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Offline Diesel

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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #25 on: August 19, 2013, 03:30:35 PM »
A ST, a Mustang, and a girl.

Does life get any better than that?

Good onya Me for climbing aboard this forum and saying G'day.

I wonder if your bike is the one from this great vid....


ST 1300 on Gilles Range Australia



Anyway - great roads around your way (as you know) keep a watch out for a madman on a  :gldst11  - goes by the name BEAR!


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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #26 on: August 19, 2013, 07:59:58 PM »
Iv'e done this road on my Varadero ,bloody good fun,mind you it's hard  to go wrong in that region.
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #27 on: August 19, 2013, 08:12:35 PM »
I'll find out how it goes up the Gilles in the dark on Wednesday... should be interesting (Has to be better at night than my old CBR600)
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #28 on: August 19, 2013, 08:22:20 PM »
The Gillies is my favourite range here, followed by the Palmerston, Rex and Kuranda although the run from Atherton to Ravenshoe has a great little run up through Longlands Gap providing it's dry.
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #29 on: September 10, 2013, 10:59:44 PM »
Got the shits with it leaving a coolant puddle tonight so ripped into it. replaced a few hose clamps with some gates ones I had on the wall, seems to have fixed it.. test run will be tomorrows run to work :)
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #30 on: September 11, 2013, 01:28:29 AM »
Hey Good Luck ME_3 I hope it fixes the problem as its a nice looking Red ST that one............Just needs a Genuine Top Box to set her off...........  :thumb
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #31 on: October 06, 2013, 06:59:50 PM »
Installed a top box in preparation for next years run to Melbourne for the OZStoc Rally..

Also purchased a one man tent, air matress, and tyre repair kit & compressor. Also have a ram-mount kit for the phone/gps, and some power sockets on the way to power everything. Hopefully they are here in the next week or two so I can get them installed for a 1000km test ride...

Top box was a cheap one from Ebay, i'm really happy with it and the price was even better!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Large-Universal-51L-Motorcycle-Scooter-Topbox-Rear-Storage-Luggage-Top-Box-/171002016647?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27d083b387&_uhb=1
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #32 on: October 06, 2013, 07:22:31 PM »
Quote from: Me_3 on October 06, 2013, 06:59:50 PM
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Top box was a cheap one from Ebay, i'm really happy with it and the price was even better!
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Large-Universal-51L-Motorcycle-Scooter-Topbox-Rear-Storage-Luggage-Top-Box-/171002016647?pt=AU_Motorcycle_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27d083b387&_uhb=1


That looks the goods, well done.

Some advice on some of the cheaper top boxes though.  The mechanism securing the box to the plate (in my experience) is usually not as sturdy / secure as on the ST1300 system from Honda.  Plenty of boxes have come off on rough roads.  I have not lost one, but I usually secure my Bestem top box with a tie-down.  Have not bothered with the ST top box.

A mate lost his RJays top box a couple of weeks ago.  When we stopped at Healesville he noticed it was missing, must've come of between Yarra Glen and Healesville, went back, looked, found it, a few scuff marks, but still fully serviceable, very lucky!!
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #33 on: October 06, 2013, 08:13:09 PM »
Hey Me_3, looks good mate, no problem with non genuine gear it still makes the STeed look good. Besides, ya gotta have somewhere to stow the jocks and socks. :thumb
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #34 on: October 06, 2013, 08:55:45 PM »
The box looks right on the bike as far as looks go.

Just beware of mounting it rigidly.  The Honda one has rubber bushes and moves about 10mm left and right.  Being cantilever mounted, it suffers a lot from road roughness and rigid mounts will probably fatigue.  Occasional removal and inspections will be a good preventative measure.
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #35 on: October 07, 2013, 06:51:03 AM »
welcome to the crew. you will like the STead as a tourer as well as daily driver. the STang sounds like a good project also
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #36 on: October 07, 2013, 08:28:13 PM »
I have a Givi top box ,has never given me any grief.hope you enjoy the bike.
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #37 on: March 14, 2015, 10:55:58 PM »
Finally got around to some more modifications to the bike...

2 x 60w LED Spotlights - I now wish I had got the flood/spot combos, but they are still awesome from what I saw on tonights small test ride.
A Second Battery that only charges when the engine is running. Has power lead for my fridge on it, and will also have a USB charger for charging phones/headsets when parked up for the night.

All ready for this years run to toowoomba... I can't wait :-)
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #38 on: March 14, 2015, 11:03:42 PM »
I suggest an isolator for the second battery, probably from a 4x4 shop (redarc I think)
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #39 on: March 14, 2015, 11:11:09 PM »
Quote from: Brock on March 14, 2015, 11:03:42 PM
I suggest an isolator for the second battery, probably from a 4x4 shop (redarc I think)

Its fused, and connected via a relay off the primary, so there shouldn't be any issues there..
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #40 on: March 14, 2015, 11:18:01 PM »
The isolator disconnects the second battery from the bike when power is turned off and reconnects after starting and main battrery is fully charged and regulates charging to the second battery. A relay can connect the second battery at ignition on, and can prevent starting of the bike if its pretty low.
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #41 on: March 14, 2015, 11:21:43 PM »
Quote from: Brock on March 14, 2015, 11:18:01 PM
The isolator disconnects the second battery from the bike when power is and reconnects after starting and main battrery is fully charged and regulates charging to the second battery. A relay can connect the second battery at ignition on, and can prevent starting of the bike if its pretty low.
Already done :-) It won't connect the battery until the engine is running, and the fridge shuts off if the battery runs low..
Its mainly for when I want to stop for a few hours and not let my drinks get hot :)
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #42 on: March 14, 2015, 11:35:04 PM »
Hey Brook, ME_3 isn't a novice at this he's an Aircraft guru like you.
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Re: New FNQ owner.
« Reply #43 on: March 15, 2015, 09:00:56 AM »
Well there you go.

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