bikes

kris helped me take a photo of the bike – the first since it’s done. for now at least. i must say i really enjoy the upgraded suspension, even at the low speeds i can go around town here the suspension is light years ahead of the showa / sachs combination the bike came with.…

this is how a 12 year old mille gets transformed into a … 12 year old sort of rsv r. last time it was mostly about getting rid of the old ‘standard’ parts, the showa forks (sorry christoph), the sachs shock and the cast alloy wheels. unfortunately replacing the ohlins forks also means replacing the…

the mille is a fantastic bike, even after 12 years. ok, there are newer bikes, faster, more sophisticated, maybe the styling is a bit more modern. but it’s still pretty fast, comfortable (for a superbike) and as far as i am concerned also extremely good looking. but 12 years ago when i bought the bike…

are you interested in what a rally looks like on a map? here is a glimpse. i am always using the trailtech voyager as my dash: it includes an odo, a speedo, allows me to monitor the engine temperature … and above all also includes a gps. i generally use it to keep track of…

the first real day was not too bad. i did get caught by a few guys but i expected that i would see a few come through on the faster sections. my top speed on the previous day had been 130 kmh but generally i found it difficult to get past about 110 kmh. that…

wannaroo was the ceremonial start, a pr exercise really, but the real race began in geraldton. the first part was a prologue, a short competitive stage that determined the start order for the first stage but did not count towards the overall result. after an early morning rise and a quick breakfast we loaded the…

the race is run, and while i am happy with my performance and loved the experience i can’t be happy with the outcome. i made a decision to withdraw after day 3 of 7 and it was not due to any fault of mine. but let’s start from the beginning. i built the bike, then…

how many pictures of one particular bike does one need? in this case – a few more. the bike is ready to ship and as i type this is actually already in the crate and on a truck to perth. it will get there on friday and ready to be picked up. next thursday we…

in three weeks i’ll be somewhere in western australia trying not to damage myself or the bike. perth is 4000 km away so driving (or riding as some people suggested) is not really an option. so while i will relax in the cabin of an airplane the bike will make the trip in the belly…

now it’s all coming together. the nav tower is back on the bike, so is the f2r switch block on the left side that controls the imo and the roadbook. the switches for the lights, index and horn have been relocated to the crossbrace. i have already installed the led dust light but need to…

the nav tower is almost ready. i bent a new carrier plate out of 3mm alu sheet. and while it is better than the one i used at the condo i will make another one: there is a bit too much room between the imo and the roadbook. by modifying the carrier i will be…