New bike thread!

[Taipan]

Found this connector under the seat. Anyone know what sort of thing would plug into this?

[Luddite]

Looks like a Powerlet/Hella continental style DIN socket as used on BMWs.



Possibly fitted for heated clothing? Adaptors are available to convert to SAE or USB for example.

[Taipan]

Looks like a Powerlet/Hella continental style DIN socket as used on BMWs.



Possibly fitted for heated clothing? Adaptors are available to convert to SAE or USB for example.

Nice one, thanks.

[Taipan]

Forgot I’d ordered handguards! Any way they arrived today!

[weeksy]

go get them on then boy

[Taipan]

go get them on then boy

AMbo duties on today and wfh tomorrow but thursday looks favourable!

[Taipan]

Another delivery today, well, part delivery anyway. Fork oil turned up, but no springs! They'll be along in another 10-21 days. WTF send the oil on its own? Oh well its cold out so not in a great rush to work outside doing them...

[Taipan]

£19 centre stand bracket is awaiting customs charges to be paid. FFS, it'll end up costing more than the Fakerapovic!

"Your parcel is being held in our delivery depot awaiting payment of customs charges. The addressee is being sent a letter outlining the charges and how to pay".

[Yorick]

£19 centre stand bracket is awaiting customs charges to be paid. FFS, it'll end up costing more than the Fakerapovic!

"Your parcel is being held in our delivery depot awaiting payment of customs charges. The addressee is being sent a letter outlining the charges and how to pay".

I have to pay 7% tax on stuff from UK over 150€.

It can be a long job sometimes.

[Taipan]

£19 centre stand bracket is awaiting customs charges to be paid. FFS, it'll end up costing more than the Fakerapovic!

"Your parcel is being held in our delivery depot awaiting payment of customs charges. The addressee is being sent a letter outlining the charges and how to pay".

I have to pay 7% tax on stuff from UK over 150€.

It can be a long job sometimes.

Import duties will be pennies but Parcelforce admin fee is about £18 I think?

[Horse]

£19 centre stand bracket is awaiting customs charges to be paid. FFS, it'll end up costing more than the Fakerapovic!

"Your parcel is being held in our delivery depot awaiting payment of customs charges. The addressee is being sent a letter outlining the charges and how to pay".

I have to pay 7% tax on stuff from UK over 150€.

It can be a long job sometimes.

Import duties will be pennies but Parcelforce admin fee is about £18 I think?

Have you seen the post-Brexit thing about VAT? HMRC want all non-uk companies to register here, charge VAT, then pay it in (IIRC). Several companies have already said that they will no longer ship to the UK.

[Taipan]

I have to pay 7% tax on stuff from UK over 150€.

It can be a long job sometimes.

Import duties will be pennies but Parcelforce admin fee is about £18 I think?

Have you seen the post-Brexit thing about VAT? HMRC want all non-uk companies to register here, charge VAT, then pay it in (IIRC). Several companies have already said that they will no longer ship to the UK.

Yes, but te stuff I'm waiting on are bought and paid for orders from last year.

[Taipan]

Another delivery today, well, part delivery anyway. Fork oil turned up, but no springs! They'll be along in another 10-21 days. WTF send the oil on its own? Oh well its cold out so not in a great rush to work outside doing them...

Yay, springs are on there way and bagged a 2nd hand Hagon rear shock tonight too! Just need the weather to warm up a but please!

Dear Mr. Riding God,

your parcel was handed over on 08.01.2021 at 19:46 o'clock to
DHL and left our house.

The parcel contains the following articles:
qty | item-no. | item description
1 | 10016108 | Wirth Fork Springs Nc700x

[Taipan]

Ordered Thursday night, arrived this morning. Happy with that. I think I’m going to shelve the suspension upgrades for a week or two as I’ve barely ridden the bike and need to be more familiar with it, so I can compare the before and after iyswim?

[Taipan]

Springs arrived! Nice packing!

Sadly I have to work today but I’ve had a change of mind and the springs/oil and rear shock are going in at the first opportunity!

[Taipan]

Due to an unexpected change of plan at work, i'm not working tomorrow now. I've just checked the weather and its not raining and relatively mild. Sounds like I'll have a days spannering ahead of me tomorrow!

Looking forward to doing the springs particularly. Been along, lomg time since I've done such a job! Air gap is set with springs out, forks compressed right...

[Taipan]

Well, the rear shock swap went well. Only annoying things were I removed the whole linkage to clean and lube the linkage bearings. To do this I had to take the exhaust off and put it back on. This is annoying as if I had the centre stand bracket, I could have put the Fakerapovic on whilst i was about it. Also, i had to take the new rear shock protector off and I cant find my large cable ties to put it back on. So unless I do, they'll be crap over my new shock within miles! Anyway, the new shock is in and that's good news.

Just starting on removing the forks and the 2 out of the 4 four allen bolts holding the mudguard on are rounding off! I'll probably be able to tap a torx bit in and get them off, but I don't have any new ones to replace them and I obviously don't want to put the chewed up ones back in! Also, I currently have a lower back injury which is also trying to defeat me, so rather than cripple myslef for the next few days/week, i may shelve the fork service and wait until the new mudguard bolts are here? I was enjoying doing the job though and looking forward to trying the results, so i'm having a brew and will see how I feel afterwards...

[Skub]

It only take one rounded/sheared screw to make a 20 minute job last 3 weeks.

[Taipan]

It only take one rounded/sheared screw to make a 20 minute job last 3 weeks.

Lolz, it was certainly looking that way. Started spitting with rain so I abandoned it anyway. I'm more pissed off that I can't find my large zip ties than i can't do the forks. Its the little things that are the bastard annoyiung ones!

[Skub]

It only take one rounded/sheared screw to make a 20 minute job last 3 weeks.

Lolz, it was certainly looking that way. Started spitting with rain so I abandoned it anyway. I'm more pissed off that I can't find my large zip ties than i can't do the forks. Its the little things that are the bastard annoyiung ones!

You'll find the zip ties after you buy new ones.