101 Dizzy woes!!!!

Nice one matey, how much do you want?

Ta

Nige

If you don't want the Lumenition bits attached, then bugger all. I'm t'other side of the hill from you.

Martin

How much with the Lum bits?

Nige

Now how did I know you were going to say that? :-) I wanted to keep them for a project but it will probably never get done. I've also somewhere got a new Lumenition module to go with it, though the bits in the dizzy aren't new.

Do you want me to mail you my number?

Martin

Yes matey, I might nip over on me bike tomorrow. I would come today, but the M62 will be hell & i am waiting for BMW to come & sort the fecked battery. not good on a bike with 300 miles on it!!!

Nige

If you pair were to end up with a spare set of luminition bits and didnt want them hanging around getting in the way I would quite like to do some leccy ignition on mine! :)

I'll let you know what i ewnd up with matey!

On or around Sat, 16 Dec 2006 13:39:52 -0000, "Nige" enlightened us thusly:

I fort you had a KTM and a Zed, when did you get a beemer and what is it?

On or around Sat, 16 Dec 2006 14:22:46 +0000, Tom Woods enlightened us thusly:

easy way to do it is the electronic dizzy from a later rangie/disco, though.

later distributor will not fit earlier engines without machining a keyway into the end of the shaft and that is if the shaft is long enough

I am selling the KTM as it's surplus to requirements, the Zed went ages ago & I regret it like f*ck. The BMW is a GS 650 DAKAR. It is without doubt the most underpowered bike i have ever owned, but it can do anything you want it to do with a bit of a weeze! My biggest problem is my size (LOL) i have an inside leg of 36 inches. Not many sports for me!

I'm pooling money for a GS1200 Adventure & an old ZZR 1100. The ZZR is easily the best road bike on the planet given it's age.

Today really pissed me off, but BMW got there in 15 minutes! That is good service. Took the bloke 30 minutes to get the fake tank off to get to the battery!! (Dakars fuel tank is under yer bum)

Hi Nige

I have an R1150GS and think it the most querky, but fun bike, I've ever had. Not convinced about the 1200GS tho' - a bit too geee wizz and technical for those who like to 'enhance' their steeds I think. Although I'd give lots for improved dipped and main beam for the 1150, something BM might have addressed with the 1200. Mine, BTW, sports the final drive from an 850GS to drop the overall gearing by 13% which is _almost_ sufficient to make hillstarts on Hardnott Pass possible when 2 up with luggage.

Richard ;-)

You tried spots BTW? They do make a huge differnce to night riding mate.

Yep, I have two 'worklights' which do a fair job of illuminating the black holes left by the standard lighting. My first serious experience of what BM claims to be headlamps was (having ridden from Sevenoaks up the A1 in a gale) to turn west towards Hawes at about 10 pm. Until that moment the pencil apology for main beam had been fine, then I reached the twisties - oh my gawd, I have never been so frightened on a bike. Approach a bend in pitch darkness on main beam, lean over to take the corner and find that the only thing that is illuminated is the wall in front - no beam spread at all. I was almost reduced to steering around the bends. Best lights I ever had on a bike were on a Varadero. And cars saw me coming which is more than can be said for the BM.

Enjoy!

Richard

was it not discussed previously that you could build a hybrid out of the old and new type dissys to get the bits you needed?

Further to my previous reply: I also have 'Widetail' rear lights - 6 very high intensity red LEDs mounted as pairs of 3 in little rubber blocks that squeeze into the space between the indicator bulb glass and the bulb socket. Absolute b******** to fit as you have to run a pair of wires down the indicator lamp stalk to the tail lamp supply. However, I am told that they are more visible from a distance than the single OE tail lamp. The indicator flash drowns out the LED light so satisfies my MOT bod.

Richard

Could be done though, in extremis.

Steve

Is yours an Adventure? I'm really liking the look of one of those!!

Been offered a 15000 mile 1998 ZZR 110 for £1300, if it's tidy as it looks I'm having that for summer! Really regret selling my Zed.

a weak attempt to get back on-topic?