it's been ages...

Not surprising. Those air drums are pretty loud.

*moshes*

 

Piece of piss fitting them to my Zed.



--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I've come to the conclusion that there simply is not a bike on the
market that actually fits your requirements. There will always be some
aspect that falls short.

If darsy bought either of those it would send ukrm back to the days of
Doc Gonzo and his Laverda. Can you imagine what would happen if there
was even a hint of Italian unreliability?

 

On my rather older bike there's a socket on the loom and nearby, a
plug tied to the loom that goes into the socket. Once mated, this
enables the diagnostic LED on the instrument panel.

If yours has a similar setup then have a look at the code: this should
give a clue.

They don't remember the errors after the power's off but if yours is
permanently dead then you ought to get something.

 

Aha, you obviously can't hear me above that racket.

<bellows>

I SAID, I'M MORE TEMPTED BY A BREVA!

</b>

 

Keef and me say :

KTM SuperDuke.

If you say it's outside your budget, then you are insufficiently
committed. A ride will change your mind. It is quite simply a
fabulous motorcycle.

 

You've fitted them the wrong way round - they should be at the front,
not replacing the seat.

 

You've got the money, get one.

 

Eh? it couldn't be easier

 

Okay, let me explain...

Old bars came off no problem.
New bars wouldn't fit in old risers without risers being packed "up"
with washers, as knuckles on ends of centre part of Jotas were bearing
directly on to top yoke. With washers in place the bars would only fit
in one position, so much of the adjustability was unusable.
Had to re-route cabling and hydraulics to suit new bar position, brake
and clutch lines were a bit bent.
Found front brake and clutch reservoirs would not fit against first
joint of Jotas without being somewhat rotated to enable controls /
grips to go on.
Found that bars fouled tank on full lock, so had to be pushed out more
than I wanted.
Bought new bar risers to raise the Jotas higher so as to alleviate the
lack of adjustment. Existing risers bolt through from top, new risers
bolt through from underneath, so off with top yoke.
Top yoke is threaded as are risers, have to try to get risers to mate
to yoke without being pushed off due to threading of yoke.
Used allen headed screws, but had to dremel underside of yoke to enable
2 of the 4 to screw all the way in. Found son had trashed dremel, so
had to use dremel attachment in 18V Bosch drill.
Could have drilled out threading on yoke, but decided not to in case I
wanted to return the bike to standard.

I'm not even going to mention the initial adjustment, which looked fine
on the centre stand, but somewhat lop eared when the bike was upright.

Since fitting, on 2 occasions the joints have worked loose on the bars.

--
Dan L

http://thebikeshed.spaces.live.com/
1996 Kawasaki ZR1100 Zephyr

BOTAFOT #140 (KotL 2005/6/7)
X-FOT#000
DIAABTCOD #26
BOMB#18 (slow)
OMF#11

 

I don't know your Pipex address - drop me an email to this gmail
account, and I'll get back to you.

 

"style challenged"

I'd quite like a Griso, but my price range is firm.

 

I am insufficiently committed[1].

Or more accurately, I have a range of other things to which I also
have commitments.

I don't have an unlimited supply of cash, and I've spent nearly 18K on
vehicle purchases already this year.

[1] motorcycling is strictly a hobby for me these days - I just want
something for weekend fun and the occasional jaunt to Europe.

 

Although the design is fairly old now, I still think the original
Monster design looks good, unlike say the Bandit, which looks
decidedly old-hat nowadays.

The S4 which I'm interested in looks "old fashioned" until you notice
it's got a 916 motor instead of the old air cooled engine from the SS
series.

 

unfortunately, it's more a case of "we've got the money", which means
that some of it is assigned to things like a new kitchen and holidays
and children's educations etc.

 

As discussed the other evening: the Yamaha MT-series? I like the
MT03, but it's "only" a 600cc single.

 

First hit on "KTM Superduke for sale" on google.c.o.uk:

http://www.visordown.com/forums/showthread.php?t=329552

 

if I were buying a big single it'd be a supermoto, but I also want
something to tour on.

I like the MT-01, but it's out of the price range.

 

bad form, second reply - I should point out that my objection to
singles for touring isn't comfort etc., it's tank range.