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AMCQ46 wrote:

Jamoi wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:23 am I fitted the Eastern beaver junction box to my Storm a few years back, I highly recommend it!
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never thought to look at eastern Beaver, thanks for the suggestion

Just dug out this old pic... It looks like it's called a "power center 8"

I like running seperate feeds with fuses to everything, also the direct headlight feed was well worth doing!

Jamoi wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:04 am

AMCQ46 wrote:

Jamoi wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 7:23 am I fitted the Eastern beaver junction box to my Storm a few years back, I highly recommend it!
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never thought to look at eastern Beaver, thanks for the suggestion

Just dug out this old pic... It looks like it's called a "power center 8"

I like running seperate feeds with fuses to everything, also the direct headlight feed was well worth doing!

Thanks for that Jamie, a photo always helps

This must be the one:

https://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Wiri ... /pc-8.html

Chris.

thanks for the photo Jamie, looks nice and small. But I will have to work out a different location as I have got a tool kit, a puncture repair kit and a U lock taking up the space you are using.

AMCQ46 wrote: ↑Fri Nov 12, 2021 10:46 am thanks for the photo Jamie, looks nice and small. But I will have to work out a different location as I have got a tool kit, a puncture repair kit and a U lock taking up the space you are using.

That's a minor detail for a man like you Al

Here's some more information from the Eastern Beaver's site:
https://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Wiri ... ation.html

Chris.

As Storm Babet (where the feck do they get these names from) is turning the garden into a lake, and according to the news putting Grumpyfrogs home area of Forfar into a red weather warning……. I thought it is time to resurrect the winter project thread.


On my list is to try and copy the reprofiled and taller seat that Jonsey has on his new red storm. Rumour has it that Jamie did it as a dog job, so I will be picking his brain.

my winters work is pretty easy.

Dori...........clean it

peggy.........clean it

LC.............rebuild the motor and powder coat the stands and swinarm, then. clean it.

I'm getting lazy, I booked for a mobile bike valeting guy (Grant Webster, Wheelie Clean)to come and clean the zzr1400 in January (not cleaned it all year). It didn't add too much for 2 bikes to be waterless clean and paint protection to be done so he's doing my Benelli Tornado as well. I dont know how it works but he seems to travel good distances to do lots of bikes. Pictures from bikes he has done show good results so hope it is.

Winter jobs for me:

Ride the bike as much as possible before the weather gets too bad

Copy the Spondon rear subframe I've borrowed from GLSR so I can fit the Spondon seat unit

Rebuild the loom with an Ignitech ECU

Do something else other than work on the bike

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Got a new garage built, filling it up nicely, ground anchors, fixed charger to keep battery good.
Best of all got a bike drier, bloody amazing. Well worth it.

RAINMAKER wrote: ↑Sat Oct 21, 2023 6:57 pm Got a new garage built, filling it up nicely, ground anchors, fixed charger to keep battery good.
Best of all got a bike drier, bloody amazing. Well worth it.

I tried using an old vacuum cleaner some years ago. It had a reversed flow connection point meaning the hose had air blowing out of it instead of the vacuum sucking air in, it didn't work that well. I take it your Bike Drier is far superior to this

Chris.

It's brilliant, always thought it was a gimmick, but goodness me, fabulous thing.

RAINMAKER wrote: ↑Sun Oct 22, 2023 4:31 pm It's brilliant, always thought it was a gimmick, but goodness me, fabulous thing.

Any chance of a link for it Paul

Chris.

This time of year I use my leaf blower to dry the bike after a wash, its 2 stroke power blasts the water off Doesn't fully dry it but gets rid of pretty much most of the water and a quick whizz round with a chamois drys it. I can see the appeal in a heated drier though

It's a Bruhl bike drier, just basic one 1400 I think

RAINMAKER wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2023 5:42 pm It's a Bruhl bike drier, just basic one 1400 I think

I found a long term test by Saffron Wilson at MCNews. This model has the heat option built in. Click on pic to enlarge:
Chris.