Forum: Racing
02-10-2013, 04:44 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 2,950
S Africa
After that it's only a day or so in an aeroplane to S Africa!
Enjoy the feedback and well done; again!
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Forum: Racing
02-10-2013, 04:41 AM
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Replies: 1,218
Views: 148,274
Jcr
I reckon Honda should hand over 2014 to JCR for the Dakar.
Off topic a little; I'm not sure Faria is as fast as Depres (or say, Helder) but then Cyril started as a water carrier with KTM. For sure...
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Forum: Racing
01-19-2013, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 728
Views: 73,788
Slow poison
I remember reading an oldish Dakar report by Ron Ayers (I think) in which he described Peterhansel as "slow poison" when he was still on bikes. Talent and navigational instincts aside, he'd nibble...
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Forum: Racing
01-19-2013, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 4,502
Luis the hero
Well done Luis; fantastic achievement. You have many, many fans all around the world including in South Africa where we appreciate tough men who do not give up.
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Forum: Racing
01-19-2013, 02:49 AM
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Replies: 18,418
Views: 933,747
King Cyril
Looks like Cyril is heading for another win (don't tempt fate!) and I was of the impression he'd come through enduro to rallies.
Not quite and a very interesting cv: 1st Dakar in 2000 as a...
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Forum: Racing
01-16-2013, 02:29 AM
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Replies: 1,732
Views: 197,066
Close call?
Thank goodness Pyn and Johnny Campbell survived their crashes to continue. It's just hang in there now. Good luck!!
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Forum: Racing
01-14-2013, 11:44 PM
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Replies: 18,418
Views: 933,747
Ingo Waldschmidt
Ingo is a great guy and solid rider in his 3rd Dakar I think. He's helped quite a few SA riders with training to ride sand to a roadbook in Namibia.
He placed 15th when Pyndon got a top 10...
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Forum: Racing
12-23-2012, 01:15 AM
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Replies: 1,432
Views: 113,514
Rookie result
Andy Haydon's 1998 result was great and also that Alfie Cox finished 4th in the same year on his first Dakar; a private, self funded entry.
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Forum: Racing
10-29-2012, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 650
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Forum: Thumpers
10-19-2012, 10:39 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 932
Cracked!
Yup, I've got a set on my 2006. Bought the guards in 2008 so surely 2nd gen? BUT they still cracked at the engine mounting and hadn't really worked hard. They are solidly mounted at the bottom but...
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Forum: Face plant
10-02-2012, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,443
Ode to the mud pit
Ah the joy of the mud pit. I remember someone wheelying impressively through one until he encountered an angled log hidden in the slime. Now that was a spectacular crash. Dirt bike though so no real...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-11-2012, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 4,668
Views: 873,883
Oil changes
Can I go back to the oil change issue?
Is there any merit in considering a system to change oil on the trail by sucking or syphoning it out of the filler cap? I understand some cars do it through...
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Forum: Face plant
09-09-2012, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 6,917
None so blind
I think I've posted this before but about 500m from my house is an intersection across the traffic and opposite a church. Well this one morning I'm on my KTM 640 adv, orange bike, yellow high viz...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-07-2012, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 790
Check spark plug & cap
I had a 525 that behaved in a similar way. Cleaned the carb multiple times. Eventually traced (by my local friendly mechanic; not me) to a bad spark plug cap; even though the plug sparked ok when...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-30-2012, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 159
Views: 19,248
Inspirational
This is a great report and inspiring for us who have galvanised hair (er, grey to the uninitiated), or any hair.
For me it would be a reason the US is great and I would visit. Stuff the critics...
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Forum: Racing
08-04-2012, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 4,910
Senna & F1
I loved F1 but in a bygone era that took too many good drivers - starting with Clark, McLaren, Rindt, Petersen and not racing but Hailwood, then I only followed at a distance. But I was watching TV...
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Forum: Face plant
08-04-2012, 09:06 AM
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Replies: 71
Views: 14,634
An inspiration
What an inspirational storey! - no more moaning about my knee twinges. I think that the way you handled the lack of consequences to someone who profoundly affected your life is also inspirational....
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Forum: The Garage
07-09-2012, 07:08 AM
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Replies: 1,004
Views: 198,252
Holiday gems
The Super Glue reminds me of a holiday gem. My son is home and goes diving for crayfish and stupidly gets tagged on the palm of his hand by an eel leaving a 50mm long cut that needs stitches. But...
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Forum: Ride reports
06-14-2012, 06:58 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 14,200
Just makes me want to tour
Great report - every second photograph just makes me want to get on my KTM 640 and do some dirt touring.
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Forum: Ride reports
05-03-2012, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 271
Views: 75,959
Fantastic report and your positive, "will not...
Fantastic report and your positive, "will not allow myself to be hassled" attitude comes through clearly and is a great inspiration. Here in S Africa the most popular ds bikes are probably GS12's...
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Forum: The Garage
04-06-2012, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 1,004
Views: 198,252
Torqueing backwards
When torqueing the flywheel on an 1980 something Husky on its taper with a left hand thread make sure that the aforementioned torque wrench works on left hand threads (click type). Otherwise it's an...
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Forum: Racing
04-01-2012, 02:14 AM
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Replies: 1,732
Views: 197,066
Dakar ndon - great!
From the bottom of Africa - great news and good luck. Enjoyed Neduro's experiences, no the Pyndon's - can't wait.
Listening to the guys from SA that took part it's the time in the saddle each...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-04-2012, 05:24 AM
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Replies: 3,918
Views: 782,184
Side Stand
Nice pic 640 Armageddon, we have those pesky corn fields in S Africa too. Looks like your side stand is a tad short as well. I regularly curse in flat country as it seems the bike is going to tip...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-04-2012, 05:20 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 5,838
Factory efforts
Whew Jan, so you reckon the Dakar winning Yamaha's (Teners' etc) and maybe Honda's (Africa Twins) were built from the ground up from existing models by the French. I cannot agree,
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Forum: Face plant
02-04-2012, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 36
Views: 4,172
Thanks for the hard lesson
It can't have been easy to write that down, let alone post it. Thank you for a very hard hitting lesson. My open face Bell is retired and regardless of the weather it's ATGATT. 30C in sunny South...
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Forum: Racing
01-28-2012, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 5,267
Views: 639,143
Great Achievement
I think I've already added congratulations from S Africa (BlueBull et al) but I know 2 or 3 of the S African finishers (Alfie Cox & Oz Bestell) and they rate it as the hardest thing they've ever done...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-21-2012, 12:25 AM
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Replies: 37
Views: 9,233
Better than a manual
Great write up, thank you for your time.
Two little comments:
Did you check the O Ring material? As for below the quality is not always the best and you may consider sourcing a premium...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-21-2012, 12:14 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 5,838
Brand loyalty extremes
Interesting how blind brand loyalty shines through common sense. My view is that currently Honda and maybe Yamaha could dominate almost any version of motorcycling they chose (Honda even dabbled in...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-19-2012, 09:10 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 5,838
Interesting discussion
Fascinating stuff. Maybe a few points:
Comparing rally bikes to XC bicycles is not really valid. XC MTB is GNCC or so (that's if a S African understands GNCC). More valid is multi day stage races...
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Forum: Racing
01-16-2012, 10:10 AM
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Replies: 1,636
Views: 217,692
Great work Mr Suesse
The dream realised; fantastic.
Nice shot with Chris Birch at breakfast. The Kiwi riding in S Africa seems a really humble, good guy and a very good rider. Check out his eye and beak at the finish...
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Forum: Racing
01-13-2012, 09:59 PM
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Replies: 1,636
Views: 217,692
Robby Gordon
I admire Robby; he's got his own mind for the car (I wish he'd build something 4x4 just for Dakar), drives like crazy and has to compete against the organisers (any American is persona non grata, I...
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Forum: Racing
01-10-2012, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 12,409
Thanks
Great update - you are going exceptionally well. Take it easy when you can and the best of Honda luck to you.
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Forum: Racing
01-07-2012, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 846
Views: 91,363
Great Writing
Thank you for this and maybe offloading will help with your pain. What a bummer.
I would have loved to read your write up of the whole race.
Next Year.
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Forum: Face plant
01-04-2012, 05:15 AM
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Replies: 49
Views: 6,745
Too slow
Glad you survived pretty much ok, not like the Dakar rider who hit the cow hard enough to almost cut it in half and send him into intensive care.
I had a very, very narrow escape a good few years...
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Forum: Racing
01-03-2012, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 184
Views: 38,612
Double Damn
First Jonah and Bill now Quinn. Only the South Africans and Ned left to support!!
I'm just glad he's not more seriously hurt. It was a hell of a crash and could have been an Elmer Symons /...
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Forum: Racing
01-03-2012, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 14,634
Views: 1,119,115
Great insights
Thanks for the valuable and interesting insights into Rallye riding / racing. Fascinating. I'm in the market for a Rallye jacket, bulky as they may be.
A quick note on nutrition. In cycling,...
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Forum: Racing
01-03-2012, 10:16 PM
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Replies: 846
Views: 91,363
Well said Blue Bull
Blue Bull's comment and the Roosevelt quote are very apt.
A massive disappointment for sure, but we all share it to lighten your load just a tiny bit. Now rooting for the other Huskies in the...
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Forum: Racing
01-02-2012, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 939
Views: 132,968
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Forum: The Garage
01-02-2012, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,359
SLight hi jack - keeping the home fires burning
This seems to have veered towards fires, and home fires in particular. My little contribution comes from trying to temper (heat treat) a shaft by dipping it in oil. I had a container of used oil so...
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Forum: Thumpers
12-11-2011, 08:17 AM
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Replies: 59
Views: 5,476
I wish I had a KTM horror storey because then...
I wish I had a KTM horror storey because then it's likely I'd be back on the much-loved Huskies (but from before the Italian debacle). I bought a properly secondhand 520 in about 2003. It had been...
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