MyBB Motorcycle Owners Thread

Status
Not open for further replies.
Agent_Smith said:
So you ride towards a set of three lights. At a certain point, one of them will come on. The middle light is stop immediately. The left light means you swerve left and then stop, and the same for the right. You don't know which light is going to come on and you have to do it twice I think...
Click to expand...

Hmmm thats quite clever I say.

703627
703629
 
The officers doing the licence tests are well aware that it is easier to pass on the 200-300cc bikes and are especially on the lookout for rented bikes (as they have been tuned to be nigh impossible to stall). They will be very strict on all items. It is way easier to just do it on your own bike if you already have it.
 
HunterNW said:
Yep. Got my 50cc license in 1993. Back then you got on the bike, drive to the hill. Stop. Go over the hill and there's your license. :D
Click to expand...

When I got my A1 , I just had to drive in an 8 formation, and then also drive 20km/h in a straight line, which was difficult because my speedo only started at around 40 km/h, so had to guess how fast 20km/h was.

Now that i think about it, I probably need to get a A2 license because I am not riding a 125cc anymore.
 
You could technically do your yard test on a Honda Grom, too. The 762mm seat height will be a dream for a shorty like myself :p

Just the thought of doing a yard test on my old KLR650 gives me the shivers, especially with the lackluster brakes that it had.

honda-grom-4.jpg
 
I find it very interesting that some of the knowledgeable bikers here don't have a license yet.

You guys must just love bikes inside out and not really worry about the license requirement.
 
simm_card said:
I find it very interesting that some of the knowledgeable bikers here don't have a license yet.

You guys must just love bikes inside out and not really worry about the license requirement.
Click to expand...
I haven't had a bike for over a year now, and last rode the one that I had over three years ago.

Still remains one of my big passions in life :)

EDIT: Yes, I've written my learners three times already
 
Last edited:
PhireSide said:
I haven't had a bike for over a year now, and last rode the one that I had over three years ago.

Still remains one of my big passions in life :)

EDIT: Yes, I've written my learners three times already
Click to expand...
I can't imagine not riding for a month, when Im away from home I can't wait to get back behind the bars.
Granted, iv only been riding for two years but I don't see myself going back to sitting in traffic.
What made you stop riding does the novelty wear off over time maybe?
 
simm_card said:
I find it very interesting that some of the knowledgeable bikers here don't have a license yet.

You guys must just love bikes inside out and not really worry about the license requirement.
Click to expand...
the thing is, its not a requirement, so its easy to forget about it until that oh Sh*t moment when the learners expires.
 
PhireSide said:
This is correct. Whether they will look at the bike name (eg. XR125) or what is stamped on the cylinder jug (eg. 124cc) is a different argument though. I'd think they would just look at the model of the bike and go from there as opposed to inspecting the actual motorcycle engine.
Click to expand...

It’s on the license disc...which they check to make sure it’s road worthy.

No shortcuts here.
 
Agent_Smith said:
Am in CPT and have been for lessons.

My issue was this. The distance from the end of the last exercise to the start of the hill was about 100m. Riding there involved gearing up. So I got onto the hill in second gear. In trying to find first while stationary, I let the bike roll back slightly while transitioning from the hand brake to the foot brake. Next time I will make sure I'm already in first when I get onto the hill.
Click to expand...

And stop with the foot brake so there is no transition.
 
I wrote my bike learners 3 times xD when i was 16 for my 125, then again when it expired. then a few years later i wrote it again when i got a bike again, eventually decided to do the license, its very easy imo, make sure you get pointers from a reliable instructor, 2-3 lessons and you will nail it.

Regarding using a small bike, I agree to a point, i think rather don't use it if you aren't comfortable on it.
 
Shouldn’t really need more than one long lesson if you can ride already.

The Yamaha TW200 I did it on with Billy de Beer was perfectly fine.

I mean in fairness if you roll backwards on a hill you should be failed.
 
Tickled_Tortise said:
I can't imagine not riding for a month, when Im away from home I can't wait to get back behind the bars.
Granted, iv only been riding for two years but I don't see myself going back to sitting in traffic.
What made you stop riding does the novelty wear off over time maybe?
Click to expand...
I've been on and off bikes since I was quite young - maybe 8 or 9? So it's always been something special for me. I'm 28 now.

When I moved to PE I didn't have space for my KLR, and as I needed a car for my job I had to leave the bike behind at my folks' place. Many years have passed since then and the bike was deteriorating by just standing and not being ridden. I then decided to take it apart and rebuild it from the ground up, tackling and rust or corrosion that I found as I was doing it. When I finished it eventually, it was time for me to buy a house so I sold it to fund the purchase. Our current place only has one garage, but when we move in 3 or 4 years time I'll maybe look at getting a bike again.

For now, I just like to appreciate talking about and discussing them and I still enjoy the concept of one even though I no longer have one. I guess the dream isn't dead just yet :)
 
Electric Harley loses the growl, but still aims to turn heads

Quiet. Sleek. Unintimidating. The LiveWire is the antithesis of everything Harley-Davidson has ever stood for. And yet, it is undeniably a Harley.

The LiveWire, the first production electric vehicle from Harley, is looking to redefine an industry that has grown complacent in the face of declining sales.

The USA’s oldest (116 years) and best-known motorcycle maker, Harley wants “to lead in the electrification of this sport” just as it led with traditional, petrol-powered motorcycles more than a century ago, said Matt Levatich, the chief executive.

“We are as a company shifting our mind-set from where our first thought in the morning was ‘We build great motorcycles’ to our first thought having to be ‘We build riders,’” he said.

Arriving at US dealers in September, the LiveWire is targeting a new audience for Harley - one that is young, affluent and urban, and eager to adopt new technology. And it’s hoping to do it with a bike that looks and feels as progressive as the company’s new mode of thinking.

Harley, like most other motorcycle companies, is trying to reverse a steep sales decline. It sold 132 868 bikes in the United States last year - down 10% from 2017 and 18% from 2016. It’s an industry problem. Domestic sales peaked at 1.1 million in 2006 but struggle to reach 500 000 annually now.

“The millennials are getting in too slow, and the baby boomers are leaving too fast,” said Ron Bartels, general manager of Bartels’ Harley-Davidson in Marina del Rey, California. “We need a new kind of customer.”

Bartels’ is among the 150 American dealerships, out of Harley-Davidson’s 650, that will carry the LiveWire this year. A hundred dealers in Europe will also sell the bike. All of them must install a DC fast charger and train staff to service electric motorcycles. Bartels said his shop had presold seven of the eight LiveWires (retail price: $29 799, or about R450 000) it would receive this year.

www.iol.co.za

Electric Harley loses the growl, but still aims to turn heads

The LiveWire is the antithesis of everything Harley-Davidson has ever stood for. And yet, it is undeniably a Harley.
www.iol.co.za www.iol.co.za
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top
Sign up to the MyBroadband newsletter
X