• Hi everyone,

    As you all know, Coffee (Dean) passed away a couple of years ago. I am Dean's ex-wife's husband and happen to have spent my career in tech. Over the years, I occasionally helped Dean with various tech issues.

    When he passed, I worked with his kids to gather the necessary credentials to keep this site running. Since then (and for however long they worked with Coffee), Woodschick and Dirtdame have been maintaining the site and covering the costs. Without their hard work and financial support, CafeHusky would have been lost.

    Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been working to migrate the site to a free cloud compute instance so that Woodschick and Dirtdame no longer have to fund it. At the same time, I’ve updated the site to a current version of XenForo (the discussion software it runs on). The previous version was outdated and no longer supported.

    Unfortunately, the new software version doesn’t support importing the old site’s styles, so for now, you’ll see the XenForo default style. This may change over time.

    Coffee didn’t document the work he did on the site, so I’ve been digging through the old setup to understand how everything was running. There may still be things I’ve missed. One known issue is that email functionality is not yet working on the new site, but I hope to resolve this over time.

    Thanks for your patience and support!

Out and About (Terra, Strada)

Chuffa said:
I hate to be the one to say it, but, your chain looks a little tight there.
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Thank's Chuffa I'm glad you like my photo & I welcome your concern...........

After checking my chain tension a moment ago as per the owners manual it actually measurses within 5mm of specifications, be it on the looser side (measured 40mm - manual states 45mm). It does appear to look tight as the crappy original chain is becoming stiff in the links and sits oddly, it is just about due for replacement.

Cheers TERRA.
 
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Thanks for looking in :-)
Just a short ride of some guys of a little, local forum.
(which has also become something of a local TR-meet).
 
Sorry, fixed the "More"-link, it now points to the complete yarn, not just the first part.

As for the bags...they're some old "Classic Motogear" saddlebags, pretty much exactly like those
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Classic-Accessories-Motorcycle-Saddle-Bags/10802875
but somehow seem somewhat smaller....just going by the pics, that is.

Came as part of the "package" of a KLR bought in Oregon in 2010

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Good little bags but sadly on their last legs (they've done a few more big trips in between)... just bought a similar set last night through ADV :-)
 
Glich, what racks are you using?
I have a set of those bags left over from my Versys, but could not figure a good way to use them on the Terra without racks.

Day ride? How much crap do you need?
Shoot that was my multi day touring set up.

 
Yep, size is fine. Together with a 30l top-box on the KLR, they held enough stuff for 3 weeks on the road (non-camping!).
On the TR they're used for tools and bits the TR doesn't have any room for under the seat etc. as well as day-storage (jacket-liners/ camera/ maps etc)
Side racks are Motech Quicklocks, top-plate is a modded B+B plate. The top handles of the saddlebags just hook over the "front-wings", velcro-straps over the top and the snap-buckle/ strap tucks aren't really needed, the Rok-Straps around the center prevent the bags from flapping-in-the-breeze.
Remove/ remount in 10 sec.
This was just thought as a temp solution, using what I had... but has turned into quite a useful setup.
Add a MoskoMoto 40l Duffel Bag up top (fantastic stuff, that!!)....and it's good for the big trips.


I'll post a few pics soon.

Edit...lots of pics in this thread already
http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/pottering-around.39580/

post #66 onwards
 
Mark_H said:
Do not always believe local knowledge :naughty:

We were out and about in Cebu on one of our now regular trips across the mountains to Moalboal.
The roads where we stay are not perfect but the Strada copes well, just have to be extra careful when it rains.

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One day we decided, pretty much on the spur of the moment to explore parts of the Vegetable Highway and up to Osmena Peak, the highest point in Cebu.
Looking at Google Maps and enquiring with the locals we were told it was a great place to see and that the road was good,
"Cemented all the way" that's what they said :thumbsup:
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Mark, my wife and I really enjoyed your ride report! She said she's never been up to Osmena Peak either.

We went to Moalboal by road on the previous trip (southern coastal route). There are some great mountain roads in Cebu, some paved,


some partially paved,


some not at all.
 
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Out in early December in the PNW on a small trail I found just off the road. Just bought the bike so not much extra's yet.
 
danketchpel said:
Mark, my wife and I really enjoyed your ride report! She said she's never been up to Osmena Peak either.

We went to Moalboal by road on the previous trip (southern coastal route). There are some great mountain roads in Cebu, some paved, some partially paved, some not at all.
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Cheers, Yes I do enjoy the mountain roads over here, and the tracks too. I always consider my co-pilot who knows nothing about bikes, roads or rides, but she does like the beautiful scenery and enjoys the fresh air out there too. We choose our rides together and enjoy the fun of exploring new places.

Next one is to do the Cebu Transcentral Highway, the mountain road which runs from Cebu City up over Tops to Balamban then on to Toledo and back to Cebu via Talisay. It is only 134 km total from our house, but will be a good days run, stopping for lunch and pictures etc.

The Transcentral road is good but very windy and to be avoided on weekends due to the number of 'fast bike' and 'quick car' idiots who go up there to burn rubber and create a spectacle, often of themselves when they crash.
IMHO the only thing that spoils riding over here is the other traffic and the idiots who seem to think that because we ride what is termed a 'big bike' here, that we are out for a race and not a gentle scenic ride. I usually get a move on and travel at around 80 or 90 km/hr if the road permits, which to the average 100-125 that they ride, I suppose, is nearly flat out.

Thoroughly enjoy your pictures and I will soon be posting some more too. Now that I have the Cannisterectomy and the De-Cat done, I have a much 'cooler' bike to ride - I also have a new Muvi K2 NPNG Action Camera fitted so it is time to get out on it.

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The camera fits perfectly to the bike and the big buttons on the waterproof case mean I can easily control it with gloves on. I have it set at 1080p 60fps so the quality is excellent but files are quite large. I only have Cebu Traffic footage at the moment, but soon we plan to get some mountain road shots too.
 
I envy you guys that have the weather in your favor. Keep posting so we that are suffering "cabin fever" can stay sane. :>)
 
I'm doing a big trip in a few months time, and I bought a cheap action cam to see whether I can be bothered filming/editing while I am on holidays in addition to the usual photo taking.
I live in suburbia, on the outskirts of Melbourne, a city of about 4 million people. I am only about 10 minutes ride from the more rural suburbs and farms and countryside.
The video was taken last weekend on roads about 5-10 miles from my house.
I thought I'd post it up just so the people currently suffering through the northern hemisphere winter can see what the sun and blue skies look like :), and a bit of the Aussie landscape and wildlife that i came across.
Maybe next time I'll aim the camera to show less of my helmet :confused: I corrected that in the 2nd half

 
nev.. said:
I'm doing a big trip in a few months time, and I bought a cheap action cam to see whether I can be bothered filming/editing while I am on holidays in addition to the usual photo taking.
I live in suburbia, on the outskirts of Melbourne, a city of about 4 million people. I am only about 10 minutes ride from the more rural suburbs and farms and countryside.
The video was taken last weekend on roads about 5-10 miles from my house.
I thought I'd post it up just so the people currently suffering through the northern hemisphere winter can see what the sun and blue skies look like :), and a bit of the Aussie landscape and wildlife that i came across.
Maybe next time I'll aim the camera to show less of my helmet :confused: I corrected that in the 2nd half

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Hey Nev, you're on the wrong side of the road!
 
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