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in reply to: The S1000RR rocks! #16286
Absolutely loving it! ;DThere is a trackday at Pukekohe this Sunday 22nd April and Hampton Downs 20th May, I'll be there. 8)
in reply to: Kisan Indicator Relay #16597Yes, I had a Kisan signal minder on my R1100RT and it was one of the best things I fitted. Make sure you know how to disconnect the old signal relay plug before you start otherwise you'll break it. It will still work, just not look pretty.
in reply to: Downloadable Newsletter #15125Back in the days when the club officials tried to return some of the funds to the members instead of playing Gollum we made some centre page spreads in colour. The page cost the same as the whole mag to produce so we only did one or two a year after a special event. I have asked the MemSec to switch off my paper mag and occasionally read the on-line one. I don't like the 'flash' one and would prefer the simple .pdf file that we used to have.cheers,RRDT
in reply to: The S1000RR rocks! #16281Yes Arne, I rode it to Levin and back a couple of weeks ago, I wore a backpack which is not really ideal but it did the trick. On the ride down the suspension was a bit harsh on the body and after the Paraparas I was not enjoying myself. It turned out I wasn't stopping and hydrating often enough and after a decent drink and injection of chocolate I happily completed the ride, 579km from home. I came home SH1/27 to Matamata then cut through to Ohinewai due to time constraints and arrived back trying to work out how I could turn this into a proper Longhaul machine, LOL. The buzz you get when riding far is different to the buzz you get when riding fast, the activation of endorphins verses an injection of adrenalin/fear! The Kaoko throttle friction device makes it very do-able on the right wrist, I see they've reduced the throttle tension on the 2012 model so hopefully this problem is prevented in the future.I'll try another tweak off the rear spring preload to try and soften the suspension a teeny bit more, the last tweak made a good difference and I'm still within the rider-sag tolerance, getting battered on a rough road rattles the fillings and blurs the vision!RichardK, it doesn't like gravel very much, gets a bit skittish in the loose stuff. I did once stand on the pegs and roll on the throttle but me thinks any attempt at motard style riding would scratch the bike 😮 The Gentle Annie would be fine as long as they haven't dumped loose chip all over it. 2600km in January including a trackday, cant do that on most pure sportsbikes that I know of.Thank you all for your positive comments, see you all on the road 8)
Do they read in megapascals, bar or psi? I can just see me hooning down the back straight of Pukekohe Raceway watching the tire pressure grow! LOLRRDT
in reply to: Oxford Bikemate 3 #5008I have just stumbled across this old post and am quite amused. Soon after writing it the Bikemate died ( I think the plug and socket combo were not robust enough ) and both Engel and I opted for Starcom1 Advance units which did well. My unit is still good but retired after 100000 km and 6 years since the first post on this thread, I dont really need it on the S1000RR, LOL. Also, by using a 5W Uniden PRS radio I could hold conversations with people who had no idea I was riding at 170kph at the time. (On the back straight of Pukekohe racetrack of course!) With a 1 metre antenna on the top box I could easily communicate up to 20km and more, line of sight.
in reply to: How irresponsible !!!!! #15692Photo-shopped.Both left feet are firmly planted on the foot pegs. For the bike lean angle and the amount of weight off the side they'd have to be absolutely honking which is not reflected in the strapon knee sliders and pillions arm position 🙂
in reply to: Long-term reliability of BMW RTs #14037I'm over 130k on my 2000 R1100RT and have done paralever bearings, a front wheel bearing and an ABS sensor (my finger trouble). I do all servicing myself except brake fluid replacement which I get Experience to do every 2 years. Note Honda ST service periods are every 6k while RT is every 10k, give or take 10%, so the total ongoing servicing cost is less. I'm a boxer fan because it talks to you, the other sewing machine engines become boring after a while and there is a need to flick it for something else. In January I had the RT on the back straight at Pukekohe at 195km/h (max design speed) on its 10th birthday as it ticked over 127k! I trust it implicitly. I rode for Transit during holiday weekends for the past 5 years in heavy traffic, lots of clutch slip, and have adjusted the cable once. The Gerrmans haven't let me down once!She's a keeper!
in reply to: Monthly Committee Meetings #13632Anyone can go, even the guys from the South Island who help pay for it and get nothing 🙂"Committee Meeting" is a euphemism for old Auckland members who have a get together once a month at other club members expense.While you're there, see how many other attendees you recognise from the club rides each month? 👿
in reply to: Removing a rear shock #13490And just to finish the story the shock was refitted in 10 minutes between beers on a Friday evening. Good work Haldanes! I then got to road test it in heavy motorway traffic for 30 minutes. It was perfect, soft, everything Neko doesnt want 🙂 But I am twice her weight so it should now be great for her on the track! 😀
in reply to: tire reccomendations #12175I'm at 127000k and have changed the front pads twice and rear once. I only use BMW pads. There should be no need to stuff around with anything else. I did the brake disc bobbins at 80000k as they were worn and the disc rattled a lot at low speed, used parts from Motobins, half the price and twice the life. (steel instead of alloy). The rear brake caliper sliders may need some lub as they can seize up.cheers
Do you think they'd let me have a go?
in reply to: New ACC Levies #12936I'm with Ingel, but I'm going to buy 4x 250cc and bolt them together 😎 …….make that 5…..Cheaper to take the $400 hit for riding an unregistered bike, like 15% do alreadyYes Bwucie, when the buses are back we'll all have to get out and break down (or pseudo-crash) on the motorway at 0730 👿 I will be there! However being a pissed off bloke on a bike doesnt win anyone over (look at the cheesecutter campaign), Joe Blow, non biker, doesnt give a stuff and would rather we werent around to make him/her feel intimidated.It needs a joint effort of responsible riders to quietly and forcefully lobby the appropriate politicians. Perhaps the BMWOR executive could come up with a concerted plan to do this, we have enough retired persons capable of making themselves useful. The 'Scrooge Pool' could be used to cover their trips that will require them to go to Wellington, I'd even contribute $50 toward the campaign!The May issue of 'KiwiRider' has a good article from ACC in response to an earlier article from Mike Nash. Riders paid $12 million in levies, cost $62 million! Damn! The cage driver pays the difference. Jan 2009 (Phil Read's recent study), 68355 bikes were registered for the road, 45000 of which are over 600cc. At $745 each for over 600cc and $511 each for under 600cc levies will amount to approx. $45.5 million, the cage drivers still get to pay the rest!A better way would be to stop people falling off by training them better. I think my wife was disappointed when she excitedly rushed in and told me the news that I didnt immediately go and throw myself off the balcony or sell my bike! I was working out where to get the dosh as not riding is not an option.
in reply to: R1150GS Battery #12541The number of times you've dropped the thing you would be better off buying another gel-cell 😀
in reply to: Lights on R1100RT #12237Supercheap Auto have higher wattage bulbs.
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