its arrived!

[KuzzinKenny]

Hey NeilD !! congrats  

did it come with the panniers ? i see the brackets are there !!

keep the coolant between the Min and Max or it'll spit it out  :lol:

keep the chain slack  :shock:  :roll:

and mind an always shut the bike off with the key ( not the kill switch )

now go have some fun  

KK

WHY shut it off with the key VS the kill switch?  I really don't know....  

THANKS!

BTW... SWEET BIKE!

Tom

Hey Tom !! as far as i know, the kill switch is like shuttin yer computer off at the plug instead of the right way !! the ECU saves data when ya use the key  :?  just what i've heard  

KK

[Bixxer Bob]

Are you sure about that Kenny??

Try switching it off with the key and listen for the click a couple of seconds later as the ECU opens the relay that switches off it's power when it's done.

Now stop it with the kill switch.  Notice the couple of seconds pause, then click??

[KuzzinKenny]

Are you sure about that Kenny??

Nope !!  :shock:  :?  :lol:

as its the only book i have, i got it from there  :)

TO STOP THE ENGINE
 Close the throttle completely.
 Select neutral.
 Turn the ignition switch to the 'off' position.
 Support the motorcycle on a firm, level surface with the side stand.
 Lock the steering.

CAUTION: The engine should
normally be stopped by
turning the ignition switch off. The
engine stop switch is for emergency
use only.

copy n paste  

KK

[Bixxer Bob]

OK, got the book out and it seems my memory is failing me (no big surprise). The writer is correct, if you use the kill switch you don't isolate everything as you do using the key and ign switch.  The kill switch isolates the power to the fuel pump, ign circuit and dash, but doesn't kill power to the ECU.  HOWEVER, using the kill switch doesn't - as is popularly thought - kill power to the ECU thus stopping it saving the trims.  Unless you disconnect the battery while the bike is running (DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME) the ECU will always keep itself powered up until it's saved everything.  (I knew I was right about that bit).

Interestingly, if your battery is duff or your charging circuit is U/S that could effect their being enough power to save everything properly though....

[NeilD]

its Gone!!!!

well the more I rode it after the work done on it, the better it got.. however, I really wanted something a bit lighter and managable as most of my riding is done on backroads and B roads... so P/X'd it today for an 800 'roadie'  :shock:  :)   thanks everyone for your words of wisdom...

[Chris Canning]

its Gone!!!!

well the more I rode it after the work done on it, the better it got.. however, I really wanted something a bit lighter and managable as most of my riding is done on backroads and B roads... so P/X'd it today for an 800 'roadie'  :shock:  :)   thanks everyone for your words of wisdom...

Hence why most of the miles I ride in the UK are on an XT660X.