D.Basson - The Garage

[GoCart]

DB, that right there is proof that you are in it for the win. Your 325 is tops Dude.

Drove the Z4 after I gave it a wash today, brakes feel like they were made from wood.... I'll have to give it another bleed, but might have to change pads :rollsmile:

 

[Dewald Basson]

DB, that right there is proof that you are in it for the win. Your 325 is tops Dude.

Drove the Z4 after I gave it a wash today, brakes feel like they were made from wood.... I'll have to give it another bleed, but might have to change pads :rollsmile:

Thanks Herman, ask Sean about racing fluid. I used it modul 660 no issue, as you saw:roflol:.

 

[GoCart]

DB, that right there is proof that you are in it for the win. Your 325 is tops Dude.

Drove the Z4 after I gave it a wash today, brakes feel like they were made from wood.... I'll have to give it another bleed, but might have to change pads :rollsmile:

Thanks Herman, ask Sean about racing fluid. I used it modul 660 no issue, as you saw:roflol:.

Kwaai! :coolShake:

 

[Dewald Basson]

Fitted new brakes pads to the front yesterday, drove then car home and then drove to the Drakensberg early this morning, no issues.

Thanks for storing my car for the past week Herman, and for the use of your tools. :ty:

Lately because I don't drive the car everyday every time I get I into it, I really enjoy the stiff feeling the car has.

Some pics of the left front, the wheel that took the most strain(swapped the front and rears while changing the pads).

Cool odo number - almost at 200 000km

 

[VictorMike]

Think its time for those slicks bud

 

[Dewald Basson]

Think its time for those slicks bud

I am working on it :hammerhead:

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A little close to the ground there :rollsmile:

Always nice to drive into a sunset like this.

 

[moranor@axis]

Time for proper Tires and pads :rollsmile:

 

[Dewald Basson]

Time for proper Tires and pads :rollsmile:

Shhhhhh dammit, my bank account is listening :hammerhead:

I will chat to you shortly sir.

 

[sash]

Still amazes me that you can track one day and drive to the berg the next. Makes me want to get a 325i .....

 

[Dewald Basson]

Still amazes me that you can track one day and drive to the berg the next. Makes me want to get a 325i .....

When driving down I was thinking the same, it is nice that the car can do this.
The previous weekend it was doing 22.5l/100km and did 138km doing that and then this weekend it did 8.3l/100km and did just under 1150km.

But it not all smooth sailing, there is small vibration on at highway speeds - before even tracking the car. Tire guys told that it is most probably the tires. These did have plenty of life in them as I did buy hard compound long lasting tires. Before Midvaal they where still fine(except for the vibration) but Midvall kinda murder the tires & the brakes.

I am now at the point where I need to seriously figure out how much of track I want it to be, also the economy of the whole story makes more sense once you have experienced it yourself, even when trying to do it "cheaply" it is still an expensive hobby.

Also the left front fog light has died :roflol:

 

[sash]

Once you source a set of track wheels and allocate budget for brakes i think you will be better off, but I see your predicament.

 

[Dewald Basson]

Some Mall of Africa parking lot shots

 

[Nick]

Nice shots.

It getting chilly in the am now, hands froze a little this morning.

 

[Dewald Basson]

Nice shots.

It getting chilly in the am now, hands froze a little this morning.

It is getting chilly, I am using my BMW mobility kit's gloves as an inner for the bike now. Works nice - I have not yet used my winter inners in the jacket & pants

 

[Nick]

i had all the winter stuff on today.

 

[Dewald Basson]

i had all the winter stuff on today.

I have now started using the pant inner :rollsmile: also got my tire repair kit today. Think my bike setup is complete now, I hope so.

Quick pic from the Full Throttle Cresta parking lot.

O and this oke with his M2 asked if I can take pic with his car and my bike together :tease:

The BMW's odometer, getting closer. Should get there on my way down to Durban at the end of the month.

 

[Divio]

Lyk a Boss!

raise:

 

[Nick]

i need some nice pics of my bike.

 

[Dewald Basson]

i need some nice pics of my bike.

Just start taking pics, some of them will work.

 

[Dewald Basson]

00:15 and I have just finished a small service on the BMW.

New power steering reservoir lid o-ring-hope it sorts that problem out.
Fresh oil and new filter.
Coolant flush - never got round to doing a proper one after the pump went - there was still small debris that came out of the system.
Replaced the fog lamp - the left wheel well cover seems to have been knocked by something - had to bend the plastics a bit by everything is back in placed and screwed down.
New cabin filter.
And got brake pad sensor for the front - the pervious one fell out of the pad seat and got stuck between then disc and carrier bits. This time round I used a bit of wire to act as a spacer just make sure the fit is tight.

Tomorrow I will take it for a wash, then it will be ready for its trip down to Durban next weekend.

I got two second hand conti's to replace the rubber that was damaged by the during the Midvaal track day- the fronts took some hectic strain that day. So the "new" tires are on the back now.

Also got some new round blind spot mirrors for the ktm- looks much neater will found out Monday if they work better.