Mickly

On 04/01/2024 at 19:55, S-Westerly said:

I've now had a bit of time with the bike and over 600 miles under my belt. This has been on a mixture of A and B roads plus motorways. I've still not been able to really thrash it as the revs are still limited. Its due its first service on 12th January after which it will be unleashed.

So first impressions: its really nice to ride, got good brakes and handles / corners very well. For me it's more comfortable than my Multistrada and easier to handle at low speeds.

The electronics are pretty good and I've more or less got the hang of the various bells and whistles - cruise control, heated grips and electric screen. The lights are really good.

The Ohlins adaptive suspension is really good and I think contribute to the perceived stability. The aero wings might be a gimmick but they're cool!

I get less vibration through the bars than with the Multistrada and more visibility through the mirrors.

The panniers (expensive) are useful and can fit my helmet in the left hand one.

Cornering ABS etc seems to work as per what it's supposed to.

 

All in all I'm really pleased with it and I still think it looks gorgeous. 

Kudos for testing the cornering ABS, took me all my bottle to test the Speedtriple’s basic ABS in a straight line, back brake was easy enough but I was sh*tting my self trying the front in case it locked.

Ooh Bugger, hope everyone recovers & you get a chance to celebrate at a later time.

9 minutes ago, mealexme said:

I wouldn't want to meet a train coming the other way in one of those tunnels!

Or another loony on a rail cart

‘Twas a tad nippy in the front room this morning, Mrs Mickly informed me that the gas fire wasn’t working & that we’d have to get someone in to fix it.

Getting someone in, is, in my eyes an absolute last resort, so I said I’d have a look when we got back from the school run & shopping - thus began the argument over whether l as a non professional should go anywhere near it in case I blow up

the whole house, she wouldn’t let it lie & kept on about it for the next 4 hours !! I eventually said yeah ok, just to shut her up.

When we got home I realised it was the piezoelectric spark not working so used a couple of cotton buds & contact cleaner to get rid of any debris & hey presto it was working again, she hasn’t said a word since.

 - footnote: she’d ‘cleaned’ the fire the night before

3 hours ago, Steve_M said:

I wonder how they’d have coped with 1973/74 power cuts.

Would have been ok I reckon, as long as coal kept being shovelled into the factory boiler

Maybe contact NABD  (National Assocation for Bikers with a Disability)

https://www.nabd.org.uk/

They should be able to give you some good pointers & if you’re lucky a grant towards the cost.

2 hours ago, Hoggs said:

 

confirmed! no infinitiesiesies allowed! 

Oh FFS .. I’d planned to get that one !!

8 hours ago, Beryl Swain said:

I have the same bike for my first big bike mine has an issue where it cuts out at low revs so I'll have to tackle that before I can ride her. One guy said it could be an issue with the thermostat...does this make sense to anyone? If so, how do I fix the thermostat or would it need replacing or something?

There are several reasons this might happen, but before you start buying & replacing stuff try disconnecting the BMS for 1/2 hour. You should always start the bike in the following way - 1/ ignition on 2/ wait for the red temp light to go out 3/ press the start button Without touching the throttle, apparently if you mess this procedure up the BMS uses the throttle position as the default closed position, disconnecting the BMS resets it.

This shows you how:

Good luck, let us know how you get on

I diagnosed a water leak, changed the water pump as the shaft was worn letting water past the seals.

Got all the bits needed & started putting it all together, as the Haynes manual says “ just the reverse of the assembly process” …. Except … to fit the clutch cover you have to hold the gasket in place & align the water pump drive, the gear change shaft, the solid oil bypass pipe & finally the clutch actuation mechanism, been trying for hours without success but think I’ve fond the reason:

In this video the centre shaft needs to remain in its starting position to mate with the clutch actuation shaft in the clutch cover - it seems I have a poltergeist that keeps turning it slowly out of position when I’m trying to fit the cover, (which I can’t show you as I can’t upload the .mov file from my I-phone )any ideas?

Starts in this position 

Ends like this:

Decided ( again ) that I fkin hate French cars … I spotted that Step Daughter’s Clio had a headlight out, so I had to buy a bulb & remove the skin off my knuckles to remove & replace it.

Had the granddaughters round for a sleep

over, I am utterly exhausted, but Missus Mickly is very happy & contented … & not for the reasons I would like

On 23/12/2023 at 14:58, Mickly said:

A tale of sorrow & a warning to all …

Step Daughter has been a quite ill over the last week or so but has been gamely going to work because they are so short staffed ( she’s a dental nurse ) it has wiped her out and so Mrs Mickly volunteered for us to do her Xmas food shopping for her, which we did yesterday at Aldi and a couple of other places .. all well & good so far, shops were busy but not too bad.

We also got some stuff for ourselves from Aldi including a piece of beef. I wasn’t really concentrating much, just pushing the trolley & picked up the beef I had seen advertised for £25, only one left as well.

Much later late last night I was going through the receipt to work out how much Stepdaughter owed us & saw an item for £67 only to realise that it was the beef I had bought & that it was £25 PER KILOGRAM & I’d bought a 2.6kg piece.

Mrs Mickly was unimpressed, especially as she doesn’t like beef.

So although it was a shock, I’m quietly excited to try it.

The price was on the bottom of the box - a bit dodgy if you ask me

It better be bloody good !!

Lesson learned.

 

Resting

Ah, yes, I think the technical term is F*cked

Use the internet to find a suitable replacement, doesn’t have to be OEM part for that actual bike, just something cheap to get it going at first so you can eliminate other issues.

A tale of sorrow & a warning to all …

Step Daughter has been a quite ill over the last week or so but has been gamely going to work because they are so short staffed ( she’s a dental nurse ) it has wiped her out and so Mrs Mickly volunteered for us to do her Xmas food shopping for her, which we did yesterday at Aldi and a couple of other places .. all well & good so far, shops were busy but not too bad.

We also got some stuff for ourselves from Aldi including a piece of beef. I wasn’t really concentrating much, just pushing the trolley & picked up the beef I had seen advertised for £25, only one left as well.

Much later late last night I was going through the receipt to work out how much Stepdaughter owed us & saw an item for £67 only to realise that it was the beef I had bought & that it was £25 PER KILOGRAM & I’d bought a 2.6kg piece.

Mrs Mickly was unimpressed, especially as she doesn’t like beef.

So although it was a shock, I’m quietly excited to try it.

The price was on the bottom of the box - a bit dodgy if you ask me

It better be bloody good !!

Lesson learned.

Bloody useless pair, both the bike thieves are still free to steal again! 

10 hours ago, Interference Fit said:

Limped home (less than a mile thankfully) stuck in gear as my quick shifter rod and shift lever arm decided to get a divorce - the nut, bolt and collar nowhere to be found (on a Friday night, down a country lane with a torch).

 

 

I had this happen with a gear lever, luckily I noticed within about 1/2 mile of the last gear change.

Went back the following day with a hoe ( gardening tool - you dirty minded lot ) and while poking through the undergrowth I was accosted by a couple of Coppers who thought I was looking for magic mushrooms -  after clearing up the misunderstanding I thanked them for letting me know that there were some around , they obviously didn’t see the funny side as an hour later another van stopped with about 8 of them in checking me out again.

Took me about 2 hours to find the gear lever.

8 hours ago, bonio said:

Same here. Private messages asking to swap contact details with me. Tad creepy.

Yeah, I had that, just ignored it.

In the distant past there was a nob head on the MCN forum who used to make up fake female profiles to entice & wind up naive posters - I watched it develop with amusement.

This person may have been genuine with innocent intentions

Immediately went to Google ‘Remoska’ then remembered that I’ve been caught like that before and had flashbacks for months ..  

Hiya @Hoggs

can I please have #35 as usual - Ta

3 hours ago, Angela Collen said:

Just replaced back tyre, upgrading from old classic to Avon roadrunner which suitable replacement, by taking back wheel off they didn't even charge me to fit and were cheaper than me buying online and fitting myself, happy days and much smoother ride, sorry SD for your pain!!

Who did you go to?