March 7, 2004
Speedo, tonneau and tow car
Finally got round to fitting the tonneau today, and at the same time I fitted the bike speedo that I'd bought a couple of weeks ago.
Speedo was first. It's a fairly simple task of attaching the sensor the wing stay and running a wire into the engine bay, down the chassis tubes and into the cockpit. You do need to extend the supplied wire which is slightly fiddly. After debating where to put it, I decided on just below the oil pressure gauge. I wanted near the fitted speedo, but unless you put it over the top there's nowhere that's particularly visible. I haven't yet calibrated it for wheel size or been out (too wet today) so that will be the next task. In the picture below you can see the tiny magnet used to trigger the sensor (thanks Steve!).
I then went on to fit the tonneau. I had to cut a slit behind the drivers seat pocket so that it would go over the hearest. Apart from that, it was fairly straightforwards if a bit of a pain to have to keep pulling it off to fit the next set of fasteners. I've fitted it over the half doors and one popper won't reach so I'm going to use some velcro or DualLock to keep it down in the wind.
Whilst I was at it, I secured the washer bottle to stop it disappearing as I go over a curb.
And I bought a tow car! A lovely Nissan Primera 2.0 SE with a beige interior. Pictures to follow when I pick it up next week.
Posted by charles at March 7, 2004 6:10 PM