Forum: Beasts
04-11-2011, 07:31 AM
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Forum: Beasts
04-10-2011, 04:26 PM
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Replies: 415
Views: 88,001
XLV750 Rear Shock
So far I've found three different aftermarket units which will work.
Looks like Chan in Singapore is the go: A$515 for the Wilbers Technoflex Econoline. Anyone here have any experience with this...
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Forum: Beasts
04-08-2011, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 415
Views: 88,001
XLV750R Shock
Just reread your post, Sharks.
I've already got a cactused one here, mate!
Think I might hafta order the Wilbers one instead...
Cheers anyway...
Paul
If you ever need anything XLV, let...
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Forum: Beasts
04-08-2011, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 415
Views: 88,001
XLV750R Shock
Thanks, Sharks.
Address is:
Paul's XLV750
Margaret River Motorcycle Repairs
Unit 2- 26 Auger Way West
Margaret River,
WA 6285
Anything you might need I can chuck your way?
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Forum: Beasts
04-06-2011, 11:54 PM
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Replies: 415
Views: 88,001
XLV750R Rear Shock
Anyone with a spare rear shock they want to sell?
(Haven't forgotten your post about the Wilbers, Two Plugs!)
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Forum: Beasts
08-23-2010, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 6,777
HAWKEOILER: A Warning!~
Thanks for your response, Ratthing. Visa says it's a PayPal issue...
Just to remind fellow bikers:
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Forum: Equipment
08-23-2010, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,539
Hawkeoiler: A WARNING
<table id="post7031729" class="tborder" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="alt1" id="td_post_7031729">I purchased this product...
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Forum: Equipment
08-23-2010, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 450
Views: 96,398
Hawkeoiler: A WARNING
<table id="post7031729" class="tborder" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td class="alt1" id="td_post_7031729">I purchased this product...
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Forum: Australia
02-06-2010, 05:46 PM
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Replies: 2,669
Views: 290,847
Transalp 600 Crash Bars
"yep, I'd reccomend crash bars... I've lost count of the times mine has had to have a liitle lie down chasing the maffra mob - they take some wicked paths in them hills."
Restoring the Transalp...
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Forum: Beasts
01-03-2010, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 415
Views: 88,001
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Forum: Beasts
10-25-2009, 03:38 PM
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Replies: 12,373
Views: 3,790,747
Vacuum Fuel Pump
No noise at all from the VFP I ordered from AQs and fitted four years ago. Have kept the original, which is in perfect condition, as a spare.
Currently in BC, Canada... but headed down to Mexico...
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Forum: Americas
10-25-2009, 03:24 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,500
Mexican Biking...
We are off to PV in three weeks, for a month there. Any update on rental bikes in Sayulito. Prefer a dualsport.... .
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Forum: Ride reports
05-03-2009, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 3,781
Fanta on ice...
Nice ride... great photos. Orange is very photogenic against the snow, but it's always nice see see a TA blending in... .
Cheers,
Paul
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Forum: Beasts
05-03-2009, 08:22 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 28,009
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Forum: Ride reports
04-11-2009, 05:32 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 2,397
Escapees...
We're Aussie Honda riders (62 & 56), looking to cross Canada E - W July 2009. Will we have any issues picking up a used V-Strom in NS? Can't find a Varadero, Africa Twin or Transalp...!
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Forum: Beasts
04-11-2009, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 361
Views: 51,705
Varadero in Quebec
Would you believe that the very same Dero was just passed in, on eBay, at C$10K? Didn't meet the reserve. Identical colour to yours, Terry.
I then emailed a certain Pascal(e) the Quebecois...
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Forum: Beasts
03-09-2009, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 1,616
Views: 363,754
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Forum: Australia
03-09-2009, 07:35 AM
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Replies: 2,669
Views: 290,847
Coming to WA?
Email me if you're coming to the west: paul.bradstreet@gmail.com
Check Margaret River on Google.
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Forum: Europe
02-19-2009, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 489
Views: 35,635
Wrong film clip...
Uh, sorry about that. Our film clip is EUROBIKERS
Don't know how that other 'scooter' clip came up.....!!!
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Forum: Europe
02-19-2009, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 489
Views: 35,635
Bonjour, Obelix
We enjoyed riding in France during 2005. We had a great time... and found French bikers to be the friendliest in Western Europe (along with the Dutch and northern Italians)! We spent four months...
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Forum: Americas
02-19-2009, 01:12 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,129
Koala Tea
Enjoyed reading about your trip, KK. If you happened to ride through the tiny town of Mercy, in Saskatchewan, you may have stopped for a mug of their delicious Koala Tea. Most unusual beverage!
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Forum: Australia
02-18-2009, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 2,669
Views: 290,847
Super Visor
Finally found a way to stop the Super Visor flying off at speeds over 100 kph. It's a product called TITAN BOND, by Bostik. Ordinary clothes pegs (4) keep it in place while curing. Takes a week to...
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Forum: Americas
02-18-2009, 09:45 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,129
Trying to buy a bike in BC...
What a waste of breath. I've been buying and riding Hondas since 1971, but your Honda dealers are asleep-at-the-wheel. Do you think I could get anyone interested in selling me a Varadero?! And they...
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Forum: Ride reports
02-18-2009, 08:20 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 6,550
Travel Diary
Very much enjoying your posts and photos. We plan to do a similar route this summer, two-up.
Cheers,
Paul & Janet, W. Australia
XLV750R, TA600, AT750
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4jVGdE-0lM
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Forum: Canada
02-17-2009, 02:51 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,050
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Forum: Australia
02-14-2009, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 2,669
Views: 290,847
Air Filter for TA600
G'day Greg,
Recall you may have once said that the TA600 had the same air filter as my AT750 (RD04). Is that right?
Paul,
WA
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Forum: Beasts
02-14-2009, 02:32 AM
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Replies: 361
Views: 51,705
Access to Oil Filter on Dero
Nice. It's a hassle with the AT on very very long rides. I just keep dropping the oil, roadside. I may have found a reasonably priced RD04 in the UK, to ride Wales, Scotland and Ireland; then ship...
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Forum: Beasts
02-13-2009, 08:36 AM
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Replies: 361
Views: 51,705
SW Motech Bars
The SW Motech bars certainly seem strong, but are apparently one of the tougher bars to install.
Six mounting points. Two behind the radiator, two on the frame, and two on the forward engine...
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Forum: Americas
02-12-2009, 03:54 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,129
Cross-Canada July 2009
We're Aussies, riding across a little later in July than you are... NS to Vancouver. Trying to buy a bike now, but it seems there's very limited choice in NS... .
Paul, W. Australia
XLV750R,...
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Forum: Equipment
02-08-2009, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 152
Views: 6,841
Macs since '84
Currently we have two MacBooks and two iMacs... all brilliant. Ride up to four months at a stretch, overseas, with a Macbook on my chest, in a comfortable pack. (No kids, it's NOT my parachute!)
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Forum: Australia
02-08-2009, 04:08 AM
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Replies: 2,669
Views: 290,847
Where's Those Dunes?!
Who said that Transalp is not a good bike?
OK, I'm impressed, Chzeckie.
Paul,
WA
XLV, TA, AT
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Forum: Beasts
02-08-2009, 04:00 AM
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Replies: 57
Views: 28,009
New Transalp
Watch the price come DOWN just as fast. These are hard times, even in Oz. It will drop to <$13,000.00... and soon.
Paul,
WA
XLV750R, TA600, AT750
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Forum: Beasts
02-04-2009, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 12,373
Views: 3,790,747
Wtf?!
1975 Honda CB550 Four
1980 Honda CX500 dual sport conversion
1983 Honda XLV750R ???????????????? :eek1
1983 Honda XL600R
1983 Honda CB985FII Bol d'Or
1983 MZ ETZ250 sidecar
1985 Honda XL600LM...
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Forum: Beasts
02-01-2009, 12:36 PM
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Replies: 361
Views: 51,705
Comparison
Similarities are cosmetic. The 950s and 990s are much much lighter and go where Deros fear to tread. The KTMs are serious offroaders.
Thanks for the info, Terry. Pity it takes that much work to...
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Forum: Road warriors
01-31-2009, 12:30 AM
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Replies: 112
Views: 21,462
Both My Africa Twins
Packhorses for the world... twenty six countries, three continents and lots of islands. Oldest one a 1990 RD04; the next a 1992 RD04. Have swum one of them thru' a river no-one else crossed for days;...
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Forum: Beasts
01-31-2009, 12:02 AM
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Replies: 361
Views: 51,705
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Forum: Equipment
01-30-2009, 04:43 AM
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Replies: 450
Views: 96,398
Hawkeoiler
Years later the bloody thing still hasn't arrived... .
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Forum: Canada
01-24-2009, 04:00 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 4,718
Africa Twin
Yeah, totally agree. I've owned two ATs (so far). If you see one for sale, particularly in the eastern provinces, PM me, plz...
Crossing Canada later this year.
Paul, W. Australia
XLV750, TA600,...
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Forum: Beasts
01-16-2009, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 12,373
Views: 3,790,747
Hey, Miss April is my Aussie AT!
Thanks for the calendar, G-Funk... . Hey, Miss April is my Aussie AT! Now my Dutch AT is the one on the track, but I could never get mine to lean like that.... .
Paul,
W. Australia
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Forum: Beasts
01-16-2009, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 28,009
One of My Options
I have three offroad V-Twin Hondas, including an AT. Also owned an AT in Europe. The Transalp 700 is an option if it arrives in Canada by mid-July. Personally I think it is a very ugly bike, but all...
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