That is/was a CBR1000f originally..
Tarp ideas
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The thing behind it looks like a skid pan bike?
I suppose on the bike where weight is less of an issue having a few 9" nails would be handy to have, I'll nip over to Screwfix
Decathlon & Mountain Warehouse sell Rock pegs, basically 6” nails though a plastic head. I bought a pack of 8 and use them all the time now, leave the original pegs at home, except for a few for the tarp. On the bike the weight makes no difference but the pegs within any type of ground. Take a hammer!
The 6” & 9” nail pegs I have are proper camping lightweight strengthened aluminium ones and not heavy steel jobbies. There’s a big difference in weight between the two types. There’s aluminium ones are also a lot more expensive! 
Hann, is our resident UKGSer prepper 
His survival skills, would put Rambo to shame
His current sleep system is about as minimalist as you can get , but it bet it runs rings round most of our fancy mats/ beds / tents in terms of ease and comfort
His survival skills, would put Rambo to shame
His current sleep system is about as minimalist as you can get , but it bet it runs rings round most of our fancy mats/ beds / tents in terms of ease and comfort
It`s a pit bike which i used to tow behind the CBR to rallies and dooos and stuff.
Great fun for hooning around the field after a few beers.
Sometimes that was a good idea, sometimes it was not a good idea.
Do not underestimate the potential for minibikes to cause pain and injuries......
Hann tell us about that Jerry can. It looks like it has a hinged lid, so converted for storage, but what’s the thing that looks like a PC fan??
My mate originally `built` this bike from a standard-ish CBR - he designed it, i refined it....(i owned it for a few years)
He`s now got it back again, although it is at present going through a small surgical procedure to replace the horse saddle with something more comfortable after my mate has just gone through a surgical procedure himself! (prostrate...)
It originally had a jerry can either side of the tank but the left side lid blew off at *20mph on the Tonbridge bypass the day i took it home so i tremoved it completely and put all the gubbins from the left hand side (mainly the ECU and a few other electrical parts) into the right.
Yes well spotted, the can is hinged and houses the battery and other electrical components - the tube sticking out the grille is the battery breather hose.
There`s no fan in there, just a grille. I think he put it there for `cooling` or jsut because he had it and wanted to use it on the bike somewhere..
Ratbikes: no chrome, no rules, no egos, not to be taken seriously but a lot of fun and a very expressive way of enjoying life on two wheels.
He`s now got it back again, although it is at present going through a small surgical procedure to replace the horse saddle with something more comfortable after my mate has just gone through a surgical procedure himself! (prostrate...)
It originally had a jerry can either side of the tank but the left side lid blew off at *20mph on the Tonbridge bypass the day i took it home so i tremoved it completely and put all the gubbins from the left hand side (mainly the ECU and a few other electrical parts) into the right.
Yes well spotted, the can is hinged and houses the battery and other electrical components - the tube sticking out the grille is the battery breather hose.
There`s no fan in there, just a grille. I think he put it there for `cooling` or jsut because he had it and wanted to use it on the bike somewhere..
Ratbikes: no chrome, no rules, no egos, not to be taken seriously but a lot of fun and a very expressive way of enjoying life on two wheels.
By bad luck and timing, these things of beauty arrived the day I set off to Sid’s… Telescopic carbon fibre tarp poles that collapse to under 2ft/60cm long, they feel light but have good quality fittings and have a choice of bases. The top part is removed and screwed back in the short way round for packing and, if you also remove the base part, you can get down to 58cm length. They even come with individual neoprene sleeves. Various lengths are available (fnarr , fnarr) so I opted for 2.1m and £61 delivered from Amazon.
Nice ones... but I'm still in love with my Tatonka poles !
As am I, but…
- If you do not use them regularly, they do mess with your head. On a recent 12 day trip, only after putting up and taking the tent/tarp down some ~8 times, did I manage to get my head round, how to put them away quickly. Circa 30-40 seconds in total.
- The other problem, is, that if they get wet and you put them away wet/damp, they will oxidise due to having no finish to them, just a raw aluminium. Meaning that you also get mucky hands.
- During cold morning, the joints seem to be very difficult to separate. I have come to this conclusion, when I decided to hold the joint area tightly in my palm to warm it up a bit.
Yeah...all true... I still have trouble re-packing them... especially if someone else has already jumbled them up. It's easier to re-assemble, then stick to the routine I know....
I used Ev’s shorter poles once during our trip and can see why they are good, but the oxidising and subsequent battle to use and then separate the parts really made me think again about them. These CF poles are perfect for me as I pack everything into an Ortleib bag on the back seat, so 60cm is the same as my tent pack, and not a problem. The removable/reversible spikes in the top are simple but genius.
I’ll stick to my Robens tarp poles. 
www.berger-camping.co.uk
I have two 240cm ones and two 210cm ones.
Robens Tarp pole 240 cm red - Berger Camping
Robens Tarp pole 240 cm red in Tent Frames & Accessories
www.berger-camping.co.uk
I have two 240cm ones and two 210cm ones.
tarp poles , poofs ! lay it on the ground , and roll yourself up in it. 
That sounds more like my ‘Emergency Tent’ DPM goretex bivi…tarp poles , poofs ! lay it on the ground , and roll yourself up in it.
Hi. I’m on a very wet trip to Scotland at the moment and knew I should have got a tarp setup sorted before I left! Anyway, can someone post a link to the carbon poles that are 60cm for a pack size? I’ll get the DDHammocks 4.5x 3m tarp plus some extra line and pegs but can’t find a link to the carbon poles
