seat and clock conversion
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08-11-2009, 06:40 PM
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seat and clock conversion
i'v a relative who works with commercial vehicles and the like,, and he get seats covered from time to time.
he says he will get my seat done king&queen style / corbin for cost ,,,,
what i was thinkin of was to cover skin the fuel reserve and remount it on a smaller valve under the seat, doing away with the hideous black circle,but still having a reserve valve for emergency.
i don't go onto reserve very often, i could just leave it on reserve permanently and rely on the gauge and trip for refills.
any pics of same conversions,,
ps, i'l looking a cheap clock for the dash somewhere,and i don't want to wear a watch ot stick one to the bars,, any cheap! ideas or alternatives??
he says he will get my seat done king&queen style / corbin for cost ,,,,
what i was thinkin of was to cover skin the fuel reserve and remount it on a smaller valve under the seat, doing away with the hideous black circle,but still having a reserve valve for emergency.
i don't go onto reserve very often, i could just leave it on reserve permanently and rely on the gauge and trip for refills.
any pics of same conversions,,
ps, i'l looking a cheap clock for the dash somewhere,and i don't want to wear a watch ot stick one to the bars,, any cheap! ideas or alternatives??
#2
08-11-2009, 07:31 PM
Sounds okay if you don't have to switch to reserve much.
Wouldn't work for me I'm always twistin' her down to reserve on the run.......
I never trust that gauge once it gets near red.
Clock : take your pick of them on Ebay and some x2 sided 3M tape center
bottom dash s'where I put one if I was to do it
Personally I one hand it a lot so look at me watch if I need or when the GPS is on there the time shows as well
Wouldn't work for me I'm always twistin' her down to reserve on the run.......
I never trust that gauge once it gets near red.
Clock : take your pick of them on Ebay and some x2 sided 3M tape center
bottom dash s'where I put one if I was to do it
Personally I one hand it a lot so look at me watch if I need or when the GPS is on there the time shows as well
#3
08-11-2009, 10:00 PM
I got one of these stuck between the speedo and rev-counter
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MOTORBIKE-MOTO...d=p3286.c0.m14
Not the greatest or prettiest , but it's been soaked a couple of times when washing the bike and it still works OK
the back-light is useless but the digits are big enough to see in the dark.
Sprock I ride one handed too , but my leathers are too tight around the wrist to wear a watch and I'm too poor to have sat-nav
Infact now my wobble is cured I like to ride no-hands , the balance of these bikes is coooooooooool!!
I also ride with one bollock and I neeeeeeeed the clock 'cos if I come home late again , the missus will rip off the other one
the back-light is useless but the digits are big enough to see in the dark.Sprock I ride one handed too , but my leathers are too tight around the wrist to wear a watch and I'm too poor to have sat-nav
Infact now my wobble is cured I like to ride no-hands , the balance of these bikes is coooooooooool!!
I also ride with one bollock and I neeeeeeeed the clock 'cos if I come home late again , the missus will rip off the other one
#4
08-12-2009, 12:01 AM
I have one of these - works well and has V meter and temp gauge too
http://www.casporttouring.com/store/...de=Electronics
http://www.casporttouring.com/store/...de=Electronics
#5
08-12-2009, 02:17 AM
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Ov never seen a mod like that to the fuel tap ...but hey , what ever spins yu wheels I spose ... me I like the stock look , but that's just me ...
To tell the time ??? ....I use one of these ....
a bit cumbersome , but they work .... LOL
Ok , ok , what do yu want me to say , the guys have given you a few good options ...
So as for me , .... leave the tap in the seat because it works fine for everyone else .... and chit pull over for 3 seconds to look at the time if its that important ...
LOL
To tell the time ??? ....I use one of these ....
a bit cumbersome , but they work .... LOLOk , ok , what do yu want me to say , the guys have given you a few good options ...
So as for me , .... leave the tap in the seat because it works fine for everyone else .... and chit pull over for 3 seconds to look at the time if its that important ...
LOL
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08-12-2009, 03:12 AM
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08-12-2009, 03:40 AM
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its the pringles avoidance lever mate ... and BTW ...it wouldn't take 10 bloody miles tu stop if yu didn't ride at 260klm per hr every fruiggin where yu bandit !!!
gawd ...another thread jack
....... ok ....om banning me self
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08-12-2009, 04:31 AM
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lol jjthanks lads,, i defo going to do the seat conversion,though it'll be during the winter months as i don't wanna miss out on all the fabulous sun we've been having lately,NOT!
the clocks are bookmarked and will be strongly concidered, cheers
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08-12-2009, 05:14 AM
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I have one of these - works well and has V meter and temp gauge too
http://www.casporttouring.com/store/...de=Electronics
http://www.casporttouring.com/store/...de=Electronics
I like that, I'll see if I can find one over here.
