Cush ?

[Geoff ForshawMember]

sb_250y wrote:

Lefty wrote:

Hey there Bols!

A soft/comfortable seat is a must. Reduce the vibrations through the handle bars, rubber mount, maybe some weight in the bar ends would help to reduce the vibes. I still need to try this. (TB suggestion) Or better still a set of flex bars. Soft Rallye Grips. Screen for wind buffet, good head light in case you get stuck and require to do some night riding, not ideal but better than a std candle. Pivot pegs are a comfort thing.

More Later,

Cheers Lefty

CRF’s have rubber mount bars standard, they twist at the the smallest hit

Screens are not needed, I even ride a naked sport bike, Screens are for softies & over rated IMHO

A set of Rallye foam grips maybe, although a few people think Renthal Dual Compound Kevlar grips are better, especially if you don’t like bulky grips.

A Set of Fastway F3 pegs are the go, can be run at standard height or 10mm lower. Much better than the mini bike pegs that come on the CRF.

It seems as though I am way off the mark :laugh: :laugh: I will leave it to the experts!

[Dwayne OMember]

Bob wrote:

EAGLE`02 wrote:

snowy09 wrote:

Bolls just get yourself a nissan patrol, bro dey is pretty cush! Stick with the real men ditch the adventure bitches!!!

:laugh: Go Ya Hardest Boll Snowy has no idea !!!
Interesting choice for long rides though,,, CRF450 :whistle:
You will be tired after a long day :unsure: More ready for a cold beer or twenty I suppose :woohoo:

The Cush Hub is a must, will make a big difference and give you more life from chain & sprockets too
Good Luck

Since weight seems to be a big issue about the place if he has a padded arse why we he be more tired than riding a ktm 690 ??? :huh:

I never said he would be more tired than on a 690 Bob :whistle:
I meant more tired than on his 250 and the 650 Beemer

I have only ridden a CRF450 once, but from all that I hear, they are a harsh and aggressive ride. Even more so than the 690 I reckon actually :laugh:

Cheers

[StuartMember]

Lefty wrote:

It seems as though I am way off the mark :laugh: :laugh: I will leave it to the experts!

See my Avatar Champ I’ve done more km’s on a CRF recently than most so I have a fair idea of whats needed & whats not.

[Geoff ForshawMember]

sb_250y wrote:

Lefty wrote:

It seems as though I am way off the mark :laugh: :laugh: I will leave it to the experts!

See my Avatar Champ I’ve done more km’s on a CRF recently than most so I have a fair idea of whats needed & whats not.

As I have already said Champ! I will leave it up to the EXPERTS eh!

[GregMember]

sb_250y wrote:

Lefty wrote:

It seems as though I am way off the mark :laugh: :laugh: I will leave it to the experts!

See my Avatar Champ I’ve done more km’s on a CRF recently than most so I have a fair idea of whats needed & whats not.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: Seen LCs avatar its heaps better

TB

[GregMember]

sb_250y wrote:

Lefty wrote:

Hey there Bols!

A soft/comfortable seat is a must. Reduce the vibrations through the handle bars, rubber mount, maybe some weight in the bar ends would help to reduce the vibes. I still need to try this. (TB suggestion) Or better still a set of flex bars. Soft Rallye Grips. Screen for wind buffet, good head light in case you get stuck and require to do some night riding, not ideal but better than a std candle. Pivot pegs are a comfort thing.

More Later,

Cheers Lefty

CRF’s have rubber mount bars standard, they twist at the the smallest hit

Screens are not needed, I even ride a naked sport bike, Screens are for softies & over rated IMHO

A set of Rallye foam grips maybe, although a few people think Renthal Dual Compound Kevlar grips are better, especially if you don’t like bulky grips.

A Set of Fastway F3 pegs are the go, can be run at standard height or 10mm lower. Much better than the mini bike pegs that come on the CRF.

Lots of options there Bollocks, try what you can as opinions as like arseholes everyone has one
Actually everyone that I have seen fit a screen that we ride with like them, I have soft grips and Nick has hard ones Lefty rode his bike to Baturst and got pins and needles Nick doesnt everyones different :laugh: . I like pivot pegz I also have a set of fastway pegs but prefer the pivots like SB doesnt like pivots.

Take it all in work it out for yourself, listen to those you trust and ride like you (in your case a crash test dummy :laugh: )

TB

[RoyMember]

sb_250y wrote:

although a few people think Renthal Dual Compound Kevlar grips are better

Although I have never done any ADV riding at all, the renthal kevlar grips are the bees knees. Soft, grippy and long lasting. Love em. Only $20 too.

And yes LC’s avatar is also the bees knees or is it the monkeys bum.

[Scott SouthwellMember]

Bundyroy wrote:

And yes LC’s avatar is also the bees knees or is it the monkeys bum.

If thats a monkeys bum i’m overdue for a trip to the zoo. :woohoo:

I had a DR250S with a cush drive years ago. 75000km and no gearbox issues. This could also be due to only having about 15hp.

[StuartMember]

Lefty wrote:

sb_250y wrote:

Lefty wrote:

It seems as though I am way off the mark :laugh: :laugh: I will leave it to the experts!

See my Avatar Champ I’ve done more km’s on a CRF recently than most so I have a fair idea of whats needed & whats not.

As I have already said Champ! I will leave it up to the EXPERTS eh!

Champ is not a word I’d normally use, however since it was in reply to someone that favours the word I threw it in :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Seems when I choose to share my hard earned knowledge someone clutching at straws knows better.

[GregMember]

sb_250y wrote:

Seems when I choose to share my hard earned knowledge someone clutching at straws knows better.

I would think clutching at straws was a little hard Lefty is Adventure riding a 450. Not a CRF but a 450. It could also be said that as you have stated on ADV rider an advantage you had when you did the Safari was that you rode a GHR customer bike and didn’t have to work on it thus reducing the actual mechanical input that you had with the bike. I do respect your opinion as you said you have done the miles and other haven’t. It could also be said ADV riding is different to riding a safari.
You may not know that Lefty builds race cars and rally cars for a crust and is a very knowledgeable person with an opinion like you

Just saying is all

TB

[Geoff ForshawMember]

sb_250y wrote:

Lefty wrote:

sb_250y wrote:

Lefty wrote:

It seems as though I am way off the mark :laugh: :laugh: I will leave it to the experts!

See my Avatar Champ I’ve done more km’s on a CRF recently than most so I have a fair idea of whats needed & whats not.

As I have already said Champ! I will leave it up to the EXPERTS eh!

Champ is not a word I’d normally use, however since it was in reply to someone that favours the word I threw it in :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Seems when I choose to share my hard earned knowledge someone clutching at straws knows better.

It,s all good mate. As TB has previously stated there are many opinions out there and it all comes down to peoples individual preferences. No one is right or wrong, and my opinion comes from many hours and kms of Adventure riding on a 2008 model KTM450exc converted to do some Adventure riding where the bike is designed for something completely different. I don’t have the coin to buy two bikes so I use the one that I have. So the things that I have suggested are from experience and not clutching at straws. Your opinion is different and I respect that.
Anyway we are way off topic and I was just giving Bols some ideas as to how to best spend his hard earned from MY experience.
Maybe we should catch up for a beer sometime and swap notes.

Cheers,
Lefty

[simon burkeMember]

i am valuing everyones opion here :cheer:
i will take it all in and explore all options

this is one of the reasons this web site rocks :woohoo:

Gumbys like me get pricless experience from guys like you who have been there,and are in the knowing of alot of things.

i’m quite happy to be the crash test dummy. :laugh: …thx TB :huh:

cheers for all the info…keep it comming

Bol :woohoo:

[Nick JacksonMember]

Screens are for softies hey !!!!

I love my screen when adventure riding for a couple of reasons ,

1. Clears the locusts

2. Slows down forward motion when body overtakes bike !!

Also when you have no choice but to slab 750km home in the hail / snow/ rain Bol , you’ll love it

Just my opinion

Nick

[Mark BuntingMember]

Is this the end for Heidi then Bol ? Or Just the beginning of a love affair with Big Red 😆

Kram

[simon burkeMember]

kram140 wrote:

Is this the end for Heidi then Bol ? Or Just the beginning of a love affair with Big Red 😆

Kram

Heidi is on the market Kram
I think i love Japs more than i love Euro chicks

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