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by captinktm
Mon Feb 12, 2018 2:34 pm
Forum: ACCESSORIES
Topic: Does anyone carry a winch?
Replies: 59
Views: 20115

Re: Does anyone carry a winch?

welsh forrest https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4683/39564901971_f696d53978_b.jpg 20180107_115724_LI by gary boy , on Flickr coedwig Cymreig https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4530/38052492424_eb6e752d29_b.jpg 20170928_130444 by gary boy , on Flickr You just need to also carry a ground anchor!! 5184f+5Ary...
by captinktm
Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:30 am
Forum: ACCESSORIES
Topic: Does anyone carry a winch?
Replies: 59
Views: 20115

Re: Does anyone carry a winch?

I think the only time I've ever truely needed a winch there wasn't anything near enough to connect it to so I would have needed a ground anchor too. A spade would have been a lot more useful. [/quot There you go I always carry a spade, got to berry those logs. as I said in a previous post you simpl...
by captinktm
Mon Feb 12, 2018 11:18 am
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: crf250x radiator fan question
Replies: 7
Views: 3023

Re: crf250x radiator fan question

having recently bought a 2005 crf250x that is going to be coming to Bulgaria with me in September with BBS (Bulgaria bike shipping) I am going through it end to end to get it up to scratch. forks and shock, wheels and bearings, mooses, chain and sprockets, clutch, valve train.... the whole shabbang...
by captinktm
Mon Feb 12, 2018 8:55 am
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: crf250x radiator fan question
Replies: 7
Views: 3023

Re: crf250x radiator fan question

having recently bought a 2005 crf250x that is going to be coming to Bulgaria with me in September with BBS (Bulgaria bike shipping) I am going through it end to end to get it up to scratch. forks and shock, wheels and bearings, mooses, chain and sprockets, clutch, valve train.... the whole shabbang...
by captinktm
Mon Feb 12, 2018 6:38 am
Forum: ACCESSORIES
Topic: Does anyone carry a winch?
Replies: 59
Views: 20115

Re: Does anyone carry a winch?

halfpint wrote: Sun Feb 11, 2018 10:14 pm 4 miles of rope should be ok . keep out the bog :oops: :oops:
You have to be a city type, I could secure a rope here (and have done) simply by digging a trench and then laying my 40 meter rope in. Besides where my lesson you offered?
by captinktm
Mon Feb 12, 2018 6:34 am
Forum: ACCESSORIES
Topic: Does anyone carry a winch?
Replies: 59
Views: 20115

Re: Does anyone carry a winch?

the point being why ride in the ditch in the first place how much luggage are you taking ? I have seen people turn up with all the gear and say the bike is to heavy ..panniers top box the works it a adventure ride !!!! you may need some cord for you tent or a belt to hold your pants up, but simple ...
by captinktm
Sun Feb 11, 2018 7:04 pm
Forum: ACCESSORIES
Topic: Does anyone carry a winch?
Replies: 59
Views: 20115

Re: Does anyone carry a winch?

is this just a problem that never happens ! do you really need one . spend the money on a lesson on how to ride it out of the ditch or bog ..why not take a mate with you when going out I thought this was all done and dusted then you say this. What your saying is that it as never happened to you? Pl...
by captinktm
Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:38 am
Forum: BIKES
Topic: electric bike series for the moto GP circuit
Replies: 11
Views: 3767

Re: electric bike series for the moto GP circuit

Talk about addressing the wrong end of a problem, if all racing through out the entire world stopped tomorrow only the advertisers would notice. This is just a stunt to make it look as if they are concerned which of course they are not other wise the first thing they would do is stop Qatar running a...
by captinktm
Thu Feb 08, 2018 6:22 am
Forum: ACCESSORIES
Topic: Does anyone carry a winch?
Replies: 59
Views: 20115

Re: Does anyone carry a winch?

If you don't want to carry too much then take para cord and a series of pulleys they will also get anything out.
by captinktm
Wed Feb 07, 2018 3:33 pm
Forum: ACCESSORIES
Topic: Does anyone carry a winch?
Replies: 59
Views: 20115

Re: Does anyone carry a winch?

While they are putting a winch on the next Super ADV bike can they also put a reverse gear. Yeah and maybe a parallel pair of wheels alongside the existing ones. And perhaps some kind of metal roof over everything to keep the rain off. Heating would be good as well. Lots of room for extra passenger...

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