Comments on: Ep 13: Mountain Madness 2009

By: Waz

Waz — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:37:36 +0000

Richard you made my day with the Elefant comment there. I have the 750 now but previously had the 900. The 750 is a more refined version but I miss the rorty, clattery nastiness of the 900 sometimes. Hope you have bags of fun with it and please get in touch anytime for advice and assistance - I’ve been right over these bikes.

By: Richard Parkinson

Richard Parkinson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 08:44:50 +0000

Looks like jolly good fun - congrats on finishing so well too.

Pete - the TDM is finally being retired. 250 000 kms, a ride half way around the world and silly amounts of wheelies have taken their toll.

I’ve bought a 900 Elefant as a replacement - what a great toy !!!

The ultimate urban holigan weapon. Why slow down to go around round-abouts when you can go straight over the top…

By: Waz

Waz — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:33:08 +0000

Rave, that would be one and the same tyre. The brand is Mitas - made in the Czech Republic. Good set of rubber, I rode all the way back to London on it and it’s still on the bike.

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:25:51 +0000

Great video guys, I’m very jealous, would love to have a go at that one. I think i will pencil that one in for next year, just have to organise a bike to get over there. Bar risers are definately the go for extended standing while riding. The fant looked horn with the knobbies on. That wasn’t the rear tyre that myself and Al picked up at the elephant rally in Austria.

By: Waz

Waz — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 21:44:34 +0000

Hi John, my arms are not long enough to stand up for very long - got to get some risers on the Elefant. For me the main thing I remembered is to get the weight on the outside peg through the corners - keeping your body upright and weighting that peg as you lean the bike through the turn.

By: azcagiva

azcagiva — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:01:02 +0000

The trick to riding the big bikes like the elefant and the super enduro is to stand up. It is hard at first but once you get used to it you wont sit down in hard conditions.

Great video

-John

By: Waz

Waz — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:54:41 +0000

jonnybgood, chickening out isn’t really the right expression. we conducted a tactical review and redeployed our assets.

By: jonnybgood

jonnybgood — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:01:43 +0000

Yes definately brings back memories - see you guys chickened out of mud hole tho - wise decision - we did it but took all three of the charlies angels team to get my africa twin through!And we were all bloody knackered before we got to it!!

great vid maybe see you all next year - just looking at investing in laminator - not a bad idea for holes tho!

jonnybgood

team charlies angels

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Pyrenees and Humm - Page 4 — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 15:24:36 +0000

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By: Noel

Noel — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 09:47:22 +0000

This brings back some good memories - it looks so much easier on video doesn’t it? End of day two I was so knackered I’d have told you ‘never again’, but now I am thinking ‘hey, that looks like a good idea’… That mud hole where you turned around looks very familiar and if it is the same one I think it is then it’s one we decided to follow through on but ultimately came to grief in another hole further up the mountain - possibly a good strategy on your part deciding to give it a miss….