LuckyStricker - I have been using the Acerbis armour for about 4 months now. Bought for a trans africa trip in Jan.
My thoughts are:
- extremely good quality and comfort
- pretty good ventalation
- should stay in place during a stack
- extremely bulky, need to buy a massive jacket
- the chest...
I am doing the west coast route of LDN - CPT in Jan, and the last mod to the bike is the rear spring - by all accounts swapping from the OE 70/260 to a 80/260 is a must.
With riding gear I weigh 100kg's and I should be carrying around 30kg in luggage.
Any comments on the this mod, and where I...
Thanks again to Shark for organising a great ride....the terrain, the shebeens, the kakpraat - what more could you ask for on Sat morning !!
Looking forward to joining you on the next one - hopefully with improved 'sand legs' !!
All
I am doing a trans-Africa ride in Jan '08, and need to get my 640 to the 'start' line, advise on any reasonable / efficient freight forwarders would be much appreciated.
The best quote to date is around R10k for 4.5 cubic metres volume (@ 180kg) ???
Fonks
JoFo
Cheers VooDoo, thats great news. I had come across them on the net but was always dubious of international orders getting into SA. So no issues with customs / PostNet ? ???
Hi
On a recent trip down to KZN yours truelly forgot to fasten the panniers correctly and my right lid vanished somewhere between Villiers & Warden (I blame Counting Crows blaring through the iPod).
The replacement part from Touratech comes in rather dear, so if anyone has a spare / slightly...