Paging the European tourers (again)
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From: sleazy on 1 Aug 2010 15:48 On 2010-08-01 14:11:33 -0400, Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> said: > sleazy wrote: > >> problems. The local Triumph dealer is still working the Daytona for >> the no start issue. The crank pickup was very recently replaced and it >> ran for about 500 miles. Now they believe it's either the ECU or >> coils this time. IOW, they're clueless and fumbling about. >> >> I'm hoping they get it figured out soon, as the oldest is home on >> military leave for a couple weeks before departing to Germany and I'd >> like to go for a ride with him on it. > > Absolutely indefensible. I diagnosed a broken ECU using my laptop > as a two-channel oscilloscope[1]. They probably have a dedicated > Triumph-branded gizmo to talk to the electronics and still can't > figure out what's wrong. I'd be looking for someone with a clue > to work on it. > > If it's a no-spark situation there's only so many things it could > possibly be and they're all testable, especially if you have spare > parts to swap out, which being a dealership should be easy enough. > Not that I recommend diagnosis by parts replacement, unless you > really understand the system it's a sure fire way to throw good > money after bad. > > [1] http://www.ex-500.com/index.php/topic,24282.0.html I totally agree, but they're the only Triumph shop locally. It's a two hour haul to the next closest shop, since Detroit Eurosports went out of business here two years ago. The tech actually told me he "called Triumph worldwide service for assistance" because he didn't know where to start. It's a '96 and doesn't have a version of the ODBC diagnostics plug. Spare parts are not available to him. They order everything as needed from England. ECU cost is in the $600 range, coils about $250 for the pair. -- sleazy
From: Thomas on 1 Aug 2010 20:33 On Jul 31, 5:26 pm, sleazy <n...(a)nil.net> wrote: > On 2010-07-31 18:32:31 -0400, Thomas <keens...(a)gmail.com> said: > > > > > Priced any 2x12s lately? A quick glance shows a 2x12x16 cheap price at > > $22 each. Still, building your own is not a bad idea. Store-bought > > ramps are hard to find longer than 6 or 8', and that won't cut it for > > a semi. > > (Of course, one could just hire some cheap labor and lift them out of > > the box. Trusting they aren't clumsy oafs.) > > I'll double check at work on Monday. Remember who I draw a check from? > <g> He may have to drop the width to 10" and save a few bux. I've > got a nice set of 7' aluminum ramps, but I'm also 1200 miles away. Use > some shorter ramps to put the bike in the bed of a pickup, then lower > to the ground from there? Good idea. If you have help, it's a lot easier, but I've had to load my bikes alone several times into my pickup. I've built side rails a couple of feet away from the ramp so I can ride up and down with my feet on those rails. I used to use a small stepladder to walk up next to the bike, but that's a hassle. > How'd the GS work out for you in Europe, T? I followed along a bit on > your blog, but it was mostly your travel impressions. Only another 10 > months for my turn on the Continent. The GS was perfect, flawless. Well, except for chewing up tires too frequently. And the ridiculously tiny tank, and the stupid controls, and the saddle that starts to hurt after only 5 hours. But those are piddling complaints, considering. It was nice not having to worry about road surface quality. Corsica especially, has some great roads but also a lot of crappy roads, and the GS made them fun, too. I'm already planning a bunch of mods to make next year's trip better. One problem I'm working on is the gas situation in France (among other places.) More and more gas stations are switching to 24/7 credit card only operation, but US cards don't work on them. More than once, I had to take wide detours to find gas, and then have to talk a local into letting me rent their card. Something to think about.
From: Champ on 2 Aug 2010 03:37 On Sun, 1 Aug 2010 17:33:56 -0700 (PDT), Thomas <keensurf(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> How'd the GS work out for you in Europe, T? �I followed along a bit on >> your blog, but it was mostly your travel impressions. �Only another 10 >> months for my turn on the Continent. > >The GS was perfect, flawless. Well, except for chewing up tires too >frequently. And the ridiculously tiny tank... This is a BMW G/S, yes? Tiny tank?!?!?!? -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: SIRPip on 2 Aug 2010 03:47 The Older Gentleman wrote: > Mark Olson <olsonm(a)tiny.invalid> wrote: > > > Timo Geusch wrote: > > > Well, I've now got one 2x12x16 plus three 2x4x16' cluttering up > > > the yard. Cue some sawing, drilling and screwing tomorrow. Cost > > > about $50 including delivery. I better buy a couple of thinner > > > 'strips' to bolt a guide to the side of the plank, 12" width is a > > > little narrow... > > > > What could possibly go wrong? > > <Watches thread> I'm riveted, mate. Absolutely riveted. -- SIRPip : B12
From: SIRPip on 2 Aug 2010 04:00
The Older Gentleman wrote: > SIRPip <gingerbloke(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > The Older Gentleman wrote: > > > > > Timo Geusch <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unix-consult.com> wrote: > > > > > > Amazingly enough the boat arrived on time. There's the small > > > > issue of getting an artic down the dirt road and then have it > > > > back into the yard in front of the house though. And muggins > > > > here has to build a ramp for unloading the bikes as the > > > > container stays on the trailer. > > > > > > I think I'll have the same problem, come our move. > > > > Easy. You're doing a self-build, right? Build a loading dock with > > a ramp down to ground level. You never know how many times that > > might come in useful. > > You're absolutely brilliant, you know that? I'll have a word with the > architect and we'll incorporate that into the workshop. Pfft. Just a moment of clarity, they don't happen very often. Make it an openwork structure and you've got storage space underneath it. -- SIRPip : B12 |