Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 24, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 24, 2018 Hello............... My name is Dutchy and I like round asses en masse...... I'm happy to be a member of the AA... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 24, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 24, 2018 And what the hell. 25% black friday discount on a Saturday.. So rain will not run from your sleeves into the gloves: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 25, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 25, 2018 Lest I forget I also have another mistress..... Ok, 4C/40F and a grey blanket sky not the best weather, but as per my adage "any ride is a good ride", I went to see my mum on 2 wheels And with a sprinkling of ADOBE.. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 28, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 28, 2018 Twas of a matter of time that the 2nd bulb of the speedometer would throw in the towel. So I had to come into action on the matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDutchy Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 When you have a GPS telling you the right travelling speed.. When you have a phone installed on your BT headset (with flitsmeister) giving you audible information when you are going to fast.. ? ? Why on earth do you need a lightbulb fixed on your odo??? I don't get it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keny Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 On 11/20/2018 at 11:05 AM, Dutchy said: 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" Thouse would have come handy a few years back when I did ride my VF500 from yours to Stockholm, ~600km in 2-5C temps sure get to you bones even you just keep 130km/h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted November 30, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted November 30, 2018 "yes I bring winter gloves" you said 😁 Jeroen and I tried to convince you to put heated grips on.... Did you listen? Aaahh, memories.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted December 14, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 14, 2018 Removed 14,000km of commuting road grime of her bodywork Left the metal parts "as is" as they are covered with ACF-50. 2018 discounted road tax arrangement means no riding this december. So cleaned and lubed the SP2's chain to pull that duty. (if not for the forecasted snows..). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted December 18, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 18, 2018 Mother Nature's little precious gifts??? Riding on the 18th December (usually "winter") and a pint of Guinness! No, that is NOT Mickey Mouse's castle... Evening falls across the land.... a pint of Guinness is close at hand... Creatures crawling in search of ethanol-free 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted December 19, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 19, 2018 Right, that is work done for 2018! Completed my (1st) assignment as a self-employed GRC consultant. Clocked ~15,000km commuting on primarily the VF. And a few times SP2. Next to the offices stand a landmark building in Eindhoven. So when I saw this print, I simply had to have it as a memento. And have it framed for my "home office"wall 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted December 20, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 20, 2018 On 2/15/2017 at 5:21 PM, Dutchy said: Here a light I expect (and hope.....) to see A LOT this year.... 2 riding seasons later.... If not for my cougar (and let's be honest, the SP is not an ideal commuter bike...) there would be ~ 14k more miles on her by now... Thank you HONDA! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted December 22, 2018 Author Member Contributer Share Posted December 22, 2018 No room in the inn, so a "stable" will do My Lady of Blessed Acceleration Not failed me yet! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted December 26, 2018 Member Contributer Share Posted December 26, 2018 On 12/22/2018 at 5:48 AM, Dutchy said: No room in the inn, so a "stable" will do My Lady of Blessed Acceleration Not failed me yet! You obviously "Keep the things you love close". I love that lady also. Long live the MLoBA. And also the Lady of Protection From LEOs with no sense of humor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beck Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 Tried parking my Honda Hawk GT650 in my studio apartment living room back in the 90's and was sorry I did so when I woke up the next few nights with a pounding headache....because of the gasoline fumes that came out of the gas tank vent (I bought the bike in WI, so no evap can) and filled the apartment. Cool having the bike where I could see it and fiddle with it so easy, but just not the healthiest/safest thing to do.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 1, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 1, 2019 Health, world peace and a good haul over the festive season and in 2019!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 2, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 2, 2019 Mix old skool with new skool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer MaxSwell Posted January 3, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted January 3, 2019 On 1/2/2019 at 11:01 AM, Dutchy said: Mix old skool with new skool Love the phone. And the VW Beatle. I've owned a dozen of them in my youth. Rear wheel drive and no radiator was great here in the winters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 6, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 6, 2019 Yeah, the phone is a 1986 "special edition" of the phones we had back in those days. I could tinker with it so it will work with modern digital telephone exchanges.... But these days everybody calls me on my mobile.... And it being January, it was time to do a stock take on my other hobby... and I still have a wee bit left from my 2016 Ace Of Spades Baltic Tour! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 12, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 12, 2019 Fresh oil and filter for the VF Valve clearances check, 2 were a tad out this time. Previous 6k checks nothing so too not bad after 19,000km. And probably for the 1st time ever, sync'd the carbs. Just because we could. But man, the FR is a BIATCH to get to the screw. Or so TheDutchy exclaimed a few times I'd forgotten to bring my wee tool to hold the adjuster (while tightening the nut). No biggie as Ray would have his. Elsewhere yes.... So a new one was made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDutchy Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 Say that again… I was praying backwards a few times, but finaly I got them. And if the tools are not at hand when needed, you have to improvise and make them yourself.. Just for those synch screws--> I want that factory tool.. No, not the one that they sell as a service tool, I want the one they had on the assembly line.. #2 is a pain in the butt.. You have to open the throttle just a wee bit to be able to turn the synch screw. Good day of wrenching and surprised to see the VF500 being aged 30+ just needs little tweaks to keep her up to snuff.. How was she on the way home? Did she remark some positive notice on the ride home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted January 12, 2019 Share Posted January 12, 2019 I also find FR cylinder 4 is a real PITA to get to. I have the proper Honda adjusting tool too but even with that it is really difficult to get onto the nut. If they are out it does make the bike much nicer to ride when they are all synced up though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 12, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 12, 2019 4 hours ago, TheDutchy said: . How was she on the way home? Did she remark some positive notice on the ride home? 185kmh on the GPS before I was approaching traffic..... Very very smooth... and then the rains came down proper..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Polarbear Posted January 13, 2019 Member Contributer Share Posted January 13, 2019 185kmh on the GPS before I was approaching traffic..... Very very smooth... and then the rains came down proper..... 185?!? Holy smokes!!!!! I’d say she and the rider are doing just fine... CSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremyr62 Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 kph don't forget. Be interesting if it was mph now... My F2 is about the same. Seems a realistic top end for a well looked after VF500. At those speeds you are well above 9K rpm too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer Dutchy Posted January 13, 2019 Author Member Contributer Share Posted January 13, 2019 Cock is a Canuck so KM's it is for him too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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