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« on: 03 September 2015, 11:01:12 am »
Cheers Slappy. I didn't do a search for the topic first — rookie error!
Still, I'm relieved to learn that it should not make much difference. Didn't want it to suddenly disintegrate doing 70 on the A2...
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« on: 03 September 2015, 10:55:47 am »
Hi guys, Just wanted to share with you my DIY sat nav solution. As you can see from the photo, I have a Pebble Watch (£90-100) strapped around a piece of pipe insulation. Inside the foam insulation are some rubber feet ( http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/stick-on-feet-small-fe32k) to stop the whole thing from slipping around. The watch is waterproof which is handy in the English summer. The watch connects to my Android phone to a nice bit of software called NavMe (a bargain at £1.80). I believe there is also equivalent software available for iPhone as well. Although it's not obvious in the picture, the watch also displays the distance before the next turn/roundabout/etc. I been using it this week and it works a treat. The screen is easy to read and takes about the same concentration as glancing at the speedo. Only downside is that it may be difficult to read at night. David.
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« on: 03 September 2015, 10:20:30 am »
Hi Val,
How carefully is very carefully? Only I think I have a cross thread as well.
Thanks,
David.
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« on: 03 September 2015, 10:15:11 am »
Hi guys,
A couple of weeks ago, I had new tyres fitted. It seems that the garage that fitted the tyres installed the rear axle the wrong way around — ie, the 27mm axle nut is now on the exhaust side rather than the chain side.
Will this cause a problem? Does it make any difference? Should I ask them to turn the axle around?
David.
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« on: 02 September 2015, 11:22:37 am »
It was my first bike too and they are very reliable. But be aware that they are really quite powerful. If you're not careful on the throttle, you'll pull a wheelie and come off the back.
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
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« on: 05 August 2014, 08:58:31 am »
They don't look too bad slung over the saddle. Nice and slim, same colour as the bike. Just weary about using them without a frame to tie them to.
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« on: 05 August 2014, 08:51:12 am »
Thanks for your reply Keratos. Why not? Is it just the looks?
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« on: 29 July 2014, 11:10:55 am »
Hi guys,
I bought some Oxford leather saddlebags for £20 off a neighbour recently but I have no saddlebag frame to secure them to. I've done a bit of searching on t'Internet but can't find a frame suitable for my fzs600. Does such an item exist?
Thanks in advance,
David.
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« on: 15 July 2014, 04:21:06 pm »
Nice gloves. What are they?
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« on: 15 July 2014, 04:15:11 pm »
Wonder why they used the Fazer name?
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« on: 14 July 2014, 11:30:48 am »
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« on: 04 July 2014, 04:54:41 pm »
Have you seen little mis sunshine (film)
lol Excellent film! I know the bit you mean!
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« on: 03 July 2014, 02:05:56 pm »
I have tried this before and found it jerky (maybe I was chopping the throttle off too much?) but I tried again on the way home last night and most of the upshifts felt good. I found the smoothest RPM to do this was around 5-6k I think but it was difficult to tell as I was watching the road, etc. Anyone have any suggestions for ideal revs to upshift at? What about this? Seems like kind of a compromise:
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« on: 02 July 2014, 01:49:30 pm »
I don't know if this is any help but Speedy Fasteners on fleaBay might be able to help. I got some fairing clips and screws from them. It might be worth sending them an email.
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« on: 18 June 2014, 04:08:37 pm »
You foccers are real comedians!
Thanks for the comments though. I'll check out the speedo removal thread. No one else has trouble with spiders? Oh well. I'm obviously special, as my mum used to tell me!
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« on: 16 June 2014, 08:21:03 am »
Here's a pic. He's sitting at the centre of the fuel gauge grinning at me...
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« on: 16 June 2014, 08:14:46 am »
Why do spiders love my FZS600 so much? They keep on building webs all over the place and running around all over my bike when I'm not looking -- despite using it pretty much every day to commute and washing it almost every week. Could it be the Muck Off speed wax polish I've been using that's attracting them?
Anyway, I saw a little critter in the fuel gauge today when I was filling up. I filled the tank up full but the gauge won't go too full now. Anyone know how easy it is to get the clocks apart in order to clean them and remove any stray arachnids? Anyone else ever had a spider problem like this?
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« on: 12 June 2014, 04:15:19 pm »
Love the fairing and tank on the firebike!
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« on: 12 June 2014, 04:11:27 pm »
 Are these for real?????
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« on: 12 June 2014, 02:48:24 pm »
My heart goes out to esetest and crh, it really does. This kind of stress takes a toll psychologically and then physically. It needs to stop for both of you either by using the police or by someone moving away. What a bunch of scum you've had to put up with. Jeez, I thought I'd had it bad with a noisy, obnoxious neighbour living above me...
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« on: 12 June 2014, 09:33:41 am »
Mine's under my seat as I didn't want to drill holes. But I'm very tempted after seeing Fizzy's pic.
What do you guys use yours for? I fitted mine for a small air compressor (that I've not needed yet!). Do you use yours for sat nav? If you do, how distracting is it?
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« on: 12 June 2014, 09:23:52 am »
This is beyond me but I'm extremely interested in what you do with this!
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« on: 12 June 2014, 09:14:34 am »
Used to work in the freight department at ET a looooong time ago. Since various incidents -- and especially since that awful fire -- the H+S regs are extremely tight BUT they're there for your safety. I agree that it may not make much sense but I'm sure there's a reason for it. The contents of your load may also have a bearing on their decision.
Would it work out cheaper than freight if you split the load over two vehicles? What if you put some of the load on your passenger seat? Or, what if you ingested some of the load using condoms and took laxatives at your destination?!
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« on: 12 June 2014, 09:08:56 am »
Ok, in case anyone is interested, I just ordered the Alpinestars waterproof fastback boots from fleabay for £85. It meant I couldn't use my Amazon voucher  but I can put that towards birthday presents that are coming  . These boots get rave reviews and recommendations here as well, so I'm looking forward to trying them. Will let you know what they're like.
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« on: 31 May 2014, 06:30:31 am »
They look really great but I am after something cooler for the summer.
I went into town yesterday on the bike and after about 30 minutes walking around my feet were so damn hot! It lessens the experience of going for a ride somewhere for me. I found myself wishing I'd used the bus (*gasp*) so I could have worn trainers. So I want something cool and hopefully waterproof (as this is England, right...).
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