Bike Failed MOT

I would be interested as to what was causing it/the fix as one of my indicators on my K4 is doing the same thing. My headlights, touch wood, are fine. Mine thankfully only started playing up after the MOT.

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Originally Posted by hovis

. I spoke to the receptionist so she could not go into too much detail for lack of knowledge i suppose.

the flashy things are working sir?

Originally Posted by Ceri JC

I would be interested as to what was causing it/the fix as one of my indicators on my K4 is doing the same thing. My headlights, touch wood, are fine. Mine thankfully only started playing up after the MOT.

Ill put it on here when i have been briefed tommorow by the 'technitian' ( i suppose that is the name for mechanics now?)
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Originally Posted by neio79

the flashy things are working sir?

basically yes

Well it turns out it was a problem in the indicator wiring. Bad connection or something.
Probably caused from the aftermarket mini indicators being stuck on it.
Its sorted, but i feel a bit miffed that i paid 125 for the privilage of it.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by ThEGr33k

He he, its because we dont try to screw each other all the time up here

Don't worry, one day you'll find the love of a good women and all that will change.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by neio79

Well it turns out it was a problem in the indicator wiring. Bad connection or something.
Probably caused from the aftermarket mini indicators being stuck on it.
Its sorted, but i feel a bit miffed that i paid 125 for the privilage of it.

Funniest thread ever, sorry it's at your expense (no pun intended) £125 for after market indicators - the price of fashion eh?

I'd have wiggled some wires for ya for half that!

Tell you one to watch out for-the front brake switch can fur up and stop working. Little squirt of WD and it's fixed.

Originally Posted by Stu

Funniest thread ever, sorry it's at your expense (no pun intended) £125 for after market indicators - the price of fashion eh?

Yeah , i bet they were laughing as well. I bet all they done was disconnect them and re wire back in properly. It was only so expensive because of the labour costs.

But im rich i can afford it!! LOL

dosent stop it being annoying though.

I was also takling to them about the suspension as well.

JHS dont recommend the GSXR shock upgrade apparantly its not made to withstand the heat of the exhaust running next to it. They will fit it but they dont recomend it. They said if you want to do it on a budget and replace it with an other bikes shock then the SV1000 is a good enough replacement. as its stronger has more adjustment and is built to with stand the heat of the exhaust pipes.

Originally Posted by neio79

Ill put it on here when i have been briefed tommorow by the 'technitian' ( i suppose that is the name for mechanics now?)

IMHO...

"Technician" sounds a bit better than "Fitter". It may or may not have any legal basis (in fact I doubt it) but when at college there was a discussion about the move away from calling people mechanics. The outcome of that discussion was half that it was insulting to 'real' mechanics to call somone who has little knowledge past changing oil & filter a mechanic and half that because they aren't. In the past (talking cars here a bit) things were adjusted and potentially checked for tolerance. Now that's rather rare (I can only think of valve clearances that actually get checked). Back to the legal bit I wonder if it's a phrase that sounds 'good' that can be used to refer to anyone who get's their hands dirty.

Originally Posted by neio79

......JHS dont recommend the GSXR shock upgrade apparantly its not made to withstand the heat of the exhaust running next to it......

I've spotted their deliberate mistake-the exhaust is nowhere near the shock! Do I win a prize?