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faniebraai
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Was gonna ask you how the gloves held up, but didn't realise you're one of them late sleepers.i'm taking on the bike... kempton to centurion... needs to test new gloves better
faniebraai
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Voertsek!Was gonna ask you how the gloves held up, but didn't realise you're one of them late sleepers.
I'm NOT a bed pisser
faniebraai
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Filled up this morning after completing a "economy run". Rode at speed limit as much as possible to see how economic I can get the bike.
Filled up: 11.64L
Cost: R157.95
Distance Travelled: 326KM
Fuel Economy: 3.57L/100KM or 28.01KM/L
Next up: Ride soos 'n vok ek wil, and compare results to this one.
PS: gloves worked sufficiently.
PSS: When you wear your 1.5k gloves, is your hands actually warm on a cold day? Or just not hurting? (have never had expensive gloves, so just want to see how my cheapies rate)
Filled up: 11.64L
Cost: R157.95
Distance Travelled: 326KM
Fuel Economy: 3.57L/100KM or 28.01KM/L
Next up: Ride soos 'n vok ek wil, and compare results to this one.
PS: gloves worked sufficiently.
PSS: When you wear your 1.5k gloves, is your hands actually warm on a cold day? Or just not hurting? (have never had expensive gloves, so just want to see how my cheapies rate)
SirFooK'nG
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Filled up this morning after completing a "economy run". Rode at speed limit as much as possible to see how economic I can get the bike.
Filled up: 11.64L
Cost: R157.95
Distance Travelled: 326KM
Fuel Economy: 3.57L/100KM or 28.01KM/L
Next up: Ride soos 'n vok ek wil, and compare results to this one.
PS: gloves worked sufficiently.
PSS: When you wear your 1.5k gloves, is your hands actually warm on a cold day? Or just not hurting? (have never had expensive gloves, so just want to see how my cheapies rate)
Dunno ... Have heated grips
... but actually no, they stay warm (also have knuckle guards that deflect wind). Ill put heated grips onto level 1 as soon as the temp drops to about 17C using my summer gloves. If it gets any colder, I'll move to level 2 heat, if still cold then I'll use my winter gloves.
faniebraai
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Says the guy with a 125Honda Jazz fuel economy figures in 3...2...
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Says the guy with a 125
..and a Honda Jazz.
The first 125 was getting 2L/100. New one is getting 2.9 (only filled up once though so we'll see once I've filled up more).
I'll consider maybe getting that new 310cc from BMW but first I have my other hobbies (which I've been neglecting) to fund... and camera lenses are expensive
spiderz
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I'll consider maybe getting that new 310cc from BMW but first I have my other hobbies (which I've been neglecting) to fund... and camera lenses are expensive
don't think a bigger lense will help ... maybe cheaper to just photoshop it a bit bigger?
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Philistine! It's about speed not size!
EDIT: The more I fix this post the more wrong it sounds
spiderz
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Don't think we are talking about the [-]jizz[/-] jazz anymore ... :erm:
SauRoNZA
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Honda Jazz fuel economy figures in 3...2...
Jazz is still doing what 6.5 l/100 in traffic.
Maybe less on an open road at 100km/h.
SauRoNZA
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My hands last hurt in days gone by when using summer gloves in winter.
Now I have heated grips too so honestly don't know.
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Open road no hills unexciting driving - best I ever got was 4.9
Fourways to Killarney on the N1/M1 (highway city traffic) - I averaged at 5.6 about
5km each way to work and back HEAVY traffic - 8.2
I said that as a joke though since he is sitting on half a Jazz engine if I'm not mistaken.
From the cold? Mine were okay. Think I'll need to get inners for when it gets colder though.
SauRoNZA
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Open road no hills unexciting driving - best I ever got was 4.9
Fourways to Killarney on the N1/M1 (highway city traffic) - I averaged at 5.6 about
5km each way to work and back HEAVY traffic - 8.2
I said that as a joke though since he is sitting on half a Jazz engine if I'm not mistaken.
Yeah which should average out to the 6.5 I mentioned.
6.2 if you drive like granny.
Newer ones are a bit lighter I guess. This is the 2007 1.5 Vtec model.
SauRoNZA
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Dunno ... Have heated grips
Yeah I must say heated grips allow me to ride with summer gloves deep into the almost winter months.
Probably more so with your hand guards.
Never use Level 2 as it's too hot and actually the manually says you should only use it for quick warm and then switch it down.
On my trip down from Mpumalanga last July I would often start in the morning at 0-degrees and put Lv2 on and then by the time I get out of whatever dorp tune it down.
The moment I'm in constant sunlight turn it off.
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Zuner
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I have the same gloves!
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