It won't be laid flat, I'll be under it....
I watched a video yesterday of a poor lad caught under the bike, at least on a GS you have the cylinders keeping it off the rider
It won't be laid flat, I'll be under it....
Excellent - ypu won't need to ride around anything; you can just go straight through it!
#ohhhhpleazzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeee
No more posts until it's muddy
Looks like you had some good fun, what are those suitcases you have on the bars?
Well done mate, true to your word!!
Now...make sure you clean it with care & the right products; I'd hate to see you start a 'Corrosion on my subframe' thread
Some observations from yesterday.
1) Africa Twin, Super Tenere, Vstrom and Triumph Tiger are all too heavy in mud.
During our 'epic' adventure yesterday we were laughed at several times. One by a local woman walking a dog. "They're not trails bikes, where you going with them? fnar fnar"..... and TWO groups of KTM Zing Zing machines (mountain bikes with engines) who 'played through' while we were contemplating a 30 meter stretch of water... "haha.... can we watch" they laughed.
But... even though our bikes were heavy, we still had fun helping each other through. Teamwork. Yes it was slow, yes it wasn't graceful, yes it was ugly... but we did it. Nobody was frustrated and everyone was enjoying it because we were all equal.
Would I like my Africa Twin to be in a pack of Zing Zings.... no way. Torture watching them jump in and out of ruts and wet grass like their bikes were made of Helium.
So even though we only covered a 10th of the ground work, my argument is that we saw more, and spent more time together and messing about. As a fun day out should be
That is a good thing.
2) DCT and no clutch lever didn't slow me down or hold me back. Honestly, with all the other things to think about, I was glad to have the auto gear change doing its thing.
3) Karoo 3 rear tyres are wearing out fast. I've only done about 500 miles and they are half worn out already !! Must switch back to GSA for road use, even though DCT is brilliant on road.
Good stuff
But looking at your pics I know why I take a sub 400cc bike every time
Small bikes can get you into enough trouble though