stewgnu

Some good deals in Morrisons; got a Glenlivit 15 for about thirty quid if i remember right.

Came back from Scotchland with a bottle of Glenmorangie 12yr quinta ruban finish from the distillery. 'Tis thick and sweet and grapey.

Those 'bars look nice n low- sir prefers chin-on-digi-clock-action one presumes? Stew

Got the same ones fitted on mine- no probs at all and they look fine. Stew

Hi up PDoz, The neutral light on my ballabio stopped lighting a couple of months back. I pulled the swich, soaked it, worked the mechanism against the bench for a while and replaced it (twice). Now it, mostly, seems to work fine... Someone suggested that there may have been a bit of crud in there preventing a clean contact. Whether this applies to your prob or not I don't know but it's a quick & simple bit of work. Just out of interest on the false neutrals: Are you getting that happening a lot?

I'm off up to visit my pal in Kilmarnock in a couple of weeks for a jaunt over to Skye- he says it's breathtakingly lovely. Also hoping to ride the A9 before they turn the speed cameras on!

Tried the Auchentoshan three wood last night- if you like a fresh, sweet and oaky dram I'd recommend it. Stew

Love the A'bunadh. That should read: Luuurv the A'bunadh! Did you try6 the Dark Storm? Didn't think twas as nice as the Normal Storm. Stew

There's various posts regarding airbox fettling to increasing flow. There's also comments that v11s run a tad lean (earlier on in the range anyway). Is it worth starting to chop away at the intake or does this lead to fueling tweaks being required, etc, etc to compensate? Ta, Stew

A productive morning! GM you were spot on- I felt it spit on my leg on start up just before the issue arose yesterday. In hindsight I'd been vaguely aware of slight pippin n poppin from the left side for a few days. So it must've been working it's way back. Easy fix to slacken jube clips and worked it back into place. Added bonus: The re-appearance of my neutral light following switch removal, soaking in wd and frantic tapping against the bench. Extra Super Bonus: A feck and a fiddle with some wiring brought the oil light back into play. More Bonus: Seat latch cable slack de-slacked, so can open seat sans bad language! Hey! The sun's out! I'm off out for a ride!

Yes I think so, will sort a pic tomo.

Thanks Docc, fuses all good, will check relay tomo..

Hi All, Just limped home with the left side sputtering and engine cutting out at idle. At first inspection I thought the rubber had moved preventing a good seal to the injector but on comparison to the other side it looks like the entire housing has somehow shifted back into the side panel. Have I done this by accident with my leg/boot I wondered? Anyone had a similar prob? Bit late now for fettling so will hopefully sort tomo (whilst also tracking down eejit light issues). Any helpful comments appreciated! Ta, Stew

Hmmm, that's interesting... Aside from my dicky neutral light, I don't seem to have the charging or oil lights lit up either... Low fuel light still works though so I suppose I should be thankful ... ?

Usually they corrode, build up a lot of green insulating stuff inside (brass contacts). Hubert Hee hee! Out riding today, came to a stop to gaze out over toward Stanage Edge (Damn pretty!) Turned the bike on: Green neutral light! Had time to mumble "Hoorayy!!" and it went out again. My bike's got a frickin sense of humour! So I thrapped it around the hills some more. Just to show it who's in charge here. I guess you're right Hubert; the switch wants fettlin. Stew

I've noticed similar with mine: With hands off the bars, say tracking downhill on closed throttle, I can feel forces working in the bike to favour the right side. I kinda assumed it was the crank spinning. However, it's subtle and doesn't bother me when riding 'normally'. I like how I can do this on my W650 (chain drive) and she tracks nice and straight. Stew

Can anyone hear thunder? :)

54,000 miles? mustn't grumble eh? Mine's done about 19,000.... Gonna buy a magic wand I reckons.

Ay up Steve, yeah it won't earth thru the switch. I'll try cleaning it one more time and if no joy will have to buy a new one (£35 eek!) The main reason I posted was to find out if anyone knew why these switches fail as, to my inexperienced eye, they look like they should be fairly robust.

Hello Docc, yes i used a squirt of wd and worked the plunger a bit. I might try that once more just for kicks- I plan to change the oil soon too. I got no connection thru the anchor point whilst good connections were found on the switch body, hex-bolt, gear lever etc, etc. I wonder if there's a bit of grit inside the switch preventing the plunger contacting?

Hi Thumper, yes, I initially pulled the connector off the switch and found that it'll ground properly against the frame. The relay clicks and the light lights up. Removed the switch, gave it a quick clean and a rub with some emery, reinstalled but same problem...

Hi Folks, Greetings from Sheffield UK! I've had my Ballabio now for nearly a week and absolutey love it. She's much smoother and refined than I thought it would be, sounds like thunder and certainly an exercise in sweet clutch control. So now I've got my first problem... The neutral light lights not. Meaning I can't warm her up on the stand as I'd like to. Looking through old posts on this helped me to diagnose the switch as the problem. My question is what part of the switch breaks and why? Looking at it it seems to be a mechanical connection, is this right? I assume a metal part of the gearbox connects and depresses the plunger allowing the current to flow? Can it be fixed or is a replacement necessary? Many Thanks in advance for any help on this matter, Stew.