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    Ganjora down...........

    Sending strength and wishing for a speedy recovery
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    Re: DR not starting - still not SORTED

    Thank you , Katana no I turned the choke off and the bike stalled 10 mins or so later I  then tried to start again , I do think its my spark plugs - well I hope as the other problems are expensive and difficult to check unless I have another Dr to swop parts out with . I Cleaned the spark plugs...
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    New Africa Twin - so who's buying one?

    I did this , had some leather bags made that fit a 5L in exactly - standard plastic container found all over Africa . When I needed to have more range I found one of those plastic containers and filled it with fuel ( only three times in 16 000km around Southern Africa ) , otherwise I used the...
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    New Africa Twin - so who's buying one?

    looks like the 2 gallon rotopax 7.5l x 2 = 15l - 15kg plus whatever is in the black one plus the weight of the rotopax and frame plus the panniers with whatever kak is inside them
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    Re: DR not starting - still not SORTED

    Started the bike this morning no problem , it was cold so had the choke on , rode down to a farm building and parked the bike , thought I would let it idle for a while while I turned pumps on , pulled the choke back to normal and immediately the bike stalled . Didn't think much, thought the bike...
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    Re: DR not starting - still not SORTED

    thank you for your time in answering , ya you are right , I left the bike again on charge last night and I just put a hair dryer into the spark plug holes to dry things - then I properly cleaned the spark plugs and sanded them down with a rougher grit sandpaper than what I used over the weekend...
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    Re: DR not starting - still not SORTED

    when I touch the side of the engine casing with the spark plugs there doesn't seem to be any spark , when I hold it a bit away from the casing I get a spark that travels from the top of the electrode to the casing , same with both the spark plugs, will go and clean and sand them again - starting...
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    Re: DR not starting - still not SORTED

    Hi all , I seem to have a problem with my bike and I would like to fix it myself if at all possible so am looking for a bit of advice Background 2013 DR650se with only 4000kms bought last year - side stand and clutch safeties have been properly disconnected following this guide -...
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    CRF250 Rally/DS

    I own a 250L and a DR650 - the DR is much more fun , feels about the same weight but is able to power out of mud and sand much easier, its a better bike for difficult terrain for me, the 250 just doesn't have that extra push somehow - took a friend riding in the forest here in Knysna on the 250...
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    The Africa twin CRF1000L corner

    AT 1000 DCT engine manifesting elsewhere https://young-machine.com/2018/06/12/10317/
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    Why all the squabbling about bike weight?

    for the die hards you could cut the corners off your maps , remove all the labels from things and cut your tooth brush shorter - might be easier than dieting
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    Why all the squabbling about bike weight?

    it comes down to picking the thing up at the end of the day not so much the weight while upright but I guess the shocks might disagree
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    Angie’s G spot demolitions 7 May help

    I have just gone through the process of getting a liquor license in the Eden/Bitou municipality area. It wasn't cheap by any means . To achieve this my first step was to have plans drawn for all the buildings on the farm , when we bought the farm it had an existing structure on it , a sort of...
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    From Durban to Cape Town..any willing hosts out there?

    They came and stayed over , what a lovely couple - I believe they are now in Namibia heading north - then Botswana , Zim and back into SA from the north .
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    Angie’s G spot demolitions 7 May help

    Article in the KnysnaPlettHerald https://www.knysnaplettherald.com/News/Article/National/sheriff-clamps-down-on-angie-s-g-spot-201805070335
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    Angie’s G spot demolitions 7 May help

    Fuckers broke down the bar, Harold's workshop, the toilets etc today, left them their house with two weeks grace. All those who say it's about getting advertising etc in this thread, two old people lost their lively hood and possibly in two weeks their home. A great stop over is gone, a...
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    RIP - Lourens Hoffmann

    so for your loss and strength to his family RIP
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    From Durban to Cape Town..any willing hosts out there?

    Sent you a WhatsApp, you are welcome to come and stay on my farm in the garden route Cheers Derek
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    What defines a good adventure bike rider?

    Some of the best 'adventure' riders I have come across where in the early nineties (1992) in India , people from all walks of life were landing up in a place called Manali waiting for the road to Leh to open up . The passes are snowed over and in summer the road opens for the journey through the...
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    What defines a good adventure bike rider?

    Ha ha sure ;)  dont know if the  :peepwall: will work with a bad ass Mozambican cop looking for beer money 
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