Author Topic: What have you done with your bike today? (Read 241375 times)

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2920 on:** October 11, 2022, 19:56:02 »

Fire - check
Knife - check
Meat - check
Bread - check
View - check

Sorted

mr_diver · « **Reply #2921 on:** October 11, 2022, 22:21:26 »

And in that order!

Keith60 · « **Reply #2922 on:** October 12, 2022, 06:26:54 »

Keis G701S. Tried out my new heated gloves tonight at 7C degrees out. Lovely and warm even at motorway speeds. Just need to sort out the cables in my jacket, they need a few stitches to hold them in place. These are the shorter cuff model that goes under the sleeve. Highly recommended for those cold days. Wired into the bike and brought the connector up at the front of the seat for ease of connection.

Brockett · « **Reply #2923 on:** October 12, 2022, 11:52:20 »

@Keith60 Maybe better that hot grips which leave the back of the hands and fingers cold so where did you get the gloves?

Rixington43 · « **Reply #2924 on:** October 12, 2022, 12:04:14 »

Missus swears by her Gerbing gloves which have lasted forever and been frankly abused commuting.
She has heated grips and hand guards on the new bike but says the gloves are still far superior, cable faff notwithstanding.

Brockett · « **Reply #2925 on:** October 12, 2022, 12:33:01 »

I have a pair of Keis inner heated gloves. I have tried to wear them but have not been able to connect them to the Keis heated jacket and put them on because the cables connecting the gloves to the jacket are too short and far too much of a faff. Also like the heated jacket (for which I need a bigger outer jacket) they are a tight fit under my largest riding gloves. I think heated gloves are the way to go If I can also have a heated jacket.
On the Honda NC, now stripped back to standard for the sale, I had a "Y" spliter and an extension SAE power cable with one end connected to the battery leaving two ends zip tied the handlebars. One outlet was for the Oxford Hot Grips and or Optimate - Never needs both at the same time - while the other was available for connection to my Keis jacket. I may have to resurrect that for other bikes.

Keith60 · « **Reply #2926 on:** October 12, 2022, 13:39:31 »

@Brockett. I went to Sportsbikeshop and was able to try them for size. They only had a large under jacket in stock, which felt a bit tight to me. The beauty with the heated jacket is the gloves plug into the jacket, so the cable runs are avoided under the coat. But with a big screen on my Triumph I may not need the heated jacket. To be monitored!!

Barbel Mick · « **Reply #2927 on:** October 12, 2022, 13:51:07 »

Dave, not sure why you find the jacket to gloves cable too short, Deb's is plenty long enough. Although it is a bit of a faff (still worth it for warm hands) she connects the gloves first then puts them on.
We use one of those 'Y' splitters and have it coming out between tank & seat. I can connect my jacket straight to it but Deb has a short extension cable from it to her jacket.

Keith, the Keis heated jackets are meant to be worn 'snug'. They should fit close to the torso with just a thin base layer underneath.

mr_diver · « **Reply #2928 on:** October 12, 2022, 19:44:17 »

Changed the LED headlight bulbs for normal H4 bulbs after one of the LED units failed on my way home last night.

Also fitted a pair of grip puppies I've had kicking around in the garage for a couple of years.

user650 · « **Reply #2929 on:** October 13, 2022, 21:04:00 »

Trying to save putting the heating on Mick by wearing them in the house.

Barbel Mick · « **Reply #2930 on:** October 14, 2022, 08:49:32 »

Of course Paul!!

She wanted to put the heating on the other day but I told her to put another fleece on first!!

The heating went on!

mr_diver · « **Reply #2931 on:** October 14, 2022, 10:25:28 »

Quote from: Barbel Mick on October 14, 2022, 08:49:32

I told her to put another fleece on first!!

How many fleeces was she already wearing?

Rusty Nuts · « **Reply #2932 on:** October 14, 2022, 11:14:27 »

Not enough, obviously

Barbel Mick · « **Reply #2933 on:** October 14, 2022, 11:34:18 »

Only one Nathan!
Correct Martyn!

kwackboy · « **Reply #2934 on:** October 14, 2022, 12:35:46 »

I thought northerners were tough ..

Upt North · « **Reply #2935 on:** October 14, 2022, 13:11:52 »

KwackBoy.......thinking......you're not a duck are you? But I digress. Again....
I obviously forgive you because not only are you from London Town but Sarf London too. Now that is South. Obviously everything North of the North circular is North to you. I blame Sat Nav.
But please, please, please look at a map before you say Yorkshire and Derbyshire are Upt'North, they're not, Southerners every one of em.
Now where's my tin titfer.
Upt'North. Like......Upt'North.

Rixington43 · « **Reply #2936 on:** October 14, 2022, 13:25:21 »

Hmmmm, interesting maps you have "Up North"

Unless of course you're including Scotland, in which case you're also a southerner

Everyone knows the border is Watford Gap services.

mr_diver · « **Reply #2937 on:** October 14, 2022, 13:28:59 »

In work, our system has national areas, Wales, Scotland, N Ireland, Rep. Ireland
and that line denotes the separation between S England and N England

Upt North · « **Reply #2938 on:** October 14, 2022, 16:42:13 »

Ay up me duck, Rixington, I certainly wasn't counting Scotland, our Nicola will soon have the Border Posts built to the Northern Kingdom.
P. S. I think we're off the top of that map. Just.
Upt'North. Above the 55th parallel.

Rixington43 · « **Reply #2939 on:** October 14, 2022, 16:44:54 »

In all honesty, I'm from St.Albans, I just live here