Recent content by Roger39

Horrific. I can't help but think that he saw his buddy pulling a reckless move and thought "if he can do it so can I". The ego takes control and at the risk of looking like an "over cautious" rider being stuck behind a truck he gets tunnel vision and makes a fatal move. It opens the debate of...

For a reason that's not important I ended up riding my adventure bike with my full face helmet today and amazingly it made quite a nice change. I felt a bit like a dork (and probably looked like one) but it got me thinking. Why do we actually wear adventure helmets? I know it looks cool and we...

@Chrisl thanks for that detailed reply.....appreciated!

Brad needs to find another team, Aprillia maybe. Next year Acosta is going to be his team mate and sadly I feel he's going to be living in his shadow.

I've got a few days free in June and was thinking of heading up the West Coast...maybe Lamberts Bay and loop out to Carnarvon and back down. Or is it worth going up to Port Nolloth? Looking for some places and routes that come recommended and maybe some not to bother with. I'll be travelling...

Thanks for the input, found some stuff called Corrosion Block on Stealalot wich seems to be good so I'll be trying that out.

Living a stone's throw from the sea I'm trying to find a way to stop rust on my bike. I see ACF-50 is the recommended stuff but not that easy to get hold of. Do any of you have some tips or tricks to prevent rust on nuts, bolts, chrome, spokes etc etc?

Another example is that there was a 2018 Africa Twin advertised by a dealer on FB and it was mentioned that the Africa Twin is tubeless. Anyone that does a bit of research will know that a 2018 Africa Twin is NOT tubeless so either this is dealer BS again or it has had a conversion done on it...

The user manuals for the two bikes I have say that the engine should be stopped by turning the key off. I prefer to use the kill switch and then the key, just killing it with the key just feels wrong. It probably doesn't make a difference and I've heard using the kill switch will help stop it...

The bike I got is a 2018 Triumph Speedmaster, absolutely beautiful bike and it doesn't have a scratch on it. Got it from JMD Suzuki in Kempton Park. Needless to say its getting new filters, oil etc which I do anyway as soon as I get a new bike. If I had trusted the dealer I wouldn't even be...

So I took the plunge and bought a bike last week from a dealer in Gauteng. I'm in the Western Cape and of course as soon as the deal is signed I am the one that has to constantly contact them for updates on delivery etc etc. Never mind, I'm used to that. I also got the normal warranty that gets...

Was wondering the other day how many times Itchy Boots has had Squirty Bum with the stuff she eats from strange places...

By the sounds of it you're more likely to have a sudden catastrophic failure using a tube than running tubeless. Makes me think that running tubeless with a stiff sidewalled tyre like a Trailmax Mission and TPMS is the safest option.....

Thanks for the advice, how about I throw in a Dyna Switchback into the equation with 81000km?

The Street Bob was sold this morning so its no longer an option......makes the choice easier now :LOL: