Weekend Projects

[Intuthu Kagesi]

Well done man! ... This is soooooo cool, that A480 is no slouch as cameras go ... It's a 10Mpixel camera with digital zoom nogal, perfect for stealth close ups of your neighbours topless tanning ... I can see where this is going to too ... next a wireless live video feed, followed by a drone

 

[Stranger]

Ok, this is off topic.

Put off road tyres on my street bike .

 

[Intuthu Kagesi]

Ok, this is off topic.

Put off road tyres on my street bike .

Very nice bike

If this post happened 20 odd years ago, I would have suggested you see a shrink for even suggesting them, let alone actually fitting them, however based on the current state of our roads, that's probably a wise move

As to projects ... If you physically fitted them, then it's a certainly a project of note ... If you rode it to the local bike tyre fitment shop, erm ... not so much

 

[Stranger]

Thanks and .... erm not so much. However the testing was done all by myself. I have clever suspension that works off a button, much better than setting it myself like I used to on my K1200s

Tyre tech has moved on and the manufacturers know that even adventure bikes need to ride on the tar to get to the dirt, hence this tyre. Designed for both. They are not true off road like a knobbly, but not a road bike tyre either. I have " normal" "comfy" and " sport" mode. So normal and sport for the rd and comfy for the gravel. Doubt I will manage Sani pass but hey on a sunny dry day, you never know.

So my weekend project was " evaluation" just as important as the physical work, don't you think ?

Once again, you speak to single minded guys and they say you are mad to put those tyres on a street bike. Makes me so happy to be right for a change. These things are insanely good on the road. Just for reference Metzler Karroo street.

 

[Stew]

@Intuthu Kagesi @Stranger I used to do that every Thursday night before race weekend, put on last races old tyres for practice Friday, practice Friday, Friday night, put on a brand new set for Saturday race day, then Sunday take my race tyres off for the following race weekend and put on my road tyres. All manually done on my Suzuki 1100 GSX.

 

[Intuthu Kagesi]

Thanks and .... erm not so much. However the testing was done all by myself. I have clever suspension that works off a button, much better than setting it myself like I used to on my K1200s

Tyre tech has moved on and the manufacturers know that even adventure bikes need to ride on the tar to get to the dirt, hence this tyre. Designed for both. They are not true off road like a knobbly, but not a road bike tyre either. I have " normal" "comfy" and " sport" mode. So normal and sport for the rd and comfy for the gravel. Doubt I will manage Sani pass but hey on a sunny dry day, you never know.

So my weekend project was " evaluation" just as important as the physical work, don't you think ?

Once again, you speak to single minded guys and they say you are mad to put those tyres on a street bike. Makes me so happy to be right for a change. These things are insanely good on the road. Just for reference Metzler Karroo street.

A racing mate of mine has them fitted to his non racing / road going F800GS, and he swears by them ... I can't comment, as I would probably be hung and quartered if I even suggested putting em' on a Ducati ... that said ... all my offroad bikes are road registered, (it's our illustrious government trying to keep tabs on who owns what and sting em' for annual licencing), so; I may well take your cue, and pop a set onto one of my 450's and use it on the road as well

As to your comment about weekend projects and evaluation ... You're 60, and have earned your stripes dammit, so yes! ... it is whatever you say it is

 

[Intuthu Kagesi]

@Intuthu Kagesi @Stranger I used to do that every Thursday night before race weekend, put on last races old tyres for practice Friday, practice Friday, Friday night, put on a brand new set for Saturday race day, then Sunday take my race tyres off for the following race weekend and put on my road tyres. All manually done on my Suzuki 1100 GSX.

Good for you! ... it's a schlep of note, and certainly worthy of the title "weekend project", especially so when it involved a bar of green sunlight soap and two good ol' fashioned tyre levers

 

[SmokeyJoe]

Ok, this is off topic.

Put off road tyres on my street bike .

But why?

Disclaimer: I dont know anything about bikes. Ive ridden them a lot. But i dont understand the reasoning unless you plan to go off road. Going off road then poses other questions such as does your bike have enough torque to navigate rough terrain. Please Im not being funny, im really very interested.

 

[Resistance]

Thanks and .... erm not so much. However the testing was done all by myself. I have clever suspension that works off a button, much better than setting it myself like I used to on my K1200s

Tyre tech has moved on and the manufacturers know that even adventure bikes need to ride on the tar to get to the dirt, hence this tyre. Designed for both. They are not true off road like a knobbly, but not a road bike tyre either. I have " normal" "comfy" and " sport" mode. So normal and sport for the rd and comfy for the gravel. Doubt I will manage Sani pass but hey on a sunny dry day, you never know.

So my weekend project was " evaluation" just as important as the physical work, don't you think ?

Once again, you speak to single minded guys and they say you are mad to put those tyres on a street bike. Makes me so happy to be right for a change. These things are insanely good on the road. Just for reference Metzler Karroo street.

Dude of the tyre works for your driving pleasure then it's not a fail at all. Hand made project ,maybe not but project it is In my books. I like mad!

 

[Resistance]

Good for you! ... it's a schlep of note, and certainly worthy of the title "weekend project", especially so when it involved a bar of green sunlight soap and two good ol' fashioned tyre levers

Well I have changed car tyres on mags by hand. That is a project I wouldn't recommend to anyone although I did it multiple times. I'll find some of that pics and post it if I do.

 

[Room Fogger]

But why?

Disclaimer: I dont know anything about bikes. Ive ridden them a lot. But i dont understand the reasoning unless you plan to go off road. Going off road then poses other questions such as does your bike have enough torque to navigate rough terrain. Please Im not being funny, im really very interested.

When I still rode I sometimes came to a board that said pub and a arrow, and a dirt road, and thirst and inquisitiveness is a great motivator, and normal road tires didn’t always work out that well. Even in some dirt/ grass parking areas. So you have the compromise of the best of both worlds, I did off-road most my life, road only last couple of years before I got rid of my mill stone, and unfortunately the bikes had to go as well

If you don’t overdo it on the road, no super speed freak show on the tar those still give good enough/great handling, but if you take it relatively easy off tar it opens up new possibilities to explore with a bit more ease and confidence, most bikes can handle it, just auto split braking system/abs can be a pain with sand, therefore calm and aware. They can take you only so far though, it’s mot a mx setup, but it still gives a comfortable trip on tar.

 

[Raindance]

Ok, this is off topic.

Put off road tyres on my street bike .

Had those on the AT as well, never pushed it through corners like a road bike but it did slide when you came in to hot unlike knoblies that just let go with no warning. Damn, can not remember the name of the tire now. sounds exotic though. Old age, damn you!

Regards

 

[Intuthu Kagesi]

But why?

Disclaimer: I dont know anything about bikes. Ive ridden them a lot. But i dont understand the reasoning unless you plan to go off road. Going off road then poses other questions such as does your bike have enough torque to navigate rough terrain. Please Im not being funny, im really very interested.

I can't speak for @Stranger as to why he chose to replace his tyres, however I can tell you that tyre technology has improved in leaps and bounds over the past 20 years, to which we now have what are referred to as "Dual Purpose tyres", (as Stranger fitted).
Their bias is admittedly towards off road use when compared to modern road going tyres. however they would our perform a road going tyre as well as an off road tyre of as little as 10 years ago.
These tyres have become popular as Dual Sport and Adventure Motorcycles have come of age, (basically what you may remember as a "road scrambler", but on steroids), and given the state of our shoddy roads probably make more sense than a true "modern road tyre, which would be very similar to a full race tyre of a few years back
As to the torque a modern bike power outputs, again I can't speak for Strangers bike, however I have a couple of Yamaha offroad 450's that output almost 60BHp, along with some 48Nm of torque ... that's close to what a 1600cc car of 10 years ago was outputting as power goes, however these bikes weigh in at a little over 100Kgs, unlike the 1500+Kgs of a medium sized car, so there's no shortage of power ... O ... and my 450's rev up to 12000RPM

 

[Raindance]

Anakee or something like that, just can not let go when forgetting a name. Pictures are not helping either.



Regards

 

[Intuthu Kagesi]

Anakee or something like that, just can not let go when forgetting a name. Pictures are not helping either.

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Regards

You're quite right, they're Michelin Anakee's

 

[Stranger]

That R1200R has around 110 BHP and 115 Nm. Top end around 220kmh. That is enough for me these days, my time at 300+ is done.

@Room Fogger has it right though. I used to own a Moto Guzzi SP 100 sport with the upswept pipe. This in effect gave me a little rd clearance and I had many a trip to the Drackensburg where I had no hesitation taking the bike and the missus on the back down a gravel rd.

 

[Puff the Magic Dragon]

I had no hesitation taking the bike and the missus on the back down a gravel rd.

With an airbag on the back, you can't go wrong

 

[Intuthu Kagesi]

That R1200R has around 110 BHP and 115 Nm. Top end around 220kmh. That is enough for me these days, my time at 300+ is done.

@Room Fogger has it right though. I used to own a Moto Guzzi SP 100 sport with the upswept pipe. This in effect gave me a little rd clearance and I had many a trip to the Drackensburg where I had no hesitation taking the bike and the missus on the back down a gravel rd.

You've had some notable machinery over the years I see ... I used to drool over both the SP100 and the Mk2 Le Mans back in ye day ... both beautiful bikes, even by todays standards.

 

[Stranger]

This one was epic.

 

[Stranger]

With an airbag on the back, you can't go wrong

She has got proper airbags

 

[Intuthu Kagesi]

This one was epic.View attachment 223967

Another magic machine
You're brave taking a pillion around Swartkops, that track is tighter than a frogs butt 6 meters underwater

 

[DarthBranMuffin]

Filling up the coil supply again...

 

[Resistance]

I put up shelving yesterday.

 

[DarthBranMuffin]

I put up shelving yesterday. View attachment 224942

Where's the vape shelve, next weekend?

 

[Resistance]

Where's the vape shelve, next weekend?

That was supposed to be the vape shelve
All repurposed till I can build some cupboards