Whats The Last Thing You Bought?

Ooooooo a Triple Black

 

Thanks, Tony! I'm currently waiting on a KlockWerks Flare 8" windshield and Custom Dynamics LED lighting. I also have some parts "waiting in the wings" for those two things to arrive and will then have everything installed that hasn't already been. I bought Harley's "Dominion Collection" grips, pegs, gas cap, etc. and then a few purely cosmetic bits like black saddlebag latches to replace the silver ones. Why they put chrome or silver parts like that on a totally blacked out bike is one of God's own mysteries.

 

I bought heating jackets for my wife and me last week. But not the really expensive ones from bike dealers. I took the opportunity at A.... and got them for about € 60.- with a 10.000 mAh accupack.
This week I was able to test it in a temperature range down to -2 degree Celsius. It worked very good and I used only the second of three heating levels which was quite enough.

 

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I've got a heated gilet similar to your jacket off Amazon for under £30 last year. It's got a silver lining and if I'm playing golf I don't even need the power switched on. I tried the 10,000 Mah pack but prefer 2 x 5,000 instead as the 10,000 is heavier and with a 5,000 in either pocket I don't feel they are there.

 

Ooh, I smell another awesome @Iron build on the breeze.

 

Installed a Shorai lithium battery, installed a radiator guard, and bought an Aerostich Roadcrafter jacket.

Also installed a Kaoko throttle lock about a week ago. The Speedy is ready for some light sport touring now!

 

Triumph Braddan jacket in the Black Friday sales… wanted one for ages.

 

What a great result, but how daft is it that Motone didn’t blank them off? Inexplicable, really.

 

Shelved for the moment as I have some more immediate health issues, Paul. Not forgotten though.

 

Water will get into tubework whether you have bungs in the end or not. What you need to do is provide an escape route.
A few discreet drain holes of say 3mm diameter, planned now for the lowest point whilst they are off, will provide a better long term solution and easier access before final fitting.
Naturally you need to touch in the bare metal with a drop of paint.

 

It should be possible to get a properly watertight bung in those bar ends. No reason to drill holes that I can see, and they'd just be an unnecessary area of weakness.

 

You have it your way @learningtofly but been here a number of times over the yesrs and done engineering all my life.
So are you suggesting a couple of strategically placed drain holes will affect the overall strength more than hidden internal corrosion over time?

 

Thank you, and absolutely! (Ignoring the jacket posted for sale, I now have 11 - 2xTriumph, 2xRev'it, 3xBelstaff, 3xMerlin and 1xKnox. I'm genuinely embarrassed.)

 

Just saying it's not needed, and I wouldn't consider it. And yes, it would be a weakness with regard to spray hitting the holes head on and then lurking inside the bars. There wouldn't be any internal corrosion with properly fitted bungs - one could even use a little clear silicone sealant for added reassurance (a far better idea than drilling holes, IMO).

 

The Motone bars, including the black ones, appear to be made from stainless steel so corrosion should not be an issue. Still a good idea to plug the ends though, to stop them filling with water.

 

No issue if a good grade of stainless is used but I had assumed, possibly incorrectly, that they'd be mild steel tubing powdercoated for the cost/price point.

 

It seems they do polished stainless or black coated options so must have decided to stick with stainless steel for all fabrications. I think it might be 304 grade stainless steel which is austenitic non magnetic so could test it with a magnet to confirm that it is a decent grade of stainless.

 

I can't see them using a magnetic grade (martensitic etc) so as @TRIPLE X suggests a magnet could soon put your mind at rest..... or not

 

So, my friend Mo and I had been planning to ride in and around Tucson, Arizona to beat the cool weather here in Albuquerque. As the day got nearer and weather reports kept forecasting colder and colder temperatures with some snow we started talking about options in terms of getting down there. Albuquerque is the "other" mile-high city (the most famous being Denver), my house being at just a little over at 5,300 ft above sea level. Despite being in the Southwest USA we get our share of cold weather, sometimes below zero Farenheit, and sometimes plenty of snow.

Being old, both of use over the six decade mark, we decided to do something about this. We went halves on a Utility trailer which was quickly converted to a motorcycle trailer.

Sandi T. if you're reading this we're heading down tomorrow.

trailer by Marco Wikstrom, on Flickr