touring accessories tried & tested

[riccardo biguzzi]

last yrs Accessories included
Oxford sports luggage , Great up to 160 ( When no ones looking)
Oxford Sports Magnetic Tankbag, even with a baglux cover on it holds firm.
Cruise control ( jaws motorcycles) Brilliant. Fiddly to fit. ( a must 4 long journey's and those of us with wrist ache???.
D/Bubble Screen Moves the air from your chest, to your face.
( "ruined me chances of having a fag now"!)
Heated Grips Oxford. Great 4 those early mornings .
Amber Lens Protector. A must. Saved my lens dozens of times.

This year

Ohlins Shock with Remote... front ohlins internals With preload adj. Costly But after trying a B/Bird in Italy, Utterly Amazing
Wavy Discs FR/RR Firms up braking with improved bite

Under Tray And white lens are being considered

 

[Steve878]

hot hands

How hot do your grips get m8?

I've been trying to find someone else who has them, as I've just fitted some to my bird. The box has a warning on saying don't touch without gloves on, but they don't seem to get that hot to be a problem. :dunno:

 

[riccardo biguzzi]

hot grips

Hi yah
i've got the oxford hot grips. only 2 settings on & off
frather than cut into the fairing i've fitted mine, on top of the clutch res cap, held in place with a cable tie!
reason, easy to turn on no drilling etc. dsn't impede resivoir ( just need to put new tie on if messing about toping up fluid.
i find these good ( yes they do get hot if bare hands) i'm still wearing summer gloves at the moment ( whether summer or winter gloves) they work well to take the edge off. but over sustained long journey, this time of year the back off the hands still get cold( mind you this happens with all hot grips, the only way to combat this is, get a bike with a bigger fairing)
still for me there perfect
byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Riccardo

 

[Steve878]

Cheers. I've yet to take them out on a proper test, but if they don't get any hotter than when I tried them out at home after fitting them, I think I'll have to take them back. Which will be a complete pain in the :m

 

[gypsy]

ftao Steve

hi Steve
which grips are they
ie on / off two setting or variable
how long are you leaving them on for test purposes
:dunno:

 

[Steve878]

Its the variable heat ones. Tested on full welly and I left them on for about 5 minutes with the engine idling.

 

[gypsy]

they shouldn't be getting so hot that they feel uncomfortable
but you should be getting some comfort ! bearing in mind that you will be gripping them for more than 5 minutes on the road and keeping the breeze of them you should notice the difference especially on full. Keep me posted about what happens on the road test mate

 

[Steve878]

At last! Got out on the bike today, and the grips were absolutely ace. Had to keep turning them down they got so hot. They made a cold ride really enjoyable. Bloody roads were covered in salt, mud and loads of rocks at one point. Farmers really need to get a grip.

Unfortunately the clutch has now started slipping so I've got something else to worry about. Is there any way of adjusting it with it being hydraulic? It has been biting a long way out recently - Is it buggered?? :B

To top it all, I've just noticed that some ignorant bastard has bumped my car and not bothered to own up to it. There's a nice scrape on the bumber, obviously where someone has driven out of a parking space behind me and scuffed the corner of the bumper. NOT IMPRESSED. :bang: :bang: :bang:

 

[gypsy]

ever thought about changing your name to ''LUCKY'' STEVE878?
glad the grips are sorted !
as for the clutch ask JAWS