Biker's Cafe Chatroom

Captain · 21 Sep 2016 at 17:31

I'll post a video up when I've got my full arrow system fitted.

IC3 · 21 Sep 2016 at 18:03

Craig321 said:
Sounds like you're not hanging off or sticking your leg out? If you're scraping your peg then you should be more than close enough to scrape your knee if you want.

Unless it has those freaky long hero blobs?

My brother's Bonneville pegs will scrape before knee down but that's just the style of the bike. Maybe yours is the same, dunno

Well... it pretty tricky to put your knee down on the SV, a lot of my mates and people who own them said that to me when I asked them whenever they've done it.

I'll go and give it another go, I'll record my foot positioning.

Craig321 said:
He's just having a bit of fun

Edit:
I'll wait till next season and re-try...

TallPaul_S · 21 Sep 2016 at 20:35

I was riding home tonight, nearly home when I felt something bounce off my left foot. I hadn't hit anything, no cat or or any wildlife had run into me either.... :confused:

Stopped a little bit up the road, and found that a bolt that holds on my 2 horns was somewhere in the Kent countryside, and the horns had been hanging on for dear life by the 2 wires! One had not managed to hold on and that's what bounced off my foot! (and then the road...) :eek:

Took the remaining one off, and put it in my pocket, I'll re-attach it at the weekend!

Obviously the bolt had gradually vibrated looser and loose until it fell out!

Kreeeee · 21 Sep 2016 at 20:40

V-Twin problems

Craig321 · 21 Sep 2016 at 20:46

Not lost any screws from yours yet Kreeeee?

Lost my under-seat securing screw (the black plastic flap that covers the indicator/brake/light wires) and a screw from the black plastic bit that joins the two belly pan sides together :rolleyes:

TallPaul_S · 21 Sep 2016 at 20:50

Kreeeee said:
V-Twin problems

That was on the CB400! I expect the Tuono to vibrate some bits off, but not the CB400

IC3 · 21 Sep 2016 at 21:05

You can literally say that your bike was falling to pieces now.

Kreeeee · 21 Sep 2016 at 21:41

Craig321 said:
Not lost any screws from yours yet Kreeeee?

From my Triple? Nope, even throwing it down the road budged any bolts

On my SV650 I was forever losing the cheesy Suzuki fairing bolts until I used some loctite.

Craig321 · 21 Sep 2016 at 21:45

poor thing. Looks like your crash bungs and engine protection did their job though. Makes me want to get some engine slider cover things, but then I feel like I'm just covering up the nice looks that I paid for in the first place!

Kreeeee · 21 Sep 2016 at 21:50

Well the engine covers match the engine so they keep the looks of the bike, and the axle sliders are not obvious either.

You can get frame sliders instead of crash bungs but I doubt they work as well.

IC3 · 21 Sep 2016 at 21:52

So where's the video?

Kreeeee · 21 Sep 2016 at 21:53

IC3 said:
So where's the video?

Unfortunately I have a (currently very busy) life!

TallPaul_S · 21 Sep 2016 at 22:10

Kreeeee said:
From my Triple? Nope, even throwing it down the road budged any bolts

On my SV650 I was forever losing the cheesy Suzuki fairing bolts until I used some loctite.

Is that the SW motech quicklock EVO sport tank bag? the 14-21l model? That's the one I'll be getting for my Tuono next year.

Craig321 · 21 Sep 2016 at 22:16

Kreeeee said:
Well the engine covers match the engine so they keep the looks of the bike, and the axle sliders are not obvious either.

You can get frame sliders instead of crash bungs but I doubt they work as well.

I have the crash bungs on mine which sit nicely between the fairings, plus some crash bungs on my forks. I've just seen some nasty engine cover ones which kind of put me off. Worth it if they match though.

IC3 · 21 Sep 2016 at 22:24

Kreeeee said:
Unfortunately I have a (currently very busy) life!

TallPaul_S · 21 Sep 2016 at 22:33

Craig321 said:
I have the crash bungs on mine which sit nicely between the fairings, plus some crash bungs on my forks. I've just seen some nasty engine cover ones which kind of put me off. Worth it if they match though.

Yeah same with the Tuono, I'll get front and rear crash bungs but the only engine covers are these things...

TBH I don't think they're actually needed on the Tuono, clutch/engine covers don't stick out at all unlike on a triple or IL4 engine, the rear crash bungs will keep them away from the tarmac.

Kreeeee · 21 Sep 2016 at 22:56

TallPaul_S · 21 Sep 2016 at 23:37

Nice one, thanks - a quick lock tank bag is the only option for the Tuono really, plastic tank! They're not cheap, £160 but I'd rather have something decent.

Kreeeee · 21 Sep 2016 at 23:43

TallPaul_S said:
Nice one, thanks - a quick lock tank bag is the only option for the Tuono really, plastic tank! They're not cheap, £160 but I'd rather have something decent.

Even if you had a metal tank (like the ST) I would always get a quick lock bag.

TallPaul_S · 22 Sep 2016 at 00:01

I'll have 3 tank bags once I get that one, a cheap magnetic one, a (free) oxford one I took to europe and the SW motech.

Agreed they are much easier for filling up etc.