Tales from the Emporium

[C&C-rider]

Welcome to the esteemed ranks of DR riders, please feel no need to surpass my record for crashes in one day!
The 650 is a great choice (just bought my second one) and its just in time for summer.

Heyy Nordie , Ima dedicated DR (350) rider and my next one will be a 650. So Im jealous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NordieBoy]

Do you think this is cause it is rigidly mounted therefore the vibration is tranmitted directly to the plate. How rigid are your other mounts?

My plate is bolted to those holes but I wouldnt say it is noisy??????

Cheers R

Only rigidly mounted at the very back (no more) and front.
Foam under the frame tubes to insulate it the rest of the way.
Undo the back bolts and no more noise.

[NordieBoy]

Went down to Wipara on Friday (was thinking of going through the Rainbow but decided not to - GWS Ryan - GWS Ryan's bike) through the Lewis.
Monday was back up to Kaikoura via the Inland Route (Jenni says there was a biker down just before Kaikoura ) and then up to Picton, rained from halfway through the Inland Route and right through to Seddon).
Today was from Picton through the Queen Charlotte at 4pm (Arrrggghhh - sun strike) and then the Maungatapu back home.
Some buggers have been busy gravelling and grading the Maungatapu from Pelorus right through to where the track starts proper.
Thick gravel and some graded rocks from the verges thrown in to the mix
Also saw a large log loader type machine sitting just past the apex of a right hander and there was a guy standing behind it with a pile of divers air bottles beside him.
Then I saw the 4WD over the bank.
Must have come around the corner (deep gravel) and braked suddenly for the loader and slid off.
The guy smiled and waved as I went past so it must have happened a while ago.

Not too sure what I think of the IRC GP21 front.
Would like to compare it to the Mitas E07 on the same surfaces.
It went fine but didn't seem to inspire the same level of confidence on either the seal or in the gravel that the Mitas did.

787Km in 10hrs of riding and there's no discernable wear on it.

I would think that with a bit lower pressure it would be a great gravel tyre though.

[NordieBoy]

Just noticed there's a chunk mark in my bashplate about in-line with the oil filter.
It just paid for itself

[PLUG]

787Km in 10hrs of riding

I would think that with a bit lower pressure it would be a great gravel tyre though.

dusty butt in 1 day pace ... try it ... you might like it ...

[NordieBoy]

Averaging 78kph?
On gravel?
Mt Altimarloch?
Maungatapu?
On gravel?
Gravel?

Hmmm.
Wonder what mileage you'd get out of a set of ice spikes?

[NordieBoy]

Found my winter gloves

They've been missing for 2 years

.They were less than 2m from my computer chair....

[NordieBoy]

Been playing...

[Transalper]

Hey Nordie, you have a scottoiler on that DR don't you...?
Could you post some close up photos of the end nozzel mounting arrangement and tube paths please... and might as well throw one of the bottle mount to, or is it a touring kit one behind the number plate? (If so, I don't really need to see that part)
Cheers
TA.

[NordieBoy]

Touring kit behind the plate.
But...
Will be dumping the touring part and moving the oiler to the frame member by the fuel tap soon...
Basically the same as on the Nordie (http://www.photostorage.nelson.geek....st/scottoiler/)

The weight of the touring kit on the numberplate mount makes me feel uneasy

[Transalper]

Thanks, just got one for my DR and am looking for a good way to set it up.
Got a duel nozzel for mine, will proberbly mount the main body under the tap like you were talking about.
They have a lube tube thing you can add if you want to keep the long range idea of the touring kit. It's a flexable bag you fill and stash where ever. It should feed the scotty for ages.

[NordieBoy]

Phew! That was close!
Going out to Richmond and got to the end of the bypass where the lanes merge due to the roadworks and we're going at walking pace...
The white NTN Courier van catches up behind me and suddenly realises that the traffic is not moving...
I looked in my mirror and saw smoke coming off his tyres and heard the squealing at the same time...
I pulled over to the left lane as he was looming in my mirrors (luckily we were still moving) and he ended up well ahead of where I would have been...
Any hesitation on my part and the bike would have been written off and me as well probably.
A bit of an adrenaline rush I could have done without thank you very much

[Wolf]

Phew! That was close!
Going out to Richmond and got to the end of the bypass where the lanes merge due to the roadworks and we're going at walking pace...
The white NTN Courier van catches up behind me and suddenly realises that the traffic is not moving...
I looked in my mirror and saw smoke coming off his tyres and heard the squealing at the same time...
I pulled over to the left lane as he was looming in my mirrors (luckily we were still moving) and he ended up well ahead of where I would have been...
Any hesitation on my part and the bike would have been written off and me as well probably.
A bit of an adrenaline rush I could have done without thank you very much

well spotted, good skills.

as to the adrenalin rush: the Japs pay a fortune in Queenstown for a totally safe but scary bungee-jump. Never complain about a free high - especially not when it's the real deal rather than the "cut" stuff...

[NordieBoy]

I'd rather not take those sort of risks
It wasn't really a "rush", mainly the "..sh" part.

Got the Stebel mounted today.
Ummm, it's bigger than the standard horn

[Transalper]

Does that just plug in to existing wires or did you need to relay it?
Is it all watertight?
How loud she be?
What it cost?
Where'd it come from?
What are this weekends winning lotto numbers going to be?