{"id":495,"date":"2021-06-02T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailybikers.com\/?p=495"},"modified":"2022-11-29T15:59:44","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T15:59:44","slug":"a-little-bit-of-everything-motorcycles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailybikers.com\/a-little-bit-of-everything-motorcycles","title":{"rendered":"A Little Bit Of Everything Motorcycles"},"content":{"rendered":"
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G\u2019day, it\u2019s been a quiet few weeks since I wrote, which doesn\u2019t mean that there hasn\u2019t been much motorcycle activity to speak of, au contraire it\u2019s been a little bit of everything motorcycles that needs to be unpacked, so I\u2019ll get stuck in.<\/p>\n

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I\u2018ve been drawing lots. Lots and lots of motorbikes of course.<\/p>\n

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I took a certification course on Copic Markers to learn something new. The colouring effect I have been achieving with watercolours and other mixed mediums wasn\u2019t cutting it, and I liked what I read about the Copic colouring system.<\/p>\n

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The course was money well spent as I got a full understanding of the different techniques used Ddwith these rather remarkable markers. I got a crash course in colour selection and the Copic colour Wheel, I was shown how to use shadows with different tones of the same colours, taught blending colour techniques for stunning flat finish effects, and a bunch of Markers, Inks and reference books.<\/p>\n

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I think the results speak for themselves, so here are three of my favourites I\u2019ve done so far. Let me know what you reckon in the comments below.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve really been happy with my drawings, they really look great when framed up with the black matt board so I smacked\u00a0a hefty price on em and stuck em up on my Etsy store\u00a0for sale. If anyone actually buys one I\u2019ll probably take a heart attack.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve also been focussing on my\u00a0freelance writing\u00a0on Envato Studio, and the results have been really encouraging. So much so that I have had to rethink how I approach this last six months of my sabbatical. It\u2019s really starting to pick up and keep me busy alongside drawing and making stuff.<\/p>\n

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I want to spend more time in the saddle than in the chair on wheels in the office, but the balance so far has been pretty good and I just have to find the tipping point where I can make enough to live off, without having to ever go back to the 9-5 grind so I can ride more.<\/p>\n

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Speaking of motorcycles, I\u2019ve decided that I\u2019ve done\u00a0my time with\u00a0the DRZ and I\u2019m thinking I\u2019m going to sell it. That will be some coin in the bank for my next project, but more on that later.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019ve loved having Dizzy, but at the time of it\u2019s coming along I was working 9-5 in the city and using it for belting around commuting. Now working from home, I don\u2019t need the extra rego, insurance plus general expenses of running a two\u00a0bike\u00a0garage. Things aren\u2019t super tight yet, but I\u2019m totally missing a regular wage, so it makes sense to consolidate.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m getting itchy feet when it comes to the launch of what I have been thinking could be\u00a0the ultimate all rounder, the S1000XR,\u00a0and I have the annual crave for touring. Usually as Winter seeps in and the rides get shorter, I pine for longer rides and start dreaming up long rides up the coast or back West inland. I want to get back to where I grew up, and revisit where we scattered our parents ashes in\u00a0the\u00a0Lake Alexandrina.<\/p>\n

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I want to ride to far north NSW and visit my sister, I want to ride\u00a0the Dingo Fence, I want to do\u00a0the Nullarbor, and I want to ride\u00a0the Grampians\u00a0on the way home.<\/p>\n

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Not that I\u00a0can\u2019t<\/em>\u00a0do any of that on a naked literbike, but I\u2019ve started pining for another touring machine. I want to live off my bike, or at least be able to. My blogging mate\u00a0Experimental Ghost\u00a0is not helping this situation with his taunting images of touring the East Coast wearing a Daily Bikers t-shirt!<\/p>\n

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ways of the telelever front end and I must say I am intrigued more now than I have ever been. I must ride a new model soon, and now that I know it\u2019s not diving on purpose because of the telelever front end, maybe I can learn to really dig it.<\/p>\n

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Funny thing though, these BMW crew, of late they have been reverting back to the telescopic fork<\/a> setup on a couple of new models of late. The R nine T, the S1000RR and S1000R\u2026but that doesn\u2019t mean the telelever is redundant by any means. It\u2019s most likely to feed the advanced electronics in those suspension setups (bar the nine T).This guy on a visordown forum explains Telelever well:<\/p>\n

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It is clever though \u2013 it\u2019s very stable, has extreme rigidity and where a normal tele\u2019s steering quickens up under braking and loses stability, the Telelever actually slows the steering because of the only slight change in geometry. Also, raising the front of the T\/lever bike quickens the steering. Telever forks operate on a fulcrum, not in a straight up & down fashion.<\/p>\n

As to this thing about \u2018lack of feel\u2019, well a well-known World Championship endurance racer said: \u2018The reason there\u2019s no feel, is because there\u2019s nothing wrong\u2019\u00a0Read more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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And as if BMW knew I wasn\u2019t feeling befuddled enough, this week they go and announce the 2016 R1200GS Triple Black.<\/p>\n

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The second I eyeballed it, I had that tingle in the bottom of my bawbag, it gawked back at me all angry looking, pointy & sharp and very very black. Three kinds of black, triple black.<\/p>\n

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BMW Motorrad has unveiled a number of new liveries on selected models in its 2016 line-up, as well as announcing the R 1200 GS TripleBlack \u2014 a special edition model where the name just about says it all.<\/p>\n

The central fuel tank cover, fuel tank side panels and front mudguard are all in black metallic, together with black anodised fork slider tubes. The frame is grey, in combination with the engine, gearbox and swingarm. A new black-grey seat with \u201cGS\u201d application on the passenger seat and spokes \u2014 normally a special equipment feature \u2014 round out the changes.\u00a0Read more.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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And as if all the planets aligned to deliver me a message that I should pursue this line of thinking, it turns out I may get a tax return this year, just in time. Wasting no time I\u2019ve organised test rides on both\u00a0bikes, the 2015 R1200GS and the S1000XR in the next week or so.
\nI noticed a revived PR drive from Moto Guzzi this week too, in the form of a kind-of custom bike builder website called \u2018Customise Your V7\u2019, a swanky little online app that allows you to mess around with parts and colours and be shown how that looks straight away. Nifty.<\/p>\n

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My favourite was the Scrambler style in Stone, with a paired back classic look, really nice effort from MG. Undoubtedly right now it\u2019s all about Scramblers with Triumph, Ducati, BMW all making or planning on making their own versions of Scramblers.<\/p>\n

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Then no sooner than I sit penning this soliloquy does the phone ring and it\u2019s an old contact who is now working with\u00a0Urban Moto Imports, inviting me to the launch of the new MV Agusta models (woo the Dragster!) and 2016 lineups.<\/p>\n

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Also to lead us into temptation this week, GoPro announces the smallest, most compact beast of an action cam called the Hero4 Session. This will be a must have, check it out on\u00a0their site here.<\/p>\n

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So basically my heads a mess with motorcycles; social mediaing motorcycles in the morning, drawing motorcycles in the afternoon,\u00a0riding\u00a0motorcycles whenever I feel like it. I could be better off financially, but I couldn\u2019t be happier. Whatever happens will happen anyway, no point fighting it.<\/p>\n

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Until next time, stay upright.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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