Ready to leave for Scotland

Pirates of the Arctic Circle

This is a trailer of the series that Billma will i hope make of there trip .

More new parts fitted.

I decided as my Reg/rec and generator have lasted over 90k miles to my knowledge that I would replace them before we breakdown. It would be inconvenient if one or both failed while were riding around Scotland in Sept. I got the parts from www.electrexworld.co.uk they were cheaper than genuine parts and the r/r has a big heatsink on top to help it. I did need a genuine gen cover gasket which is about £12. I soldered the gen wires to the loom of the big to make the joints more reliable.

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Wow what difference a washer can make

I found out a couple of days ago that the throttle was a bit sticky. It turned out that the grip was rubbing on the bar end weight. Added a small washer between weight and handle bar and refitted and problem gone. Lots more engine braking effect now the throttle snaps shut as It should. Must be a 1st a fix without having to spend money.

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New tyres

New Michelin Pilot Road 3 tyres fitted today have only ridden 30miles but they seem really good so far.

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The Iron Butt

Not been out a lot

We have not been doing very may rides lately as the cost of running the Vfr is more than running my old car. Also I'm trying to save mileage for our trip to Scotland later in the year. She has rolled into the 90k mile mark now so I need to treat here more like an OAP than a teen as I want/need her to last sometime yet. We went to Hereford at the start of July for my brothers wedding and had a great ride there on the Friday but a wet ride home on Sunday. It's also time for new tires again I have decided to go back to Michelin and get the PR3's as it's bound to bet wet in Scotland and there meant to be the best in the wet.


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