Wait, oh yes, wait a minute, Mister Postman
Wait, wait, hey, hey, hey, Mister Postman
Mister Postman, look and see
(Oh yeah) Is there a parcel in your bag for me?
(Please, please, Mister Postman) I been waiting a long, long time
(Whoah, yeah) Since I heard from SW Motech online.....
......You know the song.....
Yep, I have been giving the credit card a bit of a bashing lately. After a few weeks of research I have covered off three or four of the most important (to me) items that I need to make this F800GSA work for me. In no particular order these are -
Number one - A chain oiler system
Number two - a strap system so I can carry stuff.
Number three - a topbox so that the kids feel more secure and I can carry stuff.
Number four - a workshop manual so I can break stuff! (then fix it)
These items all arrived this week and luckily, I have the weekend free to fit them up! Free, that is except for a few jaunts to motorcycle shops looking for a ladies jacket to fit Lucy.
Did I mention the kids are loving riding around on the back of this thing? Lucy has expressed her desire to get a motorcycle licence in a few years, when she is legally able to. It might be time for a little second hand TTR-125 or KLX-140 to teach them how to ride.....but first I need to find a place where they can ride. Not so easy when you live in the city.
The last "must have" I need to order is a screen add-on to deflect the breeze off of my helmet. The go to item seems to be a Wunderlich Ergo 3D screen which is to be had for a ridiculous amount of money for a small piece of perspex but anything to get rid of the "little guy tapping on my helmet with a hammer" at highway speeds......and I am again awaiting the Postman.
Sexy SW Motech top box
Cheers.
Cheers.
Seems like a lot of storage for 1 set of underpants?
ReplyDeleteI can pack my iron now so they the underpants aren't creased...
DeleteA nice spending spree Dave - hope your Chief Financial Officer isn't going to retaliate with equal expenditure. My CFO has been known to do it in the past!
ReplyDeleteIt may be an isolated incident but a friend of mine had a huge tankslapper with his F800 and a fully loaded topbox and it pitched him off. He ended up fitting a steering damper for peace of mind. No more problems, but no concrete evidence that the topbox was the root cause either.
Geoff, yes I think if you loaded too much weight into the top box the centre of gravity would be a bit aft and it might upset the bike. I have seen guys that put a steering damper on it rave about how much better it handles. I must admit, the steering does wander a bit if you are following a line/seam in the tar on the road. I put it down to the front tyre (a chunky Tractionator) but there might be more to it. An old school mate of mine with an Africa Twin reckons the F800s handle like shite in the dirt. T guess I will find out....the steering dampers are ONLY $650...... ;)
DeleteWhen does the rest of the stuff arrive?
ReplyDeleteIts all here, bar the Wunderlich screen.........or do you mean I need to farkle it more.....?
DeleteLooking good!
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