88450km

Had a lot of different things done to the bike over the last week. I will divide it up int a whole bunch of blogposts.

Not all of it is done by me, a lot of it was handled by my friends nephew. Thank you, Dejan =)

First up is the brake-light for my Givi-box:

I like having the margins on my side, and a brake light in my top-box seemed like a good idea. Not to expensive either.. You might remember that I bought  my givi-box at MC-artikler last year. (Half my bike is from that store now =P ) - The light is also bought there, and I even got a small discount. =)

I don't have any pictures from the actual installation, but it was rather easy. I do, however, have a picture of the light in operation:

It works great, and I highly recommend it!

87005km

Tackeling rotten hoses.

What they do, and why they are there, I do not know. The almighty haynes manual didn't have the answer, but they are rotten and leaking where I assume they should be whole, so off with them!

They seem to be a part of the carb-assy, but I'm not sure what they do.

However: they look to be in bad condition, and I will have none of that! And it seems I can make my own version of the hose with some leftover hose I bought for my Shadow.

 

Small and rotting! And not looking very nice!

New one made, and ready to be fittet!

And what do you know! A little bigger, but sturdier! And the bike runs ever smoother now than it did before! I changed both sides, now I just need to figure out what the heck those buggers actually DO!

87004km

Time to change sparkplugs!

I noticed that one of my sparkplugs weren't properly fitted , so instead of just tightening it, I took it out to have a look at it!

What a filthy little bugger!

So! Agian I went to MC-artikler to stock up on things, and came home with these:

The plugs are from the store (76,- NOK ($12), the little metal piece next to them is a small spark plug gap adjuster I got from my dad a couple of months back. I will finally have use for it =)

The plugs are an exact match to the ones I have already, but it is always good to check is the gap is correctly adjusted!
The almighty Haynes manual calls for a gap between 0.7 and 0.8, and all plugs were delivered to spec. A nice gesture from NGK, as I have used other brands before that I had to hammer into having the correct gap.

The book also claims that the Carbon Fouling on the plugs are sooty deposits leadning to misfire and weak sparks. Caused by an over-rich fuel/air miture, faulty choke (hope not!!!) or blocked air filter.
For those who remember back to my earliest entries, one of the first things I did was to replace an etremely clogged and dirty air filter. Let us hope all is well now!

Out with the old ones, and in with the new!

And what a HUGE difference!

The old ones look really dirty and worse for wear. I do not think fuel mixture has been ideal!  I really do hope that it has been rectified by replacing the air filter, but I think next season that the bike needs an adjustment of the carbs!

What a Motley Crew!

The bike starts easier with the new spark plugs, and it runs smoother. I did, however, discover some rotten hoses that need replacing rather quickly.

To-do:

• Change locks in Givi bags
• Fix indicators
• Fix rotten hoses

86677km

Ordering new keys for the givis!

I tried getting new keys for my givi. It isn'tpossible.

Apparently I need new cylinders, as givi doesn't make spare keys.

mcartikler wanted 650,- NOK for ($108) three locks, which I find a bit stiff...
I found them online for 210,- NOK ($35)  with shipping from the UK, so again I'll play the waiting game. (and it sucks... I'll rather play hungry, hungry hippos)

Edit:

The locks are here now! (August 4th)

To-Do:

• Change fork seals and oil
• Install heated grips
• Order keys for givi boxes
• Fix indicators

86677km

The indicators need fixing!

Whenever I try to use them, they only light up in the back and do nothing else. The old relay blinks a little when I smack it, but it is split and busted.


I assumed that it was a busted relay or similar. I bought a new relay at http://www.mcartikler.no/ for 39,- NOK ($6,5), but to no avail. It does nothing.

I needed a different one, and wemoto had in stock just what I needed! I thought.....

...I was wrong...

I called yamaha, and they told me that a new relay could be ordered for 902,- NOK ($150). Apparently there is a special relay for this bike =(

Luckily, I found someone on €bay willing to sell me a relay for 200,- NOK ($33). Now I must play the waiting game...

To-Do

• Change bulbs in instrument panel
• Change clutch wire
• Change fork seals and oil
• Install heated grips
• Change airfilter
• Order keys for givi boxes
• Fix indicators