"ET Trek" Star Weekend (Mpumalanga)

[The Black Sheep]

24 more sleeps!

[Zeus]

Oh heck! I bet you were supremely hacked off! What eventually happened to the bike?

Fixed. Did not run as well as before, and eventually sold to my brother, who was well aware of the issue and fixed it so that he rode it for quite a number of years thereafter.

It was the bike that made me a Yamaha fan. Honest and without pretentions. A go anywhere (on tar) anytime bike. One weakness. It developed a mean tank slap at around 170 kms per hour.

[The Black Sheep]

Fixed. Did not run as well as before, and eventually sold to my brother, who was well aware of the issue and fixed it so that he rode it for quite a number of years thereafter.

It was the bike that made me a Yamaha fan. Honest and without pretentions. A go anywhere (on tar) anytime bike. One weakness. It developed a mean tank slap at around 170 kms per hour.

Good memories

[The Black Sheep]

23 more sleeps!

[The Black Sheep]

22 more sleeps!

[RASA DANCE]

Great stuff - hope your luck materialises RD

Just for the record. I placed my order and paid up in full, for a Yamaha Stryker 1300 Sissy Bar on Thursday, 12/07. They promised today that I should have it within the next two weeks. Please hold thumbs.

Black Sheep, are there any special fittings / cords that I need to purchase? Any recommendation of where and what type of luggage bag do you or any of my fellow SR's recommend?

[Zeus]

Just for the record. I placed my order and paid up in full, for a Yamaha Stryker 1300 Sissy Bar on Thursday, 12/07. They promised today that I should have it within the next two weeks. Please hold thumbs.

Black Sheep, are there any special fittings / cords that I need to purchase? Any recommendation of where and what type of luggage bag do you or any of my fellow SR's recommend?

Buy a Oxford cargo net at Centurion Yamaha and it will do the trick. It is amazingly versatile.

Z

[JVZ]

R2D2 - trust you are happy with the purchase. I was going to tell you there will be support vehicles, but I knew you wanted the sissy bar.

Now you can lift me home when we get "gestenig"

jvz

[The Black Sheep]

Just for the record. I placed my order and paid up in full, for a Yamaha Stryker 1300 Sissy Bar on Thursday, 12/07. They promised today that I should have it within the next two weeks. Please hold thumbs.

Black Sheep, are there any special fittings / cords that I need to purchase? Any recommendation of where and what type of luggage bag do you or any of my fellow SR's recommend?

Depending on the size of your luggage a medium, large or extra large cargo net and an adjusting bungie cord/s. I have a KTM tail bag for the luggage rack and a KTM top box soft bag - both are waterproof, have zipped expansion layers and look very snazzy in black with the KTM bright orange piping. I have yet to use them so I can't go ahead and recommend them - in fact I am still ruminating over how to best place and secure them.

Holding thumbs that your order comes through Rasa Dance.

[The Black Sheep]

R2D2 - trust you are happy with the purchase. I was going to tell you there will be support vehicles, but I knew you wanted the sissy bar.

Now you can lift me home when we get "gestenig"

jvz

Love the R2D2 - Klaas

[The Black Sheep]

21 more sleeps!

[RASA DANCE]

R2D2 - trust you are happy with the purchase. I was going to tell you there will be support vehicles, but I knew you wanted the sissy bar.

Now you can lift me home when we get "gestenig"

jvz

I did ask for a lift for my baggage! Your reply was that I had to stand in line.

Do you know what the Sissy Bar costs? Plenty money for a poor RD like me. (My daddy has no sugar!)

Anyway, from the feedback I got from BS, it does not even sound like a straight forward packing procedure. I was hoping that a bag would just slide over the bar - how simple / difficult can it be? If I honestly need a few (bungy) cords and a few cargo 'nets' then I could just as well have used my waterproof Outdoor Warehouse bags strapped with the same cords and nets to the hind seat.

Thank you for telling me about the support vehicle/s. I might just have to make use of it.

[The Black Sheep]

I did ask for a lift for my baggage! Your reply was that I had to stand in line.

Do you know what the Sissy Bar costs? Plenty money for a poor RD like me. (My daddy has no sugar!)

Anyway, from the feedback I got from BS, it does not even sound like a straight forward packing procedure. I was hoping that a bag would just slide over the bar - how simple / difficult can it be? If I honestly need a few (bungy) cords and a few cargo 'nets' then I could just as well have used my waterproof Outdoor Warehouse bags strapped with the same cords and nets to the hind seat.

Thank you for telling me about the support vehicle/s. I might just have to make use of it.

Rasa Dance : "just slide over the bar/difficult can it be?" Depends on your bag height and straps and how high your bar is. What height did you order - the short/low or high sissy bar? Mine is the short/low quick release sissy bar with luggage rack.

[RASA DANCE]

Rasa Dance : "just slide over the bar/difficult can it be?" Depends on your bag height and straps and how high your bar is. What height did you order - the short/low or high sissy bar? Mine is the short/low quick release sissy bar with luggage rack.

BS, according to Yamaha Centurion it is the exact same Sissy Bar with rack as yours. (They did not explain that there was another option.)

I suppose it is best to wait before buying any bag/s.

Thank you for your reply. Any advise is dearly appreciated.

[The Black Sheep]

BS, according to Yamaha Centurion it is the exact same Sissy Bar with rack as yours. (They did not explain that there was another option.)

I suppose it is best to wait before buying any bag/s.

Thank you for your reply. Any advise is dearly appreciated.

Cool

[The Black Sheep]

20 more sleeps

[RASA DANCE]

Buy a Oxford cargo net at Centurion Yamaha and it will do the trick. It is amazingly versatile.

Z

Dear Z

Thank you.

R

[The Black Sheep]

19 more sleeps!

[Vice]

Just make sure you haven’t forgotten anything.....

[The Black Sheep]

Just make sure you haven’t forgotten anything.....

Thanks Vice
Don't need kitchen sink anyway - not intending to do any dishes on this trip!

[The Black Sheep]

18 more sleeps !

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14 more sleeps ! ( 2 weeks of sleeps)

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13 more sleeps !

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A dozen more sleeps !

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11 more sleeps ! (In Bingo calling code : Legs Eleven)

[The Black Sheep]

9 more sleeps :-)

[The Black Sheep]

8 more sleeps!