DavidHale
Registered user
Jalfrezi, this is an excellent report! Your photographs are superb, and the commentary is marvellous. No more though, because I really really want to go back!
For those of you who have a 950 or 990 Adventure, the general feeling was that l hadn't vented the forks often enough, allowing the pressure to build up and blowing the seals. So l have now fitted small valves in place of the venting screw on top of the forks which are a lot quicker to use by just pushing the rubber bulb on top.
But the advice l am now receiving is that dust and grit had got past the dust seal damaging the oil seal's. The only way to stop this is by fitting neoprene socks which cover the exposed dust seal housing and part of the fork slider therefore stopping the dust and grit more effectively so l am told.
Jalfrezi, this is an excellent report! Your photographs are superb, and the commentary is marvellous. No more though, because I really really want to go back!
Um, this was Dave again.
This is a bit unfair as we all had our moments but not with a camera around to record it.
This was Gary who took a nasty tumble at around 50mph or so.
I think this winded him a bit as he decided the best thing would be to put the Kalahari on the trailer and travel with Bill.
That was a scary moment. I spotted the soft patch that Chris had gone through and, discretion being the better part of valour (and knowing my own ability) came to a stop before deciding what path to take. Gary, I think, decided to go for it and all I heard was an odd skidding noise followed by the kalahari going past my right side, bucking and weaving, before it dug in on it's side and threw Gary about 5 metres forward. I saw him hit the deck and do an odd sort of forward role (9/10 for style!) ending up a considerable way away from the bike