Me being me I just had to test the running light. I don’t like the yellow so connected the white. I’m keen to test it at night but it’s seriously bright.
I started at 9:00 this morning. The first task was to drill and cut.
I then made the jig for bending.
I needed to test if it works, happiness. I’ve never done this before so I was rather shocked to see how well it works. Very impressed but shocked nonetheless.
I was really nervous about...
I collected the aluminium sheet this morning. I’ll start transferring the measurements later this week.
I also need to build my bending jig to create the centre line crease as per below.
This is basically two pieces of flat bar with square rods welded to them as shown and placed into the...
I’ve done Cape Town to Johannesburg in a day a few times on the 1200. On the 650 I most likely will not be able to walk after attempting that.
Bigger bikes are smoother, less vibration, more weight/comfort, better wind protection. In short, much better for long distance
It’s been a while since I changed anything on the XR. The last few trips were great with everything working the way it should.
One of the remaining items on my wish list is to change the headlight to an LED unit. A while back I found one for sale on Marketplace and it’s been in my drawer since...
There is no simple or short answer to your question and regrettably (with the limited information available) nobody can answer it but you. Some have given great advice and I would add that you want someone to speak with that you respect and trust but someone that will call you out when you're...