The Bikeshite Thread

[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.

[Stinkwheel]

5 minutes ago, Ian_Fearn said:

@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.

Assuming its in good mechanical order then i'd say more than do-able. It's probably the rider that would get bored/fatigued first

[Cavcraft]

On 05/12/2024 at 19:35, hairnet said:

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

 

 

The new Himalayans looks bloody horrible, especially compared to Rustybullethole's.

[Stinkwheel]

25 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

The new Himalayans looks bloody horrible, especially compared to Rustybullethole's.

Theyve gone for the current 'elongated shapes' bodywork that everyone is using these days. Not a fan, old one looked better, even if the new engine is better

[Cavcraft]

5 hours ago, Stinkwheel said:

Theyve gone for the current 'elongated shapes' bodywork that everyone is using these days. Not a fan, old one looked better, even if the new engine is better

It reminds me of that really dull phase of motorbikes that started around the late 1980s and dragged on into the 90s and onwards.

[Iamgroot]

7 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

It reminds me of that really dull phase of motorbikes that started around the late 1980s and dragged on into the 90s and onwards.

[Cavcraft]

31 minutes ago, Iamgroot said:

Soz, M8, no offence

 

 

Right, anyone tried a TRK 502...

or a 310GS?

[Iamgroot]

Plenty taken!  😝 

I've heard some positive things about those bennelis, apparently there is a version with spoked off road sized wheels (ie bigger front) and a version with road sized wheels so watch out for that depending what you want

[andyberg]

10 hours ago, Ian_Fearn said:

 

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

 

Street cred innit?  Who wants one of these when you can get a BMW M alike or Mercedes AMG alike when you are 17?

I felt the same in China. The battery scooters and bikes are everywhere, I can see the benefits especially when a new one is only a few hundred pounds. 

[DodgeRover]

14 hours 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.

Over a grand for insurance at 16 and you know you can't leave it anywhere you can't see it as it will be stolen/ set on fire/ smashed up as why not...

[Cavcraft]

13 hours ago, Iamgroot said:

Plenty taken!  😝 

I've heard some positive things about those bennelis, apparently there is a version with spoked off road sized wheels (ie bigger front) and a version with road sized wheels so watch out for that depending what you want

Bloody nice looking thing (imho) but between the three Benelli/BM/Enfield, I reckon the Themalayan is the looker of the bunch.

 

[Cavcraft]

2021 71 ZONTES T310 ABS T 310 ADVENTURE TOURER AMAZING SPEC A2 NEW MOT | eBay

Heard of the b d (Chinese, iirc) looks quite a good spec, but wonder how much of a bastard it is to get parts if needed?

[Rustybullethole]

5 hours ago, Cavcraft said:

2021 71 ZONTES T310 ABS T 310 ADVENTURE TOURER AMAZING SPEC A2 NEW MOT | eBay

Heard of the b d (Chinese, iirc) looks quite a good spec, but wonder how much of a bastard it is to get parts if needed?

Sexy swing arm 👍🏽

A welcome cuppa after two and a half hours flat as a strap in the dark and drizzle. 

 

[tom13]

On 12/12/2024 at 19:21, Cavcraft said:

2021 71 ZONTES T310 ABS T 310 ADVENTURE TOURER AMAZING SPEC A2 NEW MOT | eBay

Heard of the b d (Chinese, iirc) looks quite a good spec, but wonder how much of a bastard it is to get parts if needed?

Don't know what you want to use it for but what about the CF Moto or the voge 300. Both seem to have great reviews and reliability. 

[Rustybullethole]

Amazingly none of this fell off on the 12 miles ride home. 

Not often a single bungee strap can claim that. Be a different story once i've saved up for the *performance cam. All that shit will be straight off the back. 

[UltraWomble]

2 hours ago, Rustybullethole said:

Amazingly none of this fell off on the 12 miles ride home. 

 

Im calling "BELM" on that claim if you left the bottle of beer on the tank on the ride home....

[bangernomics]

Surely he drank that on the way home.

[tom13]

8 hours ago, UltraWomble said:

Im calling "BELM" on that claim if you left the bottle of beer on the tank on the ride home....

He couldn't take a chance on that getting lost.

[Rustybullethole]

Zero downed outside the shop and one in the box in the box on the back that made it home intact. Have taken to wearing the full face lid as cold and the drinks pouch was stuffed with a shampoo bottle so drink driving option not available. 

Also the crisps weren't mine so treated them as sacrificial and put them on top. 

Edited December 15, 2024 by Rustybullethole

[twosmoke300]

Well i did my first race since covid . Bloody brilliant . 
It wasn’t a technical track by any means but it was pretty relentless. Nowhere to even grab a sip from the camel bak .

My plan was to have two stops but got away with one . Also came in about 10secs before the flag and snuck an extra lap in . I’ve learnt in the past that even if you go round that extra lap at walking pace it can really  bump you up the results . 
So 3h10 saddle time . 
Felt pretty tired after but no injuries . Fell off once cos some knob on a kxf stopped dead infront of me just after a snotty rooty section . 
17 laps in total . And the bike doesn’t need washing . I’m fucking buzzing 

New CRF is fucking awesome at doing what it was made for . Just the Italian made lighting kit and clocks stopped working but I think I’ve spied a disconnected connector . 
Came 3rd in my class out of 9 finishers so happy with that . Some of the championship riders had some mental pace about them . Had a coming together with one at about 30mph but only a bruised arm . Both stayed upright so happy days