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TooOldForThis41

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  • Birthday 17/12/1971

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    Bandit 1250s
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    Cradley Heath

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  1. I voted persevere, but on the two occasions the itch has been leaving a trail of spider's web I have pulled over very quickly. One time, on the duel carriageway part of the A5, it pulled my visor up so quickly I pulled it off!! Smooth !!
  2. Well this hasn't got off to a good start today. First of all, I've faffed so much that I haven't got much natural light left. I went out about 10 minutes ago and the first thing I did was take the top box off and put it down on the drive. I then set up a light so I could see what I needed to and decided I would trade natural light for heat, as it is not far from freezing. So, I reached up to close the garage door, gave a little pull on the cord, then noticed the top box would be outside. I therefore gave the door a little push to stop it closing, reached down to pick up the top box, then felt a clanging blow to the back of my head as the garage door closed itself! Just spent 5 minutes in the kitchen with the missus holding a bag of frozen peas on my head while my step-daughter made me a cup of tea. Will go back out when I've drank my tea...and be a bit more careful !!
  3. Just in the process of fitting these now. Or rather, I've done the top box bit and I'm going to wait until the weekend and natural light to do the next bit. When I ordered the kit I was impressed with the price. After half installing it I am annoyed with the instructions, baffled by the wires and distressed by the mess of wires inside my top box. The wires from the lights in the top box are brown, blue and black. There is no connection for what I assumed was a neutral so one set of wires are attached to nothing at present. From the top of the lid to the bottom of the box the wires are black and white and from the bottom of the box to the bike wiring the wires are blue and black!! Last moan, the unit would not fit through the hole in the bottom of the box. The only way I could do it after 45 minutes of trying various ways and angles was to cut the wires and reattach them with a junction box. djdids - thanks in advance for your instruction on the next bit. You should get a job with Givi !! One stupid question though, do you remove the back light from the bike or just attach the wires where they exit the back of the light unit? I am not fantastically handy so any help will be greatly appreciated !!
  4. I did the BikeSafe thing with West Mids Police about two months ago, and the policeman who introduced the day said that if it was held in the week, they would have to take illegal cans seriously, but as it was the weekend and none of the 'top brass' were around, they weren't really interested. Don't know how much that helps really, but the emphasis really is on the riding, not catching people out, so you you probably will be ok.
  5. Done about 180 miles now so they must be scrubbed in. They gave me plenty of confidence anyway. On the way to Bourton today, on a really tight but fast corner called Fish Hill or something, I had the bike cranked right over. There I was, thinking I was Rossi or something, and some b******* on an Aprilia overtakes me on the outside! Felt like kicking him off !! But didn't.
  6. Long 1:45 minute ride today to scrub the new tires in and it felt great. At first I had to train myself not to haul it into a corner with a big heave, as this wasn't necessary. Cornering was fluid and confidence inspiring and although you could feel a rough surface, there was none of the tramlining and the unsettling feeling that there was no grip. A benefit of this is I wasn't so concerned with the road surface that I was able to look ahead, which also helped greatly with cornering. So, all in all, a success. My bike is now great to ride and I've got a rideout to Bourton on the Water tomorrow to look forwards to.
  7. STOP PRESS: If you follow the instructions, you don't have to drink any Scottoil.
  8. is it safe to ingest? Also, what a fecking faff these things are. Going on YouTube for helpful advice, hopefully!
  9. It's reassuring to know other people have felt the same thing but I'm hoping it will be a lot better with the new tires. If it's not, I will experiment with tire pressures to see if I can improve it. I think 42psi in the rear is too much to be honest. It didn't follow every blip, it pattered over everything instead.
  10. My old tires are BT 021s. I think they are supposed to be ok, just mine are not !
  11. You'll love the 023's. I've got them on my gixxer and a few other have had good experience with them. viewtopic.php?f=78&t=44498&hilit=bridgestone+023 Some good reviews on there. Can't wait to get 'em fitted and get a bit more confidence with cornering.
  12. Thanks all. I'm chuffed to bits for two reasons. One, I can hopefully enjoy my new bike now without it freaking me out every so often. Two, I was right, there was something wrong. My buttcheeks still work after all these years !! Edit: Forgot to mention, they are replacing the 021s with 023s, which are the latest Bridgestone sports-touring tire, so even better !!
  13. Hopefully the handling problems will be sorted. Took it back to Cradley Kawasaki today and they took a look. The rear tire is a bit square but the front is really deformed. The bloke in the shop said this is caused by heavy braking going into corners. Not me done that then !! Anyway, long story short, two new tires for free, 5 weeks after I bought the bike. Anyone want a new bike in the Black Country, talk to Cradley Kawasaki. They're alright !!
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