Whats The Last Thing You Bought?

I agree Baza, it’s already a pain because where we live (not in the photo shown) we reverse on to the drive but to charge we need to drive in forwards, which is something like a 10 point turn for the Mrs!

 

I bought some inner bags for the tiger panniers. No pictures cause they are on the bike. Plus as there is no centre stand on the tiger I got a roller to make life easy when putting oil on the chain when touring. Not perfect , but does the job

 

I did have a centre stand on my GT Pro and I have to say getting the bike on it was effortless. It's really annoying that they rarely come as standard any more - in fact I've just had to pay for one for my incoming T120.

 

I can understand your additional costs. I bought meanwhile for my and my wife's Bonnie a centre stand too. It is very useful when you clean the chain and the whole bike too.

 

Yes, that’s right. For the front, 110/80. I’ve done about 130 miles on them so far, so very early days but first impressions are really good. No more finding and following road imperfections, seem much more grippy, warm up better and are much more confidence inspiring, also they turn in lovely. I’m very happy with the change thus far. I was never really happy with the OEM Pirelli’s.

 

Treat my 765 to an SAI delete but the postage was a right rip off; weighs nothing and would fit in a jiffy bag cost over £12 dhl delivery.

 

What made you decide on fitting an SAI elimination kit?

 

I've just fitted a Scorpion Red Power exhaust and so potentially will be rolling roading it. The SAI messes with the a/f ratios to fool the ecu to be cleaner emissions.

 

If you have a read of this I think you will find that the SAI system doesn’t touch what’s going into the combustion chamber, only what’s coming out. Therefore should not affect the engine performance.

 

I bought a Bell SRT modular helmet not too long ago and shared that on this thread. The most recent thing I bought was something to add to my helmet. It's a Sena 50R communication system. Ironically, this is the most expensive part of the helmet! I got the helmet for $100 (on sale plus a gift cert), a Transition shield for $112, and then this Sena. I won't say what it cost. But I tried both the helmet and the Sena out today on a 200+ mile ride and both were brilliant! I think I've found my kit for long motorcycle trips.

 

At least the cost of the Sena is hopefully not as painful because everything else was a bargain (my purchase justification brain at work ). It's always a satisfying feeling when you find kit that feels right .

 

Would the transition shield be the visor?

 

That is correct as it, the sai, bypasses the combustion chamber but can cause excessive leaning and so popping and banging in the exhaust.

The other added advantage is that it cleans up and minimalises that area for any future servicing.

 

When we use the word lean it is generally referring to the fuel/air ratio entering the combustion chamber prior to the compression stroke. The exhaust gasses being emitted from the combustion chamber after the power stroke will contain some unburnt fuel. If you have fitted an aftermarket exhaust system the amount of this unburnt fuel may well be higher than it was before.

The sole purpose of injecting fresh air into the exhaust flow is to create an after burn process in the header pipes that will burn up the remaining fuel parts that have escaped into the exhaust. (Burned fuel is better for the environment than unburned fuel).

The injected air (Oxygen) does not cause excessive leaning, the popping and banging you refer to is the injected oxygen creating an environment which allows the unspent fuel to burn completely before it is expelled into the atmosphere.

In the absence of the secondary air injection you will just emit those unburnt fuel particles into the atmosphere

Apologies but I didn’t understand what you meant by “it cleans up and minimalises that area for any future servicing”. What area are you referring to and are these benefits with or without the SAI system in operation? The only area I could think of is the reverse face and stem of the exhaust valve.

 

Yep, @Mrs Visor, my purchase justification brain works like your does. The cost of the Sena was more than balanced out by the great deal that I got first and foremost on the helmet itself and also on my purchase of the aftermarket transition face shield. And I certainly agree with you about that satisfying feeling of finding kit that feels right. My 230 mile ride in this helmet setup yesterday confirmed my cash layout (well, credit card...).

 

How did you find the Sena in the airflow, it looks fairly large but maybe that’s a photographic illusion?

 

As in decluttering the area.

If the system was just a mechanical one then I fully agree with what you are saying but then why does it need a two pin connection to the ecu?

Anyway,
I test rode it yesterday around home and the new pipe (with sai delete) hasn't created any issues, popping, banging etc and if anything allows the bike to rev freer (is that a word?). Very smooth low down with no surging or snatchiness so all good.
Whether the sai delete did, or didn't, do any good, is purely academic now really as I'm happy with the outcome ..... plus it sounds faster

 

That’s all that really matters.

 

How can you criticise a Blade after what the Morcambe Missile achieved repeatedly on the most demanding race track in the world?