Biker's Cafe Chatroom

Diddums · 24 Jun 2017 at 16:53

Paddock bobbins just ruin the look of bikes. There's no denying their functionality but god they look awful.

LoopyOrc · 24 Jun 2017 at 17:40

The Yamaha 'Revs Your Heart' tour was at my local cafe today, didn't even know. Was going past and pulled in to see what was going on, ended up test riding a Tracer 900 which was fun

TallPaul_S · 24 Jun 2017 at 17:48

LoopyOrc said:
The Yamaha 'Revs Your Heart' tour was at my local cafe today, didn't even know. Was going past and pulled in to see what was going on, ended up test riding a Tracer 900 which was fun

That'll be Ryka's, Box hill then

I'm going there tomorrow, will hopefully test ride an R1

And probably also the XT1200 Super Tenere. I've ridden the MT07, MT07 tracer and MT10 in the previous 2 years.

LoopyOrc · 24 Jun 2017 at 18:17

TallPaul_S said:
That'll be Ryka's, Box hill then

I'm going there tomorrow, will hopefully test ride an R1 And probably also the XT1200 Super Tenere. I've ridden the MT07, MT07 tracer and MT10 in the previous 2 years.

Yeah Ryka's

I go there every now and then to have a look around the bikes and a drink, don't really know anyone there but it's something to do on a usually empty day. Was pleasantly surprised by the event and didn't think they'd let me on any of the bikes as i'd only passed last month. The chap sorting out the test rides wanted to know what I was riding and then said I could go on the Tracer, didn't want to try my luck with the MT's or R1

It was very quiet today, I was on a test ride after being there 10 minutes. They had a couple of R1M's to test too

TallPaul_S · 24 Jun 2017 at 18:29

LoopyOrc said:
Yeah Ryka's I go there every now and then to have a look around the bikes and a drink, don't really know anyone there but it's something to do on a usually empty day. Was pleasantly surprised by the event and didn't think they'd let me on any of the bikes as i'd only passed last month. The chap sorting out the test rides wanted to know what I was riding and then said I could go on the Tracer, didn't want to try my luck with the MT's or R1 It was very quiet today, I was on a test ride after being there 10 minutes. They had a couple of R1M's to test too

Nice! Yeah they're pretty good for test rides, I've been a few years, rode the MT07 (A2 version) in 2014 in their learner off road bit before I'd passed my test, then the MT09 and tracer in 2015, and the MT10 last year. It's the best bike cafe near me too, even though I'm a minimum of 45 minutes away.

IC3 · 24 Jun 2017 at 18:30

AndyCr15 said:
Jeez, not good. Get well soon!!!

Another biker friend of mine just had a bad off. Airlifted, couple of ops, punctured lungs etc Be careful out there guys.

Thanks, met 6 bikers whilst being in hospital. 2 of my mates came off whilst I was in hospital, one ended up in intensive care, but he's alright now.

Diddums said:
Christ, all the best fella, hopefully you pull through ok!

It'll take around 6 months to heal, should be able to walk within a month or two.

LoopyOrc · 24 Jun 2017 at 18:32

TallPaul_S said:
Nice! Yeah they're pretty good for test rides, I've been a few years, rode the MT07 (A2 version) in 2014 in their learner off road bit before I'd passed my test, then the MT09 and tracer in 2015, and the MT10 last year. It's the best bike cafe near me too, even though I'm a minimum of 45 minutes away.

Ah decent, i'm only in Epsom so I may or may not pop back tomorrow and try and argue my way on to an MT10

Sin_Chase · 24 Jun 2017 at 20:53

Clov!s said:
@Sin_Chase Did you have your Satnav hard wired via the canbus lead on your S1000r? Was it easy to do or was it fitted for you?

I did indeed. Was super easy. I got a canbus fly lead from my dealer (Part No 80000611656)
Nippy Norman's also sell them but it was cheaper for me via dealer.

Just splice the +12v and earth to GPS hardwire cable and plug in (under left fairing)

I used some weather proof automotive plugs to do the join between GPS and CANBUS leads.

mattcrane · 24 Jun 2017 at 21:55

Sin_Chase said:
Nippy Norman's also sell them but it was cheaper for me via dealer.

To be honest I have found this a lot.

When adding stuff to my GSA my local main dealer has been cheaper and quicker than nippy normans.

Captain · 24 Jun 2017 at 23:17

Sin_Chase said:
I did indeed. Was super easy. I got a canbus fly lead from my dealer (Part No 80000611656)
Nippy Norman's also sell them but it was cheaper for me via dealer.

Just splice the +12v and earth to GPS hardwire cable and plug in (under left fairing)

I used some weather proof automotive plugs to do the join between GPS and CANBUS leads.

Cheers, I've wired it up directly to the battery but I think I'll go with the canbus option.

Captain · 24 Jun 2017 at 23:18

I've also ordered an austin racing titanium can, that'll sound good.

Captain · 25 Jun 2017 at 12:47

IC3 · 25 Jun 2017 at 13:12

Clov!s said:

What bike is this going on? I'm guessing you sold the 675?

Captain · 25 Jun 2017 at 13:19

IC3 said:
What bike is this going on? I'm guessing you sold the 675?

It's going on a bmw s1000r.

LoopyOrc · 25 Jun 2017 at 14:00

I've ordered a nice Pipewerx can for my ZX6R, can't wait to get it on.

unKle · 25 Jun 2017 at 14:16

Clov!s said:
I've also ordered an austin racing titanium can, that'll sound good.

Direct from AR or from ebay? Loads of fakes on ebay unfortunately.

Captain · 25 Jun 2017 at 14:20

unKle said:
Direct from AR or from ebay? Loads of fakes on ebay unfortunately.

It's from the bmw s1000r forum, receipt included from AR.

unKle · 25 Jun 2017 at 14:24

That's a result then, best sounding can, but then I am biased on both counts

Captain · 25 Jun 2017 at 14:26

unKle said:
That's a result then, best sounding can, but then I am biased on both counts

I thought about the AR carbon shorty can but it's £600 so not worth it to me.

You got a picture of yours?