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    2015 HONDA VFR 1200 XD DCT on Gobid

    Anyone know about this bike that is on Gobid? https://www.gobid.co.za/item/ozyr3cmn-2015-honda-vfr-1200-x Friend is thinking of bidding on it? Looks like tar slide damage on the right hand side.
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    Cordless power tools

    My Ryobi lawn trimmer packed up last week, gears stripped in the gearbox. Tried to get replacement parts from Ryobi, but none is available. Bought a Ingco lawn trimmer for R899 at Mica, already have the battery and charger. For the price I am quite impressed, not as powerful as the Ryobi...
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    Wanted BMW K1600 GT or GTL

    Not to hijack your thread, but where would one find a topbox similar to that fitted to the bike? Looking for one for my BMW K1200GT.
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    Is the leisure bike market in SA dying ?

    I got my first bike at 16 as soon as I could get a license. Father never had a bike, so that did not count. High school was a 6km trip twice a day till the freedom ticket to a 50cc MT5. Rode it till end of matric, sold it and could not afford a bike till 40. Life is a bitch when you have a lot...
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    2015 V-Strom 650 upgrade Questions

    You can take a look at the V-Strom forums, lots of farkles and fixes available for the Strom. Fork brace, lowered pegs and handle bar raisers are available (at a price if sourced from the States) but there is alternatives that you should be able to get locally. Fitted most of those to my Strom...
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    My 1981 Honda MT-5

    No, Cape Town Northern Suburbs, Brackenfell, we roamed around in Durbanville and Bellville as well.
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    My 1981 Honda MT-5

    Nope, had to pay up, dad was not impressed! 25000 km of gatskuur in 2 years, also did the exhaust burn. Put a NGK B9HS plug in, standard was a B7or 8, manual said B9 "for prolonged high speed riding", which is about the way of life for a 50! Burned a hole in the piston, easy to replace. Sorry...
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    My 1981 Honda MT-5

    60 zone, doing I think 72.
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    My 1981 Honda MT-5

    Got pulled over on my MT5 for speeding (??) and the traffic cop did not want to believe it was a 50cc, was a tall bike for it's time.
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    Can any one assist

    Fork brace for a V-Strom is not something you strip off any bike, I had to order mine from the States (not the Free State), took a while to get here.
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    cafe racer built - Honda CB400.cancelled.....hunting on

    Wat van 'n mini Honda 900 Bol d'Or met 'n fairing? Dan is dit mos 'n racer, nou net nie cafe racer nie? Was vir my nog altyd mooi fietse, sal nie omgee om self een in die hande te kry nie.
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    Show us your touring bike!

    Started with a Kawa RX1000, then a Suz 650VStrom, after a break now on a 2004 BMW K1200GT. Bought from WeBuyCars for R32000, had some small issues to be fixed, then some larger issues that had to be fixed (oil on the clutch), now running like a dream.
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    Mechanic Stellenbosch/Paarl/Somerset

    Can also recommend Alf, contact no 0762825748
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    Spindle adapter for bench grinder

    Cape Watch  Tools & Jewellery Supplies, 6th floor Wale Street Chambers, 33 Church street, Cape Town, www.capewatch.co.za or you can try BJ Oberholzer www.oberholzerbj.co.za, also in town.
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    Sold: Suzuki DL650 V-Strom 2006

    As I need to do kiddie transport duty full-time for the next couple of years, I am forced to sell my V-Strom. I bought the bike second hand in 2008 with 13000 km's on, up to now I have only had to replace the battery, if service items is excluded. Suzuki DL650 V-Strom 2006 model 33200Km...
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    Home spraypainting 101

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    Suprise Winner

    REMARKABLE HONESTY Bike Econorun regular Clive Strugnell was unlucky to drop his Benelli in Koewyn's Pass near Graskop on Saturday after hitting a patch of diesel oil. He was unhurt, but in lost his wallet in the fall, which he only discovered at the end of the day. Despite a thorough search...
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    V-Strom mods

    Footpeg lowering kit : This complete kit is available now for $50 + POSTAGE.  Postage in the US is $7.00, and $19 worldwide both via priority mail. Photos and more info at https://www.vstrom.info/Smf/index.php/topic,13195.0.html Mirror Extenders: $29 (DL1000) and $33 (DL650) per pair...
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    V-Strom mods

    Front Springs - Wilbers Progressive Springs Front does not dive so much under heavy braking, price +/- R1200, well worth it. Madstad bracket - makes screen adjustment a breeze, +/- R1000 depending on exchange rate. For the longer legged riders, footpeg lowering brackets, from Richland Rick...
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