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I'd have loved to have seen your face when you opened the box! :pac:
Did you ever see Fr Kevin (Tommy Tiernan) in Fr Ted when the shaft song comes on? I was like that when it arrived and then when he is sitting down the back of the bus listening to the depressive music from radiohead he is on the verge of a breakdown? If you have seen that episode it accurately reflects how i felt.
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Addisyn Screeching Sickbed wrote: »New cooler arrived, in excellent condition, fitted it as well, just need to run the bike now to make sure everything is ok, used copper washers also
I feel slightly responsible for all this drama
but you should be sorted now. Could have been nasty if those hoses or the cooler had sprung a leak, or even burst. At best stranded at the side of the road somewhere, at worst rear wheel covered in oil...
I'm so paranoid about getting stranded these days I carry a 12V pump in the top box at all times and sticky string under the seat! Having recovery on your policy is all well and good but it's still a PITA when you have to use it.Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.
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She's sortedHotblack Desiato wrote: »I feel slightly responsible for all this drama but you should be sorted now. Could have been nasty if those hoses or the cooler had sprung a leak, or even burst. At best stranded at the side of the road somewhere, at worst rear wheel covered in oil...
I'm so paranoid about getting stranded these days I carry a 12V pump in the top box at all times and sticky string under the seat! Having recovery on your policy is all well and good but it's still a PITA when you have to use it.
Not a drop of oil anywhere, there was just a bit of smoke from the leaking oil that burned off the downpipe earlier on, that aside she's back to normal.
Rotten pipes & oil coolers is something i am not happy about, any dealer who is halfway decent should have replaced these surely?
I had visions of the bike packing up over the cooler, hence the scramble to change it out.
good idea on the pump, is it a usb type socket or the ordinary cigarette lighter type? I had a double usb connection fitted lasat week.
Ill be stocking up on some spares over the winter and keeping them in the topbox same as yourself.
I still have 2 more bits to order, a digital gear indicator and the front led fogs.
Forgot to ask do you have the first aid kit as well?0 -
First aid kit? I have to leave some room for buying beer! :cool:
Limited usefulness on a bike I think (you either walk away or need much more serious attention, minor cuts and abrasions won't happen if you're wearing proper gear), but doesn't France require them? They've got some odd laws like breathalysers, spare bulbs, and hi-vis in cars. The EU needs to clamp down on that sort of nonsense by national governments, if you're legal to ride in your home country you shouldn't have to do anything to be legal to ride in any other member state. Things should improve after "the handbrake" finally fecks off in March
Pump is a standard ciggie lighter job, but I made up an extension cable (not needed on the bike, but handy on the wife's car) which has a full size ciggy lighter plug, with a plastic bit which can be removed to allow it to fit mini-DIN sockets - same as a ciggie socket only smaller, my bike came with one. Great for accessories like this, or a phone charger, or trickle charging the bike. Some Bavarian Money Wasters come with them too
Handy to keep in the shed : spare front and rear pads (nothing worse than having a look at them on a Saturday afternoon and realising they need changing, five minutes before the nearest bike shop closes), spare throttle cables (most bikes have an opening and a closing cable), spare clutch cable if your bike doesn't have a hydraulic clutch. You don't really need to carry these with you, but nice to have the replacement bit on hand already after you get the bike recovered home. (Although I rode one bike home with no clutch, and another with no throttle cable - it was a carbed bike so I just turned the idle up to 3000rpm )
Puncture is the most common thing that'll leave you stuck. I was raging one time when I had to write off a nearly new rear, I must have picked up a screw in the tyre on the way to work and it was flat by the time I was going home. Had no choice but to ride it flat to the nearest garage, about a mile, pumped it up and got home but the tyre was ruined.Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.
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I carry a small 12v pump again and also the sticky strings. These have got me out of trouble on numerous occasions as well as a couple of other unlucky lads. I also carry a small pliers which can be used to pull out whatever causes the puncture. The important thing to remember about the pump is that it takes a heavy load so with the light wiring on most motorcycles it would be advisable to run a fused connection from the battery with a suitable fuse and make sure the motorcycle is at least ticking over while you are inflating the wheel. That is only my opinion and is not mandatoryHotblack Desiato wrote: »I feel slightly responsible for all this drama but you should be sorted now. Could have been nasty if those hoses or the cooler had sprung a leak, or even burst. At best stranded at the side of the road somewhere, at worst rear wheel covered in oil...
I'm so paranoid about getting stranded these days I carry a 12V pump in the top box at all times and sticky string under the seat! Having recovery on your policy is all well and good but it's still a PITA when you have to use it. 0 -
I have one of these kits in my spares on the bike, It will replace most cables if you are stuck.
Cheap as well.
https://www.louis.ie/artikel/nipple-repair-kit/10019100?filter_article_number=10019100&list=544f278845b0148b126c8f9e2eb9ac6f0 -
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If the pump comes with crocodile clips you'll be running it straight off the battery, so only risking melting its own wiring
A power socket, or any other accessory you add to the bike, must be fused. 10 amp is fine.Fingal County Council are certainly not competent to be making decisions about the most important piece of infrastructure on the island. They need to stick to badly designed cycle lanes and deciding on whether Mrs Murphy can have her kitchen extension.
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Hotblack Desiato wrote: »First aid kit? I have to leave some room for buying beer! :cool:
Limited usefulness on a bike I think (you either walk away or need much more serious attention, minor cuts and abrasions won't happen if you're wearing proper gear), but doesn't France require them? They've got some odd laws like breathalysers, spare bulbs, and hi-vis in cars. The EU needs to clamp down on that sort of nonsense by national governments, if you're legal to ride in your home country you shouldn't have to do anything to be legal to ride in any other member state. Things should improve after "the handbrake" finally fecks off in March
Pump is a standard ciggie lighter job, but I made up an extension cable (not needed on the bike, but handy on the wife's car) which has a full size ciggy lighter plug, with a plastic bit which can be removed to allow it to fit mini-DIN sockets - same as a ciggie socket only smaller, my bike came with one. Great for accessories like this, or a phone charger, or trickle charging the bike. Some Bavarian Money Wasters come with them too
Handy to keep in the shed : spare front and rear pads (nothing worse than having a look at them on a Saturday afternoon and realising they need changing, five minutes before the nearest bike shop closes), spare throttle cables (most bikes have an opening and a closing cable), spare clutch cable if your bike doesn't have a hydraulic clutch. You don't really need to carry these with you, but nice to have the replacement bit on hand already after you get the bike recovered home. (Although I rode one bike home with no clutch, and another with no throttle cable - it was a carbed bike so I just turned the idle up to 3000rpm )
Puncture is the most common thing that'll leave you stuck. I was raging one time when I had to write off a nearly new rear, I must have picked up a screw in the tyre on the way to work and it was flat by the time I was going home. Had no choice but to ride it flat to the nearest garage, about a mile, pumped it up and got home but the tyre was ruined.
Just a 6 pack or a slab :pac:
Not too sure on the requirements in France as i have never been abroad, maybe other posters might know that? I have fairly good gear myself so wouldn't have that issue, i just know some guys who carry those things, one of them being in a Cub 90 :rolleyes:
There is something with the breath testing i do recall.
Spare bulbs is a must, i have those.
I would need a pump compatible with a usb connection, but have seen people modify them similar to how you describe.
I'd studying youtube of late on how to change bits and pieces, the pads are something i must stock up on, spark plugs will probably be another.
Do you carry spare levers?
Rode it with the clutch cable gone? did you have to stop at traffic lights or anything?
I've never done a puncture repair on anything, even though my car comes with the gas cannister for inflating tyres after punctures i have never used it, i really need to brush up on bike maintenance over the winter.0 -
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I have one of these kits in my spares on the bike, It will replace most cables if you are stuck.
Cheap as well.
https://www.louis.ie/artikel/nipple-repair-kit/10019100?filter_article_number=10019100&list=544f278845b0148b126c8f9e2eb9ac6f
Reminds me of my RD350YPVS days and constantly having to make up power valve cables.0 -
I have one of these kits in my spares on the bike, It will replace most cables if you are stuck.
Cheap as well.
https://www.louis.ie/artikel/nipple-repair-kit/10019100?filter_article_number=10019100&list=544f278845b0148b126c8f9e2eb9ac6f
Seen something like this on xl Moto, looks like a grand site for getting spare parts.0 -
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Would'nt have believed a BMW could do that kind of speed and not disintegrate. 0
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