[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Jeffro wrote:

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Nick I road mine up the pacific highway to Wauchope from Newcastle with 13/48 and sat on 110+ at times. The gearing isn’t that critical once you get around 14/42, 14/44, 15/44. Anything around that will be fine, I rode mine the other day for a quick run and wound it out to almost 150 before I backed off, that was pretty close to the limit.

So going on Krusty’s workings, what I said is about right. 14/42 to 15/44 there is very little difference, only 0.2 of a kmh so don’t stress over it too much.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

In answer to your question, yes. There is only a 1 tooth difference in the 2 but the bigger front will wear less on the chain.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Nick I road mine up the pacific highway to Wauchope from Newcastle with 13/48 and sat on 110+ at times. The gearing isn’t that critical once you get around 14/42, 14/44, 15/44. Anything around that will be fine, I rode mine the other day for a quick run and wound it out to almost 150 before I backed off, that was pretty close to the limit.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

1 front is roughly 3 rear Nick, I have changed mine to 14/42 and would have no worries about running to the corner at that.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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I expect this thread to start singing with updates, ideas and links now Krusty is laid up for a week :laugh:
TB

I expect I will start thinking about thinking about what I will be taking on the trip.

I do have a short list of things to take though

1 Bike
1 Rider
1 Swag

:blush: after that it gets a bit vague. :silly: 😆 :woohoo: :side:

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

I’d probably drink more.

I only got back into bikes about 5 years ago after not having ridden since those oh so long ago teenage years. Can’t think what I did to amuse myself before that. Could be the fact that I had a wife before the bikes started again and so didn’t have a life to think back on.

I was into fishing 10 years ago, wasn’t as exciting as bikes but is an option. Maybe pick up the guitar again or get back into karate. I used to sleep away plenty of Saturday and Sunday afternoons, could always go back to that.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Interest expressed, check. Confirmation sent, check. Expectations primed, check. Cabin booked, check.

BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :woohoo:

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

Some of us made it, Giselle and I road to Morpeth for breakfast then out through Kurri, Cessnock, Wollombi and Broke on our way to Denman. Had a nice lunch and rode back through Singleton to Maitland and home, all on the tar but still a nice ride even if it was a bit cold. The Strom went like a trooper (Stromtrooper that is )all day, I will have to get the rear beefed up a bit though, managed to bottom out a couple of times on some of the bigger bumps with the 2 off us on getting up around the 200kg mark most of it me. I now know I can get close to 400Km to a tank even with a big load on which will be good for the corner ride.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

She looks good Ian, just got to watch the band when wheelstanding, especially on the tar, you would have seen the result from the Pokolbin ride

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Boony wrote:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3ZHkQ5iw5o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kV4aF4AZtY0

you gotta love the outback

Me thinks Mr Boon is trying to scare someone off the ride so he can get on.Sorry mate, you snooze, you lose

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

I may ride out with Giselle and meet you at Denman for lunch, will see if she is up for it when I see her later.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

I have been told that more than once

Seriously though, I have force radiator guards and the horn fits fine. mines an 07 model but that shouldn’t make any difference.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

No worries mate, you gotta go with the numbers

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

I’ll give it a miss this time guy’s. Was gonna spend Saturday with Giselle and ride Sunday but she is working Saturday so that will be my ride day instead. Will have to find a local ride to amuse myself.

[Jeffrey SmithMember]

The new bike only has road tyres at the moment, some of those trails my be a bit tricky in road mode. This ride would be a biggest days out ride all rolled into one day for me I think.

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