum: Australia 12-24-2012, 03:52 AM
Replies: 1,742
Views: 744,290
Posted By Mr_Chris
Triumph Australia McAdams Gap ADV ride Day 2 pt 1

Another video ride from your tank bag-sodomising Tiger tamer... This is a continuation of the Day 1 video I posted a while back, I'm slack but have a bit of time off so instead of spending it with...
Forum: Day Trippin' 12-24-2012, 03:37 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 448
Posted By Mr_Chris
Triumph Australia McAdams Gap ADV ride Day 2 part 1

More from Triumph Australia's McAdams Gap ADV ride. Day 2, I'm riding sweep with tools, Lance from TrailZone is co-sweep, with skills lol. This ride hit Butchers Track, Corn Hill road, Ryan's Spur,...
Forum: Beasts 12-23-2012, 02:05 AM
Replies: 17,161
Views: 2,760,257
Posted By Mr_Chris
Forum: Thumpers 12-22-2012, 04:26 AM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
Wow thats the most kit I've seen on a berg so far...

Wow thats the most kit I've seen on a berg so far I think. :-)
Forum: Day Trippin' 12-20-2012, 02:58 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,014
Posted By Mr_Chris
Is that a Clake?

I can't figure out your bars. :huh
Forum: Thumpers 12-15-2012, 06:51 PM
Replies: 759
Views: 88,632
Posted By Mr_Chris
Mine looks much different than that. I have a...

Mine looks much different than that. I have a couple wires (starter button) wired to a homemade key mounted in the mask at present. But I wanted to interrupt the ignition, not just the starter...
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