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« Last post by OX-34 on Today at 11:12:39 am »
Unless you never ride at night, could I suggest that the daylight running lights you choose should be powerful enough to make up for the truly feeble lights that are bolted to the front of the Tiger 1050?
Personally I always use a relay for adding lights, but I fit my lights so that I can see at night, not to make me more visible in the day and I choose higher power lights accordingly.
If seangee is correct and in the UK you need a switch for MOT is it allowable to mount said switch out of the weather? A switch under the seat that is triggered by anything that only comes on with the ignition (eg tail light) may suffice and never get drowned in the UK winters. Nobody needs to access DRLs in an emergency. Rather they would be on whenever the bike is in action and off when the bike is asleep.
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« Last post by Irn-bru on Today at 10:10:48 am »
Thank you!
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« Last post by seangee on Today at 09:50:37 am »
The relay is to protect the switch. Rule of thumb is if you use LEDs you don't need a relay, if you use halogens you do because of the extra current draw. I bought one with a relay but the relay was faulty. Couldn't be *rsed to return it so use it without - never had an issue.
FWIW those cheapie handlebar switches only last a couple of winters as they do let water / condensation in. But they are cheap - and if you don't ride in all weather it doesn't matter.
Note that since you are in the UK you do need a switch for MOT purposes.
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« Last post by Irn-bru on Today at 08:43:22 am »
Hi,
Can someone explain to me why some wiring harnesses with handlebar switch in eBay use a relay and other don't. Is one better than the other? I'm just looking to wire some day light running lights.
Thanks
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« Last post by gavuk on Yesterday at 08:03:36 pm »
I've had a few bikes in my life (like most of us codgers) but I've never had one twice. That's about to change. I bought a brand new KTM 1190 Adv S in 2015 in South Africa to be my all-purpose holiday bike. About 3 months of every year. It turned out to be better than my Tiger, my K1200GT, GS 1150, XR500R, etc. In short, it did it all. I bought a SA-made Quick-Loader trailer that allows one-man loading and headed out. When I look back, after a recent trip to SA, I rode that bike through mountain passes, on beaches, up Sani Pass in the rain and fog, and above 47C temperature in the wild parts of the Western Cape. It never balked at any of the challenges. I sold it because SWBO and I decided to move to a new area and CV-19 was afoot. I picked a worthy recipient - my best friend. My KTM had all the tricks, and the trailer was a part of the deal. Fast forward 3 years.
I start looking around. A new KTM is almost three times the price of what I paid in 2015. Same with all the other marques. So, make a call? Turns out my mate has added 688 km's to the bike and will sell bike and trailer back at the purchase price. His Indian is also stagnating but that is not my game. So, I am about to get my best bike back without paying for parking for 3 years and he has serviced it twice! I cannot wait!
Blimey wish I had a mate like that. Enjoy your new steed. 
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« Last post by tiggersteve on Yesterday at 05:10:37 pm »
 Been struggling to find a Bike to replace my 1290S  My tinnitus is causing me issues but that's another story, Anyway as can be seen in my Avatar I had a ZZR1100 back in the day so decided to pick one up in the interim (err for ever but don't tell the wife  ) Been great, not got the grunt of the Katoom but can still picks up her skirt, currently sorn while I improve things Friend of mine had 2 1190's,
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« Last post by seangee on Yesterday at 02:16:58 pm »
Result! 
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« Last post by ZuluTiger on 18 March, 2023, 07:31:10 pm »
I've had a few bikes in my life (like most of us codgers) but I've never had one twice. That's about to change. I bought a brand new KTM 1190 Adv S in 2015 in South Africa to be my all-purpose holiday bike. About 3 months of every year. It turned out to be better than my Tiger, my K1200GT, GS 1150, XR500R, etc. In short, it did it all. I bought a SA-made Quick-Loader trailer that allows one-man loading and headed out. When I look back, after a recent trip to SA, I rode that bike through mountain passes, on beaches, up Sani Pass in the rain and fog, and above 47C temperature in the wild parts of the Western Cape. It never balked at any of the challenges. I sold it because SWBO and I decided to move to a new area and CV-19 was afoot. I picked a worthy recipient - my best friend. My KTM had all the tricks, and the trailer was a part of the deal. Fast forward 3 years.
I start looking around. A new KTM is almost three times the price of what I paid in 2015. Same with all the other marques. So, make a call? Turns out my mate has added 688 km's to the bike and will sell bike and trailer back at the purchase price. His Indian is also stagnating but that is not my game. So, I am about to get my best bike back without paying for parking for 3 years and he has serviced it twice! I cannot wait!
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« Last post by ZuluTiger on 18 March, 2023, 01:35:11 pm »
Sounds like my US experience with Mylers, except they simply lost my radiator, then fudged the progress, then sent my radiator to someone else, etc. I ended up telling them to keep it and a member here bought it from them for the repair price. I never found out if it worked. It was very early in my ownership and Triumph US split the cost of a replacement after some back and forth. I was not happy as it was within the first few thousand miles but my bike was over two years old. The new unit is going strong 12 years later.
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« Last post by Paul2bikes on 18 March, 2023, 01:26:06 pm »
Well, fitted the rad five minutes after running it was leaking in the same area  Rang them and sent pics, very apologetic said they do have the odd repair that doesn't take, I can't even see evidence of any repair, apparently they use some form of epoxy with it being aluminium, going to give them another go at it, failing that will have to source a replacement  That's bad, they can't have tested it. Needs TIG welding.
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