now that must be a wind up
New GSA+Recovery truck = very unhappy chap
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Whatever happened to adapt, improvise and overcome?
Obviously didn't tick that box on the BMW extras sheet when he ordered the bike....
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Maybe theres more to this than meets the eye? Perhaps howdoo has had his fun on the bike and now just wants to go on the piss, but can't because he's got to ride home? So he breaks his pannier lock and phones for a very very nice man to pick him up and drive him home, whilst he sleeps his hangover off?
I love this place.
Dunt ya just .... best entertainment you're going to get for twelve quid
Recovery for a feckin' pannier lock FFS
Shep
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Me and a mate did just that, we broke down when the mag brush on the BTH cracked and shorted, we were by a little pub, the RAC was going to take a few hours, so we thought it would be rude not to have a few drinks, we got rat arced confident of being trucked home, the RAC guy turned up and had a mag brush and holder in stock in the van, we were fucked, at least the landlord found it hilarious and put us up in his lean too for the night.
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Shep, I once did something similar. I used to drive a lovely Volvo S70 T5 and en rout to Portsmouth for a stag do, the slave cylinder went, spilling fluid all over the clutch. I got recovered all the way to Portsmouth and didn't want to miss out on any drinking so didn't bother getting it repaired. When it came to drive home I got taking to an AA member who kindly phoned the AA, pretended to be a passenger in my car and told them he was on his way to Sheffield. A very nice man came in a yellow truck and towed me back home. The money I saved in fuel went towards the repair bill
Ive often thought of doing it again when doing a long journey by breaking something on my car, and getting recovered to my destination. Not sure I have the balls though!
Ive often thought of doing it again when doing a long journey by breaking something on my car, and getting recovered to my destination. Not sure I have the balls though!
I suspect some of the assembled company might need a wee technical translation...
Well the brush is item 14 on this breakdown of a BTH Magneto for a Triumph twin cylinder, but the short to earth could have been anywhere along the HT (High Tension) lead (17) route to the spark plug
OK Shep? Hope you didn't mind ... but in these days of ESA, ABS, Traction Control, Fly By Wire and pannier locks popping out and grounding the good folk of UKGSer then maybe a return to the simple life might be in order
I can remember having to store the magneto from my BSA Rocket Gold Star in the airing cupboard to get it back up to scratch
Edit OK, so now we have the question ... what is an airing cupboard
It's a place where you store all your spare air int it?
I recall Tom ( Indecisive) calling out BMW assist when he had a blown headlight bulb at one of Whatton's breakfast meets
Given that most of the numpties seem to break their lights, lose the retaining clip and end up drilling holes in the shell to relocate the ball into a cup (using a bent coat hanger) and then come bleating on here..... Ting Tong had the best idea.
In most cases with the new panniers/locks, they are coded to your VIN in Germany but fitted to the panniers by your dealer.
One wafer of the lock is used to hold the lock on place once fitted. If the lock isn't fully inserted when assembled, it will fall out as you have discovered.
All 6 locks are identical so you could have used one of the lid locks to replace the one that had fallen out (assuming you had lost it)
That's far tooooooooo sensible
I know, but I was just making sure the answer to his question was in here somewhere
You did the right thing by calling the Recovery Truck. If you had ridden it and the Bike would have fallen off the Pannier. Then you would have been at fault.
I am touring Spain from uk on my GSA LC and both locks fell out rh pannier, so could be an issue. I found that if you where carefull when pulling the lock out it stayed in. Then use some gaffer tape to make sure it does not fall out when riding. I still have 2 weeks to go before back in UK
Shep
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Whilst i think old school mags are nice and simple they had to be because we were always working on them on the roadside, electronic ignition really changed most bike for the better IMO, I still like the thought of owning a big old brit single with a mag and a dynamo, however i couldn't see me using one on a every day basis, i did have a Triumph twin once with one of those american magnetos fitted instead of points that was a great improvement but no better than fitting a Boyer i don't think. Looked cool though!
I think most riders nowadays will not realise what a huge improvement DIY fit electronic ignition was, over points.
I think most riders nowadays will not realise what a huge improvement DIY fit electronic ignition was, over points.
Well the brush is item 14 on this breakdown of a BTH Magneto for a Triumph twin cylinder, but the short to earth could have been anywhere along the HT (High Tension) lead (17) route to the spark plug
OK Shep? Hope you didn't mind ... but in these days of ESA, ABS, Traction Control, Fly By Wire and pannier locks popping out and grounding the good folk of UKGSer then maybe a return to the simple life might be in order
I can remember having to store the magneto from my BSA Rocket Gold Star in the airing cupboard to get it back up to scratch
Edit OK, so now we have the question ... what is an airing cupboard
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I assume his laugh is higher than yours.... This HAS cheered up my Monday. Can it be topped?I managed 2k miles in the alps after my "mate" ran up my arse busting the pannier right off along with the clamps. After kicking my mate firmly in the balls
Grow some....FFS.
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For a few months I commuted 55 miles to Edinburgh every weekend on a Dominator** 88 with a slipping mag pinion which had to be readjusted halfway through every trip.
Then there was the CB72 with two sets of points which had to be individually adjusted.
(And don't forget Minis, with the distributor right in the way of all the rain you could want)
I love electronic ignition and want to have its babies.
** Norton, to stop anyone Googling "Honda Dominator 88"
On the subject of Ting (Don't leave me) Tong...
He had his Vario pannier knocked clean off by a lorry on the first Moroccan Dash.... We held it on with cable ties and a strap.... Rugged fellow managed to come home, too.
Thats what you pay bmw assist/recovery for.
As Tarka says,
No it's not it's there in case you really breakdown, that way resources will be available when really needed, not being wasted on a hand holding exercise
Sent using witchcraft
As Tarka says,
No it's not it's there in case you really breakdown, that way resources will be available when really needed, not being wasted on a hand holding exercise
Sent using witchcraft
Exactly is the lock not only to lock it to the bike the clasp still works doesn't it? Or using a bit of common sense locate it in its lugs and simply bungee strap it for added security.
Good job you wasn't on a round the world trip lol
Terry
About time we heard from the OP, declaring the whole thing a wind-up (here's hoping!)...
