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First

Preparing for the first service

The manual has been released indicating that most of what we need to do is tightening, inspection, wheels, brakes, shocks and steering (usual bike stuff)

Purchased

  • Some basic stands front and back. I found some with rubber mounts for the swing arm, so they work on bikes without first inserting the bolts. Not quite as stable, be aware.
  • New set of good handled round head hex/allen keys. I note that the short end, with leverage is straight cut for good torque, and the other end has the rounded head, to allow better angles. There is a lot of hex heads on the bike, so this will save me a lot of time
  • Better tyre pressure gauge - the one built into my compressor isn’t accurate enough. Decided to get a dial gauge rather than the pen like ones, as it is easier to read for only a little more weight.
  • New Anderson Plus - especially a dash mount one. This is going to replace the EC13 plug on the side. The new one I have is panel mount, so will just need a slight cut out of the existing welded tab holding the EC13. Then I need to just use some good uv related heat shrink on the inside side to protect it from water. Unfortunately there is no external cover. Looking at options. See Battery Plug.

Learning

TODO - watch lots of you tube videos.

Plans

  • Follow Schedule.
  • External Charger replace with Anderson Plug
    • Consider thicker gauge wires from battery to external charger
    • This would allow another place to extend the battery
    • Even possibly a sidecar !
  • Fix Key (lock) issue - loose connection.
    • Photograph
    • Make sure won’t happen again
    • Report to manufacturer
  • Check ALL wiring
    • Connections
    • Quality of wires - note of any that may need replacing
    • Connectors - find all connectors, lavel and document
    • Add more cable ties to at risk wires
    • Look at risks for water comming in, which wires are at risk (e.g. existing external charge port needs some work)
  • Check lights - look at what the rules are and make a stencil for next time
  • See if software can be connected, possibly even the Bluetooth dongle
  • Investigate what is involved in removing the rear wheel to replace the tyre
  • Check space in battery housing, and meausre well for upgrades / additions
  • Measure and look at charger mounting options
  • Tank - I have a feeling the tank could be cut down to a fraction of the size, and allow a heap of storage/battery - check it out and review.