h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I just couldn't imagine a bloke calling his phallic symbol/bike peanut

There is that undertone, I s'pose. Like that MnMs ad...

D'yall wanna see a pic then?

NO!!! No, no, no, no, no!

Please, please, whatever you do, please do NOT show us a picture of your new bike.

We really, realy would rather not see it. Honestly!














Well.... okay then.

YB

Actually, I'll wait until it gets here, and I can take a pic of me on it.

And I'm shutting up now, honest

no no, please talk! activity on the club pages is to be encouraged!

And yes, a piccy would be good

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114019&goto=nextoldest

As threate...I mean, promised, here is The Peanut, on the day I got it.

All this week, Dai's been fiddling and fettling, fitting hand guards, lowering forks, and tracing the cause of a mystery fuse-blowing-situation . I can now get my feet comfortably on the ground, and am looking forward to a little run out over the weekend, a bit further than just Sainsburys Car Park.

Can only see a log in page. Looks like we have to register to see anything. Any other links Beatrice? Wanna see Peanut!!

OK, 2 pics now on Azahar's photo gallery thread thingy.

(Follow the thread link from my space if you can't find it)

Now all we have to do is find out why a fuse keeps blowing and I can take it to Skye this weekend....

Which fuse is it that keeps blowing, and are there any particular times or situations when it seems to go?

nd what rating is the fuse and what rating is it supposed to be?

7 1/2 amp, blows the instrument panel (speedo, rev counter, and most worryingly indicators).

It doesn't blow straight away, but was doing so when moving off. Dai's spent all morning stripping it and twiddling various wires, trying to eliminate all possible culprits. We THINK it's OK now - will go for a run this evening and keep fingers crossed.

Hey Beatrice, congrats on getting your article on the front page!!

Thank you Jemstone!

Just a quick update: The fuse held all the way from Lisburn to the ferry terminal at Larne (about 30 miles) and after I'd been sitting in neutral for a while getting a "computer says no" from the ticket girl, it blew. So I had to get on and off the boat with no instruments. But rode off with Dai in front of me and another mate behind, changed the fuse, wiggled the wire, and decided to avoid neutral for the rest of the trip. And that worked!

Made it all the way up to Skye in one go - my arms and shoulders were aching. Dropped it once on the way up, but then that's what crash bars and bar ends are for. At least the whiskey in my panniers survived intact!