Ridiculously placed vital bits

[merv]

Yep and I bet ya you love the single sided swing arm on the VFR too.... awesome as.

Yeah very easy to adjust the chain, not that you do that much anyway, and removing the wheel is just like on a car - undo the nuts and lift it off.

[Posh Tourer :P]

Must be a Euro thing then?

It might have something to do with the fact that you have to flash your lights before you overtake? so the flasher is close?

[dangerous]

It might have something to do with the fact that you have to flash your lights before you overtake? so the flasher is close?

Thats just in Canada and maybe some parts of the US isent it???
FWIW my new Firestorm is the 1st bike that I've ever had that dosent have the 'pa' switch!!!

[Zed]

I'm wondering if anyone else has the same problem I have.....

After having another person cut in front of me on friday, I found myself yet again scrambling to find the horn button...... For some reason, BMW in their wisdom decided to put the horn button high up on the cluster, above the headlight switch (with flasher for overtaking). This makes it near impossible to reach in a hurry, and very easy to reach when trying to take the choke off without looking at it.... ie while concentrating on cornering or something.....

Anyone else found a similarly annoying issue with their bikes?? Especially in terms of instruments and controls, as we all have issues with the design of bikes - there is always something that is near impossible to get to on the rest of the bike... eg the gearbox output flange/driveshaft bolts on the beemer....

Yeah, the fuel/reserve switch on my CBR600 alluded me when I was riding along a few days after I bought it- I couldn't find it? I swore it was on the left side just below my knee, so I stopped the bike to locate it and to my horror found that there wasn't one at all! I was confused between my previous ZX-6R and the new bike and just assumed it would be there. The Honda instead has a fuel light that comes on the instrument panel when it hits reserve. :sneaky2:


Zed

[Motu]

The electric starter on my XS1 has never worked since I got the bike 15 yrs ago,there's no button for the starter,not even an ignition key - I've stripped the whole engine down but still can't find it...what do they look like? It has a long lever on one side that is very hard to move,what is this for? do you think I should remove it to save weight?

[James Deuce]

The electric starter on my XS1 has never worked since I got the bike 15 yrs ago,there's no button for the starter,not even an ignition key - I've stripped the whole engine down but still can't find it...what do they look like? It has a long lever on one side that is very hard to move,what is this for? do you think I should remove it to save weight?

That's straying into "Grandpa Simpson" territory mate