What have you done to your Himalayan today (or yesterday, or this week ...)

[puttbutt]

I believe that you can get fuel bottles that you can strap onto your panniers. on a different note, all I did on my bike today was this. the tag holders.

 

[kayakerchris]

Recently changed front sprocket for 16T, also had to renew the chain - mine had 11000KMS on it and it hadn't stretched. As I had previously installed the TEC cam, I found the bike much more eager to pull on the highway, much of it uphill on my way home. Revs are noriceably lower. I also tried it out on a dirt road and the bike has lost nothing in that performance area either. I wait to see if I've also got an improvement in MPG. I went from 80 mpg to 90 mpg with the TEC cam installed. The TEC engineer says I can expect 100 mpg which in this day an age is phenomenal!

 

[Overdrive]

I regularly get over 90mpg (UK imperial) since fitting the tec cam and 16t sprocket. Given the fuel prices here in the UK (£2.00 a litre!) it’s no bad thing.

 

[Laserman]

Heh, yeah I filled up today, I was 68 miles into Trip F. My Himalayan's tank took a whole $20 bill to fill up

$6.95 a gallon in my part of California for the super stuff!

 

[Andy131]

at today's rate $6.95 = £5.61
1 US gallon = 3.78541 litres
So £1.48 a litre
Not jealous, not one little bit, ........... and you get to ride in California

 

[Robert]

You've all no right to complain, here we pay € 2.50 for a litre of premium.... Most of which are taxes, that already have been lowered recently because more and more people can't afford fuel and the energy bill.

 

[Laserman]

I know Europeans have long paid much more for petrol than Americans have - I'm not complaining, just marveling at it: this is uncharted territory for us here. When I started driving, a gallon of gas was 75 cents! Nearly a tenfold increase in 32 years. That said, I think Americans deserve to pay more for fuel, because so many people bleepin waste it with oversize vehicles and bad driving habits. We're stuck with the bill because our economy relies so much on oil.

On the flip side, people living in California tend to drive much farther than the average European. My work commute is 80KM/day and I know people who drive over 200KM/day just to get to work and back! Holland, you say? Well...



No wonder yall love bicycles. I do, too, but my Chevrolegs already have over 300K miles on them and it's over 40C today.

Edit: On Topic, today I scrubbed the past week's worth of bugs off my Himmie's face and did my 3rd chain oiling of the week. Usual Friday stuff!

 

[Bikeguy]

Removed my Lextek can and refitted my standard can this evening. Bike sounds better now.
also removed the rear pads, cleaned up with brake cleaner and refitted with fresh copper slip. No more brake squeal

 

[Laserman]

Removed my Lextek can and refitted my standard can this evening. Bike sounds better now.

Really? You think the stock muffler sounds better than the Lextek? Not being sarcastic, I'd like to know your thoughts on it!

also removed the rear pads, cleaned up with brake cleaner and refitted with fresh copper slip. No more brake squeal

I got the squeaks pretty bad too. You think a re-fit with some anti-squeak techniques will allow the stock pads to STFU?

"Toto" sounds like a freakin garbage truck coming to a stop. Sometimes I hear dogs bark :\ I was thinking I'd have to change the pads completely.

 

[Bikeguy]

not sure if it’s better but it’s different, inevitably quieter. Exhaust notes are a very emotive subject for bikers. Some love em loud, some quiet.

I do want to be able to ride around my area without upsetting the locals as well as hitting the local byways without people hearing me coming from 500 yards away. It’s just my personal choice…

I do prefer the looks, build and weight of the Lextek can but it’s just too noisy under load for me.

 

[Napom]

I dropped Jipci fairly hard last week. Broke a turn signal, broke the windshield extension, scratched the windshield, cracked a handguard. Today all the replacement parts came in so I am laying them out and getting ready to replace all the broken/cracked pieces. After the drop, she still runs and rides great - hands free holds a straight line, so everything else remained true - by my non-scientific test method!

 

[RotorWrench]

Adjusted TPS to .57, installed NGK spark plug, which appears to have resolved my cold start idle stall and unstable idle. Installed Hitchcock's battery drain harness, installed an Antigravity lithium battery and mounted my GPS.

 

[Napom]

Adjusted TPS to .57, installed NGK spark plug, which appears to have resolved my cold start idle stall and unstable idle. Installed Hitchcock's battery drain harness, installed an Antigravity lithium battery and mounted my GPS.

I have the AntiGravity battery as well - But haven't installed it yet. With the "Restart" technology, I wouldn't think the battery drain harness would be necessary as it is sort of built in to the battery.

 

[RotorWrench]

The anti-drain harness is to supposedly reduce parasitic drain from the rectifier. The Antigravity battery has a BMS system that will put the battery to sleep (internally offline) if voltage drops below 12volts. I don't want my battery dropping below 12v nor having to use the Restart feature unless necessary, especially in cold weather, where the Restart will be less effective compared to a battery above 12v.

I'd rather prevent as much parasitic drain as possible, regardless of battery installed.

 

[dabs]

Bar end weights now sorted to fit the threaded Renthal bars, only problem now the throttle side hand guard fouls the throttle cable, are OEM handguards robust enough to withsatnd a drop !!

 

[modiorne]

...are OEM handguards robust enough to withsatnd a drop !!

IMHO no, only the single point of support. I have found the inexpensive JFG guards from Amazon to be easier to mount and proven (to me) to be quite robust in the face of unintentional abuse.

 

[Napom]

Jipci took a hard drop last weekend - The OEM hand guard did their job and protected the lever and bars. It did get a small crack which I guess I could put sticker over, but I ordered a new set. I had the JFG ones from amazon and didn't like a couple of things about them. 1) The two point mounting required moving the lever/reservoir and took up too much real estate on the bars. 2) In cold weather they don;t provide much wind protection for the hands, and 3) they are cramped - My fingers would hit them from time to time when reaching for the levers. I have fat fingers and need all the room I can get. So after the fall last weekend I had a choice - Cover the crack with a sticker, put the JFG ones back on or order new OEM ones. THe fact that ordered new OEM should tell you how I feel about them!

 

[Andy131]

Dropped the bike 3 times now with OEM hand guards they do the job in that they protect everything else, the single Allen bolt securing them will bend - cheap enough to replace, to the extent there are half a dozen rattling around in the bottom of the panniers. I have to negotiate a narrow alleyway to get the bike in and out, without them there would be an awful lot of damage to the bars and my hands.

Not tried dropping the bike at speed yet, trying to put this off for as long as possible.

 

[Caspice]

Tall windscreen and headlight guard from HMC. Also deleted the upper beak.


15mm fender risers also from HMC


Set of black panniers.
Sheepskin seat cover from Alaska Leathers.


Side stand foot extension.


Added another SAE plug for my battery tender while I was upgrading the relays.




Added two ram mounts. One of the handlebar clamp and one on a mirror mount.


After the 0.5 km break in period was over discovered that the stock screen was only adequate for me up to about 40 mph. Installed the HMC tall screen (6cm taller) and that is adequate for me up to about 55mph.
I am 181cm tall.

Decided to try shortening the screen as every moto I have ever had with a larger screen sucked (BMW K100LT, Kawasaki KLR650) even after changing to expensive aftermarket units.
The screens on my old Kawasaki EX500, Yamaha Seca 600 and old 550 were okay at most velocities.

A coping saw and some sandpaper and it is 7cm shorter.
No ride report yet, but I will update later this week after a few rides to gauge it’s effectiveness.

 

[RotorWrench]

Put my sidestand foot pad on yesterday as well. Amazon $20. Works well.