Unusual

[grog]

Just a new thread, hopefully interesting.Quirky or different features of owned bikes.My Darmah, charge light stayed on until batt fully charged. Ariel had centrestand below rear wheel, rear stand i guess. Kawasaki had neutral at bottom. Old Harley didnt have oil pump, every 5 minutes or so, had to pump plunger in middle of tank. Velocette Noddy bike had hand lever starter. Ducati had 3 oil filters. Hoping to hear of more crazy/ clever stuff.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

My BMW K1300GT has a round 12 pin obdII port, when the rest of the known universe uses the std flat pin variety, so of course an adapter has to be sourced.

[Tony Nitrous]

Harley Skirtster.

For all its faults and issues (and they were plenty) when the weight of the bike went on the sidestand it went into a slot. You could face the bike downhill and push it and it still wouldn't roll off the sidestand. It worked really well.

[Tony Nitrous]

My Suzuki 250 "Super-6", an outlet at the top front of the tank, another at the bottom, a clear tube inbetween. My first ever fuel gauge, and it was accurate.

[Tony Nitrous]

Having owned a lot of Jap bikes. A H@rley Sportsters oil tank where the side panel on a real bike would have been. A pipe from the bottom pushed onto a bung welded to the frame. Pull the pipe off... drain oil... push back into bung and refill.

Easiest oil change ever after a lot of Jap bikes. 

[grog]

My old Harley had LH throttle and foot clutch, was a challenge. Old 900SS Ducati had clear strip in fuel tank for fuel level. Imola tank only from memory. Drain plugs in forks, grease nipples in head and swing arm, some bloody good stuff in old bikes. One of mine, cant rem which, had line on speedo to to show your top speed that day, push button reset.

[Tony Nitrous]

One of mine, cant rem which, had line on speedo to to show your top speed that day, push button reset.

The KOSO dash I put in my GSX14 remembers top speed, top revs etc etc since the last trip counter reset.  When I first put it back on the road it went to a Brisbane bike shop for a couple of jobs. I reset it just before I handed them the keys.

They obviously weren't familiar with the dash, as when I collected it I showed the workshop manager the speed, revs etc that it had hit on the "test ride".

I wasn't that bothered but the manager looked a bit worried for a minute or two until I laughed about it.

[Tony Nitrous]

New Busa has "Hill Hold".

I have it on my Hilux. Works faultless on the Hilux. You can pull-up, foot on the brake, foot off the brake, pull away clutch and throttle (it's a manual) and as you load up the transmission to pull away it releases unnoticed.

The Busa however, holds the bike fine, but as you pull away you feel the bike "load up" and pull against it untill it releases. It works but it's very noticeable and I'm not a fan. When it comes in pulling away feels like the rear brake is on untill it release.

Into the menu... tap tap tap... and it's turned off.

Don't miss it. Who needs Hill Hold on a bike ?

[Hooli]

New Busa has "Hill Hold".

I have it on my Hilux. Works faultless on the Hilux. You can pull-up, foot on the brake, foot off the brake, pull away clutch and throttle (it's a manual) and as you load up the transmission to pull away it releases unnoticed.

The Busa however, holds the bike fine, but as you pull away you feel the bike "load up" and pull against it untill it releases. It works but it's very noticeable and I'm not a fan. When it comes in pulling away feels like the rear brake is on untill it release.

Into the menu... tap tap tap... and it's turned off.

Don't miss it. Who needs Hill Hold on a bike ?

I know someone slightly with a BMW1000RRRRRRRrRRRRRrrrrRRrRRRRR!!! and he hated the hill hold on that. It did the same as you describe on your Busa, which meant when pulling away on gravel it stalled cause he was being too gentle with it cause 'brand new bike' and he dumped it in front of a bike cafe at about 200miles old.

Oddly enough, he's had it turned off too.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

I have hill hold on my 4wd, handy off-road, don't see the need for hill hold on a bike myself

[Tally]

My GSX 750ESD had a self retracting side stand , bloody thing was a nightmare, any kind of slope and it would roll off, ask me how I know. When i came to a stop I had to hold the stand firmly in place and then lean over until the weight of the bike could keep it in place. Get it wrong and the bike goes over. Kept a supply of clutch levers as replacements.

[SpongeBob]

My BMW K1300GT has a round 12 pin obdII port, when the rest of the known universe uses the std flat pin variety, so of course an adapter has to be sourced.

MVAgusta have a 3 pins connector (automotive, apparently also used on Fiats) out of which only 1 pin (!) is used. A specific adapter cable is required to connect to a regular obdII interface plug and module. This adapter cable also have two wires to connect directly to the bike's battery with alligator clips, which is quite error prone -- and somewhat impractical as the battery is under the seat (at best), and the diagnostic plug is near the front near the front of the bike, right above the cylinders head and the radiator... 

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Italian engineering at its best, form over function

[gsxbarmy]

New Busa has "Hill Hold".

I have it on my Hilux. Works faultless on the Hilux. You can pull-up, foot on the brake, foot off the brake, pull away clutch and throttle (it's a manual) and as you load up the transmission to pull away it releases unnoticed.

The Busa however, holds the bike fine, but as you pull away you feel the bike "load up" and pull against it untill it releases. It works but it's very noticeable and I'm not a fan. When it comes in pulling away feels like the rear brake is on untill it release.

Into the menu... tap tap tap... and it's turned off.

Don't miss it. Who needs Hill Hold on a bike ?

I have Hill Hold on my BMW R1250GS. Must admit when touring in Ireland and sometimes having to stop on 1 in 4 slopes fully loaded, I found it invaluable when pulling away - let's off gently as soon as you ease the clutch.

[steve porter]

My grey import japan only model early 70's Z 750 kawasaki, looked the same as the ofiginal Z 900 had a factory chain oiler under the left sidecover