Biker's Cafe Chatroom

Rimsy · Thursday at 10:49

Quick question - if you charge your bike battery via trickle charger (using bulldog clips) should you remove the connectors that are attached to the bike first ? First time I've ever had to use a trickle charger as normally get to ride every few weeks...

JonRGV250 · Thursday at 11:15

Turn off charger then remove clips.

McGray · Thursday at 11:55

I leave the bike connectors on and just bulldog clip to the points.

Diddums · Thursday at 12:03

tom_e said:
This is how my wife buys cars...

And boyfriends tbf.

tom_e · Thursday at 12:34

Diddums said:
And boyfriends tbf.

Can't decide if my wife is buying boyfriends or my boyfriends are buying cars

killsta · Thursday at 12:40

Only have one of the pics from the ad, but here she is. Only 4k miles.

I will remove the top box and bracket, but pleased it has that incase I fancy a trip on it. Although I do have a Tiger for long trips.

hornetstinger · 2026-02-15T13:42:34+0000

Is there anyway of rotating the brake levers down a little? I have to lift my fingers up forward and then down.. Compared to pushbike it's just straight fingers out then on the lever.

Diddums · 2026-02-15T13:57:33+0000

hornetstinger said:
Is there anyway of rotating the brake levers down a little? I have to lift my fingers up forward and then down.. Compared to pushbike it's just straight fingers out then on the lever.

Yes, very common thing to do. There'll be some screws on the controls somewhere that you can loosen a bit to adjust them. Usually an allen screw.

aaronyuri · 2026-02-15T13:58:49+0000

hornetstinger said:
Is there anyway of rotating the brake levers down a little? I have to lift my fingers up forward and then down.. Compared to pushbike it's just straight fingers out then on the lever.

Yes, standard fitment is just off parallel with the ground. Aim for what feels comfortable.

hornetstinger · 2026-02-15T14:03:05+0000

Diddums said:
Yes, very common thing to do. There'll be some screws on the controls somewhere that you can loosen a bit to adjust them. Usually an allen screw.

I loosened the two bolts but they don't seem to rotate, I think the dealer said there is a metal tab or something on the bars which the brake lever slide onto.