Things moved on a bit today....my deadline is fast approaching so something had to happen, plus my new panniers arrived, Vernatechs obviously, there just ain't anything else that strong, big or well made, period.
Tried to fit panniers with existing 'zorst, no good......after much pissing about and measuring things, have concluded that the 'zorst is wrong....the bracket as supplied dropped 3 and a half inches from the footrest hanger (see pic above) and the back end of the 'zorst was not going to fit in the box cut-out
Searched in bike gubbins and found short bracket (1 inch drop) from original Remus..(had to drill out, steel stuck solid in what was left of titanium skin) ...fitted to new remus, realised that this new one is probably wrong type for bike if panniers are being fitted.....arse!!
So back to plan 'a' rather than trying the shortcut to plan 'b'....think about finding short section of 'zorst pipe with 30 degree kink......
No, sod it, plan 'c'.....the final versions of my built to order panniers are no-cut-out, built in the knowledge that I was going to have a horizontal box and gaining max volume/shape in the left hand pannier....finding a kinky pipe is hassle, and having seen how everything fits together now, I just know I'm going to be drilling brackets, bending things and generally bodging stuff about.....so let's go for a stubby (have cat in cupboard)
Undo downpipe to 'y'piece connections...oo, that went well....undo 'y'piece mounts behind centre stand hinge, blimey that was easy.......
Knock Y piece back with rubber mallet, fekk, it came loose!
Drop Y piece down, soak lambda sensor with WD......test with 22mil spanner, solid......
Cuppa, soak, test, solid.....
Call technical.....'Whack it with a'ammer' he says......whack it with hammer and it undoes.....cracking!!!
Wind up lambda wires as technical advised, screw sensor in, offer up cat, it matches holes (it should do, but let's face it, you don't expect it to do you?
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Bolt up connectors, bolt up torx behind centre stand hinge, crikey..this is going too well!!
Start bike...hmm, not as nice as Uncle Remus but ok.......
Reset Motronic just to make sure......
A satisfying and easy day......all I need now is a stubby pipe to divert the flow and it's job done...if that nice Mr Sabin can't sort me out I know I can get one from chavtastic Halfords so not a problem......and I can stick with the original pannier design and end up with full sized WHOPPERS as before
Sorry Og.....not gonna be hunting for that pipe anymore
