While not very exciting tomorrow I plan on riding to work fr the first time this year (just got her out of my Moms basement). Have rode since December so there's some riding rust to work off.
Bike slowly cranked over this morning when it was 30 degrees outside. When I went home for lunch she turned right over...I was hoping that it was cold related and not the battery
Hard starting in the morning because it hadn't been started since Dec ? Trying to crank over an unlubricated engine might explain that.
I did ride it a bit yesterday. This morning sort of threw me off as I usually don't ride when its that's cold out anymore
I just had my Moose pannier rack installed (my shop guys had to wrestle a bit apparently, as anticipated) and added my expedition bags. I'm just putting miles on my Terra locally (PNW) to ramp up to a June trip. From Seattle to Oregon for the Giant Loop weekend June 6-7 then to No Cal and up the coast back to Seattle. I'm looking forward to being in the saddle and away for a whole ten days! My last weeklong trip was summer last year, on my XT250 with my great basin bag to the North Cascades and Slate Peak/Winthrop and back. That's a great trip from Seattle and I do it every summer. This summer will be new territory and lots of mountainous backroads! I'm up for any suggestions for must-not-miss routes in northern California. I'm referencing Butler maps for now. Also: Has anyone checked out MotoStays? For places to stay or to offer a bed/room for another motorcyclist to stay. That's how I plan to "camp." http://motostays.com/
I have it about the way I think it is going to work best for me and now it's time to figure out where it will take me.
This video is from a ride last weekend. Nothing special, just a gravel ride in beautiful NW Arkansas. You know the drill, best viewed in 1080P
Brisbane to Bribie Island, the backway, an old loggers track the "Sandy track" Pine on one side, Gum on the other. A nice cool autumn days ride, 2Hr
Been lurking a while, so I suppose this thread is as good as any to serve as an intro, so here goes: Two mates recently got bikes and I was to join them on a trip - in the backup vehicle. Having missed out on a Namibia trip years ago, I thought, "what the heck". Wanted a KTM 690E, but read too much about people having hassles. The default BM 650GS was too... well, boring for my liking. 800GS, etc I tought was too big, considering most of my riding would be on an 8km commute on the tar and I wanted something more nimble. Then stumbled upon the Terra and immediately liked the bike . She's pretty basic at the moment. Tail piece had been cut off by previous owner, so I need to make a plan to get her through roadworthy (no licence plate/holder and/or light for the plate). She has a single Pro Circuit T5 carbon-tip pipe that sounds pretty damn good, though . Edit 1: nearest sound I could find on Youtube here: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLr-U44ACE Will try to record the real thing soon-ish. I think you'll like it... So where I'm gonna go? The plan is to do a little trans-Lesotho. Nearest entry point is abt 450km from Jhb. Plan is to do a day each getting there and back, plus 3 days in the mountains. Why? It's high (typically 2,500-3,000m altitude), it's typically gravel mountain roads and it's empty (or, it will be until the govt finishes tarring roads with the 'help' from the Chinese-owned mining companies). Therefore, it is still pretty unspoilt and damn beautiful. I just need to add a few things - bash plate (probably SW-Motech), hand guards, heated grips, higher bars and possibly crash bars & lower pegs (I'm 6"1 and the seat-to-peg distance feels a little short). I'm also having the suspension raised a teeny bit and the fork preload increased a bit. Will likely make my own screen, fitted only for the longer trips. Safari makes a great set of long-range tanks, but that's probably overkill. Will likely run with a 5L soft fuel cell strapped to the back. Pics are from the day I picked her up and parked temporarily at my cuz's place (I helped him choose the Dakar that same weekend). Edit 2: Rode cuz's 650 Dakar yesterday. I am SO glad I chose the Husky! Will post more pics when the 1st round of mods are done. Just wanted to say thanks to all for the good advice and knowledge sharing - I've learnt a heap already! Edit: Pic as promised - showing that T5 pipe. Every one of my friends almost wet themselves when I blipped the throttle on their 1st viewing. It really barks Keen eyes will notice road tyres (for now) and the homemade licence plate jobbie. Roadworthy is done, may well lose that lot again... Also, the mark on the body from when the ratchet strap slipped and she jumped away from me while solo loading her on the trailer for her 1st service. I said some nasty things... So I FINALLY got to record a short vid with the T5 exhaust sound:
Just returned from a 4000km trip up to Innaminka, South Australia with a group of 8 bikers. Lots of gravel, sand and bulldust. There were 3 of us on TRs - all performed flawlessly but not without incident. On guy hit a 50kg Emu at 120km/h but miraculously stayed on the bike. All said, the TR was a perfect machine for all terrain.
Between Beachport and Robe in South Australia My mate riding the KTM 640 put a couple of videos on YouTube View: https://youtu.be/ucfHk3dqfvg View: https://youtu.be/IBTLv5Ut0qk Cheers Greg
Awesome videos! That sand is tricky stuff - brought a few of us undone on the recent trip to Innamincka. One of the TRs will probably be written off after a nasty tank slapper. You obviously had a drone-mounted camera on your ride - works great. Cheers, Viktor
Took a quick ride up in the mountains to see if the snow was gone...got off the main road and took about 4 seconds of gravel road before this stopped me. Yes, the Terra is a great winter bike, but about half a meter of wet snow might be a bit too much.
All packed up and ready to set off again. A few small items still to be tied to the bike tomorrow evening and than on Saturday we're off for 3 weeks of exploring through the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine and Poland! Very excited to say the least!
