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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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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??
 
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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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

 
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Old Aug 11, 2009 | 10:00 PM
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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
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 12:01 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
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 03:12 AM
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But Steve , a ride is like a pack of pringles 'once you pop you can't stop!'. I tried stoppin' once an' it took me 10 miles!!
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by hawkwind
But Steve , a ride is like a pack of pringles 'once you pop you can't stop!'. I tried stoppin' once an' it took me 10 miles!!
i bet your misses says you pop quicker lol jj

thanks 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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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 05:14 AM
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Originally Posted by Shadow
I have one of these - works well and has V meter and temp gauge too
http://www.casporttouring.com/store/...de=Electronics

I like that, I'll see if I can find one over here.
 
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Old Aug 12, 2009 | 05:38 AM
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Only took 10 days from Ca to Sth Af Karlo - I tried but not worth the effort IMO.
 
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