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in reply to: Right hand drive headlight adjustment? #16675
I don't think we will have to make the adjustment to the headlights often. I think all the countries we pass through are right hand drive. I just don't want any hassle at borders having to prove that the bike is compliant. We are giving the bikes their final service at Experience in June before crating up. But it was Experience that suggested the stickytape solution I think.Cheers,Kennif
The parts not shown in your exploded diagram are the reflector and the lens: apparently (said he, having clicked thorugh umpteen websites seeking (bad pun alert) illumination) on the GS the lens is a relatively plain-jane item, to change the beam throw you must change the reflector.It occurs to me that your cheapest and simplest option might be to contact a dealer in the US of A or Canada and arrange for them to swap your reflectors as you rock by their 'hood - there seems to be a bit of, "We don't give too much of a ....." abroad in NZ dealerships. Have you asked the Living BMW Parts Legend, Neil Walsh, about this? If anybody in NZ can give you a straightforward answer and local price it will be Neil. I'd (almost) bet money he would suggest getting it done in North America, all same like me, making allowance for the Cullingworth Concept on local prices.
As noted above you need to change the headlight reflector to alter the dip beam pattern - not a cheap exercise because the reflector is an integral part of the headlight - labeled 1 in your diagram!However, check out posts #3 and #4 on this link: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=689849 This is a quick and dirty temporary fix that should be OK for your trip purpose.CheersBrian Z
in reply to: Letterboxes, post them here #6898Its difficult to miss President Pete's letterbox ;D
in reply to: Downloadable Newsletter #15100Call me dumb 😮 , but I'm having trouble downloading the Newsletter from the blog site. This doesn't appear to be a regular link to a PDF file. Clicking it takes me to Acrobat.com, which complains bitterly that I haven't got the latest Flash Player. I wouldn't think I need a Flash player to download a PDF? ???Matthias
I can get the links to work for me using Opera, FF3, Chrome and IE on my broadband internet connection - all take their time getting the Flash application to load though, which is probably a function of our local Telecom network load.It seems, however, that the latest version of Flash Player is needed - the ACROBAT.COM page is a Flash application that allows reading of the PDF format newsletter online. This is all very fancy, probably won't work on a dial-up internet connection and way over-the-top in my opinion for BMWOR.The April newsletter is 19 Mb PDF file download, which is another big ask for a dial-up internet connection!! I am pretty sure a much smaller website file version could be made and that it would still suitable for home printing.Also, how about just a simple download link that also shows the file size so users can make an informed decision whether to download or not depending on the performance of their internet connection.CheersBrian Z
in reply to: Bus lanes in Auckland #13635Cycles, motor cycles and buses are entitled to use bus lanes and therefore can take advantage of any bus pre-emption signals or B phase signals.Don't let the Police give you a ticket for riding a red light when you have used an B phase signal. I use these B lights all the time. http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/auckland/Transport/buses/lanes.asp
Thats an interesting interpretation of the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004, Section 3.6: Traffic signals in form of T or B, which can be seen at: http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2004/0427/latest/DLM303066.htmlIt seems that although motorcycles can use Bus Lanes only a bus driver can legally proceed on a white "B" signal - I'm not sure I would want to be the first one to test the Auckland City interpretation of this road user rule, even though it makes perfectly good sense!!
in reply to: R1100RS Fuel Range #13353When the low fuel light come on is dependent on how the in tank fuel gauge has been setup and can vary considerably between similar types of bike. It seems that replacing the (in tank) fuel filter can sometimes upset the standard factory setup unless great care is taken. My R1100 RS low fuel light consistently came on between 300 and 330 km and was dependent on use, ie. solo or 2-up riding, and the most it ever took to fill up was just over 17 litres. Solo riding gave 19 - 21 km/l, 2-up about 18 - 19 km/l. As a matter of habit I zero the trip meter every time I fill up and use a km/l fuel consumption measure to easily estimate how far I can go when the low fuel light comes on. A l/100 km measure is not an easy, or useful, figure for mental arithmetic calculations while riding, or any other time either in my opinion 😛
What you want is the VISI-BIKE device produced by D A Winters in New Plymouth. I fitted one to my R1100 RS and it worked well - it probably won't work on a R1200 Can Bus system though.If your local bike shop can't get you one contact the manufacturer - details are at: http://202.27.193.149/Org?Action=Profile&Org_id=229CheersBrian Z
Hi Brian, Thanks for the link. How big is the Visi-bike electronic box of bits and where did you or do you store it? Did you have to use another switch for the device, or as per the wiring installation, they just come on when you turn the ignition switch?Cheers,Mike
The VISI-BIKE electronics box is about 50x30x20 from memory. I cable tied it to a conveniently located frame mount inside the front fairing near the headlight where it was completely protected from the weather - it shouldn't be much of a problem to find a suitable location on the 850, maybe inside the headlight?Power for the unit was taken from the ignition circuit so the lights came on as soon as the ignition was switched on. The additional wiring/connection to indicator light is pretty simple and doesn't take much time to do.I never had any problems getting a WOF - maybe the local bike shop is not so PC as those in other areas seem to be and applied common sense to the indicator lights being on all the time (except when being used as flashing direction indicators) during WOF inspections 🙂
What you want is the VISI-BIKE device produced by D A Winters in New Plymouth. I fitted one to my R1100 RS and it worked well – it probably won't work on a R1200 Can Bus system though.If your local bike shop can't get you one contact the manufacturer - details are at: http://202.27.193.149/Org?Action=Profile&Org_id=229CheersBrian Z
in reply to: Dakar front wheel rim #10289You could also try: F1E Motorcycle Works Unit 2/59 Vickery StreetTe RapaHamilton 3241New ZealandPhone +64 7 849 6110Fax +64 7 849 6330Mobile 0275 433 960Website: http://www.rapidartnz.com/index.htmE-mail: steve@rapidartnz.comThey an do some pretty amazing repair work.
in reply to: Aussie Visitor looking for an airhead starter motor #9537Have a look at the online Motoring Marketplace Magazine at: http://motoringmarketplace.co.nz/ – there is a Bosch starter motor for sale there. The site details are:"BMW, Motorcycle PartsBosch starter motor, $140. Call Kane at R Twin Works Ltd on 027-266-5335, Email: kv.bmw@hotmail.com or Website: http://www.rtwinworks.co.nz"
There are a couple of NZ sites you should have a look at that have Garmin style maps. These are:
The New Zealand Open GPS Maps Project for Garmin Mapping GPS at: http://gwprojects.orcon.net.nz/gps/ - Everything on this site is free to download.
Brent's New Zealand GPS Maps: http://nzgpsmaps.com/ - A commercial site but the basic maps are not expensive.
The maps might not be as sophisticated as a Garmin product but they are far better than nothing 🙂
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