Transalp project

[CRM]

I think my next purchase might be the Givi engine guards. Thinking I might just sneak some super-glue in the fairing cracks and put gaffer tape on the backs, then polish them up with the Givi bars they shouldn't have any more problems.

I've got a big trip coming up at the end of March - down as far as at least Timaru so hope to do Arthurs Pass again this time and all the cool rides up there. Not sure if I'll have time to do much else too remote as I've got two weeks to get there and back and clients to visit along the way (spoils a good ride really but that's what pays the bills )

[Transalper]

Last night I ordered the SW-Motech Centerstand from Twisted Throttle for the 600V.
Also ordered the spring tool to make life easier putting it on and taking it off if I ever need to.
Tool US$29.99
Stand US$179.99
Freight US$82.11.

Total US$292.09.
Google reckoned that's about NZ$384.17.
Using my debit plus card I know there's a small exchange fee or something...
Total deducted from my account NZ $387.88
So that's all good... except now I just got the warning email from the bank saying you are broke, I know that already, payday's on monday night

Just been outside to look, but it ain't here yet.

[thepom]

You have too much money............

[NordieBoy]

You have too much money............

Not any more

[CRM]

Took her out for a ride on the open road with the new 20" screen. I noticed that going into a headwind it seemed to generate a bit a head-shake over about 95 - like you get following a large truck sometimes like you are in vibrating bow-wave (but without the truck) - a little disconcerting actually. Coming back it was fine. Maybe I'll send it back to Gary and get him to cut it down to standard 15". It also seemed a bit noisier than the standard screen with no great advantage. Interesting experiment though

[timg]

Last night I ordered the SW-Motech Centerstand from Twisted Throttle

Sheez I could have sold ya one. $8500. Comes with a free red whale

[timg]

Took her out for a ride on the open road with the new 20" screen. I noticed that going into a headwind it seemed to generate a bit a head-shake over about 95 - like you get following a large truck sometimes like you are in vibrating bow-wave (but without the truck) - a little disconcerting actually. Coming back it was fine. Maybe I'll send it back to Gary and get him to cut it down to standard 15". It also seemed a bit noisier than the standard screen with no great advantage. Interesting experiment though

I liked my Givi touring screen. It has a bit of a kick up at the top which yours does'nt. From my understanding you want your helmet in clear air but the screen high enuf to take the wind off your chest. When deciding on screens I made some screen extensions out of an old real estate sign and taped them to the existing screen until I stumbled on what seemed to be the optimum size for me. The best screen was a MRA vario screen but the buffeting two up was unreal. Cheers, Tim

[Transalper]

Sheez I could have sold ya one. $8500. Comes with a free red whale

think I going to come round and give you a

[CRM]

Sheez I could have sold ya one. $8500. Comes with a free red whale

Hey Tim if the purchaser doesn't want the centrestand, engine guards or pannier racks let me know I could probably find somewhere to put them even the seat could work...

Looks like really nicely set up. How much difference does the pipe/airbox mod make do you think? I'm wondering if it's worth doing to mine.

[timg]

Hey Tim if the purchaser doesn't want the centrestand, engine guards or pannier racks let me know I could probably find somewhere to put them even the seat could work...

Looks like really nicely set up. How much difference does the pipe/airbox mod make do you think? I'm wondering if it's worth doing to mine.

I don't have the Dyno sheets any more but there was a 4hp difference, went from something like 48hp at the rear wheel to 52hp. Airbox drilled, cat removed and re jetted for optimum fueling. There's quite a bit of info on the www eg http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/transal...h-doing-2.html Cheers, Tim.

[CRM]

I don't have the Dyno sheets any more but there was a 4hp difference, went from something like 48hp at the rear wheel to 52hp. Airbox drilled, cat removed and re jetted for optimum fueling. There's quite a bit of info on the www eg http://www.xrv.org.uk/forums/transal...h-doing-2.html Cheers, Tim.

Thanks for that - there's some good stuff on that site too. I liked this thread about setting them up for offroad.

[CRM]

Low beam quit on me the other night. I've got a new bulb but not finding swapping them over to be quite the easy task .

Is there a trick? Do I have to remove the fairing (if so what part). Do they deliberately make this hard or was it just an accident? Thanks guys

[timg]

Low beam quit on me the other night. I've got a new bulb but not finding swapping them over to be quite the easy task .

Is there a trick? Do I have to remove the fairing (if so what part). Do they deliberately make this hard or was it just an accident? Thanks guys

The easy way is to just by my bike http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...x?id=357830227 If you are too cheap or a masochist remove the black plastic surround around the instruments/inner cowl, then unbolt the speedo cluster and push it to one side and you can see what you are doing. Access the bulb from underneath a real contortionists nightmare. There's a rubber cover over the connections to peel back, and then there's a wire clip that releases the bulb.
It un-clips on the left hand side. If you force it and it pops out of its hinge arrangement on the right side its a right bugger to get back together - don't ask! One of those wee round flexible mirrors is a now worth its weight in gold bullion... If they tried a little harder they could have made it bloody impossible instead of just friggin difficult Cheers.

[Transalper]

Yay, courier came this morning, the Center Stand for my 600V has arrived complete with Calendar and Catalogue.
Earthquake held it up by about a week.

[Skinny_Birdman]

I'm assuming that all the bikes in your garage were packed in so tight they stayed upright? Or did they have soft landings on your huge tyre stockpiles?

The Givi bars on D's 'Alp once again proved their worth when it took a dive during the quake, and mine fell against/through the window of our file room at work, then fell back out again. This being the least of our worries as our office is about 100m from the Grand Chancellor - won't be getting in there soon....