tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-367180182011-09-12T02:11:47.942-07:00this is my trusty steedPaldininoreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36718018.post-60047335040729037942007-01-28T13:17:00.000-08:002008-12-10T10:06:07.916-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9CO6qVRAhoI/Rb0TtEaem0I/AAAAAAAAAAw/rviYvSfsHsE/s1600-h/Katie,+David+and+Bonnie+008.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025194424215182146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_9CO6qVRAhoI/Rb0TtEaem0I/AAAAAAAAAAw/rviYvSfsHsE/s320/Katie,+David+and+Bonnie+008.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9CO6qVRAhoI/Rb0Ttkaem1I/AAAAAAAAAA4/z2AH1vL0co8/s1600-h/Katie,+David+and+Bonnie+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5025194432805116754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_9CO6qVRAhoI/Rb0Ttkaem1I/AAAAAAAAAA4/z2AH1vL0co8/s320/Katie,+David+and+Bonnie+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> Well this is pretty much the bike that will take me to Cape Town. Only a centre stand, new battery and new clutch cable to fit and we're readyto go.<br /><br />Other modifications include: Acerbis 23l fuel tank, Metal Mule rack and paniers, Acerbis Rally Brush hand guards, CRD bash plate/sump guard, home made 12 volt cigarette lighter<br />for charging i-pod and camera, K&N washable air filter, inline fuel filters and a very very bad paint job!<br /><br />I've done the following prep work: New DID chain and sprocket, new brake pads, new oil and oil filter, new accelerator cable.<br /><br />Things I thought about doing but haven't:<br /><ul><li>Fit a wind shield- i still might do this, but i have not found one that will fit.</li><li>Replace rear wheel with an 18" one- Aparantly its hard to find 17" tryes in Africa. </li><li>Fit a tail rack. Useful but i don't think i'll need it and it's extra weight. The system works well enoughwith the Ortlieb Rack Pack.</li><li>Sort out my bodged paint job.</li></ul><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36718018-6004733504072903794?l=paldini.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paldininoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36718018.post-1162844304262425092006-11-06T12:13:00.000-08:002007-01-28T13:06:12.311-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4959/4110/1600/IMG_1553.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4959/4110/320/IMG_1553.0.jpg" border="0" /></a>This is the bike with no clothes when i fitted the new fuel tank and gave it its first service.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36718018-116284430426242509?l=paldini.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paldininoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36718018.post-1162843432623635642006-11-06T11:53:00.000-08:002007-01-28T13:00:24.966-08:00<div align="left"><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4959/4110/1600/IMG_1529.0.jpg"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4959/4110/320/IMG_1529.0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here is the bike as I bought it on 1st October 06. Pretty Much a bog standard 2001 Yamaha XT600E with Renthal handelbars and shod with MT21's.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36718018-116284343262363564?l=paldini.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paldininoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36718018.post-1161989820257082422006-10-27T15:46:00.000-07:002007-01-15T15:34:41.905-08:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4959/4110/1600/IMG_0993.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4959/4110/400/IMG_0993.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The day the the Merc went<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/36718018-116198982025708242?l=paldini.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Paldininoreply@blogger.com0