I know there is a bit on this in "Font of all Wisdom" somewhere, but I have just been and trawled for a bit, so it is way down the list.
Anyone new to the Gs range, take heed of the wiring at your headstock. Steptoe has said to re-route it and to release the pressure from the cable ties. They are too tight and the constant working as you turn the bars will eventually lead to the wires breaking. I didn't do anything about it and yesterday, my wires broke.
Now, you may think this is no big deal, BUT, it left me with no electrics whatsoever, in about 1 second. First it was intermittant, for about 50m, then it just died......thankfully I wasn't in lane 3 of the M6 on a Friday night....otherwise I would have been rear ended for sure - imagine keeping up with the traffic at 70mph (ish) and then someone turns off your lights and engine at the same time. The guy behind, who is either a white van man or a rep, is only 1 car length away..........goodnight Vienna.
Do it this weekend. Take the tank off, take off the cable ties and re jig your wiring so it doesn't get fatigued. The broken wires were easy to locate, I could feel them through the sheathing. They had broken so cleanly it was as if they had been cut. I got recovered to the recovery workshop where we spliced in a new section, heat shrinked it, wrapped it with pressure tape and then wrapped it again with sticky tape. Then cable tied the whole lot nicely while checking the free play by waggling the bars.
If only I had done as I was advised.......
Anyone new to the Gs range, take heed of the wiring at your headstock. Steptoe has said to re-route it and to release the pressure from the cable ties. They are too tight and the constant working as you turn the bars will eventually lead to the wires breaking. I didn't do anything about it and yesterday, my wires broke.
Now, you may think this is no big deal, BUT, it left me with no electrics whatsoever, in about 1 second. First it was intermittant, for about 50m, then it just died......thankfully I wasn't in lane 3 of the M6 on a Friday night....otherwise I would have been rear ended for sure - imagine keeping up with the traffic at 70mph (ish) and then someone turns off your lights and engine at the same time. The guy behind, who is either a white van man or a rep, is only 1 car length away..........goodnight Vienna.
Do it this weekend. Take the tank off, take off the cable ties and re jig your wiring so it doesn't get fatigued. The broken wires were easy to locate, I could feel them through the sheathing. They had broken so cleanly it was as if they had been cut. I got recovered to the recovery workshop where we spliced in a new section, heat shrinked it, wrapped it with pressure tape and then wrapped it again with sticky tape. Then cable tied the whole lot nicely while checking the free play by waggling the bars.
If only I had done as I was advised.......
