Confession time.
Posted: Tue Jul 09, 2019 8:14 pm
After a fairly large accident in 2017, the following year I thought I'd buy something that I'd long wanted ie a 12s in order to get back to riding. Found a nice one on the forum and duly collected it. All well and good but the damage sustained meant, that apart from the odd short outing, it sat for the better part of 12 months collecting dust in the garage. This is somewhat embarrassing hence the confession title for the thread. Time is most definitely a healer and 200 miles over the past weekend around Hawes proved to be more that satisfactory.
This is a good thing as in August I'm off to Moldova for a look see with a mate on an 1100s. Fortunately I had a a large service last year alternator belt, all fluids, new drive shaft gaiter etc so in that respect its all good to go. Heli bars are in the process of being fitted, likewise luggage from BMW and the OEM levers, the Pazzo shorties that came with the bike are not for me. New tyres await with a friend in the Czech Republic as does some fresh oil. Interestingly my insurance company asked for a further £50 to extend my cover to include Moldova. The route id through France/Belgium and into Germany. Then stay for few days in czech for the aforementioned tyres and oil. Put the bike on the train in Prague to go overnight to the Slovakian border then a little slice of Hungary, Romania and onto Moldova where there is a friendly house waiting. Next leg is down to the Black Sea in the Ukraine and then returning through Romania and the Trans Fagarasan road and then returning to CZ to drink more beer and hopefully congratulate ourselves on a cracking trip.
However having read about various immobiliser failures and EWS problems, not sure what that is, is there anything I can do before I leave to prevent me being stranded in what would inevitably be the furthest distance away from home. FYI there is no alarm fitted.
Someone has also recently mentioned carrying a spare set of coils, coming from Jap bikes this sounds a bit extreme. Are these a recognised weak point?
As always your collective wisdom is appreciated.
This is a good thing as in August I'm off to Moldova for a look see with a mate on an 1100s. Fortunately I had a a large service last year alternator belt, all fluids, new drive shaft gaiter etc so in that respect its all good to go. Heli bars are in the process of being fitted, likewise luggage from BMW and the OEM levers, the Pazzo shorties that came with the bike are not for me. New tyres await with a friend in the Czech Republic as does some fresh oil. Interestingly my insurance company asked for a further £50 to extend my cover to include Moldova. The route id through France/Belgium and into Germany. Then stay for few days in czech for the aforementioned tyres and oil. Put the bike on the train in Prague to go overnight to the Slovakian border then a little slice of Hungary, Romania and onto Moldova where there is a friendly house waiting. Next leg is down to the Black Sea in the Ukraine and then returning through Romania and the Trans Fagarasan road and then returning to CZ to drink more beer and hopefully congratulate ourselves on a cracking trip.
However having read about various immobiliser failures and EWS problems, not sure what that is, is there anything I can do before I leave to prevent me being stranded in what would inevitably be the furthest distance away from home. FYI there is no alarm fitted.
Someone has also recently mentioned carrying a spare set of coils, coming from Jap bikes this sounds a bit extreme. Are these a recognised weak point?
As always your collective wisdom is appreciated.