Having a quiet day so completing my appraisal, if you have to do them, you have my sympathy. Then off on leave for 2 days, pubic holidays, as usual forecast is for rain. If it's dry, I'm going to attempt a stock suspension set up :Bucktooth:
All All sorted! They have put something in that looks like a split pin? Anyway it's stopped hurting and I can drive an auto now
Remember being in hospital with a sore toe, they said it was probably broke but because the bone was so small there was nothing they could do, told me to behave myself and sent me home with a lollipop. Haven't kicked anything since
The DP Panigale fuel cap that I was told fitted the Diavel got fitted this afternoon. Easy job says the workshop, just remove this and this - yeh, right ! First is the inside side plate securing the little intake grill, 2 of those. Then the intake grill, 2 of those. Next is the seat off to get at the rear side panels off, 2 of those. Next are the larger front metal side panels, 2 of those. Screen next followed by the top instrument panel. Fuel cap surround and lower instrument panel next and at last you can see the petrol cap. 5 screws and that comes apart and you are ready to fit the new one. Err, no. You have to remove the huge tank cover to get access to the bit of the fuel cap that has the over flow pipes which has to come off because the new cap has different bolts. So 3 hours later the cap is fitted and the bike is reassemble apart from 2 screws and a nut that have just disappeared into the guts of the bike. Well they can fffffing well stay there, I'll get new ones. The new cap looks great and you now don't have to fumble through your pockets to find the key when you want to fill up. I know the cap and fitting it is appreciated but next time before I buy a present I'll think twice before taking the 'easy' (ha !) option. Andy
Just like your fuel cap saga Andy it does have a "there's a hole in the bucket" ring to it! So you strip off everything around the lock very carefully and then you find you can't swivel the lock assy enough to clear fixing brkt as it fouls the fuel tank, so you remove the fuel tank fixing thinking you will be able to just move it rearward enough to gain clearance. Well you probably could have done except the tank only moves rearward a small distance before it fouls on the Carbofibre infill panels. You go to remove the infill panels and you find that the 'tongues' are interlocked with the seat unit in such a way that you will damage them if you try to pop them clear without removing the seat unit. To get access to the seat unit fixings, you need to take the exhaust baffles off which leads you (well in my case, me) to the worst part of the job:- removing and refitting the seat undertray. Unbelievable amount of work and if I hadn't been working on an immaculate motorbike with a red painted frame I think I would have resorted to a bit of tweaking and forcing.
I rode back from Scotland, cleaned my bike (at least got rid of the crud) and put it away. Tomorrow evening I will clean it properly. Tomorrow I will start the search for a new helmet, new gloves and some new boots.
Made a picture of it... don't tell @mervyn - it sort of says Mr V but says Merv too with corrected spacing, if only he had a 999R... oh I just did :smileys: oh, he does don't he :Wideyed:
aye you go back to england and you tell them. you may take our shit but you'l never take our..... :Hilarious:
