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paulc

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  1. Welcome to the forum, I am based in Wirral (Meseyside) too. Happy new Bike
  2. I have tried them at night and they dont dazzle me but I cant miss them as the light is just in my vision with my helmet on but hopefully I wont be using my bike in the rain any time soon.. Famous last words
  3. After fitting a delayed indicator buzzer and not being able to hear it I bought a left and right handed led off ebay for £1.50 each and fitted them on my mirror stems and now I can see the light from my riding position so wont leave the indicators on. The LEDs A short video I feel much better now and cannot miss when an indicator is on. The LEDs are cased in rubber and self adhesive and connect straight to the indicator wires.
  4. I think that I am going to change my wingmirrors for something like this CLICK I always have to move my elbows to see in my mirrors anyway so hopefully I can get a pair with a longer stem than my Deauville ones.
  5. The deauvilles top engine mounting bolt oxidises and seizes solid which causes huge problems when taking the engine out or replacing cracked engine spacers between the engine and frame which causes high speed vibrations, look at the length of the bolt and the width so if it oxidises solid its going to be easy to snap, so it was an hour well spent
  6. Today I removed and greased that horrible top Honda Deauville engine mounting bolt that is NOTORIOUS for seizing solid, very happy that I got it in time and hopefully I wont be a future horror story like the ones I have read about....phew
  7. Thanks for the suggestion Tim but my eyes just do not seem to drop down to clock level, I could do with one of those boxing gloves on an extended arm like on tom and jerrys alar clock to remind me to turn the indicators off
  8. The only light I have is the green flashing light on the clocks but it is so dim and almost looks like it is behind tinted glass, very hard to see.
  9. Just by way of an update, I fitted the buzzer today and whilst it is a great idea and works as it should I cant hear it at all with my earplugs in so it is useless for me, however I am considering replacing the buzzer with an LED light or something bright that can be mounted in plainer sight than my indicator light as a reminder, finally the buzzer wire is woefully short and I mean like 3 inches long from the main control unit which is obviously an excercise in penny pinching and a bit crap really and even for someone who does not wear earplugs it is going to be a hard to hear unless you mount the unit and beeper somewhere exposed because the beeper wire is so short.
  10. Ah I see, the reason I asked was because I was reading somewhere that a faulty valve on a linked or combined braking system can cause brake drag at low or high speed braking I cant remember which way round and that could cause overheating and possibly be spinning free as a bird once stationary on its centre stand. Just that it would be easy to see a sticking caliper piston or binding pads.
  11. As most folk say then most likely brake related, does the bike have combined braking or just straight forward calipers?
  12. If you have not used it since Christmas eve perhaps it could be moisture in the exhaust burning off, or something similar.
  13. paulc

    Just dreaming

    Yes I just searched the topic and have 40 threads to read, what a nob I am lol.
  14. paulc

    Just dreaming

    Ah okay cheers, I will change it swifto
  15. I am thinking of starting a go fund me page.. Why..
  16. This is a good place to ask for used parts, I once got a speed selector assy for my 20 odd year old Prazi mill here by posting an ad..its worth a go. https://www.homeworkshop.org.uk/
  17. There is a pretty good thread on the Erskine PCB and schematic here on the model engineer site also a link to a replacement unit but looks to be out of stock but may be worth giving them a bell. https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=143293 exchange unit here https://www.bridgeportuk.com/erskine-control-unit-service-exchange-941-p.asp
  18. I will let you know once I fit the contraption I just keep kicking myself every time I forget to cancel the indicators and find myself smashing the cancel button from habit now like a nervous tick, I am even doing whilst sat watching telly or eating my tea now lol. seriously though I hope it helps and will report back once fitted and tested
  19. I know its an old thread but has anyone tried one of the adjustable buzzer warnings SEE here I bought one but have not fitted it yet but I am regularly forgetting to cancel the indicators on my 650 deauville and the indicator warning lights on the clocks are woefull to see, almost behind tinted glass and I also wear earplugs when riding so hoping that the buzzer will be loud enough to hear, I thought that for 14 sovs it would be worth a punt.
  20. It looks so much nicer without the 2 helmet top box, pearl grey for me please. Very nice if you live somewhere warm and sunny.
  21. You are probably right lol but I can live in hope
  22. I am slowly becoming obsessed with building a bmw k100 or k75 cafe racer, its just a matter of talking my missus into giving up the dining room or conservatory for 2021
  23. I was just joking , it was me and the missus (who incidentally had hold of the top box) and Ed our cockapoo, my daughter really was wetting herself laughing and didnt even come out of the house because it was cold..bloody kids eh, I wouldnt fancy lifting a pan up though but you are right about the centre stand thing, I am just getting the nick or technique of it and now find it harder to bump off the stand than get it onto it.
  24. Makes me feel a bit better Husoi , it wasnt even too heavy to lift back up...between 7 the of us
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