HP2 Sport

sfarson · Post by **sfarson** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:46 am

Motostratos, Yonkyo... major congratulations.

Appreciate your impressions and images Yonkyo. Excellent.

The Teutonic Tangerine · Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:41 am

A man clearly after my own heart looking at the back tyre. You have paid for the tread so use it all.

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 1:13 pm

What tread? On the clocks?

The Teutonic Tangerine · Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:01 pm

PBBoxer wrote:What tread? On the clocks?

Er! no that would be on the back tyre as stated. See pictures in the early part of the thread.

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:03 pm

Oh
You're talking about the GS then? Sorry.

Yonkyo · Post by **Yonkyo** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:39 pm

The Teutonic Tangerine wrote:A man clearly after my own heart looking at the back tyre. You have paid for the tread so use it all.

Yes mate, this bike was built to go around corners fast.

And now with even smaller 'Chicken Strips'

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:41 pm

oo nearly there

Yonkyo · Post by **Yonkyo** » Mon Apr 07, 2008 9:18 pm

Hello peeps

Here’s Just a brief progress report. Jeeez, when is this shite weather gunna break.

Current Mileage: 700

The first service was duly done last Friday by BRM. Thankfully they didn’t need any special parts. So it was ready in a few hours and at a reasonable cost of just over £100.

They also did a recall upgrade to the ECU software, which apparently addresses issues with the ‘Anti-Knock System’ and also “Enhances”

??! the ‘Gear Shift Assist’.

So I picked the bike up from BRM and set off home. Only to discover that the Gear Shift Assist, now wasn’t working at all

. So I turned around and headed back to the shop.

The Tech and the service manager both had a look, but couldn’t find a solution or explanation as to why it now didn’t work. They even tried phoning BMW UK for advice. But unfortunately for me, the HP2S Tech expert was on holiday…bugger

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Anyhow, I rode the bike home, just using the conventional clutch gear shifts, which really annoyed me - Not that using the clutch is difficult, no the conventional gear shift is excellent – But because I’d been so totally captivated by the brilliant Shift Assist system. I just felt a bit short changed.

Sunday came, the snow melted and the sun came out, so it was compulsory to meet the boys for a quick blast down to Fowlers Café. As I rode off on the HP2S, I tried the Shift Assist again a few times, sadly to no avail. Then, after about 15 mins, I was changing up the box and when I pulled the clutch in, the engine misfired and spluttered a few times, then cleared.

I don’t know what made me try the Shift Assist again, but when I did, it worked fine and continues to work faultlessly so far

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As to why Shift Assist disappeared and the came back, is a mystery. But I sure did miss not having it.

Oh yes, I’ve also fitted a cute little tank bag, which came in useful for some emergency shopping at Tesco’s.

Room for a wallet, mobile and…err 6 eggs

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throttlemeister · Post by **throttlemeister** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 4:28 am

OMG, don't let Chris G see it, he may confuse it with a sport-tourer.

maineroads · Post by **maineroads** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:04 pm

Did those holes have to be drilled? Yikes....

Yonkyo · Post by **Yonkyo** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:55 pm

throttlemeister wrote:OMG, don't let Chris G see it, he may confuse it with a sport-tourer.

My next project is to retro fit my GS Top Box onto the HP2S carbon tail piece....

Yonkyo · Post by **Yonkyo** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:59 pm

maineroads wrote:Did those holes have to be drilled? Yikes....

The bag is made specifically for the HP2S.
the brackets screw into the existing holes, then it is simply secured by Velcro strips on the brackets attached to the tank.
Crude but simple. Vorsprung durch Technik

maineroads · Post by **maineroads** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 7:00 pm

As long as it can hold a Credit Card....What more do you need?

stoney · Post by **stoney** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 8:28 pm

maineroads wrote:As long as it can hold a Credit Card....What more do you need?

Thats called a 'pocket'....unless your leathers are too tight

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:27 am

maineroads wrote:As long as it can hold a Credit Card....What more do you need?

Two Ginsters Cornish Pasties and a can of Red Bull

Al