has anyone got a bike grips controller hanging around they dont need as mines broken

From MCN:

Quote:A petition has been set up to fight the planned parking charges for bikes on the streets of Matlock Bath, Derbyshire’s motorcycling Mecca.

Sheffield Motorcycle Centre (SMC) have started the online petition, approved by Derbyshire County Council, which requires 7,500 signatures to force a re-think and keep parking free on Matlock Bath’s North and South parades.

The village is one of the most popular destinations for bikers in the country, attracting thousands every month in summer, however, the council plans to bring in on-street parking charges for all vehicles on the North and South Parades, the areas usually full of bikes.

Apparently so according to the news.

Time for a sale?

Morning,


My current thinking (no pun intended) is this..


iPhone to normal USB cable, USB cable to USB cigarette lighter adapter (5V output), this then goes into the Cigarette lighter socket (12V).


The -ve I'm thinking GND of the battery but where's the best place for the +ve?  I thought either the +ve side of the Headlight fuse or the Ignition fuse, I only want power to the cable when the key is turned after all.


Any ideas, recommendations, personal experience?  I'm a complete beginner when it comes to bike wiring so a comment like "just wire it into the starter relay" will get the same comprehension from me as it would do from my cat... :lol

Has anyone any recommendations on what to torque the front sprocket upgraded 12mm nut too?
Ive read leave it at the original 70NM but some say go to 90NM.
Shitting myself that it wont be tight enough at 70, but worried ill strip the threads at 90 :eek

Hi Everyone,

I've been thinking for sometime about changing the rear shock on my Fazer 1000 and found this :- http://www.yamahafz1oa.com/forum/showthread.php?t=121131.So i read it a few times and thought i would give it a try.

I managed to source one from Ebay and some '99 GSXR dogbones, and today i set about fitting it.
It took about 3 hours in total and was quite easy.
I'm going to set the high and low speed compression damping to halfway.I'll set the rebound damping the same,leave the preload as is, and then take it out for a test ride.(Probably Wednesday as its due to piss down here,Suffolk, tomorrow). [img alt=:lol]http://foc-u.co.uk/Smileys/efocicon/lol.gif[/img]

The ride height with the GSXR dogbones is approx 10-12mm above stock which tips the back end up quite nicely and as my forks about 7mm through the top yolk i think i will probably reset them level with the top.

Here(hopefully)are some pics.

Sidenote before I start: My wife has just cracked me up watching a Canadian woman fall off her horse at the Olympics by saying "She must have lost her suction"  :rollin

Any, back on topic - I've ordered a Securix 4Channel SME DVR and cameras - has anyone used one of these as there is something specific I would like to find out about regarding the motion sensing and Alarm output ?

I was looking at panniers for my 2004 FZS1000 V35. I know I can get the tubular frame and fit the E21 but what about the V35 by Givi...
As far as I can see, there is not a fitting for them, has anyone managed to fit a set??
Any other suggestion for what works best and looks the biz!
Thanks.

Had the 600 about a month now ..no issues , did a d,i.y.job on the headlight , it now has two dip beams , got rid of a large top-box and rack that came with it, also replaced the mini indicators that were fitted to the rear, and put on foam grips, I went to a meet in Margate wednesday night, met a guy flogging a 52 plate with 2100 miles for £1100 GUTTED ! I paid £1200 for mine , and it was a cat C in 2002  ..still onwards and upwards ,I/ve got to get a double bubble to keep some of the wind off , the indicators don't self cancel , don't know if that's a fault or if the are all like that , all my other Yams self cancelled , even back in the 1970's minor gripe ,  still having cheap fun ...Tony

Hi,
      Does anybody know the wire colours on the side and headlight, ie what is live and negitive, im hooking a few things up. Thanks

                                                  Tex