SBF Silverwings / HOM Cafe 2012

[SW9000]

Service is damn good.

When her hands go down on me, Wow it was damn smooth.

She was most of the time on top dominating the session.

 

Question is... were you facing up too? : )

[Uncle]

Is it necessary to glue the hand grip?

[Fusionjaz]

Question is... were you facing up too? : )

The second part of the session I have to face up......

[Fusionjaz]

Question is... were you facing up too? : )

The second part of the session I have to face up......

[SW9000]

Have you watched the movie? Apple of my Eyes...

Very nice song.

 

 

Another MV:

 

[video=youtube;ZEUiPGg-_Rg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZEUiPGg-_Rg&feature=related

[Fazli]

Is it necessary to glue the hand grip?

 

I haven't for once glued my 2 BMW grips since my CB400 and they have never slipped.

 

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[confusehaha]

http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php?p=7450649

 

http://img.tapatalk.com/74c5d6d6-1e36-c18d.jpg

 

http://img.tapatalk.com/74c5d6d6-1e4e-9ebc.jpg

 

http://img.tapatalk.com/74c5d6d6-1e69-6a38.jpg

 

hence the lightest weight for stock rollers is 29grams? is there any lighter than 29grams for stock rollers?

Edited March 25, 2012 by confusehaha

[Uncle]

I haven't for once glued my 2 BMW grips since my CB400 and they have never slipped.

 

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Thanks. When I remove the original grips, I saw that it was glued. I just applied some contact glue the same but it's really hard to get the grips in.

[hachi]

Guan Hoe Co. About $30 each. There's a special bolt that cost about $18 each. Need to find a spacer for the bar end.

THks for the info.......

[hachi]

The BMW grip, where to get it other than performance motors?? The show room at Kampong Kayu rd, do they sell it???

[whyzee]

The BMW grip, where to get it other than performance motors?? The show room at Kampong Kayu rd, do they sell it???

 

Grips only available at the parts centre at Bt Timah.

 

You can get it at Mtechnik and Adventure on Wheels too, but they charge around $12 more.

[SW9000]

Came across this GPS mount for SW-T.

 

http://shop.sw-motech.com/cgi-bin/cosmoshop/lshop.cgi?action=showdetail&wkid=133091992528582&ls=en&nc=&rubnum=products.1252674712.gps-halter_cockpit_nonshock&artnum=GPS.01.8013.30000/B&id=13&gesamt_zeilen=Tshowrub--products.1252674712.gps-halter_cockpit_nonshock&typid=57512259

[SW9000]

Btw, anyone tried running cooler plugs for hot S'pore or for tour?

 

Was thinking of IUH27...

[hachi]

Grips only available at the parts centre at Bt Timah.

 

You can get it at Mtechnik and Adventure on Wheels too, but they charge around $12 more.

That's too bad....Have to make a rip down to BT....

 

Anyone running HID H7R for SW high beam... Cos usually I put HID onto my bike high beam for bikes...Come across this H7R for reflective lens like SW...Wonder any place to hold the ballast???

[Uncle]

The BMW grip, where to get it other than performance motors?? The show room at Kampong Kayu rd, do they sell it???

 

Just got from PML Bukit Timah 2 days back. Now cost down @$12 each, probably due to weak Euro. But the bikes still cost the same, unfortunately.

[Uncle]

Btw, anyone tried running cooler plugs for hot S'pore or for tour?

 

Was thinking of IUH27...

 

They said for hot weather or tour, need to run hotter plugs.

[Fusionjaz]

SWinGers, wanna try out ATV rides in MY...?

We can discuss this coming Thursday meetup.

 

ATV Adventure

 

 

[Uncle]

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0572.jpg

 

This is a DIY project to add hand guards to the Silverwing FJS400D. I hate to wear gloves for short distances when it rains because they will take a long time to dry. However, the raindrops falling on the back of the hand is uncomfortable at speeds above 100km/h, especially when the rain is heavy. Also, there's a risk of stones hitting the hands, and possibly causing loss of bike control and accident. Armoured gloves are not practical for our tropical climate due to heat. Hence the birth of this project.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0573.jpg

 

For the project, I'm using the Suzuki Vstrom 1000 handguards. The idea came from https://picasaweb.google.com/rogerzcoot/SuziHandguards?authkey=Gv1sRgCKWx4_u54sP7WQ#5571762551068430242 which proved possible to adapt a hand guard for SW. These handguards are "closed loop", providing good all-round protection. It is not intended to provide for hand protection in the event of the crash, as such will require big metal hand guards, usually made for big adventure bikes like the GS with wide handle bars. With our faired handle bar, body and windshield, there is simply not enough space for such hand guards. Being a light tourer, dirt-bikes hand guards which secure only on the inner side of the handle bars are not suitable for our Silverwing as they tend to flex at higher speeds.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0553.jpg

 

A visit to the local Suzuki agent secured the required Suzuki parts. The staff mentioned that many people bought and adapt the Vstrom hand guards for other models; a good sign that it should work. They are only available in black. The agent is really traditional, using paper-fed calculator and hand-written receipts. Also, the shop policy is no return and no exchange, so better make sure that the part is correct.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_6308.jpg

 

This shows the hand guards mounting positions. Inner side mounts on the bolt of the brake lever, while outer side mounts before the bar ends. The distance of the mounting points are different for the two hand guards due to the throttle housing on the right side. However, as they are flexible, you should be able to bend in or out slightly to adapt for other handle bars makes and bike models.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_6314.jpg

 

This is the special bolt required to mount the inner side of the hand guards. Top is a 12mm hex nut with a inner 6mm thread. It might be possible to adapt other bolts for this.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0558.jpg

 

This is how it looks like mounted on the right brake lever.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0559.jpg

 

And the left brake lever.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_6317.jpg

 

The outer side mounts on a special spacer (2nd from left in picture). The Suzuki part number is 57346-14G00 and requires indent with 3 weeks leadtime. Since I'm still using the original bar end, I had opted for the Suzuki balancer set which comes with the spacer and heavy balancer.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0556.jpg

 

There're a bunch of parts that are not used since our handle bar already has a built-in mount with 6mm inner thread to secure the bar ends. It seems almost impossible to remove this built-in mount as there are no screws securing it.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0567.jpg

 

This shows how the end of the hand guard looks like. Diameter is 15mm and thickness is 5mm. It might be possible to adapt some spacers yourself.

 

http://www.fjrtech.com/images/controls/04VStromHandGuards/ClipOnDremel.jpg

 

Some prefer to increase the hole size to fit their spacer / bar ends. My personal preference is not to mod the mounting point as it will weaken the support.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_6320.jpg

 

At the same time, I have decided to change the original hand grips to BMW grooved hand grip that many of the forumers are using. It is 5mm longer than original at 127mm. I thought to shift the throttle and signal housing inside to cater to the extra grip length. However they have a notch matched to a hole on the handle bar which prevented it from mounting in other positions. The method is to compress the grip slightly so that it's flushed with the end of the handle bars. Special care has to be taken on the right grip so that it does not interfere with throttle movement.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0570.jpg

 

The right hand guard mounts without any modification. However, there's a need to shift the brake lever inner as far as it will go to avoid having to bend in the hand guard too much.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0561.jpg

 

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0562.jpg

 

The left hand guard requires slight trimming of the inner side covering the brake reservoir.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0564.jpg

 

Not the neatest handy work but it'll work

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0568.jpg

 

The finished product.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0569.jpg

 

Full right stays clear of the body and windshield.

 

http://i1065.photobucket.com/albums/u382/raymondsg/Silverwing/Handguards/IMG_0571.jpg

 

So does the full left.

 

Handlebar width before the modification is 730mm and the widest part is the mirror. After installing the hand guards, the widest part is now the hand guards at 850mm, followed by the mirrors at 830mm and handle bar at 810mm. As the hand guards are at the same height as car mirrors, care has to be taken to avoid splitting the lanes too fine. Otherwise, they handle well at speeds above 100km/h.

 

The parts list used for the project and their costs:

 

57541-06G10-291 Handguard LH - $30

57341-27G02-291 Handguard RH - $30

57431-06G00 Bolt Lever x 2 - $38

56200-06861 Balancer Set, Handlebar x 2 - $114

(The balancer set is actually optional. There's another part number 56200-06860 which is actually the same thing. What's needed is the spacer 57346-14G00, which is part of the set.)

32721458395 BMW Left Grooved Handle - $12

32721458396 BMW Right Grooved Handle - $12

M6 12mm screw x 2

M6 80mm screw x 2

M6 nuts x 2

20mm washers x 4

 

Singapore Suzuki agent details:

 

Guan Hoe Co.(M) Pte Ltd - Showroom / Spare parts

120 Rangoon Rd

Singapore 218398

Tel: 65160018

 

Guan Hoe Co.(M) Pte Ltd - Workshop

1 Kaki Bukit Avenue 6

#02-44 Autobay @ Kaki Bukit

Singapore 417883

Tel: 65096328

 

Happy DIYing!

Edited March 26, 2012 by Uncle
Updated part numbers

[whyzee]

Very nice mod! Almost looked like oem.

[Fazli]

Job very well done.

[Fazli]

Thanks. When I remove the original grips, I saw that it was glued. I just applied some contact glue the same but it's really hard to get the grips in.

 

A way is to make use of the air space in the grips to push them in by hitting it flat with your hands on the end of the grips.

[Atlantic 200]

I'm back ....... rain non-stop from Ayer Keroh to Singapore but one thing is super good "Dry Master Jacket", not a single wet wet on my body except my leg

[Uncle]

A way is to make use of the air space in the grips to push them in by hitting it flat with your hands on the end of the grips.

 

What I did was to insert a screw driver longer than the grip into the grip. As you rotate the screw driver around the bar, push in on the grip and it will go in easily.

[SW9000]

Move the handguard post to the Tech thread ahh.

[SW9000]

Uncle, pls come for meeting on Thursday.

We want molestation exercise.