anybody with any good tips hints places to stay[get drunk] in southern
ireland thinking of taking a few days over there on the africa twin
camping and maybe some b&b
thanks for any help you guys[and girls] can provide
jd
Thanks a lot for the pictures and the COmments... That's looking great...well Ishould say brilliant
Richard
"Steyn, Michael" <michael.steyn@...> a écrit :
Lake Fundudzi Weekend.
After a good breakfast at Roxy’s in Bronkhorstspruit, last Saturday morning, the fourteen of us headed off to explore Venda. The weather was great and the scenic route; albeit a bit of a long way round, proved to be both scenic and a little demanding, as the area had a lot of thick sand and rutted roads to offer.
On the way to Louis Trichardt/Makhado.
Rustic accommodation at CampAfrica.
Upon arrival at our abode in the mountains; above Louis Trichardt, most of us headed straight for the pub without even thinking of unpacking the bikes. It had been a long day with seven hours spent in the saddle, this can create quite a vehement desire for liquid refreshment.
For supper Dave had literally “cooked his goose” for us, with rice, gravy, veggies etc. Copious amounts of beer flowed that evening with the occasional shooter and red wine for the more
eloquent amongst us.
Next morning at sparrows we biked through the Soutpansberg to get to our breakfast venue; the Ultimate Guest House in Bluegumspoort.
On route we stopped for a break at Hangklip where some of the bikers decided to do a hike, most of them were sweating and out of breath by the time they returned to the bikes.
Upon arrival at the B and B we enjoyed either a full English or continental, coffee and fruit juice’s. Most of us settled for both and a take
away lunch pack for later in the day, as we would not find another civilised place to eat till supper time that evening.
On the way to breakfast, Hangklip Picnic Site.
Roads less travelled.
After breakfast we moved on toward LakeFundudzi, unfortunately the route did entail a section of tar as there is no dirt alternative, but once off the tar it became dual sport heaven; or hell. Rutted washed away roads, steep inclines and soft sandy patches lurking around every corner. I had recce’d this route in December and it was not nearly as treacherous back then. A couple of bikes were dropped; including mine, fortunately without any serious injury.
Taking a break at LakeFundudzi.
Exit LakeFundudzi.
LakeFundudzi.
The last kilo or so to the lake was really horrendous, “only for the brave” as Hardy put it, but we all made it and I have to take
my hat off to those who did so with pillions.
From the lake we back tracked and then turned off toward The Holy Forest. A protected indigenous forest and when one sees it, you understand why it is called “Holy”.
The HolyForest.
Next stop was the Tshirovah Water Fall, here the lunch packs were eagerly consumed as it was at this stage already past two o clock. From Tshirovah we moved on with one more stop at the Tate Vondo view point. A truly amazing place this country of ours; adventure riders paradise.
Tate Vondo.
After a short break for a couple of photo’s we were camp ward bound, via the HF Verwoerd tunnel and back through Bluegumspoort, over the mountain through forestry roads and back to camp. At camp, Dave had a fire going and soon there was the all too familiar “Braaivleis” smell hanging in the
air.
The conversations that evening ranged from spills to thrills from the days events, and the fact that the tour guide got lost. Sorry chaps, it will probably happen again. The evening ended much earlier, for most of us, as we were pretty worn out from the days riding.
Monday dawned on us and it was time to head for home. Having said our goodbyes and farewell’s we split up into two groups, those in a hurry to get home and those who lusted for more dirt. At Ben Lavin Nature Reserve the dirt started, via Krooks Corner, Mooketsi, Dawiesville, Ramatoelaskloof, Olyfberg and a lunch stop at
Haenertsburg. A very scenic route indeed.
Somewhere near Krooks Corner.
From Haenertsburg the route that lay ahead of us
was mainly tar, except for a 60 km dirt shortcut from Moloto Road to Bronkhorstspruit. If there had been more dirt we would definitely only have arrived home well after dark. For me it was a ten hour trip to get home, but well worth it.
Dawiesville.
All round I know that everyone had fun, and some experienced some first hand dirt roading. Thanks to all of you who managed to join us on this trip and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
Best Regards.
Michael.
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After a good breakfast at Roxy’s in
Bronkhorstspruit, last Saturday morning, the fourteen of us headed off to
explore Venda.
The weather was great and the scenic route; albeit a bit of a long way round,
proved to be both scenic and a little demanding, as the area had a lot of thick
sand and rutted roads to offer.
On the way to
Louis Trichardt/Makhado.
Rustic
accommodation at CampAfrica.
Upon arrival at our abode in the mountains; above
Louis Trichardt, most of us headed straight for the pub without even thinking
of unpacking the bikes. It had been a long day with seven hours spent in the
saddle, this can create quite a vehement desire for liquid refreshment.
For supper Dave had literally “cooked his
goose” for us, with rice, gravy, veggies etc. Copious amounts of beer
flowed that evening with the occasional shooter and red wine for the more
eloquent amongst us.
Next morning at sparrows we biked through the
Soutpansberg to get to our breakfast venue; the Ultimate Guest House in
Bluegumspoort.
On route we stopped for a break at Hangklip where some
of the bikers decided to do a hike, most of them were sweating and out of
breath by the time they returned to the bikes.
Upon arrival at the B and B we enjoyed either a full
English or continental, coffee and fruit juice’s. Most of us settled for
both and a take away lunch pack for later in the day, as we would not find
another civilised place to eat till supper time that evening.
On the way to
breakfast, Hangklip Picnic Site.
Roads less
travelled.
After breakfast we moved on toward LakeFundudzi,
unfortunately the route did entail a section of tar as there is no dirt
alternative, but once off the tar it became dual sport heaven; or hell. Rutted
washed away roads, steep inclines and soft sandy patches lurking around every
corner. I had recce’d this route in December and it was not nearly as
treacherous back then. A couple of bikes were dropped; including mine,
fortunately without any serious injury.
Taking a break
at LakeFundudzi.
Exit LakeFundudzi.
LakeFundudzi.
The last kilo or so to the lake was really horrendous,
“only for the brave” as Hardy put it, but we all made it and I have
to take my hat off to those who did so with pillions.
From the lake we back tracked and then turned off
toward The Holy Forest. A protected indigenous forest and when one sees it, you
understand why it is called “Holy”.
The HolyForest.
Next stop was the Tshirovah Water Fall, here the lunch
packs were eagerly consumed as it was at this stage already past two o clock.
From Tshirovah we moved on with one more stop at the Tate Vondo view point. A
truly amazing place this country of ours; adventure riders paradise.
Tate Vondo.
After a short break for a couple of photo’s we were
camp ward bound, via the HF Verwoerd tunnel and back through Bluegumspoort,
over the mountain through forestry roads and back to camp. At camp, Dave had a
fire going and soon there was the all too familiar “Braaivleis”
smell hanging in the air.
The conversations that evening ranged from spills to
thrills from the days events, and the fact that the tour guide got lost. Sorry
chaps, it will probably happen again. The evening ended much earlier, for
most of us, as we were pretty worn out from the days riding.
Monday dawned on us and it was time to head for home.
Having said our goodbyes and farewell’s we split up into two groups,
those in a hurry to get home and those who lusted for more dirt. At Ben Lavin
Nature Reserve the dirt started, via Krooks Corner, Mooketsi, Dawiesville,
Ramatoelaskloof, Olyfberg and a lunch stop at Haenertsburg. A very scenic route
indeed.
Somewhere near
Krooks Corner.
From Haenertsburg the route that lay ahead of us was
mainly tar, except for a 60 km dirt shortcut from Moloto Road to Bronkhorstspruit. If there
had been more dirt we would definitely only have arrived home well after dark.
For me it was a ten hour trip to get home, but well worth it.
Dawiesville.
All round I know that everyone had fun, and some
experienced some first hand dirt roading. Thanks to all of you who managed to
join us on this trip and I look forward to seeing you all again soon.
looking for a decal kit for a 2000 xrv 750
could any one tell me were to buy them or where to find high definitio
pictures of the bikes parts un order to transfer them to decals
thank you
Hello All
I'm on the search for a broken front cowl for the RD04. Specifically I
am looking for the right hand air intake trianglur piece which is
molded onto the inside of the cowl. So if you have a broken cowl, I
would interested in getting in contact with you.
This is normal when a new tyre is fitted, unless you explicitely say so, but it won't save you any money. Tijn
eelycardifff <taffycork@...> wrote:
Hello again helpfull people, i just droped my front wheel in to a honda dealer for a new tire and fit new brake discs (i took old disks of so they dont over charge me to remove them) is it normal practice for them to balance the wheel without being asked to do so or should i have stated that i wanted it done, just so i no before leaving the shop or will they try to rinse more money out of me for the balance. thankyou. Taffy
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Hello again helpfull people, i just droped my front wheel in to a honda
dealer for a new tire and fit new brake discs (i took old disks of so
they dont over charge me to remove them) is it normal practice for them
to balance the wheel without being asked to do so or should i have
stated that i wanted it done, just so i no before leaving the shop or
will they try to rinse more money out of me for the balance. thankyou.
Taffy
not to long ago i was telling you about the prolem i had with my bike
how i was stuck when i got a offer of a mech to jump start it well
since then i thought it was sorted but on xmas eve i gave it a spin on
motorway to find it let me down it died on the side of the road well i
just got it back from mechanic and the recti was gone so he put that in
and all seems ok so far now i would like to know if the stand switch is
gone as when you start bike with stand up the n light stays on when you
put in gear and when you leave stand down and start bike and put in
gear the n light works as normal the mech i used is away on hoilday
tomorrow so i dont know if i should order one or not total expence of
letting someone jump start your bike 345euro well then again it could
have been cdi units regards and thanks for any imput
Quoting dean_cb1000 <dean_cb1000@...>:
> hai, my name is dean. I would like to join and get advise from the
> experience twin rider.
Hi Dean
You'll find there is very little traffic on this list. There's now a BB at
http://www.xrv.org.uk/ and we all hang out there. It's a superb place
to get info onall Africa Twin models, plus Transalps, Varaderos,
Dominators and other trail bikes.
ok, since i was writing to u last iv found the prolem had to take the
bike out again to see whats up since he put on a 2 wire solenoid what
it has done is left the n light staying on and the red light as i found
out is the petrol light it ran out of petrol and since i filled it up
it perfect u see the solenoid i blew was a 4 wire one and now the 2
wire one has moved the petrol light to the opp side and the n light
stays on so i will have to order the right one after xmas as thats the
way he could only wire it with a 2 wire one oh god am i happy its the
best xmas present iv got so far again thanks and HAVE A HAPPY XMAS AS I
KNOW I WILL NOW <PS WAT IS THAT RED LIGHT ON THE UPPER LEFT FOR
ANYWAY> ?
i was stuck in the middle of no where when the battery would not start
meet a mecn and he told me he could jump start it as it was no prolem
as its a 12v battery he said if he did not knock on his van it would be
no prolem boy was he wrong a big bang out of bike after all that i got
the bike home to a proper bike mech and when he checked it out all i
blew was the starter soilnoid so got that done yesterday i bring bike
for a run and now their is a red light that comes on in the upper left
beside the resv light can you tell me please what is it is it not
charging as the bike mech said it was charging no prolem but he had to
put in a 2 wire solenoid switch and now the n light is staying on sorry
for the spelling as i am rushing this duiring work hours before boss
comes back regards and merry xmas ride safe
I tried EBC sintered, but to me they were not as good as the original equipment, which I have gone back to using. The EBC pads were noisy and braking felt "dead".
-----Original Message-----
From: taffycork@...
To: XRV_List@...
Sent: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 7.31PM
Subject: [XRV_List] pads and disks
This has been discussed on the www.xrv.org.uk forums. Yen had a set of
the EBC discs and found exactly the same. From what I've read OEM from
David Silver spares is the best bet and I think they are the same cost
as the EBC one's.
derekmcdonagh wrote:
well i have changed mine last week i got a ebc disc and im not
sure
what brakes they put on but i found it hard to stop today as i over
skiped the turn i was getting of on try www.wemoto.co.uk have a
look
safe rideing regards
well i have changed mine last week i got a ebc disc and im not sure
what brakes they put on but i found it hard to stop today as i over
skiped the turn i was getting of on try www.wemoto.co.uk have a look
safe rideing regards
hello fallow xrvers, can any one tell me if they have had better or
worse exsperiance with differnt pads and disks, i need to change mine
all in one and would be gratfull for your veiws before i go buy them,
tanx a mill.
Hi
I'm planning to buy a used Honda XRV 750 Africa Twin, 1991, 7200 km.
What I should think around and investigate before buying? Any
links/suggestions/comments?!
All the best / Josef
sorry think you have the wrong end of the stick and have gone to a lot of trouble that I hope is of use to others.
I have the manual, the trip meter was working just not very well. Seems it had some dodgy connections at the junction box behind it. Now all is clean it seems ok.
thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, sorry for the wait i was away working,
problem solved, thanks a milion to you all and also dasoutham@...
David Tilton, and of coarse xrv site for all the much needed help,
wicked site keep it up.
yeah seems ok now, I used some Servisol Super 10 spray from Maplins. Not sure if its the right stuff, they call it switch cleaning lubricant. A general scrape and re-seating of the connection box was probably all needed. Fingers crossed that it has saved me a few bob. I'm sure the can will come in handy......very flammable!!!
Dave is it working? What the special spray you used?
Thanks
Richard
--- In XRV_List@yahoogroups.co.uk, "David Tilton" <david.tilton@...> wrote: > > Hi all, > having cleaned the contacts with some special spray it seems to be working, only done 8 miles but it used to take 40 miles to show 4miles! > so will see what happens long term. > > dave > ----- Original Message ----- > From: marslondonuk > To: XRV_List@yahoogroups.co.uk > Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 5:36 PM > Subject: [XRV_List] Re: Digital Trip Meter > > > Yes I have the same problem. > > Honda even replaced it under warranty some years ago then the new one stopped working > as well. > > If you disconnect the battery mine will work for a while then stops just like yours. > > Very annoying as the trip is good for seeing how far into a tank of people you are. > > Richard > > --- In XRV_List@yahoogroups.co.uk, "David Tilton" <david.tilton@> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > My digital Trip Meter has decided not to play anymore. > > It has power, the clock works, I disconnected the battery to try a > > reset; but basically it will show about a total of 4 miles on a 40 mile > > journey so suspect it is not picking up the data it needs at the > > required rate. > > So question is where is the sensor? So I can possibly clean it? > > Anybody had a similar fault or any good ideas......buy a new one!!?? > > > > thanks > > rgds > > Dave > > >
sorry think you have the wrong end of the stick and have gone to a lot of trouble that I hope is of use to others.
I have the manual, the trip meter was working just not very well. Seems it had some dodgy connections at the junction box behind it. Now all is clean it seems ok.
sorry think you have the wrong end of the stick and have gone to a lot of trouble that I hope is of use to others.
I have the manual, the trip meter was working just not very well. Seems it had some dodgy connections at the junction box behind it. Now all is clean it seems ok.