After 10 years with our old faithful Audi A4, we bought a new BMW X2 Hybrid that will hopefully keep us going for the next 10 years. It’s a lovely drive and all the different hybrid options available are currently blowing my mind. One option I didn’t even know existed (eDrive Battery Saver) actually fully recharges the battery on a long journey, even though the car is a plug-in hybrid. Every day’s a school day!
My last two purchases were tyres and rear shocks, the silencers had to come off to remove the rear wheel, so I took the opportunity to fit new shocks to the rear before I refit the the Remus mufflers.
When I bought my Street Triple I was so taken with it, just sitting on it in the showroom that I didn’t even test ride it. So the day I picked it up I discovered that it had an autoblipper. The Beemers are nice cars, I love my X3 but why do they spoil the look of the front of the car when they could easily have located the flap to the charging point in the other rear quarter like a second fuel tank flap. I guess the battery is under the floor of the boot. Most other manufacturers have made an effort to disguise the charge point behind their logo or such like. Or am I being super picky in my old age?
As I mentioned in my last riding posting, I tried an uncountable amounts of waterproof gloves, but none of them lasted for more then one hour at really wet conditions when using my heated grips too. The xxx-function to keep them waterproof does not work with heated grips. Therefore I bought a pair of oversize latex gloves last weekend and tested them yesterday. I wear them over normal biker gloves. It was great! Nearly 3 hours under rain conditions without any issues.
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.
That looks really nice. Do let us know what the Mutants are like on your Bonnie. Am I right in thinking you've had to go up to a 110 width front tyre?
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.
finally went and bought a pair of spark plug wire crimpers i make all my own plug wires, and ive been making do for years with less than the best crimps. these trim the wire, clamp the ends, and form the ferrule. havent tried em yet so the jury is still out
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.
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 .
