Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 7, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 7, 2018 Adding the comfort of music and service of warning for (semi)permanent speed traps... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 14, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 14, 2018 HONDA Devilishly good! Van Halen - running with the devil Going for the tun!! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 15, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 15, 2018 The weather is -still- holding, 24C... But in preparation for "dreich 2.0", put a coating of ACF-50 on her metal parts (sans the rotors of course). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 15, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 15, 2018 VF NL BBQ ride: some animals DID loose their lives for it.... We rode to the beach Gathered at the race track Where cars had taken over the place. Justice was served for the affront.... Line (some) up Oh yeah, the animals!!! It got kinda late But an early rise for my 66,666.6 ride 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 16, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 16, 2018 Done the math, it should be possible to do 3 legs of my commute. Mainly motorway (110-150kmh). Well........ I made it, albeit with the petrol station in sight, the engine DID stop so I coasted the last 100 metres 261km Could have "dripped in" perhaps another 0.25 litre; tank holds 16.5 in theory 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 I think you managed to get in more than the manual says possible. 15.5 litres for an 86. Best I ever managed before I wimped out was 234.2 km and it took 13.4 litres to refill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 17, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 17, 2018 Maybe my book is wrong then. I did coast into the petrol station afterall; even the fumes had gone Got into work this morning, only to find "this" on "my" parking spot.... Man that is fugly!!! Even w/o a topbox 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 17, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 17, 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 What's a litre between friends. This is from my PDF US manual which will be for the half faired variant so could be different to the F2. My Euro (green cover) F/F2 manual claims it is 15 litres! So even Honda don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 18, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 18, 2018 I'd gladly finish a litre bottle of good single malt with you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 18, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 18, 2018 Adding a few (easy to remove) decals to complete my Mamola replica.... And that while I ride an "one-litre Ducati eater" as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted October 24, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted October 24, 2018 Drizzly ride home today..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 6, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 6, 2018 Goooooooooooooood Moorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrnning Hollllllllaaaaaaaaannd!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Holland? And there was me thinking it was the Netherlands. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted November 7, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted November 7, 2018 20 hours ago, jeremyr62 said: Holland? And there was me thinking it was the Netherlands. That depends...it could have been both! Ciao, JZH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDutchy Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 To make it easy.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 9, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 9, 2018 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 20, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 20, 2018 Life is a wee bit nippy at 3C @160KmH.... So my 25+ year old gear mountaineering gear (the elastic "pull"cord crumbled) came in "handy" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 Finding the limitations of the heated grips? I thought you would be in the car by now anyway. Poor VF, there can't be too many left being treated to such hardship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 20, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 20, 2018 As long as there is no road salt, she will pull her (and my) weight..... The limitations are my (older) winter gloves and my inability to locate my 12V Powerlet inner gloves. "I put them in a VERY special place................ somewhere....). The Oxford grips get uncomfortably hot at 80% power on my palms. It is them finger tips that after 45 minutes of motorway blasting are paying the price for my core temps dropping. And I flat out refuse to ride a K1600LT!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted November 20, 2018 Share Posted November 20, 2018 You need an electric waistcoat. Best bit of biking gear I ever bought. Keeps your core warm so your hands don't suffer anywhere near as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Stray Posted November 21, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted November 21, 2018 4 hours ago, jeremyr62 said: You need an electric waistcoat. Best bit of biking gear I ever bought. Keeps your core warm so your hands don't suffer anywhere near as much. I agree. Heated vest helps fingertips. Great bit of biking gear but I keep forgetting to unplug before walking away... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted November 21, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted November 21, 2018 14 hours ago, Stray said: I agree. Heated vest helps fingertips. Great bit of biking gear but I keep forgetting to unplug before walking away... It may help, but don't think it will keep your digits warm if they're dangling in the breeze at 160km/h. I have heated grips on my ST1300, but they're not what I rely upon when it's really cold (one reason being that I normally ride with at least some of my fingers covering the brake lever). Heated GoreTex gloves are my luxury items of choice. Mine are made by Tucano Urbano (Hot Road), but similar battery/wired goves are available from Gerbing and Alpinestars, among others. Ciao, JZH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 23, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 23, 2018 Aye, we're getting there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 That would apply if you were riding naked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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