Varadero 125

[psyk]

Originally posted by rudinko@May 19, 2007 09:02 pm

confirm is not u... haha... i saw it on thurs...

 

anyways, went down to 1st motor yesterday.. coz my bike still very naked lar.. so go there wanna ask about crashbar, undercowl etc.. recently patricc asked about doing mo for the undercowl rite? was quoted $190 for crashbar, $90 for undercowl, $280 for the front fender..

 

dunno what else they got do so didn't ask anymore after that..

 

waiting for money to drop from the sky now..

[weird]

Originally posted by adidas21@May 16, 2007 12:59 am

Hey Guys,

 

OUTRIDERS MSN CONTACTS

 

add away people!!!

 

1) toobez(mark) - [email protected]

2) flareon1982(joseph) - [email protected]

3) patricc(Patric) - [email protected]

4) AlanWong (Wong) - [email protected]

5) WAI - [email protected]

6) RaZiD - [email protected]

7) lilfarhan - [email protected]

8) hammy_bike (Selwyn) - [email protected]

9) Daniyal - [email protected]

10) -Imran- - [email protected]

11) EasyRiding - [email protected]

12) blurdoggy79 - [email protected] "woof " "woof"

13) adidas21 - [email protected]

14) [email protected] "Weird"

 

 

That's my e-mail..

[weird]

Originally posted by sikonesis@May 15, 2007 02:13 pm

AN INVITATION

 

VESAK DAY Ride n Relax (RnR)

 

waiting for what? sign up now!

 

ONZ!!!

1. toobez© (Vara125)

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

Interested

1. sikonesis (GSR)

2. Weird and Partner

3.

4.

5.

I am interested...

[weird]

Originally posted by Embrace@May 18, 2007 10:03 pm

chinless woman.....

http://www.ktm.com/Test-Review-Australasia...2006.217.0.html

 

 

Check this link out embrace... and you will know the true power of the fierceness of the orange

[flareon1982]

Originally posted by psyk@May 19, 2007 09:39 pm

 

anyways, went down to 1st motor yesterday.. coz my bike still very naked lar.. so go there wanna ask about crashbar, undercowl etc.. recently patricc asked about doing mo for the undercowl rite? was quoted $190 for crashbar, $90 for undercowl, $280 for the front fender..

 

dunno what else they got do so didn't ask anymore after that..

 

waiting for money to drop from the sky now..

Are u doing the crash bar and the undercrowl. If yes wanna do together?

[Beb]

Originally posted by arilnini@May 18, 2007 01:29 pm

HellO guys.. im new around here.. and im a great fan of varadero 125.. n dis saturday im going to take out my vara125..

 

i juz wanna know where to buy the tank bra n how much it cost?

and is there any additional things u can put to make ur vara look nice?

 

really keen to know.. thks guys..

Hi thought you might want to see a nearly completed 'pimped' Vara look liked.

 

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/9071/01vq8.jpg

[rudinko]

Originally posted by psyk@May 19, 2007 09:39 pm

 

anyways, went down to 1st motor yesterday.. coz my bike still very naked lar.. so go there wanna ask about crashbar, undercowl etc.. recently patricc asked about doing mo for the undercowl rite? was quoted $190 for crashbar, $90 for undercowl, $280 for the front fender..

 

dunno what else they got do so didn't ask anymore after that..

 

waiting for money to drop from the sky now..

190 for crash bar onli~!!!!! tat's cheap~!!! regret buying H&B crash bar:bouncefire:

[rudinko]

AN INVITATION

 

VESAK DAY Ride n Relax (RnR)

 

waiting for what? sign up now!

 

ONZ!!!

1. toobez© (Vara125)

2. rudinko

3.

4.

5.

 

Interested

1. sikonesis (GSR)

2. Weird and Partner

3.

4.

5.

[rudinko]

Hey Guys,

 

OUTRIDERS MSN CONTACTS

 

add away people!!!

 

1) toobez(mark) - [email protected]

2) flareon1982(joseph) - [email protected]

3) patricc(Patric) - [email protected]

4) AlanWong (Wong) - [email protected]

5) WAI - [email protected]

6) RaZiD - [email protected]

7) lilfarhan - [email protected]

8) hammy_bike (Selwyn) - [email protected]

9) Daniyal - [email protected]

10) -Imran- - [email protected]

11) EasyRiding - [email protected]

12) blurdoggy79 - [email protected] "woof " "woof"

13) adidas21 - [email protected]

14) [email protected] "Weird"

15)rudinko aka andrew - [email protected]

[Embrace]

Originally posted by weird@May 20, 2007 12:46 am

http://www.ktm.com/Test-Review-Australasia...2006.217.0.html

 

 

Check this link out embrace... and you will know the true power of the fierceness of the orange

yeaaa....KaaaaaTooooM

[Al-Simmons]

saw a black vara FX857Y parked on the pavement in front of potong pasir cc just now...

 

belong to anyone here..?

[rudinko]

saw a silver vara FW**** at marine parade and one vara( a ah moh rider) on the way back home juz now

[flareon1982]

Wow more and more Vara is out on the road.

[rudinko]

my fc was 24.4km/l during my last top up..

and now it went up to 26.7km/l when i top up today...

finally`!!!

[Al-Simmons]

Originally posted by rudinko@May 20, 2007 06:01 pm

my fc was 24.4km/l during my last top up..

and now it went up to 26.7km/l when i top up today...

finally`!!!

see u getting used to the bike...

once u are really familiar u'll need not need to see the rpm or speedo anymore to change gear and know ur speed...

by only listening to the sound of the engine u'll roughly know the rpm n speed and the gear u r at...

 

the bike used to do 28-31km/l last time..

[yem_paul]

Al Simmons Bro how's your trip? Did you stay in Chukai?

[Al-Simmons]

Originally posted by yem_paul@May 20, 2007 06:36 pm

Al Simmons Bro how's your trip? Did you stay in Chukai?

no..

in the end i stay at kuala trengganu..

 

the beach at kuala trengganu is the best.....

the bad point is....almost the whole stretch of trengganu beach cannot swim...

due to the sudden dip of the beach which is very dangerous...the whole strech got sign "No Swimming" in malay that is...

 

Stayed at a resort which is quite cheap...got parking, swimming pool, breakfast all...kuala trengganu got a lot of place to eat...

 

Also ventured to Pengkalan Kubu at Kelantan...but when reach there around 8plus it was closed...the border n all the DFS market closes around 7pm...

 

stayed another night in KL...and also pass by Port Dickson...

 

i've got contacts to the Extreme Park...tried out the ATV...although for a short while it was quite fun...

 

we can organise a group tour there.....can play the ATV, paintball n go-kart.

 

pictures not out yet but once up u all can see....

it's more of a sightseeing trip for me...

total distance covered is about 2000km...

[Al-Simmons]

AN INVITATION

 

VESAK DAY Ride n Relax (RnR)

 

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5020/07twaterwordvj7.jpg

 

thats right folks! after the last ride on may day we have decided that the mudriderz would have a time of family fun in the sun!

 

for the kids................................................................................for the krazy......................................for the cool!

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3051/wwkidadventurepoolam3.jpghttp://img504.imageshack.us/img504/7254/highspeedvd0.jpghttp://img504.imageshack.us/img504/3590/wavepoolde6.jpg

 

venue : Afamosa Water World (Melaka)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6576/07countrymapjx9.gif

 

date : 31st may 2007 (Vesak day)

 

time : 0800hrs - 2300hrs

 

distance : ~ 500km

 

itinerary

0800hrs

@ Gelang Patah RnR(NB) Esso

- topup / meet-up / breakfast

0845hrs

- briefing / warm-up / move off

 

0900hrs - 1130hrs

GP >(NSH)> Afamosa Water Park

1130hrs - 1600hrs

@ AWP

 

1600hrs - 1630hrs (optional)

AWP >(NSH>M29>M31>M1)> Melaka Town

1630hrs @ Melaka Town

- do the tourist thing..

 

1830hrs - 1900hrs

MT >> Ayer Keroh RnR(SB)

- AnW!!!

 

2000hrs @ AK RnR Caltex(SB)

- top-up

 

2030hrs - 2245hrs

AK >(NSH)> GP RnR(SB) Shell

 

2300hrs

 

waiting for what? sign up now!

 

ONZ!!!

1. toobez© (Vara125)

2. ezezeal

3. rundinko

4. Al-Simmons

5.

 

Interested

1. sikonesis (GSR)

2. Weird and Partner

3.

4.

5.

 

peace

toobez©

[psyk]

Originally posted by flareon1982@May 20, 2007 12:47 am

Are u doing the crash bar and the undercrowl. If yes wanna do together?

yup.. i'm thinking getting it done.. but probably next month or maybe july??

 

 

wah.. so many vara sightings.. wasn't too sure if i saw another vara just now but if it was, red bike.. on pie near toa payoh towards tuas..

[-Imran-]

Originally posted by psyk@May 20, 2007 07:14 pm

yup.. i'm thinking getting it done.. but probably next month or maybe july??

 

 

wah.. so many vara sightings.. wasn't too sure if i saw another vara just now but if it was, red bike.. on pie near toa payoh towards tuas..

alamak ... could be me ....on the way home from SimLim Sq ..

 

[obverse]

Hi folks

 

I rode to KL at the weekend; with my bike on 110-120 all the way, tipping the red 12k RPM, and hovering between 4 and 5 on the temp guage. All within a varaderos capability. Or so I thought. The handling was a bit wooly; when I crossed any paint on the road there was a noticable wobble and slight loss of grip.

When I got back to SGP, the rear tyre and wheel were almost too hot to touch. I couldnt get a pressure reading as the machine keep Err ing out - probably because the air in the tyre was too hot.

The rest of the bike is fine - hot where you would expect it to be. I pumped both tyres (Metzler Tourance) to 200 on Thursday.

Now with the hot tyre and wheel, it looks flat; but I assume it will lift again when the air cools.

Is it simply the engine heat blowing onto the wheel for four hours - it was pretty much riden on the red range for 4 hours. My top box was pretty heavy - maybe 10 kilos - but it didnt seem to be a problem on the way up. Nothing is touching or rubbing off the wheel.

Should I be concerned?

 

Thanks!

[Al-Simmons]

Originally posted by obverse@May 20, 2007 11:17 pm

Hi folks

 

I rode to KL at the weekend; with my bike on 110-120 all the way, tipping the red 12k RPM, and hovering between 4 and 5 on the temp guage. All within a varaderos capability. Or so I thought. The handling was a bit wooly; when I crossed any paint on the road there was a noticable wobble and slight loss of grip.

When I got back to SGP, the rear tyre and wheel were almost too hot to touch. I couldnt get a pressure reading as the machine keep Err ing out - probably because the air in the tyre was too hot.

The rest of the bike is fine - hot where you would expect it to be. I pumped both tyres (Metzler Tourance) to 200 on Thursday.

Now with the hot tyre and wheel, it looks flat; but I assume it will lift again when the air cools.

Is it simply the engine heat blowing onto the wheel for four hours - it was pretty much riden on the red range for 4 hours. My top box was pretty heavy - maybe 10 kilos - but it didnt seem to be a problem on the way up. Nothing is touching or rubbing off the wheel.

Should I be concerned?

 

Thanks!

First question : Did u pump when the tyre is hot?

 

I believe ur tyre pressure is too low. Should pump in a bit more. If i'm not wrong it's suppose to be 33 psi which is about 220-230 kp. U should only pump lower pressure if u are going off road to get a better grip.

 

Another thing maybe ur tyre is too old or the markings have worn out. U shouldn't wobble or have a slight loss of grip on the white line UNLESS the road is wet then it's normal.

 

It's normal for the tyres to get hot.

 

U mentioned using tourance tyres for both. There's no size for tourance for the front wheel. I presumed u are using racetech or lazertech. The tyres have proven well all the way up to Phuket and also travel around the whole of peninsular Malaysian covering more than 2000km on each trip.

 

The bike is tested and proven.

I've personally ride up to n fro ranging from 11-16 hours on the road (with breaks in between). 10kg on the topbox is pretty light. I've carried as much as 30-50kg of weight on the 3 boxes although my weight is light, some of the bros here have done the same with pillion some more.

Also rode up through the red line to almost 14 RPM at 135km/h.

The bike has no problem, so no worries.

[obverse]

Hi folks

 

I rode to KL at the weekend; with my bike on 110-120 all the way, tipping the red 12k RPM, and hovering between 4 and 5 on the temp guage. All within a varaderos capability. Or so I thought. The handling was a bit wooly; when I crossed any paint on the road there was a noticable wobble and slight loss of grip.

When I got back to SGP, the rear tyre and wheel were almost too hot to touch. I couldnt get a pressure reading as the machine keep Err ing out - probably because the air in the tyre was too hot.

The rest of the bike is fine - hot where you would expect it to be. I pumped both tyres (Metzler Tourance) to 200 on Thursday.

Now with the hot tyre and wheel, it looks flat; but I assume it will lift again when the air cools.

Is it simply the engine heat blowing onto the wheel for four hours - it was pretty much riden on the red range for 4 hours. My top box was pretty heavy - maybe 10 kilos - but it didnt seem to be a problem on the way up. Nothing is touching or rubbing off the wheel.

Should I be concerned?

 

Thanks!

[flareon1982]

WAI >> This is the night shot of the pole light

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/flareon1982/SP0140.jpg

 

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d158/flareon1982/SP0144.jpg

[stargate]

This is what the manual says with regard to tyre pressure

 

 

Quote:

 

Always check air pressure when your tyres are cold - When the motorcycle has at least been parked for 3 hours. If you check air pressure when your tyres are warm - when your tyres has been ridden even for a few miles - the reading will be higher than if the tyres are cold. This is normal. So do not let your air out of your tyres to match recommended cold air pressure given below. If you do so the tyres will be underinflated

 

Driver only

Front - 200 kPa

Rear - 200 kPa

 

Driver and Pillion

Front - 200 kPa

Rear - 220 kPa

 

Unquote

 

On a hot day..tyres pressure will hot.

 

The temperature rating is also stamped on the side walls of the tyres.

 

Also good to invest in a decent digital pressure gauge - I still do not trust pump station guage readings.