Our Story of the Honda Quest 2017
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McSack said:
Correction
Bwana
The following contestants bought their AT's:
Charl du Plessis
Minxy
Philip Groenewald
SP Dreyer
Marcel Vladar
Kobus Myburgh
Pieter Lourens (bought new)
Francois Ebersohn
Conelius Nelson - (bought new)
John Webb
Glenn Koch
Charl Potgieter (won theirs)
Hennie van Heerden (won theirs)
and Grant Pentalow
Bwana
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Well done Hardy you obviously found the right way to educate the people.
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And someone sold his manual to buy a DCT! 
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DAY 8: Marble Camp to Purros
Sand glorious sand and then some more sand… Like everybody said previously: if you couldn’t ride sand before the trip, you sure would be able to after!
I was quite comfortable with sand and didn’t mind the odd stretch here and there, but 40-60km of it…well it would be a challenge. And this where the Africa Twin really came into its own; it was a breeze! This was another loooong day in the saddle but it was a good one. I just could not get enough of the Namibian scenery; Gemsbok, Springbok, Ostrich, Giraffe... We had lunch around 16:00 which was delicious jaffles that the crew made for us next to the road.
As we rode into camp we were greeted by a group of ostriches running across the road and into the distance; a proper desert scene. After parking the bikes and setting up camp, a box of quarts appeared and they went down well!
The following day we had a rest day where we did an oil change on all the bikes.
Some time during the day a rumour started going around camp that there was a special task planned for late in the afternoon. The first challenge that went through my mind was pushing the Africa Twin through some of that river sand… The message comes: at least boots & helmet, ready to go at 17:00 (I think). We get on the bikes and we leave camp. After a short drive we stop and Hardy tells us that we are going to be spaced across the desert individually and we will spend an hour alone on the desert; the exercise is called SOLITUDE. We could do whatever ever we wanted; sleep, listen to music, day dream… I made a video diary of the trip so far. The one thing or idea that kept coming up in my mind was just how small we are in the bigger scheme of things… The whole experience was very surreal and the hour felt like 15mins.
We then went to have OBS at the lookout and watch the sun set towards the Skeleton Coast.
Sand glorious sand and then some more sand… Like everybody said previously: if you couldn’t ride sand before the trip, you sure would be able to after!
I was quite comfortable with sand and didn’t mind the odd stretch here and there, but 40-60km of it…well it would be a challenge. And this where the Africa Twin really came into its own; it was a breeze! This was another loooong day in the saddle but it was a good one. I just could not get enough of the Namibian scenery; Gemsbok, Springbok, Ostrich, Giraffe... We had lunch around 16:00 which was delicious jaffles that the crew made for us next to the road.
As we rode into camp we were greeted by a group of ostriches running across the road and into the distance; a proper desert scene. After parking the bikes and setting up camp, a box of quarts appeared and they went down well!
The following day we had a rest day where we did an oil change on all the bikes.
Some time during the day a rumour started going around camp that there was a special task planned for late in the afternoon. The first challenge that went through my mind was pushing the Africa Twin through some of that river sand… The message comes: at least boots & helmet, ready to go at 17:00 (I think). We get on the bikes and we leave camp. After a short drive we stop and Hardy tells us that we are going to be spaced across the desert individually and we will spend an hour alone on the desert; the exercise is called SOLITUDE. We could do whatever ever we wanted; sleep, listen to music, day dream… I made a video diary of the trip so far. The one thing or idea that kept coming up in my mind was just how small we are in the bigger scheme of things… The whole experience was very surreal and the hour felt like 15mins.
We then went to have OBS at the lookout and watch the sun set towards the Skeleton Coast.
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Bwana said:
You would be surprised at how little I did 8).
I think it is a case of once you actually ride it in terrain that would normally be out of your comfort zone, you realize how much thought went into the AT's design.
Thanks.
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Hinksding said:And someone sold his manual to buy a DCT!
Charl du Plessis
Charl Potgieter - sy manual wen fiets verkoop vir 'n nuwe DCT
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One thing I find a bit confusing is that I have heard from more than one person is that the ony drawback of the dual clutch transmission is that it is not possible to pull away in sand in 2nd gear, as the
this gearbox won't allow this.
Why would pulling away in sand with a seamless shift box like the DCT be a problem? Does'nt it actually eliminate the "shifting to 2nd" that gets a manual bike bogged down?
this gearbox won't allow this.
Why would pulling away in sand with a seamless shift box like the DCT be a problem? Does'nt it actually eliminate the "shifting to 2nd" that gets a manual bike bogged down?
Kobus Myburgh
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2StrokeDan said:
Low revs you don't get enough momentum to get going, high revs too high to engage 2nd. The only way is to really rev it high to get momentum going, feet up and then slowly roll down enough to drop the revs to allow engaging second.
Hoop dit maak sin.
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Strangely enough when you rev the kuk out of it on pull off in sand, the box stays in 1st. Apparently a slight tap-off and flick of the manual gear change paddle gets the bike to 2nd , but that was way beyond my skill level in the sand2StrokeDan said:
[edit . hah! beaten to it :laughing4: ]
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DAY 10: Palmwag to Brandberg
The Blood Sand day…
One of the tips Kamanya kept repeating was: Ride virgin sand, make your own tracks. So naturally when we reached the blood sand, this sentiment was repeated. We were also told to look out for aardvark holes… I probably missed 99, but no. 100 caught me. As soon as I saw it I thought: Maybe I’ll clear it… The front wheel cleared it but the rear kicked up and it sent me flying and tumbling. The first thing that went through my mind when I got up was Hardys’ words at the beginning of QUEST: If you damage your bike to the point where you cannot ride further, your QUEST is over. Looking at the bike through the dust I thought: Well, that was Quest for me...
Within seconds some off the contestants were there to help and Hingsding and (I think) Karookid picked up the bike. Mark (our drone pilot) caught the whole thing on camera and saw it happen live on his screen. He apparently got on the radio immediately and said someone fell, VERY HARD. When he got to me, his eyes were the size of saucers and he was shaking quite a bit, I think he got a bigger fright than I did. He reckons I was doing about 55 km/h as that was the speed the drone could do. I walked around the bike to assess the damage and the only part of the bike that broke was the left hand guard; the screen was intact, handlebars were straight, indicators were still in one piece… I turned the key in the ignition, pushed the start button and bike started first time. These bikes fall very well and the RUMBUX crashbars are worth every cent! MY QUEST WAS STILL ALIVE!!!
That evening we had our last presentation and in true Quest tradition we had a test…42 odd questions if I remember correctly, all relating to our journey from when we landed up to the last presentation we just heard. At that stage half points separated the teams and this was to be the tie-breaker…
Full video of crash on Day 10 of Quest... :deal:
The Blood Sand day…
One of the tips Kamanya kept repeating was: Ride virgin sand, make your own tracks. So naturally when we reached the blood sand, this sentiment was repeated. We were also told to look out for aardvark holes… I probably missed 99, but no. 100 caught me. As soon as I saw it I thought: Maybe I’ll clear it… The front wheel cleared it but the rear kicked up and it sent me flying and tumbling. The first thing that went through my mind when I got up was Hardys’ words at the beginning of QUEST: If you damage your bike to the point where you cannot ride further, your QUEST is over. Looking at the bike through the dust I thought: Well, that was Quest for me...
Within seconds some off the contestants were there to help and Hingsding and (I think) Karookid picked up the bike. Mark (our drone pilot) caught the whole thing on camera and saw it happen live on his screen. He apparently got on the radio immediately and said someone fell, VERY HARD. When he got to me, his eyes were the size of saucers and he was shaking quite a bit, I think he got a bigger fright than I did. He reckons I was doing about 55 km/h as that was the speed the drone could do. I walked around the bike to assess the damage and the only part of the bike that broke was the left hand guard; the screen was intact, handlebars were straight, indicators were still in one piece… I turned the key in the ignition, pushed the start button and bike started first time. These bikes fall very well and the RUMBUX crashbars are worth every cent! MY QUEST WAS STILL ALIVE!!!
That evening we had our last presentation and in true Quest tradition we had a test…42 odd questions if I remember correctly, all relating to our journey from when we landed up to the last presentation we just heard. At that stage half points separated the teams and this was to be the tie-breaker…
Full video of crash on Day 10 of Quest... :deal:
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ktmkobus said:2StrokeDan said:
Low revs you don't get enough momentum to get going, high revs too high to engage 2nd. The only way is to really rev it high to get momentum going, feet up and then slowly roll down enough to drop the revs to allow engaging second.
Hoop dit maak sin.
Thanks guys, I understand now. :thumleft:
Question: on the manual the engine and gearbox oil would be the same. Does the DCT have its own oil or does it use engine oil too?
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ChrisL - DUSTRIDERS said:
Same for both.
Ta :thumleft:Kamanya said:
Rocky58
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Glen the Throttel Jocky convinced me to sell my GS adv and buy AT dct .
He is a very pushy sales man .
Have not hat the chance to ride that much .
Time will tell .
He is a very pushy sales man .
Have not hat the chance to ride that much .
Time will tell .
Scrat
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Here is some of my GoPro footage.
There was loads of footage and tried to edit it so I could show the best of each day.. (Unfortunately I had no video of the Van Zyls pass day… card was full… will have to go back and get some footage again!)
Also remember I am not the best editor…
One thing I want to mention is the days when I rode last with Kamanya I found it very interesting to see what lines the guys would choose when tackling the various terrains.
Day2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SatnEbtBZdw
Day3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk67KOMiZUw
Day4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C9UB6O5uRo
Day5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzMJ432XmSw
Day7-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI25T3gTu24
Day9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mRE1-PCqj4
Day10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTtZ-Pk8Yt8
Day11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVmB8L1fu9w
There was loads of footage and tried to edit it so I could show the best of each day.. (Unfortunately I had no video of the Van Zyls pass day… card was full… will have to go back and get some footage again!)
Also remember I am not the best editor…
One thing I want to mention is the days when I rode last with Kamanya I found it very interesting to see what lines the guys would choose when tackling the various terrains.
Day2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SatnEbtBZdw
Day3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk67KOMiZUw
Day4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2C9UB6O5uRo
Day5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzMJ432XmSw
Day7-8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI25T3gTu24
Day9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mRE1-PCqj4
Day10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTtZ-Pk8Yt8
Day11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVmB8L1fu9w
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