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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:10 am
by bigtwinthing
i took a picture with it covered in sleet i will post it on the GS website and say i was in Andorra
On a recent trip to Dorchester i talked to a Guy with a GS Adventure, all the boxes all the gear, sat nav BMW Panniers and "Trailmaster suit", Trail tyres and head come all the way from Bridport. He had the bike from new and had toured the World for 3400 miles in 5 years. It may have been Ewan but not sure.
It seems in the "adventure world" you have similar knobs to the "roadracers " with chicken strips and new knee sliders. They are bikers though.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 7:11 am
by bigtwinthing
bigtwinthing wrote:i took a picture with it covered in sleet i will post it on the GS website and say i was in Andorra
On a recent trip to Dorchester i talked to a Guy with a GS Adventure, all the boxes all the gear, sat nav BMW Panniers and "Trailmaster suit", Trail tyres and had come all the way from Bridport. He had the bike from new and had toured the World for 3400 miles in 5 years. It may have been Ewan but not sure.
It seems in the "adventure world" you have similar knobs to the "roadracers " with chicken strips and new knee sliders. They are bikers though.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 3:23 pm
by mik_str
Fired the old girl up and took her out for the first ride of the year last evening (did 80 kms; a tuning ride). I was expecting to have to do some minor jetting changes further to the intake changes I made (ie. new airbox lid with larger filter element, matched port/collar/carb throat, lower profile butterfly screws) and this was indeed the case. Thankfully, having two Flo-Commanders (one for main and one for pilot circuits) greatly simplified the job. I ended up having to richen up the pilot circuit by 2 turns and was unable to sufficently richen up the mains (still had a slight lean surge with the screw turned full rich; will go up 2 sizes on mains tonight). Bike is pulling great and will only get better as the main circuit gets set properly.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:22 pm
by MacV2
Custard Crunple ticked over 47k today on the way home...Despite all the abuse...Not bad for a yella one...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 5:46 pm
by Wicky
MacV2 wrote:Custard Crunple ticked over 47k today on the way home...Despite all the abuse...Not bad for a yella one...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renovo-Plasti ... SwTA9X851N
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:11 pm
by AMCQ46
Mac, if the yellow one is custard crumble , is the red one called raspberry ripple?
Or was that what Kev called you
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:23 pm
by MacV2
Ta for that...might get some for the screen...The clock face is just where I wiped it to get the rain drops off...grubby glove just smeared it...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 6:25 pm
by MacV2
AMCQ46 wrote:Mac, if the yellow one is custard crumble , is the red one called raspberry ripple?
Or was that what Kev called you
No Al thats Nue Red & you know that already...
Your just trying to get Kev in trouble...
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=40570&start=135#p444702
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 8:37 pm
by bigtwinthing
sorted the Sat Nav wiring, it looked horrid, Fitted the Camera and fitted a rather nice Puig Hugger.
Ferry is booked for France and the Hotels are all booked too. Were off Sunday.
Taxed and insured the new Car. All,s looking peachy. Oh got some euro,s
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:18 pm
by podman
bigtwinthing wrote:sorted the Sat Nav wiring, it looked horrid, Fitted the Camera and fitted a rather nice Puig Hugger.
Ferry is booked for France and the Hotels are all booked too. Were off Sunday.
Taxed and insured the new Car. All,s looking peachy. Oh got some euro,s
Fab, very jealous, have a fantastic time.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2017 10:22 pm
by podman
MacV2 wrote:Custard Crunple ticked over 47k today on the way home...Despite all the abuse...Not bad for a yella one...
Anything major gone wrong during that 47k Mac?
....out of curiosity, whose bike here has done the most miles on the original engine?
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 7:24 am
by MacV2
podman wrote:MacV2 wrote:Custard Crunple ticked over 47k today on the way home...Despite all the abuse...Not bad for a yella one...
Anything major gone wrong during that 47k Mac?
....out of curiosity, whose bike here has done the most miles on the original engine?
Only me falling off it Podman...
Has MCCT's the timing was out...Sorted that...Refreshed brakes, forks & swingarm since I've had it...
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 9:41 am
by grumpyfrog
I'm thinking that Mike in the States had the most miles on the original engine, over 100k until something went pop.
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 11:01 am
by Wicky
IIRC Jonesey is on about 80,000+ and I'm on 65,000 going on strong
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Posted: Fri Apr 28, 2017 2:28 pm
by AMCQ46
podman wrote:[
....out of curiosity, whose bike here has done the most miles on the original engine?
yup, I think Mike had 100k miles.
I don't even know what mileage mine is on as I always have the trip meter showing so I know when I need to look for a petrol station