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701 long range anyone ?
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Erm Toddy, I think yours was more useful as a buoyancy aid
First time I'd ever fallen off in Iceland and I picked a raging torrent to do it in!
........OK it was a big puddle really
Regarding the desire to keep weight down, for me it’s simply a case that I can’t pick my GS up if I drop it. Well ok, I can pick it up but I’m going to need a hernia op 6 months later and my back will be giving me hell for just as long.
I can pick my 501 up from the floor when it’s fully loaded with camping kit and that came in quite handy when I ran out of fuel and needed to lie it on the floor to allow fuel from the RH side of the fuel tank to get to the LH side so I could make it to the nearest petrol station. Arsey took the easier option of a larger fuel tank
Joking apart, reducing the weight just makes the bike easier to ride both on road and off it and reduces the feeling of ‘what if?’ when riding alone off road. I did the modifications to my bike with the intention of travelling off road in Eastern Europe where the chances of seeing other human beings for the rest of the day are significantly lower than on a Cambridgeshire byway. Circumstances prevented that from happening this year but the bike is waiting and so am I.
I can pick my 501 up from the floor when it’s fully loaded with camping kit and that came in quite handy when I ran out of fuel and needed to lie it on the floor to allow fuel from the RH side of the fuel tank to get to the LH side so I could make it to the nearest petrol station. Arsey took the easier option of a larger fuel tank
Joking apart, reducing the weight just makes the bike easier to ride both on road and off it and reduces the feeling of ‘what if?’ when riding alone off road. I did the modifications to my bike with the intention of travelling off road in Eastern Europe where the chances of seeing other human beings for the rest of the day are significantly lower than on a Cambridgeshire byway. Circumstances prevented that from happening this year but the bike is waiting and so am I.
I’ve got it covered by having a 20 year old 1150GS for road based trips or rallies and a 501 as a toy bike.
Monty B
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To be fair, a toy bike is no use in the UK to me, as I've been there/done that and only venture onto tracks over the water, which means I have to get there. So, unless your 1150 has a bike rack, it's no good.
We're talking about driving over with a trailer now
To be fair, a toy bike is no use in the UK to me, as I've been there/done that and only venture onto tracks over the water, which means I have to get there. So, unless your 1150 has a bike rack, it's no good.
We're talking about driving over with a trailer now
It depends on whether you travel alone or not.
I changed the seat on mine to make it bearable for 500 mile days, added a bigger tank and bought a second set of wheels so I’ve got 50/50 tyres and a rear cush drive to make it more road friendly.
I’d be more than happy to spend 2 days riding it to Romania and I fitted a bigger clutch cover increasing the oil capacity so for general use the recommended service intervals are pretty much irrelevant.
None of this matters if you need to carry a pillion but my wife has her own bikes and would need to be desperate to even go on the back of my GS
Regarding the desire to keep weight down, for me it’s simply a case that I can’t pick my GS up if I drop it. Well ok, I can pick it up but I’m going to need a hernia op 6 months later and my back will be giving me hell for just as long.
I can pick my 501 up from the floor when it’s fully loaded with camping kit and that came in quite handy when I ran out of fuel and needed to lie it on the floor to allow fuel from the RH side of the fuel tank to get to the LH side so I could make it to the nearest petrol station. Arsey took the easier option of a larger fuel tank
Joking apart, reducing the weight just makes the bike easier to ride both on road and off it and reduces the feeling of ‘what if?’ when riding alone off road. I did the modifications to my bike with the intention of travelling off road in Eastern Europe where the chances of seeing other human beings for the rest of the day are significantly lower than on a Cambridgeshire byway. Circumstances prevented that from happening this year but the bike is waiting and so am I.
Agree with all that
Is this more to your liking, sir ?
Before
To this :
Will be a bit neater next week as just secured a 3 digit number plate so will be much smaller.
By the time you have finished it will be 5x the price of a 640 Adv and nearly half as good
Sshhhh don't tell everyone
Is this more to your liking, sir ?
Before
To this :
Will be a bit neater next week as just secured a 3 digit number plate so will be much smaller.
Much better, karma now restored...
Looks lovely..
If you look a few posts back at the pictures of my 690, you’ll see a small block on the tower that makes it easy to wire extra devices in, either switched or unswitched. It’s called Fuze.
https://www.fuzeblocks.com/Fuzeblocks-FZ-1-Distribution-Block_p_1.html
It’s no bother having it on the tower, btw- nicely out of the way but still accessible
Ok ta . But I’m all done now and won’t be adding anything else except plugging in to the din/usbs.
No problem, glad you’ve got it all done to your liking now. I’m minded to weigh mine, now, I’ll have to sneak the bathroom scales
Ok,I lied.
Just ordered a Berotec cockpit assistant !
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SbewISr57dw" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Looks simple enough to install.Anybody else got one ?
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MUrrmtnAM70" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
I’ll be buying something from Trailtech later this year but it’ll need a phone conversation before I decide which one suits my needs
https://trailtechproducts.co.uk/
https://trailtechproducts.co.uk/
Anybody know if I can get similar to this in UK or Europe ?
I need to power a second accessory off my ACC2, which is already in use.
I don’t need the extended length, but I think the lead above would allow me to power a second accessory from ACC2, unless I’ve misread it ?
I need to power a second accessory off my ACC2, which is already in use.
I don’t need the extended length, but I think the lead above would allow me to power a second accessory from ACC2, unless I’ve misread it ?
Anybody know if I can get similar to this in UK or Europe ?
I need to power a second accessory off my ACC2, which is already in use.
I don’t need the extended length, but I think the lead above would allow me to power a second accessory from ACC2, unless I’ve misread it ?
You have read it correctly, very easy to crimp/solder one up for yourself though, with it being simple flat spades.
Martin,
I could make you something similar in about 10 min's
Tell me what length you need and your address and it'll be in the post before the weekend
Neil
I could make you something similar in about 10 min's
Tell me what length you need and your address and it'll be in the post before the weekend
Neil
