Sunday 25 March 2007

Kick it!!!

One luxury item that I was wanting to get for my bike was a kickstart for the bike. Rensche's come with one fitted but mine, as standard was only electric start. For those that don't understand, the bikes come fitted with electric start motors and we will use them every time, but when the battery or electrics dies for what ever reason then the electric start is as useful as a hole in a bucket. You then have to push start or jump start the bikes and I have no plans of trying to do that in the thick desert sand. The kickstart will therefore get the bike going when the battery dies. I ordered the kickstarter unit from Japan via Riders of Yeovil, a local importer of Jap Hondas.The guide was is Japanese, as useful as the touratech instructions that are only available in German. Anyway it advise 2.5 hours to fit the kit...well it took me almost an hour to get the clutch basket off as the bolt and been abused by a chisel and pursuader...6 hours later and it was fitted.

Saturday 10 March 2007

The fully prepped "Blue ???"

Still haven't found an appropriate name yet but something will come up in due course. Anyway's here's what it (sexless for now as well) looks like: