Adventure bike recommendations?

[Bikemad]

[Bikemad]

might have to lose the air dam mirrors for something more aerodynamic and fit smaller indicators methinks
and might get my carpainter mate to paint the tank but leave a telltale stripe down the sides

[fridayflash]

what a bloody beauty col!!
fun bikes alround! now you go in search of gravel

[Bikemad]

cherrs ed.........man can't wait to get the first sevice done and crack it open........

[dino3310]

Nice one bro, i like the colour, best all rounder on the market
painting the tank could be an issue sooner or later the fuel gets to the paint

[Bikemad]

cheers dino...........yeah wasn't sure about the paint issue.........is there not some kind of sealant you could treat the tank with before painting?

[Night Falcon]

cheers dino...........yeah wasn't sure about the paint issue.........is there not some kind of sealant you could treat the tank with before painting?

if its anything like my safari tank it will breathe petrol vapours through the plastic which means anything you put on it will blister. I have managed to get some decals to stick by having them perferated but they still blistered but havn't come off yet

[dino3310]

Cant remember where excactly, but i do recall threads on either ADV or Thumpertalk regarding a liner/sealant there and a thread there some where on how to Dye the tank which had good results.
i'll have a flick around and see if i cant find theose threads

[dino3310]

worth a looksey
http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/527...5#entry4993675
http://www.thumpertalk.com/topic/786...1#entry8109876
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=767713

i know theres a good one on dyeing a 18l clarke somewhere but for some reason the ADV search engine aint working at the moment

[Bikemad]

cheers for the info Dino

[Bikemad]

went for a wee play on the gravel and beach today...........beach was a prick.......tide right in and soft as sand............got outta there quick havin to do the old fred flintstone for the last 10 feet or so over the top of the dune.........gravel was way more fun.........have to make a few adjustments re lever positions and suspension and or seat height ...........and bloody hell.........you wern't kidding bout the seat Eddie...........after 130 ks it felt like i'd been kicked in the arse by an elephant.............still......i was smilin all the way

[fridayflash]

ohhh...soft sand would be a nightmare mate
gravel is the go..and even pretty good on some trails
the seat truly is a torture device from a victorian era
200kms and im sore...400 kms and in standing even at full highway speeds
standing as often as poss is best to get extra kms outa the old posterior
no doubt youll be on for a new seat soon cuz?
i think ill get in the one from procycles meself

[Bikemad]

will give it a couple more rides and see if i harden up a bit.............procycles eh..........will check out their site
pretty happy alround tho...........she still gets along at 110ks at half throttle so really lookin forward to gettin the 1000k service over with and opening her up

[Night Falcon]

will give it a couple more rides and see if i harden up a bit.............procycles eh..........will check out their site
pretty happy alround tho...........she still gets along at 110ks at half throttle so really lookin forward to gettin the 1000k service over with and opening her up

I remember the first time i rode 2 hrs on my old DR with the stock seat, had to wait another 2hrs before I was able to endure the ride home! Do yourself a favour an go ring Procycles....do it now...do it...do it.

[Eddieb]

I remember the first time i rode 2 hrs on my old DR with the stock seat, had to wait another 2hrs before I was able to endure the ride home! Do yourself a favour an go ring Procycles....do it now...do it...do it.

I have the Seat Concepts seat and while it's an improvement it's not the be all and end all, I think you could get a pretty good improvement just laying an extra 10mm on the top and on the rear 2/3's of each side to flare out where you sit for not much coin.