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    Decompression - can it run without it?

    It seems I have a similar problem. I let the engine idle and then a loud rattling noise comes and goes at irregular periods, sometimes after 2minutes etc, and sometimes after 5 mins. This occurs while riding also. The rattling is a higher frequency than the crank or cams. Could this...
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    BMW Dakar 650 for sale

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    BMW Dakar 650 for sale

    Bump!!!
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    BMW Dakar 650 for sale

    I am selling my Dakar for R40 000, as is. 53 000 km on the clock. Just had an oil and filter change. Includes very used and dented BMW top box and side panniers, BMW Tank bag, centre stand, off road foot pegs, alternate and original screens, Barkbuster hand guards, crash bars, spotlights and...
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    Who are the riding couples?

    Ian and MyWife - own bikes - PE, Eastern capey
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    What repairs are most common on a long trip?

    If you can't fix it with Duct Tape or cable ties, it is an electrical problem.
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    GSASTERIX WD - FRITZ KILLED THIS AFTERNOON

    RIP
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    My GS Sidecar Outfit... Built to stay "out there"!

    Hey Keith. I have been trying to get hold of you. Jupiter gave me a phone number, but I am working in Mozambique and have not had the opportunity to phone. I have read about your delimna with the business and followed ride reports and also the Visarende trips etc. I really want one of your side...
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    Help with vendor e-mail address

    Thanks Jup. Sal later bel. Ek is nog by die week. Nog steeds in Mozambique.
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    Help with vendor e-mail address

    Can someone please help me with contact details for side car supplier "Rigged for life". I have tried [email protected], but no reply since last Friday. I cannot get into their vendor thread, as it says that it has either been removed or I do not have access rights??? I am thinking of...
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    PE dogs to the EC Bash

    Gerard Ek het PM gestuur in verband vriend - John1965
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    PE dogs to the EC Bash

    Ek, John 1965 en WesselJ, ons slaap by Kudu Kaya Donderdag aand, ons gaan vir julle wag daar by die hek. Ons gaan n rustige trippie he. WesselJ is op sy splinternuwe Triumph 800. Sien julle by die hek. Moet net nie die hek raak ry. :imaposer: soos party honde.
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    When men were men

    Thanks 2SD. I thought as much. So the spec comparison on page 2, between the Honda and Yammie RZ350S, is dodgy.
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    When men were men

    In the table on page 2 and as per dirtyXT's quote. The RD has a large bore and a longer stroke, but a smaller displacement (CCs). Yamahas can not be so k.....k! Only joking. A question for the experts: Is a 2 stroke's displacement, calculated different to a 4 stroke's, because of the ports in...
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    EC BASH 2014 Doornkloof Baviaans - 9 to 11 May = SEE 1ST POST

    EFT payment done for WessieJ, MyWife and Ian.
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