tomch Posted October 19, 2013 Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 Well done for sharing your journey with us.... I also live in a game sanctuary but luckily no Elef or Rhino.. Buffalo are my biggest plague around here and when I reach the top of some interesting rocks in good shape and fairly quietly ie without falling off or getting stuck I have often surprised them and they bolt away smartly. This is a much more regular thing than on the enduro bike as I am up on the tops and in the trees where they rest up in the daytime...so be it. What about hippo, however? I have found some awesome stuff in the river gorges, lots of big wide steps cut by hippo up and down the banks into a narrow rocky gorge about 6 ft wide- superb if the river has dropped down to 1 foot deep. I haven't met one yet except in a car while driving about and they aren't that aggressive (no hunting and no predators big enough to take on a hippo). I hurl rocks about and make noises as I rev the engine and have not met any on the bike. What do you reckon a hippo would do? Otherwise a trials bike is the most magic way to see game as it is unthreatening and quiet...the biggest risk I have had was almost parking on a cobra or being wiped off by some galloping Zebra. I've just cut a log into a beam across the river and when I get my bike back from the menders' I shall show some vid of that! Best of luck from the same continent at least! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted October 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNq3QhrLExM&feature=youtube_gdata_player @ Tomcha ...will get back to you....a few cold ones under the belt tonight. Had a play on the 300 today and promised myself I would go easy on the elbow but I just could not resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted October 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 Had a gooood potjie on the fire that I was responsible for . Copious amounts of beer is a necessity to getting it just right . My poitjie was good and im on the coffee now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted October 19, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2013 I was planning on going easy on the buggered elbow but this bike is too much fun for my common sense 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr neutron Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Dylan, Your riding is coming along really well! But the thing about you that simply amazes me is how you can get your kettle over the fire to hang horizontally? Now that, along with the fire on it's side, is simply amazing! Seriously, I hope your elbow heals quickly. I'm going nuts staying off my bike. We've been having fantastic, dry, kinda warm, sunny weather here (somewhat unusual for this part of the state, this time of year), and the only riding I've done is on my lawn mower! In the second/middle pic you post, it looks like you got some decent lift of your rear wheel up onto your tire! The stoppie/nose wheelie in the last one looks cool, and seems even neater after reading that you've "tightened up" your practice space a bit..... Great Work, Sir! Jimmie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeriotti Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Now that i see your riding Mok...i think my EVO is defective :D the EASY BUTTON you have pressed before the photos is missing in mine!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted October 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2013 (edited) Hi guys Had a good solid 2 hour ride today. Finally got the suspension dialed in. What i did is: Front - compression..........10 turns in from full out - damping.................24 clicks out from full in Rear - compression...........turned adjuster ring (top one) 1cm up from middle of threaded section - damping..................one full turn in from full out The bike now hops like a pogo stick and still has enough damping to keep traction......or is at least 100 times better than it was. I felt the suspension was too soft for me and i wasnt getting enough rebound off the rear shock and since i figure that the bike is set up for lighter riders, i decided to get a bit more spring out of it. I am 6 ft tall and weigh 86kg for what its worth. I also played with the mapping on my big tire and i certainly get up easier and more reliably with the hard mapping, so i refitted the fast action throttle that my pops removed but will only get to test it out tomorrow. I might also refit the 10t front sprocket. Overall a great day on the bike Edited October 21, 2013 by mokwepa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xeriotti Posted October 22, 2013 Report Share Posted October 22, 2013 Im also around that weight Mok... im gonna clone the setup and give it a try... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted October 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2013 Hi guys Im still practicing as often as I can but the elbow has kept me off the bike here and there. Ive got 2 new obstacles and ive tightened things up a bit. Not super smooth yet but I feel im starting to progress a bit faster now. Still having a ball though. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted October 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2013 Well I think I finally have my zap figured out. I zapped my big tire 5 or 6 times in a row like in the vid above. It feels so smooth. Very chuffed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted November 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2013 Having some shirts made to go with my sexy beta pants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betaboy100 Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Where do you get these made?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted November 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Hi guys. My last trial was a bit of a disaster but I did learn that I need to start riding more natural terain. Ive found a pretty cool spot close to work so ill see if it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr neutron Posted November 15, 2013 Report Share Posted November 15, 2013 Do you have to worry about anything trying to eat you while you ride there Dylan? Jimmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mokwepa Posted November 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2013 Hi Jimmie. Unfortunately yes I do need eyes at the back of my head in this spot. My buddy normally keeps watch for me and is armed with a 44mag just in case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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