2019 bikey goals
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My top 10 for 2019 - in no particular order...
1) Get the big-bore kit for the '14 Chief - not allowed for sale in the EU, but I'll try to pick one up in the US...apart from the s
tty exchange rate
2) Get the '46 Chief properly registered (just waiting on on the V5 now), get it fully 'sorted', and work on getting it more 'period correct' than it is now
3) Master that foot clutch and hand change - had a couple of goes so far, and while I know exactly what I should do, it's still a bit tricky in practice
4) Change the head and base gaskets on the GPz1100 and stop the pesky oil leak
5) Sell the GPz!
6) Get get certified as an IAM National Observer
7) Accomplish 6) without purchasing corduroy trousers, a cardigan, a BMW or 'textiles'
8) Take the '14 Chief down to the Dolomites for the OG trip
, plus a few other jaunts in the UK/Ireland
9) Take the '46 Chief to a few vintage runs/shows/rallies
10) Do a wee trip/tour on the '46 with at least one overnighter, just to prove it's possible to tour on a 70 year-old bike
1) Get the big-bore kit for the '14 Chief - not allowed for sale in the EU, but I'll try to pick one up in the US...apart from the s
tty exchange rate2) Get the '46 Chief properly registered (just waiting on on the V5 now), get it fully 'sorted', and work on getting it more 'period correct' than it is now
3) Master that foot clutch and hand change - had a couple of goes so far, and while I know exactly what I should do, it's still a bit tricky in practice
4) Change the head and base gaskets on the GPz1100 and stop the pesky oil leak
5) Sell the GPz!
6) Get get certified as an IAM National Observer
7) Accomplish 6) without purchasing corduroy trousers, a cardigan, a BMW or 'textiles'
8) Take the '14 Chief down to the Dolomites for the OG trip
, plus a few other jaunts in the UK/Ireland9) Take the '46 Chief to a few vintage runs/shows/rallies
10) Do a wee trip/tour on the '46 with at least one overnighter, just to prove it's possible to tour on a 70 year-old bike
BurblingBrownOne said:
Convince the wife to let me sit my CBT / Direct Access
Agree with the other poster, trick is not to ask permission, much easier to seek forgiveness.Step 1: I did my CBT, got berrated by the wife and told I was not allowed a motorbike under any circumstances.
Step 2: Bought 125cc motorbike, more shouting and disapproval from wife.
Step 3: Ride motorbike to work everyday (wife stops complaining as she gets accustomed to it).
Step 4: Announce I would like more training to be safer on the roads. Discuss BikeSafe etc and the need for a full licence to reduce insurance cost.
Step 5: Book and pass DAS. Bonus points for booking BikeSafe as well.
Step 6: Keep saying (repetition is key) how much more stable the DAS bikes are, how much more grip there is with big tyres and how much safer it is with ABS*.
Step 7: Go to 'look' at some big bikes. Buy bike immediately and bring it home.
Step 8: Announce that now the insurance is transferred and there is no space in the garage, you need to reluctantly sell the 125cc. You will be sad to see it go but ultimately the new bike is much safer.
Step 9: Now that you've passed the DAS and bought your new bike, enjoy!
- Never ever discuss power or engine CC. This is something the wife does not understand and it's best to focus on the increased safety aspects.
My plans for 2019 are:
1) do BikeSafe with my mate
2) brekky at Ace cafe with other mate who's looking to buy a Hog
3) one medium distance road trip (thinking Cornwall)
Bumblebee7 said:
BurblingBrownOne said:
Convince the wife to let me sit my CBT / Direct Access
Agree with the other poster, trick is not to ask permission, much easier to seek forgiveness.These steps worked for me and my wife spent years telling me how I was never ever ever allowed a motorcycle (not helped by my dad who had a big crash when I was young). We're now tentatively discussing getting her a helmet so we can go to the Ace cafe, which is less than 2 miles from where we live.
black-k1 said:
tvrolet said:
My top 10 for 2019 - in no particular order...
1) Get the big-bore kit for the '14 Chief - not allowed for sale in the EU, but I'll try to pick one up in the US...apart from the stty exchange rate
...
So, exactly how big will the 'Chief be after that?1) Get the big-bore kit for the '14 Chief - not allowed for sale in the EU, but I'll try to pick one up in the US...apart from the s
tty exchange rate...
But its more than just a capacity increase - it's new barrels, pistons, rods, cams, throttle body, valve springs. clutch springs and all sorts. For the price of that lot I could buy another bike, but I'd rather get maximum grunt out the current one.
ar-em-en said:
1. Do as many trackdays as possible, I seem to have completly lost interest in road riding since I started doing them. Currently booked to go to jerez in march and aragon in may but will try and work out some other euros and uk days too.
You on the NL trip over the first bank holiday in May ? In which case so are me and my mates dibblecorse said:
ar-em-en said:
1. Do as many trackdays as possible, I seem to have completly lost interest in road riding since I started doing them. Currently booked to go to jerez in march and aragon in may but will try and work out some other euros and uk days too.
You on the NL trip over the first bank holiday in May ? In which case so are me and my mates I did aragon last year and thought it was a fantastic circuit, are you on a ducati?
My list is below. Some things I can probably get done, some will require some expert level tomfoolery in order to convince SWMBO that they're a good idea. One is plain never going to happen.
1. Finish faffing with the 1199. Not sure that will ever happen tbf but I live in hope.
2. Get more than the 4 track days I managed this year on the GSXR.
3. Aquire a semi broken / cheap 1199 to replace GSXR above. Man maths required.
4. Europe trip.
5. Nürburgring lap or two.
6. Not fall off during said Nürburgring lap(s)
7. Max out on the autobahn. (4,5,6 and 7 may be accomplished at the same time)
8. Buy some riding jeans.
9. Acquire a 916 variant Ducati.
1. Finish faffing with the 1199. Not sure that will ever happen tbf but I live in hope.
2. Get more than the 4 track days I managed this year on the GSXR.
3. Aquire a semi broken / cheap 1199 to replace GSXR above. Man maths required.
4. Europe trip.
5. Nürburgring lap or two.
6. Not fall off during said Nürburgring lap(s)
7. Max out on the autobahn. (4,5,6 and 7 may be accomplished at the same time)
8. Buy some riding jeans.
9. Acquire a 916 variant Ducati.
tvrolet said:
black-k1 said:
tvrolet said:
My top 10 for 2019 - in no particular order...
1) Get the big-bore kit for the '14 Chief - not allowed for sale in the EU, but I'll try to pick one up in the US...apart from the stty exchange rate
...
So, exactly how big will the 'Chief be after that?1) Get the big-bore kit for the '14 Chief - not allowed for sale in the EU, but I'll try to pick one up in the US...apart from the s
tty exchange rate...
But its more than just a capacity increase - it's new barrels, pistons, rods, cams, throttle body, valve springs. clutch springs and all sorts. For the price of that lot I could buy another bike, but I'd rather get maximum grunt out the current one.
Some of these are planned, some are not.
Move house and get a bigger garage (almost in the motions!)
Get some euro tours booked in.
Get some time sank into enduro riding and try get half decent at it.
Give trials riding a try.
Buy another track bike and get quicker.
Give in and let the little lady try enduro / motocross as she thinks it looks like great fun (I can see this ending in me buying her an 85cc or something and her wanting to come play in the mud!)
Move house and get a bigger garage (almost in the motions!)
Get some euro tours booked in.
Get some time sank into enduro riding and try get half decent at it.
Give trials riding a try.
Buy another track bike and get quicker.
Give in and let the little lady try enduro / motocross as she thinks it looks like great fun (I can see this ending in me buying her an 85cc or something and her wanting to come play in the mud!)
Put a deposit on a Triumph Scrambler 1200 yesterday - will need a test ride before confirming the purchase (and some man maths on finances).
But assuming it's all good my goal is:
3 weekends away on it within UK and minimum of 3000 miles. Plus actually take it on some green lanes and don't bin it.
Stretch goal: A week in the Alps
But assuming it's all good my goal is:
3 weekends away on it within UK and minimum of 3000 miles. Plus actually take it on some green lanes and don't bin it.
Stretch goal: A week in the Alps
My biking goals for 2019:
1. Get the foofing scaffolding removed from my leg.
2. Learn to walk without crutches again.
3. Get a bike.
4. Get back to Scandinavia on the bike.
5. Don’t have any accidents.
Number one on that list is getting tantalisingly close... My “Ouch” thread is due a bit of an update after I saw my consultant a few days ago. The TL;DR version is the “docking” at the knee end is working, the alignment of my whole leg from hip to ankle is spot on, I’ve got 13 more days of lengthening to go then it’s time for the regenerate (new bone) at the hip end to harden up, then the pins will be removed “in a few weeks...”
The rest is in the lap of the gods/my physiotherapists. As I’m in the cops, I pay in monthly to the “Police Treatment Centres”, registered charities which provide residential rehab for officers who are injured (on or off duty, fortunately). I’m apparently looking at a minimum of six weeks there next year (in two week chunks). It’s worth the few quid I pay in every month, that’s for sure. They estimate you get about £5,000 worth of treatment a week.
1. Get the foofing scaffolding removed from my leg.
2. Learn to walk without crutches again.
3. Get a bike.
4. Get back to Scandinavia on the bike.
5. Don’t have any accidents.
Number one on that list is getting tantalisingly close... My “Ouch” thread is due a bit of an update after I saw my consultant a few days ago. The TL;DR version is the “docking” at the knee end is working, the alignment of my whole leg from hip to ankle is spot on, I’ve got 13 more days of lengthening to go then it’s time for the regenerate (new bone) at the hip end to harden up, then the pins will be removed “in a few weeks...”
The rest is in the lap of the gods/my physiotherapists. As I’m in the cops, I pay in monthly to the “Police Treatment Centres”, registered charities which provide residential rehab for officers who are injured (on or off duty, fortunately). I’m apparently looking at a minimum of six weeks there next year (in two week chunks). It’s worth the few quid I pay in every month, that’s for sure. They estimate you get about £5,000 worth of treatment a week.
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