The Bikeshite Thread

[tom13]

39 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

I wouldn’t use a soft trials tyre like an X11 for that event but a MT43 is fine ( for longevity anyway 😂)

I was only considering it as I have worn rears which have lost a bit too much edge for trials but are  still good tyres. I don't want a tyre falling apart in Cornwall though at the same time.

[twosmoke300]

Just now, tom13 said:

I was only considering it as I have worn rears which have lost a bit too much edge for trials but are  still good tyres. I don't want a tyre falling apart in Cornwall though at the same time.

Give me a shout if it does 😂

[tom13]

8 minutes ago, twosmoke300 said:

Give me a shout if it does 😂

You're going to regret saying that. Ha.

Come and ride as well?

[twosmoke300]

34 minutes ago, tom13 said:

You're going to regret saying that. Ha.

Come and ride as well?

I have thought about it 

[tom13]

1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said:

I have thought about it 

Start in Launceston and meet me in Bridgewater.

How do you get on reading a roadbook? I have never done it before.

[twosmoke300]

2 hours ago, tom13 said:

Start in Launceston and meet me in Bridgewater.

How do you get on reading a roadbook? I have never done it before.

Pretty simple . My Tesco tuppaware one has lasted years 

[hairnet]

https://www.coxmotorgroup.com/new-motorcycles/honda/street/gb350s

hmmm............

[Stinkwheel]

17 hours ago, hairnet said:

https://www.coxmotorgroup.com/new-motorcycles/honda/street/gb350s

hmmm............

They've just trademarked the name GB500 again, wait longer and get the one with a better engine

[Rustybullethole]

Been out doing some Welsh lanes today with mates. Nice road ride up yesterday and more trails tomorrow. Happy days.

[Stinkwheel]

3 minutes ago, Rustybullethole said:

Been out doing some Welsh lanes today with mates. Nice road ride up yesterday and more trails tomorrow. Happy days.

Bit cold out? You must have been literally 2 mins from where I'm sitting 

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Stinkwheel said:

They've just trademarked the name GB500 again, wait longer and get the one with a better engine

was looking at enfield too and theres new ones local for 500 less

quite a lot of the reviews say the enfield feels better built

[Rustybullethole]

3 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

Bit cold out? You must have been literally 2 mins from where I'm sitting 

Yesterday was chilly fair bit better today. 

Where you at? Headed North today tomorrow to the peaks. 

[Stinkwheel]

Devils Bridge and the cafe on the end near the weird cross roads/clocktower in Rhayader is a good one as well, parked the bike where yours is in the pic many a time

[Rustybullethole]

8 minutes ago, Stinkwheel said:

Devils Bridge and the cafe on the end near the weird cross roads/clocktower in Rhayader is a good one as well, parked the bike where yours is in the pic many a time

Morgans? Many a farmhouse breakfast eaten there. Used to spend lots of time at Tommys farm nearby so Rhayader very much feels like home. Spent a lot of time in the Castle and a fair wedge in fuel in et james. Inly stopped for a quick smoke at Devils Bridge today. 

[Stinkwheel]

1 minute ago, Rustybullethole said:

Morgans? Many a farmhouse breakfast eaten there. Used to spend lots of time at Tommys farm nearby so Rhayader very much feels like home. Spent a lot of time in the Castle and a fair wedge in fuel in et james. Inly stopped for a quick smoke at Devils Bridge today. 

Morgans, thats the one. Much as its nice round here in summer, i think it gets nicer looking in autumn/winter

[Cavcraft]

On 28/11/2024 at 20:59, hairnet said:

https://www.coxmotorgroup.com/new-motorcycles/honda/street/gb350s

hmmm............

Hmm indeed. Wonder what they're like compared to a Himalayan 400?

[hairnet]

9 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

Hmm indeed. Wonder what they're like compared to a Himalayan 400?

better

[UltraWomble]

£3500? For a 350cc

Thats a tenner per cc

Yet the CB125 is £4700

DOES NOT COMPUTE! Thats very good VFM.

[andyberg]

7 minutes ago, UltraWomble said:

£3500? For a 350cc

Thats a tenner per cc

Yet the CB125 is £4700

DOES NOT COMPUTE! Thats very good VFM.

To compete with the Enfields perhaps?

[UltraWomble]

3 minutes ago, andyberg said:

To compete with the Enfields perhaps?

Thats the only thing that makes sense when you compare this with say the price of a Honda Super Cub.

[twosmoke300]

No road trial on the KE for me today . Got an absolutely stinking cold and the thought of a whole day in the rain on the bike and two hours each way rammed in the cab of a transit custom 3 up just didn’t appeal . Gutted but lying on the sofa at home listening to the rain beat on the windows while I watch YouTube is 100% the best choice . 
Bike is going for a trip to Devon and back tho 😂. Was already loaded in my mates van last night . Told him he can use it when ( not if) his nearly new reiju breaks down again 

[Rustybullethole]

On 29/11/2024 at 21:41, hairnet said:

better

Agree. Apart from in the dirt. 

This has got through some serious shit over the last four days. 

Have today rekindled my love of the Peaks. What a place. 

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Rustybullethole said:

Agree. Apart from in the dirt. 

This has got through some serious shit over the last four days. 

Have today rekindled my love of the Peaks. What a place. 

friend does that - hes scared of water too

[Rustybullethole]

Last stop for milk.

Back at the caravan now need to go get some water to make a coffee. Just over 1000k this weekend had a bit of rain yesterday and this morning though could of been a whole lot worse. Cracking long weekend.

Bikes doing good. Need some rear pads and the right fork seal is letting by. See if i get away with a clean up on that one usually does the trick on first seepage.

Might even give it a wash. 

Edit; Kit and bags cleaned, oil changed and fork sealed sorted. Didn't bother with the jet wash and chucked it down some lanes on the way to Cirencester for rear pads and groceries anyhow. 

Layer of mud will protect it from the roadsalt no? Be plenty of time when i'll be washing that shit off over the next few months. 

 

Edited December 3, 2024 by Rustybullethole

[hairnet]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/202412046980511?sort=relevance&searchId=60f7168d-1e80-49ad-83b9-42fe08cbcd0d&advertising-location=at_bikes&make=Royal Enfield&model=Guerrilla 450&page=1&postcode=M171tr&price-from=500&fromsra

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/202412046984784?sort=relevance&searchId=ffa20947-215e-4518-999a-ae3471d15fa7&advertising-location=at_bikes&make=Royal Enfield&model=Himalayan 450&postcode=M171tr&price-from=500&fromsrapg

 

 

[hairnet]

ooh mama [under siege]

if they did the black with the cast wheels id be all over that like @Six-cylinder on a small car (or a tramp on chips)

but the black they do is half and half and doesnt look right (not gold)

and the white with blue is weird as it kinda looks suzuki and part of the frame is blue and the wheels - one is black one is blue which looks odd

id get 10p for the nc tho - lotsa miles and no history (written)

he might get a visit as i wanna see how tall they are

i poked @Jerzy Wokings himi and 450 but didnt sit on 450

[Ian_Fearn]

What’s the deal with these things? In Spain atm and these little cockroaches are everywhere.

There appears to be 2 popular brands, Piaggio and Derbi.

I might be missing something but why aren’t these more popular in the UK?

I parked next to this last night and went back for a photo this morning. They seem so small and approachable, much more like a shopper bike than scooter or real motorbike. Ironically there are thousands of scooters parked up overnight here and it’s the only one I’ve seen with a lock on it 😂.

Anyway. I like. A lot.

Edit: that floating rear wheel look is a winner.

[Stinkwheel]

30 minutes ago, Ian_Fearn said:

What’s the deal with these things? In Spain atm and these little cockroaches are everywhere.

There appears to be 2 popular brands, Piaggio and Derbi.

I might be missing something but why aren’t these more popular in the UK?

I parked next to this last night and went back for a photo this morning. They seem so small and approachable, much more like a shopper bike than scooter or real motorbike. Ironically there are thousands of scooters parked up overnight here and it’s the only one I’ve seen with a lock on it 😂.

Anyway. I like. A lot.

Edit: that floating rear wheel look is a winner.

Those sort of mopeds are popular in spain/france etc because a lot of them can be ridden without helmet/licence etc and usually by younger folks than can ride a 50cc legally here.

The styling is quite old fashioned now, they are the successors to motobecane and mobylette (sic?) etc 

And i agree, got to love a floating rear wheel 

[UltraWomble]

56 minutes ago, Ian_Fearn said:

 

I might be missing something but why aren’t these more popular in the UK?

 

Unlike most of Europe the UK still limits riding of 50cc machines to people aged 16 and over with a CBT and full helmet.
In quite a lot of the EU you can razz around on these from 14, with no formal test and in some places with no lid, so popular among young teen student and the like.

That E-Zi mini I have just bought is pretty much a modern iteration of this type of machine, light at under 60kg, very nippy up to 28mph and very minimal.
If the UK relaxed moped licencing laws there would be a lot more drug related crime young people nipping about on 2 wheels to the shops/mates/college and I bet that Keeway machine would sell in spades for its £grand price.

[Ian_Fearn]

@Stinkwheel @UltraWomble

Whats the chances of one of these making it back to the UK under its own steam as a personal challenge?

I guess the Eurovelo routes could be used.