Good Morning Good Night and General Chat.

[peepae]

26 minutes ago, bonio said:

Great bike

 

Can't wait to get my hands on it lol

[husoi]

2 hours ago, bonio said:

I think @Gerontious might have one. 

Thank you.

Found this other one.

Seems better and doesn't move around like the first one and under 10 quid

[peepae]

1 hour ago, husoi said:

Thank you.

Found this other one.

Seems better and doesn't move around like the first one and under 10 quid

I bought the same thing - but it didn’t fit well with my handlebar “the real version” is 100+ GBP.

 

am I glad this new S1000XR comes with cruise control

[Shepherd]

1 hour ago, husoi said:

Thank you.

Found this other one.

Seems better and doesn't move around like the first one and under 10 quid

Mine wouldn't fit between the heated grip and switch housing.

[Gerontious]

6 hours ago, bonio said:

I think @Gerontious might have one.

3 hours ago, husoi said:

Thank you.

Found this other one.

Seems better and doesn't move around like the first one and under 10 quid

 

 

It’s yet another cheap Chinese copy. Though it looks very much like the original it doesn’t have the logo and for £10 - seems great don’t it!!

Because it needs to be absolute reliable - if it fails at the wrong moment you could easily be thrown off the bike and perhaps killed. I cannot recommend it.  When I bought mine I had effectively 3 choices. The thumb holder, which is just a plastic wraparound that you can hold in position more easily and give your hand a bit of a rest. The Kaoko. Which replaces the bar end and can hold the throttle in position by turning it to introduce friction. And the Atlas - which seemed to me at the time the best solution, even if it wasn’t the cheapest.

 

im the wrong person to be asking about cheap Chinese copies. I wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole.

Edited August 16, 2024 by Gerontious

[S-Westerly]

On the Ducati I had the Kaoko which was okay (once you got the hang of it) for motorway cruising. The biggest downside from it was that with biggish hands and winter gloves it was easy to inadvertently increase the speed setting which on a busy motorway in pouring rain on a November night wasn't very pleasant. 

[S-Westerly]

4 hours ago, Gerontious said:

 

It’s yet another cheap Chinese copy. Though it looks very much like the original it doesn’t have the logo and for £10 - seems great don’t it!!

Because it needs to be absolute reliable - if it fails at the wrong moment you could easily be thrown off the bike and perhaps killed. I cannot recommend it.  When I bought mine I had effectively 3 choices. The thumb holder, which is just a plastic wraparound that you can hold in position more easily and give your hand a bit of a rest. The Kaoko. Which replaces the bar end and can hold the throttle in position by turning it to introduce friction. And the Atlas - which seemed to me at the time the best solution, even if it wasn’t the cheapest.

 

im the wrong person to be asking about cheap Chinese copies. I wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole.

I'm with Gerontious- I wouldn't touch Chinese imitation shite with a 10 foot pole. 

[dynax]

Good morning

[Simon Davey]

Good morning

[Grumpy Old Git]

Ok - I'm fed up with putting 'Good Morning' in different languages every day so now:

 

moterisayikili

 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

35 minutes ago, Grumpy Old Git said:

Ok - I'm fed up with putting 'Good Morning' in different languages every day so now:

 

moterisayikili

 

Oh, is that what you've been up to. I thought you'd just gone mad. 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

2 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

I'm with Gerontious- I wouldn't touch Chinese imitation shite with a 10 foot pole. 

You're OK if you use a Chinese aftermarket 10 foot pole though. 

 

It will fold in the middle so no contact will be made. 

[AstronautNinja]

3 hours ago, S-Westerly said:

I'm with Gerontious- I wouldn't touch Chinese imitation shite with a 10 foot pole. 

Ye I'm also not thrilled by a £10 Ali express device holding my throttle in place

[Grumpy Old Git]

2 hours ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Oh, is that what you've been up to. I thought you'd just gone mad. 

I've been mad for years - This was just a sideline!

 

[Steve_M]

Good evening. I’m back in York. Today has been attending a course “Fit for judo”. I have a full day of judo to look forward to with my level 2 coaching assessment tomorrow before riding back to Cumbria. I’m not convinced I’m going to be fit enough. Yea gods, I’m knackered. 

Edited August 17, 2024 by Steve_M

[Simon Davey]

Good luck tomorrow @Steve_M

[Simon Davey]

Good morning

[dynax]

Good morning

[Grumpy Old Git]

Good Morning

 

Motocicleta nisqa

 

[Tiggie]

Just won a Makita brushless circular saw for £22 on ebay. Listed as spares or repair as apparently it only works when you place the blade in a certain position. Reasonably sure that will be a cheap fix 

[dynax]

Good morning

[Simon Davey]

Good morning

[Grumpy Old Git]

otobai

 

[rennie]

Good morning 

[peepae]

Ello' - just went on a haul on sportsbikeshop - probably end up returning half of it as I underestimate my own waist size