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Offline infidel

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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8220 on: May 06, 2018, 10:38:57 »
London to Dorset coast yesterday - couple of hours fishing, couple of hours asleep in the sun. Clocked the 1000 mile marker in the process.  :happydance:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8221 on: May 06, 2018, 19:55:05 »
Sounds like a perfect day  :thumb:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8222 on: May 06, 2018, 21:30:15 »
332 glorious sunny miles.  Dales, Trough of Bowland, Appleby, Keswick, Ambleside,  Wrynose and Hardknott, back through Kirkby Lonsdale, Settle, Skipton and home. Saw one orange strom all day, at the top of Kirkstone coming down the Struggle.
Then cleaned it. Again.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8223 on: May 07, 2018, 10:06:51 »
@ Rusty - that was day out. Top man.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8224 on: May 07, 2018, 14:17:54 »
Yesterday
Decided to enjoy the good weather with a little ride out to nowhere in particular. All kitted up, bike loaded, ignition on, pressed tit.........NOTHING!
Starter switch felt different(stiff) started to test circuits as per Haynes. All signs pointed to faulty switch so dismantled to reveal a bit of arcing and heating which had melted the slide the switch runs in. Paired the plastic with Swiss Army knife, lubricated with ACF 50 and protected switch electrodes with No-Corode and tried again. SUCCESS!
Went for a curtailed run and made the best of the day remaining.
Anyone else had this problem? When I looked at switch it is pretty exposed and I wish I had used No-Corode from new.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8225 on: May 07, 2018, 18:22:37 »
I gave the DL650 chain a good scrub and oil. Then took the Africa Twin out for the afternoon  :shy:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8226 on: May 08, 2018, 12:57:09 »
Taking a loose definition of 'today'(I.e. the last week)...

1. Cleaned the bike removing (almost) all the Welsh mud I picked up doing a circumnavigation of Wales with the Welsh Knievels (raising money for MacMillan) last year.
2.Fitted an Oxford tank bag I got for half price.  I also got a Givi XS 307 off someone on this forum - super quality, easy to fit/unfit and a lot easier than the Oxford come re-fueling, but the Oxford is bigger - so might be selling the Givi (or the Oxford!).
3. Fitted Ravetech radiator guard.  Super quality and fitting is really straight-forward if you've got super thin fingers (which unfortunately I do not) - but that moment when the screw and nut 'bite' - what a relief.
4. Fitted Ravetech Sat Nav/phone mount above instrument panel - I managed to lose one of the wellnuts which necessitated a delay whilst I got some replacements off Amazon, but now all OK and it enabled me to....
5. Fitted Phone mount - just need to test it (might use the old phone).
6. Fitted mount for my Contour camera (ditto above re a road test).
7. Fitted handlebar cross-bar and pad - doubt they will make any real difference but they appealed to me.

So all ready for a ride across the USA this summer with a group being organised by Nathan Millward (bloke who rode a postie-bike from Sydney to UK).



and on a whim (like most of the above)I bought a pair of neoprene fork protectors.  I have a pair on my Aus V-strom and they look really good and protect the forks and seals.  So I was looking for some for my UK V strom and came across this pair advertised as not needing zip ties as they are kept in place by zips - which sounded ideal as my UK V-strom over here has a Cosmo fork brace meaning there is nowhere to fit zip ties.  Anyway I ordered a pair and guess what - they are delivered with zip ties!  So I'm currently wondering whether to accept the 'saggy tights' look or add them to the 're-sale' pile for someone without a fork brace.

 
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8227 on: May 08, 2018, 16:40:29 »
Yes, only someone of Norah Batty's calibre can really rock that wrinkly stockings look ????
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8228 on: May 08, 2018, 16:42:34 »
My thinking exactly, although with zip ties they look great. 
 
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8229 on: May 08, 2018, 23:03:33 »
Sussed out my luggage packing for a trip to the Harz area of Germany, leaving on Thursday. Weather forecast seems to suggest we may well get somewhat soggy. Bugger!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8230 on: May 09, 2018, 09:52:42 »
Love the harz area! Toured there 2 years ago and passing through later in June this year again too!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8231 on: May 09, 2018, 09:54:00 »
Dyno time to get the Vstrom tuned!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8232 on: May 09, 2018, 21:02:50 »
Hi Zipcode, that will perk the bike up, are you using the stock end can?
I would be interested to see your Dyno graph if that's possible,to compare with mine running the arrow link pipes.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8233 on: May 10, 2018, 00:09:15 »
Hello Wurzel, I'm running arrow headers, Remus titanium end can. Then I  also have a k&n filter and  the power commander FC.
Result was 101.9bhp and 77.7ft.lbs and heck yeah it's silly smooth and really responsive throughout the throttle / rev range. 

Here is the graph....
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8234 on: May 10, 2018, 02:13:13 »
You are running much the same as I am, though I have fitted the stock end can back on for a trip abroad, which knocks the mid to top end power noticeably.
My graph is much the same as yours, and is posted in the depths of the forum, I shall go hunt for it if it is of interest.
Thanks for posting that, and I'm glad to hear your enjoying your bike!
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8235 on: May 11, 2018, 08:40:55 »
Get your graph up, really interested to see how close they are! I'm very happy with the mapping!

I realise by installing the OEM can it's going to knock the mid-top end power a bit... but why would you want to do that? I'm genuinely intrigued!

I have 9 days of riding through France, Switzerland, Western Germany and the Ardenne later this month.....and then 3 weeks later another trip but this time to easter Germany..... so about 3.5-4k miles.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8236 on: May 11, 2018, 08:47:23 »
Re: refitting stock can - not a bad idea if spending time in Switzerland. Steep penalties if picky Swiss cops take exception to noisy / dirty systems.
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8237 on: May 11, 2018, 21:18:00 »
got it all back together  :fix: :lala: then went for a little ride. :thumb:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8238 on: May 11, 2018, 22:27:17 »
Well done Graham.  :thumb:
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Re: What have you done with your V-Strom today?
« Reply #8239 on: May 11, 2018, 22:31:05 »
It's been a long time  :dl_hyperhysteria: but back up and running.  :lala:
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