Recent content by Don T

After more than 12 years on this forum it's time to say good bye. In 2015 I got my hands on a brand new T12. I kept it for 7 years. In that time I covered 178.000 on it. It served me well! I sold the bike last year in the fall. It was time for a change - not only in bike but also in life...

The exact length isn't that important - it's a wear item that get shorter over time (or at least mine did).

Yes. I modified the mounting bracket as well to raise the mount a bit.

The 450 is a completely different bike than the 300 - and not very well suited for the kind of riding/traveling I have in mind.

I'll reach out when we get to your neck of the woods. Yes, his name is Paul and he has done a bit of traveling.

Reread your post and now understand what you wrote about the relation between spoke and nipple sizes (was in too much of a hurry the first time I read it). Thank you. Does anyone know if Yamaha always use the same nipple size for a specific spoke size (gauge) and what that nipple size is in mm?

Additional info: The wrenches is from the tool kit of one of my earlier bikes - either a 2008 WR 250R, a 1995 XTZ 750 or a 1994 XT 600 Z...

My question only concerns the sizing of the mentioned wrenches. I'm well versed in tightening/adjusting the spokes - especially on the S10. I stumbled across the wrenches when I was setting up a tool kit for my CRF300 Rally, that I'm taking around the world son, and the odd sizing made me...

Time flies. Within the last month I've managed to secure 2 Honda CRF 300 Rally for the above mentioned trip. I made some good deals on low mileage, well setup and maintained bikes. They are now stored at a friends place in Phoenix, AZ. As soon as our house is sold we'll fly to the US, pick...

A quick question. I have some spoke wrenches from old OEM Yamaha tool kits. They are named 8, 9 and 10 - the higher the number, the smaller the wrench. Does any of you know what that corresponds to in mm (and why Yamaha are using these numbers instead of just mm or inch)? Size 9 seems to be...

A more likely reason for Covid not hitting the population of Africa as hard as the rest of the world is that they have a much lower medien age.

I sold my T12 a couple of dats ago. After 7 years and 178.000 km it was time to try something else. During the time I've owned the T12 my riding has gravitated progressively towards dirt riding. I wanted something lighter and better in the dirt. If I was staying in Europe and continued my...

Hopefully I'll replace it with a CRF300 Rally. My wife and I have ordered one each in Portland Oregon. We keep our fingers crossed that we can pick them up in the spring.

Today I sold my T12. It has been my trusty companion for the last 7 years. We have traveled 178.419 kilometers together. The bike has always performed flawlessly and still ride/feels like new. It has burned 8.370 liters of fuel, resulting in an average fuel consumption of 21.3 km/l (50.1 US...

Received my 4th Pfizer shot last week. I'm happy that I got the shots. Even though my job include working with Covid patients I haven't been infected during the pandemic. Besides that life have been much easier for me the last couple of years as a result of me being vaccinated - and more...