Recent content by Just Plain Bill

No, as I mentioned, they are not easily removable - in fact I haven't taken mine off since mounting them so calling them "permanent" works for me. (It would only take a few minutes to remove them but putting them back on might take an hour - yeah, they are permanent.) I bought a couple of...

If you're looking for an inexpensive set of bags for your Givi mounts, consider using Pelican - real or Harbor Freight knock off (Apache brand) boxes. They offer a good variety of sizes, they can be locked, will mount easily to the Givi mounts using steel wire clips/clamps and are weather...

When I sell something on eBay, it's because I don't have a need for it and want it gone. If someone does have a need and makes a lower offer, I'm likely to take it.

DCT and cruise control are a godsend to we older (arthritic handed) guys. :o I'm at the point where if no one near Minneapolis volunteers for a BDI CC fitment, I might buy the base AP500 unit ($188 US) and a Trail Tech switch (~$25 on eBay) and be the guinea pig. I'd prefer BDI do the work and...

The AU dollar is trading (today) at about US $0.77, so unless they quoted the price in US dollars, it's less. MCCruise has been around for a long time and makes excellent cruise controls. MCCruise uses the same Smart Line AP900c module as BDI (sourced elsewhere) for their FJ-09 (Tracer)...

In addition to my '13 NC700XD, I own a 2015 Yamaha FJ-09 which, as of two weeks ago, is equipped with a Smart Line AP900c electronic cruise control from Brandon Distributing Inc. (BDI) in Elk River MN. It works just like an automotive CC with three function buttons (On/Off, Set and Resume plus...

I usually have a GPS and radar detector - and sometimes a camera on-board, so I found a compact four in one receptacle and used two sided tape to affix it to the instrument cluster. There's a volt meter in place in the lower photo.

It's Honda's word. It means you go through a simple procedure (described in the installation manual) letting the DCT computer know that there is a new device providing input. Another term would be a "handshake" between the shifter unit and the computer. This is what I wrote in the...

This is the original post by TechiePilot http://nc700-forum.com/forum/nc700-mods/1168-dual-clutch-transmission-change-pedal-kit.html and his source was a Japanese company name Webike. The price from Webike was around $300. I bought mine through a Japanese intermediary company (Biddee) who bid...

I agree that it's an individual choice - which is why I didn't waste any time proselytizing for it. Posting the videos was a way of paying back for the help this and other forums have given me. It's a pleasure.

You are the guy I made the videos for Ticopilot.

Thanks to TechiePilot who posted info on the 08U70-MGS-J51 change pedal kit in the Mods forum, I purchased one and installed it yesterday. I uploaded a three part video series to YouTube this afternoon: Introduction: http://youtu.be/lo0CoE-dEls Installation: http://youtu.be/gsiwLVHd3qE Demo...

Obviously I don't have the answer, but have learned that the Honda offers a similar accessory shift lever kit ( 08U70-MGH-D21) for the VFR1200X DCT CrossTourer (not available in the US), and it's described as: "A complete kit to select gears with a traditional foot shifter on the Dual Clutch...

This device (gizmodo?) is exactly what I needed this week when bumping down a rutted jeep road on my NC700XD. I had a death grip on the bars so toggling the damn paddles with my left hand was difficult, awkward and didn't always get me the gear I expected. If there had been a foot "shift lever"...

Craig, Now that I have a few miles on the F4i shock and see no evidence of the reservoir hose interfering with swing arm travel, I would definitely choose it over the VFR800 shock because of the greater adjustability of the F4i shock. BUT, if I ever find a (cheap) aftermarket spring with a...