Premium Member jimf Posted May 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2015 Rode it to Greater Yamaha to meet my wife and purchase her first bike. We welcomed a 2015 R3 to the family today. Congratulations! I'm looking at that one perhaps for my daughter in a year or two when she'll start driving/riding. There are so many great small bikes now. 2015 FJ-09 (Mary Kate) 2007 Daytona 675 (Tabitha, ret.) 1998 Vulcan 800 (Ret.) 2001 SV650S (Veronica, Ret.) 2000 Intruder 800 (Ret.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member builderbob Posted May 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2015 Installed 2nd power outlet and hand guard lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted May 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2015 Removed the cheese headed allen bolt from the footpeg carrier to fit the Givi spacer. The bolt has blue loctite and the head of the bolt gave way before the loctite. Initially tried a torx bit hammered into the socket but it would not bite. Next tried a conventional drill bit to make a hole to use a broken screw extractor. No dice. Next tried a left hand drill bit bit the chuck started to undo before the bolt started to turn. So, I tried the torx bit approach again, now the hole was deeper and joy of joys, the bolt started to turn and came out. Perhaps the torque from the drill & left hand bit loosened the grip of the loctite? Anyway, spacers fitted to move the footrest mounting points out to the same distance as the top luggage carriers with the Givi topbox brackets fitted. Just need the bloody Yamaha panniers to come into stock - @johan has his so hopefully when my dealer re-opens on Tuesday they will email me that the stock has arrived. This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenview09 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 Waved to a grey Tracer from my red Tracer outside Drymen nr Glasgow, he (or she) was going south and I was going north. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member johan Posted May 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2015 Removed the cheese headed allen bolt from the footpeg carrier to fit the Givi spacer. The bolt has blue loctite and the head of the bolt gave way before the loctite. Initially tried a torx bit hammered into the socket but it would not bite. Next tried a conventional drill bit to make a hole to use a broken screw extractor. No dice. Next tried a left hand drill bit bit the chuck started to undo before the bolt started to turn. So, I tried the torx bit approach again, now the hole was deeper and joy of joys, the bolt started to turn and came out. Perhaps the torque from the drill & left hand bit loosened the grip of the loctite? Anyway, spacers fitted to move the footrest mounting points out to the same distance as the top luggage carriers with the Givi topbox brackets fitted. Just need the bloody Yamaha panniers to come into stock - @johan has his so hopefully when my dealer re-opens on Tuesday they will email me that the stock has arrived. Clockwise tightens, ant- oh, forget it. How many have you broken now? I'm impressed with the panniers. For the price... If I don't like the panniers I can fit the SWM alu cases. I bought a Caberg Duke helmet today, in summer in slow traffic I can open it and use it like a jet helmet. The nice young lady who helped me showed me the Shoei NXR and I promptly ordered one. I'll stay away from her in future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted May 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2015 It's the same one - there was a 2 week gap between the 2 attempts with a Torx whilst the left hand drill bits arrived. I am now equipped to deal with further cheese fasteners if needed, although the Aldi drill really isn't man enough to apply any torque in anti-clockwise mode as the chuck comes loose. This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted May 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2015 As far as helmets go, I have 3 now the old Arai has been binned. 1x older Raid II as a spare winter helmet as it will fit with a balaclava, the current main use XR1100 and a brand new, still in the box XR1100 as they are being sold off cheaply as end of line stock to make way for the NXR. This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member johan Posted May 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2015 As far as helmets go, I have 3 now the old Arai has been binned. 1x older Raid II as a spare winter helmet as it will fit with a balaclava, the current main use XR1100 and a brand new, still in the box XR1100 as they are being sold off cheaply as end of line stock to make way for the NXR. The moment I picked up that NXR I was in trouble, it's nice and light and the fit for me was the best I've ever felt. They had one in matte black with nice graphics, but a plain white is almost £100 cheaper and I've always had either solid white or red helmets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member wessie Posted May 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2015 Hopefully, once I need to replace one of the XR1100s the NXR will fit me and be cheaper than the current new(ish) model price. Sadly it uses a different visor so my current dark one will need to be replaced This signature is left blank as the poster writes enough pretentious bollocks as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member johan Posted May 10, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 10, 2015 Hopefully, once I need to replace one of the XR1100s the NXR will fit me and be cheaper than the current new(ish) model price. Sadly it uses a different visor so my current dark one will need to be replacedInteresting thing is the NXR does not have sun visor, hence the small profile. I think I've used my Shark's sun visor twice. Back in the good old RSA a sun visor would have been a necessity. Not here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efjay Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 Installed euro yamaha radiator guard. Lots of disassembly. Easier than I thought. I think it took me like 15 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baz Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Took my bike for it's first service today, 80 mile round trip , windy 35-40 mph winds, bike and I did well. Yamaha raidiator guard fitted by dealer. Have 3 free services , so only charged £75 for the guard, supplied and fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 Installed Givi v35 (plxr 2122 finally delivered) I have uploaded 5 photos on Imgur but unable to transfert them on post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel Posted May 12, 2015 Share Posted May 12, 2015 http://i.imgur.com/IUwtLnks.jpg http://i.imgur.com/CB1MW0Ss.jpg http://i.imgur.com/kW8m0tys.jpg http://i.imgur.com/TVuqVLHs.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Z8tOAafs.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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