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Greetings from Cape Town where I am at the moment. I am on my iPhone so cannot post pics but thought a link to click on would help to share this. My brother and I are doing a 5000+ km memorial motorbike ride for our parents who both died quite a few years ago. CLICKY LINKY. www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=106063.0I will updatehttp://www.wilddog.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=106063.0 this thread with mostly photos once I have a normal PC in front of me. Today will be spent trying to sort out my BMW R100GS which is currently idling at 3500rpm.
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Last Edit: Dec 19, 2013 17:27:44 GMT by grizz
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smurf
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Love your threads, will be watching this one too
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Laser cutting and cnc punching (up to 3mm stainless and ali, up to 6mm mild steel)
Mail me a dxf file and i'll get you a price Metal folding and custom fabrication service also available
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Love your threads, will be watching this one too Thanks Luke Spent today with a bright young 21 year old trying to find out why bike was idling at 3500rpm when warmed up. Some of the findings includes gunk in both carbs Half the Namib desert under the tank, in every hole. Bike has Fiat Uno distributor. VW CDI units and one coil was dead. Now has Suzuki coil........ Every electrical contact opened, cleaned and then WD40'd Also made up a frame to keep the soft pannier bags out the spokes and off the Zorst
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dungbug
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Cool thread Rian and what looks to be the makings of a fantastic trip........To say I'm envious is an understatement ;D Have fun and ride safe out there.
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Past: 13 VW Beetles from 1967 - 1974 Bay Window Campers (1973 & 1974) Mini's (1992 Cooper lookalike & 1984 '25 Anniversary) MK2 Polo Coupe S (1984 & 1986) MK2 Polo Breadvan (1981 & 1984) MK4 Escort (1989) MK2 Granada Based Hearse (seriously) Fiat Uno 60S (1986) Punto 60S (1998) Cinq (1997) 1998 Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat 2003 Ford KA
Current: 2004 Ford Focus (barely alive)
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TS
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sounds awesome grizz.
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Good luck, would love to do an epic overland trip, could the idle problem be a big air leak somewhere?
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What he said ^^^^. Spray the WD40 around the inlet manilfold and see if the revs change. Its too easy a diagnosis though and with all the other mods its got!
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Thanks again guys.
Various problems. But I think a dead coil on a twinsparked bike did not help.
Could I ask anyone ofypy to transfer or copy and paste the update pics from the thread onto here.
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Long story short.....
XT600's do not like deep river crossings, but BMW GS's seem to be OK with it.
Some updates and photos main thread, linked above.
My brother towed Jupiters XT some distance, then we pushed it through knee deep water... Then towed it further to a farm where it was dumped for recovery in two weeks time. After this, Deon and Jupiter were two up on his 1150GS. We had some serious dirt road and then tar roads to do.
Doing 120km/hr on the dirt roads at times.
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Long story short..... Doing 120km/hr on the dirt roads at times. That was about the right speed for my old CB750F2 to float over corrogations on dirt roads, I would have felt a bit more confident doing it on something a bit more off road orientated, probably not 2 up though ;D. Those XT's are pretty tough hopefully its just popped a head gasket or bent a valve if its drunk a lung full Following your updates over on the other site..
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Apr 15, 2013 17:42:56 GMT
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Still internet access.
Leaving Durban in the morning got 600km to do.
Rear shock completely knackered, hopefully get so somewhere to have It rebuilt.
Missing internet.
Full report eventually.
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dungbug
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Apr 15, 2013 18:57:02 GMT
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Ride safe chap, enjoy the trip.
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Past: 13 VW Beetles from 1967 - 1974 Bay Window Campers (1973 & 1974) Mini's (1992 Cooper lookalike & 1984 '25 Anniversary) MK2 Polo Coupe S (1984 & 1986) MK2 Polo Breadvan (1981 & 1984) MK4 Escort (1989) MK2 Granada Based Hearse (seriously) Fiat Uno 60S (1986) Punto 60S (1998) Cinq (1997) 1998 Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat 2003 Ford KA
Current: 2004 Ford Focus (barely alive)
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The Doctor
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Apr 17, 2013 17:36:18 GMT
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great read! And i love your style of writing in half english / half afrikaans!
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Apr 17, 2013 19:24:35 GMT
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great read! And I love your style of writing in half english / half afrikaans! Thanks. SA is bilingual, so happy to try to oblige. Looking forward to being back in the UK to do full update. Taken well over 1500 photos so far, and have about 280 so far that will end up on Photobucket.... to help tell the story. Short update done tonight.
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Apr 18, 2013 18:07:17 GMT
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great read! And I love your style of writing in half english / half afrikaans! Part of the fun of being bilingual. Thanks for the compliment too.
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Apr 19, 2013 20:05:52 GMT
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Brilliant in every way Nice to read a good post like that written so well I could picture it, enjoy the journey, friend, Andy (Mr radioactive!)
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Looking for a FD Ventora - Anyone?
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Apr 20, 2013 15:39:44 GMT
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Brilliant in every way Nice to read a good post like that written so well I could picture it, enjoy the journey, friend, Andy (Mr radioactive!) Hi Andy, Thanks a lot. I will do a full write up when I am back in the UK, as the internet speeds here are so slow, it actually allows you to walk away and make and drink a cuppa tea when uploading 3 photos onto photobucket. I have done a small update on the thread though. Also saw this being made to day.....
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Apr 24, 2013 15:53:16 GMT
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Back in Cape Town. Done about 6000km so far. Did 788km yesterday and 650km today. Next few days will be spent bimbling about.
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another classic Grizz thread when are you back in the UK , I was going to ring you over the weekend until I read the thread, it can wait until you get home
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Apr 28, 2013 12:35:57 GMT
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Leaving tonight.
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