So, last Saturday I posted about installing the SkeneDesign front and back lights, and then went on to install the other accessories I had received, that is, an engine plate and side cases with the corresponding racks.
Soon after posting, I started reading the instructions for the engine plate and discovered I needed some liquid thread locker, so with the bike still in no condition to be ridden (no fairings) I decided to drive first to my Honda dealership to see if I could get that thread locker and accessorily the famous accessory kit and relay set that would simplify the (future) installation of devices and other gadgets on my bike… I also realized I may need some cables to connect stuff to the battery directly, occasionally.
Well, I’m never super-convinced by Honda Motorcycle, to be honest. I was much more satisfied of Honda for cars than for motorcycle: most of the time, they look at me like I’m an E.T. – ok, I have a slight French accent that doesn’t help sometimes, but hey I’m still speaking English, to my knowledge – asking for weird things nobody requests and eventually, when they understand what I need, they don’t have it in stock… So I desisted from the accessory kit and relay set – it was backordered – since I didn’t really need it now, and I went away just with the connection cables because they didn’t have liquid thread locker either… Yeah, next time I might just go directly to Canadian Tire… maybe they’ll sell Honda bikes better than Honda themselves too…
At Canadian Tire I spent a bit more time than planned, because I looked for a cigarette socket too – which I didn’t find with the connector I wanted on the other side – and it took me a little while to find the thread locker; while I was at it, I also bought some JB Weld every biker seems to be talking about – to do cold welding of metal when, er, something breaks on the bike – and I also started wasting my time looking at LED effects I could put under the bike – nah, stop being a kid Phil, it’s a bike, not a spacecraft!
Back home, I starting reinstalling the fairings, then mounting the racks, and it was pretty straight forward – except maybe properly clipping/adjusting the fairings…
So here’s the result with the Givi V35 side cases and the top rack – still waiting for the Givi V47 top box. Looks perfect to me, and will be even better when the top box comes in.
After that, I made a quick demo movie about the lights too.
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