Muffin Man
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I’m keen..
My Kove 450 Rally February 2024
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Good - and Mike your pal (or Chris or wazzisname)?
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Thanks Bart, would be very nice, but I will be in Lesotho spectating at the Roof@FredK , @Psycho Porra , @Muffin Man + Mike (dunno his nick), @Off Road Cycles (meaning Sirk), read here - and weep if you will say no!!!
And, if there's any other Kove owners here, make yourself known and pitch in here please???
How about all us Kove pilots go do the same/similar ride like @Xpat & me did as per my above report, on the weekend of Friday-afternoon 29 November, Sat 30 Nov & Sunday 1 December?
Of course Martin himself is most welcome to come lead this pack but I'll leave that entirely up to him.
The idea is to .....
sleep Friday at the Marico Oog (swim, braai, joll) - which isn't too far from our suburbia so is a short ride,
then ride the Botswana Border pieces on Saturday and stay over in Camp Moselasela,
and Sunday we track back to Beestekraal, have lunch there and then we all go home thereafter.
This ride is a roundabout ~800km mix of tar & offroad, not technical and very scenic, and those with an eye for such will see some game also
Time aplenty so zero hurry for anyone in the group, we'll ride at a relaxed pace which all can do easily.
Who's in for this????
Spotted this bike somewhere parked at a lekker workshop near to me, apparently from some client they said.
Owe up, who's is it????
Owe up, who's is it????
"Touch the dream" 
So gay!!
So gay!!
Jis, kyk hoe mooi opgepas is daai 350 in die agtergrond!
Porra daai lyk netjies!
Porra daai lyk netjies!
n Proper pissup, somewhere, gesponsor deur ons eie dranksmous.
Miskien by n bikeshop naby jou
Miskien by n bikeshop naby jou
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Ek brand om my CRF300L op te gradeer na 'n Kove 450. Kove is net so bietjie duur. Daar is 'n R100k verskil tussen 'n 300 en 450...
So, during my Lesotho ride (mainly there I reckon) I bashed my bashplate.
Carbon Fibre is light yeah, and quite strong too, but when it gets "too" much it cracks.
See pics, some cracks did pierce through a bit so a plan was needed.
A small dent in the header as well as in the frame rail correspond with a crack in the pan's flat belly, and the other crack also sits there.
The rest is just scratches and look worse than they are, they buffed out and have largely disappeared - but the flat bottom needs some additional protection.
Enter Molecule Motorsport in the US, which have exactly what I wanted: a plastic flat-ish but shaped underside with an additional piece to protect the linkage, and this lot just screws against the bottom of the carbon pan which stays in place!
So I'll get busy now with my fave hobby, screwing!
Carbon Fibre is light yeah, and quite strong too, but when it gets "too" much it cracks.
See pics, some cracks did pierce through a bit so a plan was needed.
A small dent in the header as well as in the frame rail correspond with a crack in the pan's flat belly, and the other crack also sits there.
The rest is just scratches and look worse than they are, they buffed out and have largely disappeared - but the flat bottom needs some additional protection.
Enter Molecule Motorsport in the US, which have exactly what I wanted: a plastic flat-ish but shaped underside with an additional piece to protect the linkage, and this lot just screws against the bottom of the carbon pan which stays in place!
So I'll get busy now with my fave hobby, screwing!
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Proper plastic is the way to go. A reviewer had a rock going through the carbon and damaging the fuel pump.So, during my Lesotho ride (mainly there I reckon) I bashed my bashplate.
Carbon Fibre is light yeah, and quite strong too, but when it gets "too" much it cracks.
See pics, some cracks did pierce through a bit so a plan was needed.
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A small dent in the header as well as in the frame rail correspond with a crack in the pan's flat belly, and the other crack also sits there.
The rest is just scratches and look worse than they are, they buffed out and have largely disappeared - but the flat bottom needs some additional protection.
Enter Molecule Motorsport in the US, which have exactly what I wanted: a plastic flat-ish but shaped underside with an additional piece to protect the linkage, and this lot just screws against the bottom of the carbon pan which stays in place!
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So I'll get busy now with my fave hobby, screwing!
Well done!
Al n hele 425 km's, nog nie eers weer volgegooi nie!
Jy beter, dan sal jy weet erens jok ek
Ag, soos ek gehoop & verwag het is dit n Sjinese bike..... egter die eerste een wat rerig 'bike' genoem mag word, nog niks kak gesien of ervaar nie
Well, never mind screwing, ek moes biki saag ook!
When the plastic underside was screwed to the carbon pan it turned out that it interfered with the sidestand being fully down, so I had to cut a corner ...... and although that goes against my nature I did
The plastic plate has a kind of extension for protecting the linkage...
... plus some heat-reflective tape to protect it from the exhaust pipe.
It looks good, fits well, and I'm sure it will do the job - and ditto for the 'sides' of the carbon pan, they've done this thus far anyway.
So, done fiddling, ready to ride, rough also
When the plastic underside was screwed to the carbon pan it turned out that it interfered with the sidestand being fully down, so I had to cut a corner ...... and although that goes against my nature I did
The plastic plate has a kind of extension for protecting the linkage...
... plus some heat-reflective tape to protect it from the exhaust pipe.
It looks good, fits well, and I'm sure it will do the job - and ditto for the 'sides' of the carbon pan, they've done this thus far anyway.
So, done fiddling, ready to ride, rough also
And then it happened......
I've lent my bike on several occasions to several people, ranging from lighties to senior citizens.
We all ride different styles, and therefore we also use our clutch different, and use it for different reasons!
I use the clutch to pull away & stop of course, changing gears too, and will modulate it a bit when the going gets so touch that I need to feather it to prevent stalling.... and that's about it!
I never (ever!) use the clutch to modulate the engine's power like 125cc racers do, nor do I use it when I'm seriously on the throttle, in fact I regard doing that as complete lunacy!
But someone has done this, clearly so..... causing the clutch stack's thickness to go down by 0.9mm, and I noticed it starting to slip at maximum torque, in the lower gears actually.
Below is what came out, mileage just over 6000km - it actually still looks good but is not, the lot has worn too thin now.
Oh well, a new set of plates (steel & friction) sorted that, ex-stock from Offroad Cycles.
So, if in future you ask me for a spin when next we meet please don't take it personal when I'll refuse such?
I've lent my bike on several occasions to several people, ranging from lighties to senior citizens.
We all ride different styles, and therefore we also use our clutch different, and use it for different reasons!
I use the clutch to pull away & stop of course, changing gears too, and will modulate it a bit when the going gets so touch that I need to feather it to prevent stalling.... and that's about it!
I never (ever!) use the clutch to modulate the engine's power like 125cc racers do, nor do I use it when I'm seriously on the throttle, in fact I regard doing that as complete lunacy!
But someone has done this, clearly so..... causing the clutch stack's thickness to go down by 0.9mm, and I noticed it starting to slip at maximum torque, in the lower gears actually.
Below is what came out, mileage just over 6000km - it actually still looks good but is not, the lot has worn too thin now.
Oh well, a new set of plates (steel & friction) sorted that, ex-stock from Offroad Cycles.
So, if in future you ask me for a spin when next we meet please don't take it personal when I'll refuse such?
Are the plates Kove specific or is it shared with other models ? Some people should only be allowed to ride auto scootersAnd then it happened......
I've lent my bike on several occasions to several people, ranging from lighties to senior citizens.
We all ride different styles, and therefore we also use our clutch different, and use it for different reasons!
I use the clutch to pull away & stop of course, changing gears too, and will modulate it a bit when the going gets so touch that I need to feather it to prevent stalling.... and that's about it!
I never (ever!) use the clutch to modulate the engine's power like 125cc racers do, nor do I use it when I'm seriously on the throttle, in fact I regard doing that as complete lunacy!
But someone has done this, clearly so..... causing the clutch stack's thickness to go down by 0.9mm, and I noticed it starting to slip at maximum torque, in the lower gears actually.
Below is what came out, mileage just over 6000km - it actually still looks good but is not, the lot has worn too thin now.
Oh well, a new set of plates (steel & friction) sorted that, ex-stock from Offroad Cycles.
View attachment 928250
So, if in future you ask me for a spin when next we meet please don't take it personal when I'll refuse such?
No idea, I just asked for a new set at the agent, so was completely sure he'd not flog me a set for a Lambretta, however, full honesty here, I did not check that!
125-smoker-lighties must just learn not to use the clutch when riding anything bigger, but to be honest so must an older gent who has a big thumper himself - but oh well, after all a clutch is a consumable hmm?
This is the 2nd clutch I buy in my life now, the other one was just to make sure I had piece of mind when I bought a used 500 - which only improved me finding neutral with the new set, it was fine otherwise.
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