SlowBusa

Ok Ive just tested this and the Grips turned themselves off after 6 min

Green "saver" light started flashing at 2 min

battery went down to 12,9v (Li-ion)

It Is a version 8

the longer you wait the more likely you are to pick up bad habits that could go against you in the Mod 2.

Thats a Very Good point!

My Opinion is there is No set time

The amount of riding your doing and in the Snow too! youve already exceeded the usual saddle time for a lot of learners

You wont get any more hazard than snow & ice .......well maybe a Tornado?

If you said you wanted a Vmax I would say dont be silly

But You Sound Ready Now

2 year old grips with this controller

Bike is in friends garage

cant ride it Atm as having to use ice studs on shoes just to walk around here ATM (ice is bad here)

A test could help the OP decide so I will test tomorrow

I think I will test this with my spare battery just to see what voltage it shuts down at and if there is still enough power to start a freezing cold 4 cylinder

The latest range of Oxford heated grips will switch themselves off if you forget, so they can be safely just connected across the battery.

I have tested this (unintentionally) several times, and it works a treat.

They also have about 6 different heat settings, from just removing the chill all the way to WTF.

I dont trust in this feature on mine,...........they are supposed to shut off if battery gets as low as 12.2V...............thats only "just" enough to crank my engine

I think I will carry on being paranoid about turning them off a min or 2 before I turn off engine

Of Course some Dickhead can switch them on "for a laugh" as they pass if they are direct to battery

when the kickstart got stuck up my trouser leg

Now Thats a one ive never heard of

Be wary of laces.. they get tangled up, you can't take your foot off the peg, and you topple over in a heap on the floor...

When I was 18 i stopped at a traffic light on my XT500 ....I had trainers on and my laces got caught around the gear shift

I couldnt do anything as I had already started tipping the bike to the left as I went to put my foot down I simply Flopped slowly onto my side with the bike on top of me

A nice car driver behind me got out to help me up as I couldnt move..............I dont think we got a full sentence out between us, as we were Both Laughing that Hard it was REALLY Comical

I Only wore Bike boots from that day forwards

It could have been a lot worse

leaves fall from the trees to reveal dozens of these vile packages dangling from every branch ?

I thought it was a strange foreign fruit

launched myself into a shrubbery

Where These Guys There?

Ow-do.

Have a look at http://www.gearingcommander.com to figure what your new ratio will give you.

You're only really constrained by what will physically fit on your bike.

Down gearing a small capacity bike is well worth doing as it'll make top gear useful rather than a speed losing thing.

 

This is exactly what I have found with 125s. I dropped one tooth on my front cog and it brought the engine rpm in top gear into a useable range. Whilst in theory the overall top speed will drop that would only apply going downhill with the wind behind you after eating 4 cans of baked beans. In reality - on the flat and with any kind of moderate gradient or headwind it will help you keep in top gear so you actually go faster. It also brought the gears into a much nicer place for round town riding as well.

Agreed,

I know my bike is a completely different beast to a 125 but my stock is 17/40 and I run 16/42

which really makes it "Come Alive" + you wont notice a big drop in MPG

In Theory A 125 should become more responsive and should be able to hold higher speed and get there a little faster

Just dont expect it to act like a 200cc

JT Sprockets are industry standard and high quality

I have Oxfords

Great Quality and WoW do they get Hot on Full!

£50 ish a couple of years ago

Good!

have fun, learn slow manoeuvre/ clutch skills at my own pace, and hopefully big bike skills will be easier then and will need less lessons

I Think you know your own limitations and what ever you decide will be the right course for you

Careful over tightening the spark plug

Most are only about 8lb's (even on Big engines)

Its Incredible considering the pressures generated in piston stroke and resulting force of the burning mixture that the spark plugs dont shoot straight through the petrol tank every engine cycle

Well Done [mention]megawatt[/mention]

Hello,

Take the cap on the Cam chain tensioner......and push a rod or screwdriver in there to take up the slack and you should hear a "click" where it takes up a new tooth on the adjuster ratchet

If that dosnt work recheck your valves because it could also be tappet noise

You could also check the exhaust isnt leaking at the head

I use a Long BBQ lighter and put a flame next to the port.....if it blows out or flickers there is a exhaust leak

I just make sure I turn mine off when Im a few streets away or a minute or 2 before I turn engine off

So a little charge goes back into battery

Its not needed but Its Just to make sure

Got What he deserved

Thats Just Wrong

So you Hyped yourself up for a test.........your psychologically ready to take that test......... and they postpone it for what will probably seem like an age for you..............and they couldn't just take you somewhere else to do it?

@LifeofPhil That Sucks Mate

I bet its demoralizing

I Play Warface.(I know awful name)...Its Free PC based & you can advance faster if you pay but you dont have too

They dont bug you all the time about buying "kredits" its just an option

https://wf.my.com/en

Wont you be riding on Deliveroo insurance?

Or ring them on "101" from a phone

They will be happy to answer

At least your asking instead of pleading ignorance

With a Car licence you can ride a 50cc moped with "L" Plates (No Pillion)

I Think im right in saying

You can Drive/ride for upto 12 month from date of entry to UK

If your worried why dont you ask the Police? www.askthe.police.uk

You can then put your mind at rest