Balancing the wheel …
With my new cheap balancing tool – works great !
June 2021
May 2021
New tires for the SWM …
It is at least 25 years since I have changed a motorcycle tyre with tyre levers
It was exactly as hard as I remembered, and the nice black rims got a few scratches on the way.
I want to be able to fix a puncture on the roadside, so I removed the wheels and changed the tires, only using the toolkit I have build for longer trips.
The new tires are Mitas E07 and I’m looking forward to test them on different surfaces.
Problem fixed …
In the middle picture it is obvious that the spring loaded pawls are not moving freely, and it turned out that the small plungers was stuck in the bore by some greasy stuff.
(Probably anti corrosion grease coating from the manufactorer of the part that was never properly cleaned away during assembly of the engine)
I cleaned and oiled all parts, and the gearshift is working perfectly again !
Gear change problem …
The SWM have developed a problem with the downshifts, where it takes 2-3 attemots before I can get the gear pedal to move down to select a lower gear.
It is most likely a problem with the shifting mechanism that rotates the shifting drum – and it is placed under the clutch assembly so I can access it without taking the engine out and dismantle it completely.
It is worth a try 🙂
Testarossa …
Not only by Ferrari 🙂
(Testarossa means “red head” in Italian. )
Time for the 5000 km service and valve check.
April 2021
Vibration free mount for the Innovv camera …
The first bracket I made for the Innovv C5 did a good job transferring the vibration from the engine to the camera and the result was “wavy” movies.
The small rubber washer that came with the camera mount could not filter away the vibration.
So I made a new two-part bracket where I can adjust the flexibility with different kind of rubber/foam washers, and adjust how much the washers are compressed.
Installing the Innovv C5 camera …
Power supply hooked up to the battery (permanent 12 volt) and to a 12 volt source that is live when ignition is turned on.
The camera is placed on a home made bracket next to the wind shield.
The small controll unit just fits below the rear seat.
Not a difficult installation but it took some time to route and connect the cables.
Innovv C5 dash cam …
The problem with all other cameras is that you need to start recording manually BEFORE you see something interesting/beautiful/funny – and you dont always know when this will happen.
So a hard wired dash cam that starts recording as soon as you start the engine, and overwrites the oldest recording when the memory card is full could be the best solution.
The Innovv C5 won me over because it have wifi connection to my phone, so I can download and secure the most interesting parts of the trip without fiddling with memory cards.
I’m installing it on the SWM Superdual 🙂
March 2021
Lowering the brake pedal – part 2 …
After lowering the foot pegs, it was not possible to adjust the brake pedal far enough down, and it is not ideal when you have to lift your foot off the peg to activate the brake.
So I had to modify the brake pedal, and I’m quite happy with the result 🙂
