Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

Jerry from BAMF took over the builds. My buddy just put an order in and was given a 4 month lead time. I like this camper because it's all welded aluminum vs erector set type.

 

Oooooh, that's cool.

 

Here's it popped up

 

Pretty cool!

 

Welder here, aluminum actually does better riveted and fastened etc than welded in high vibration use cases, for whomever’s info. I still plan to use a combo of welding and fastening for the shell I’m building, but that info may be helpful to some. Desert racing eats through aluminum welds in no time. Headed out to a local camping spot twice a year probably won’t ha. YMMV. Cheers.

 

man the areas you ride in make me so damn jealous!

ah i gotcha wonder if he cut the bolt points off for the oem heat shields? great looking bike thou!

hells ya man! how did the 300 do? id love to do something like that with my r model but the seat is awful and i dont have a rad fan so should prob do something about that first lol

very nice! i looked into the alta back when it was just my dirtbike being taken places but now i got two to drag around so cant use that now sadly lol.

 

you should buy one for the 50 lol

 

It did pretty good, Long stretches of hwy are its downside but thankfully there weren't that many. It was perfect in all the national forests

 

He was building a rack that carried two this way last time I chatted with him.

 

hells ya man! once the gf gets more comfy with her bike she wants to do a small bike trip kinda thing like that. do you still have the oem seat? or aftermarket? idk if the r model is different from the dual sport model on the seat part. all i can say is the r model seat is a rock lmao

two bike carrier? id be worried about the weight with that one but interesting.

atm we are looking into a small toy hauler to haul both bikes and to camp out of.

 

Ive got Seat concepts it helps a little but i use those cushioned underwear and it helps alot.

 

ahh i gotcha ya the seat concepts i had on my old klx was okay but not great... ill have to try that under wear haha id imagine it would help a lot lol

 

You need to look at bicycle shorts. Pads in the butt and crotch areas. I've worn them during some Iron Butt rides and they definitely help.

 

i really do! the klx300r seat is just awful! any specific brands that are better?

 

Nah. I actually really do like the GFC, but already have a nice RTT. Just need a rack. The rack from my Tundra might work, but need warmer weather to test fit.

 

it might if its universal tbh. but thats not as cool as a gfc lol

 

Not that I'm aware of. I just grabbed a pair with padding in the areas mentioned and they made a big difference. I've had them for years, bought them for when I rode my Buell from PA to Laconia Bike Week in NH. Trust me, those Buell seats were nothing to write home about.

 

Your R didn't come with a rad fan? Odd differences in the same bikes essentially..

 

I use the Race Face Flanks for my MTB days, removable hip armor (never used). Didn't think about using it for the moto, be an idea on longer rides.

 

sounds good thanks for the info man!

yuuup no fan! tbh i find it kinda dumb? but since mine is meant to be on a trail and not sitting on traffic maybe thats why? idk just seems odd tbh?

ill give it a look thanks!