Whispers only please, the halfrica twin is taking a nap.

5 months ago by poleslav to c/motorcycles

So turns out next upgrade for the bike is going to be some not road tires, whoda thunk riding on silt and mud with 80/20s was a terrible idea. All in all just some plastic pieces broke which I can model and 3d print to fix. At least now I can say I have adventured.

shittydwarf 26 points 5 months ago

Oi, you can't park that there mate

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teft 15 points 5 months ago

I thought motos sleep standing up like elephants? TIL i guess.

As for that road I'm not sure i'd have traction on that even on my downhill mountain bike. That looks squidgy.

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poleslav 6 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I think the 80/20 tires would have been fine if the trail was dry, but I’m definitely looking at more aggressive off-road tires next. The trail was basically wet clay. On the plus side that meant no damage to the bike when it took a few dirt naps lol

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GrindingGears 2 points 4 months ago

That sort of wet clay is shit on any sort of tires though. Like even aggressive soft hard Enduro tires, the minute that stuff clumps and sticks into the treads, your tires are gonna suck. That stuff is awful shit to ride in.

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956 11 points 5 months ago

I assume the baby is in the other hard case, seeing as the one on the ground is no longer "on board"

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poleslav 15 points 5 months ago

The baby on board was taking the picture, it’s me, I’m the baby. Maybe j should consider getting a baby doll and keeping it in the box that’s usually empty just for shits and giggles though

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M33 7 points 5 months ago

Upvoted for courage and « halfricatwin »

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poleslav 5 points 5 months ago

Is it courage or stupidity? Maybe both lol. And yeah, I want to repaint/wrap my bike eventually, and I’m definitely having my friends wife cut me a halfrica twin sticker for the new colors

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nehal3m 3 points 5 months ago

That’s what you call the Transalp right? I have an XL600V from ‘99 still used on the daily.

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PerogiBoi 7 points 5 months ago

It's not adventuring if you don't drop it!

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poleslav 3 points 5 months ago

Exactly!

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Tylerdurdon 6 points 5 months ago

Sleep tight little one, please don't wet the bed

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OR3X 5 points 5 months ago

Did you air down? Makes a huge difference. I run 80/20s on everything. Only gets sketchy in super sloppy mud.

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poleslav 3 points 5 months ago

Ooo I did not. I just got to the trail from the road, I do have a pump in my box to fill it when I get back on the road though. I think I’ll try that when I get back to the trail in a month or so (before I order new tires)

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Major_Tsiom 4 points 5 months ago

Leave it broken! It gives you off road cred!

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poleslav 4 points 5 months ago

This is why I never and will never wash my bike. The luggage rack is definitely getting fixed though since I quite like it around town lol

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blarghly 3 points 5 months ago

ADVs no like mud 😭

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poleslav 4 points 5 months ago

Yknow it’d make more sense to not take a 460 pound bike through sketchy shit, but where’s the fun in that? The bikes fine, I just need to design and 3d print a replacement peg for the hard case which broke off lol

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blarghly 2 points 5 months ago

Lol, as a KLR owner I feel your pain.

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poleslav 2 points 5 months ago

We do it not because it is easy, but because we thought it would be easy. KLRs are such wonderful bikes though

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vivalapivo 2 points 5 months ago

I wouldn't go there unless I had at least motoz

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isVeryLoud 2 points 5 months ago

I see you use your motorcycle properly, I love to see it!

These bikes were meant to be used, not pavement princesses.

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poleslav 2 points 5 months ago

My thoughts exactly!

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nehal3m 2 points 5 months ago

I rode pretty gnarly shit on the older model, can recommend Mitas E07. The Dakar version has really stiff side walls, if you want to be able to swap tubes on the trail I’d get the normal ones.

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poleslav 1 point 5 months ago

Ooo I’ll have to keep those in mind! Thanks!

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