I know it’s not an ideal solution, but you could make that possible relatively cheaply by fitting the TEC cam, and going up a tooth on the drive sprocket. It would ameliorate the cruising speed without compromising the design parameters or usability - and would be more than paid for by only needing to run the one bike.
Considering how many Himilayan bikes she’s sold with her videos (convinced me to buy one) she should get a free bike like every other year.
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You would think RE would sponsor this fine woman traveler with a new bike. Dose anyone know if she still has her Himmy in South America or did she lose it?
She finally had it shipped back to the Netherlands, but not sure the current status now that she is in Africa riding the Honda.
Some of her recent comments make me believe she has come to prefer the lighter weight Honda 250 over the Himalayan. Even though the Himalayan got her around the world successfully, it takes time for the rider's skill, experience and preferences to become a factor in what to ride. Sometimes you don't know until you've tried different bikes. For me the perfect bike would be a cross between the weight of an old Bultaco or Montesa (at around 250 lbs) and the current feature set of the Himalayan.. I live with the Himalayan as a choice however and adapt to the extra weight. I wouldn't hesitate to ride a Honda like hers, a Yamaha XT250, Kawasaki etc offroad on travel however if that was my only option. I think you learn to accomplish your goals by whatever means at your disposal.
Yes quite impressive. Some of the best riding I have seen in such conditions.
I sure fell off a lot more times when I was younger! I'm sure the older bikes didn't handle as well and the suspension wasn't nearly as good, but she shows some good riding abilities and pushes that Honda as well, considering she purchased it as a used bike and what she has done with it.
I’ve logged over a million miles in my lifetime on motorcycles most all in the USA and in ten of the Canadian Provinces and never had an issue with theft. 99.5% of the time I cover the bike with a generic bike cover at night and never leave anything on the bike I’m not willing to lose. All though two deferent times a-holes have tried to run me off the road for no reason only just because they don’t like motorcycles, once in Oregon once in Michigan. I’ve only been in the border towns of Mexico when doing the SCMA Three Flags Classic and I have to say that it has always mades me very very nervous. My buddies and I all lock our bikes up with dics locks then lock them all up together with cable and chain locks. Some of the riders also remove their seats. For a number of years SCMA starred the ride just over the border in the US because Mexico was no longer safe to start the ride in Mexico. Something about five random tourist beheadings in Tijuana Mexico one year.
Being both of those things, I used to have a great deal of respect for her as a rider and a traveller. But that has waned as both of those things became less important for her than making money on YT.
