What have you done to your bike today?

[hellkat]

That's the one
(sorry, brain fart moment )
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Feasty]

So today (over the last week) I fitted a cheap AliExpress gear indicator to my TDM900, which didn't work.
I then used AI instructions to repeatedly try and fix it, moving the speed sensor connection to different places on different settings. It's now destined for the bin.

Conclusion:
1) AI likes to change it's instructions every time something doesn't work, making out you got it wrong in the first place, and responds in a patronising way when you point out it's clearly got something wrong.
2) Don't bother trying to use cheap Chinese gadgets unless you've got a LOT of spare time on your hands!
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Previous: Aprilia Habana Retro 50cc (beauty), Yamaha SR125 (fell apart), Honda XR125 (nippy little commuter), Honda SLR650 (Geewhizz), Yamaha Diversion 900S (Smoooooth) written off courtesy of a stupid escaped horse.
(7 year gap), BMW F650 (Relaxing ride). Aprilia Caponord ETV1000 (Big and bold). Yamaha FZS600 (got me in trouble too quick!).
Current: Yamaha TDM 900 (Comfy, light but big, power when needed).

[MarJay]

*sigh*

AI will only produce a response that sounds like it *might* be correct. It is not a fountain of knowledge. Something obscure like a Chinese gear position indicator is likely to not have accessible manuals online, and so the AI WILL just make shit up. That's what it does. The tech companies call it 'hallucinations' but what it really is is a way of stopping the AI from announcing that it doesn't know everything.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F; Cheap project: CBR900RR FireBlade
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Right now AI is researching human-authored sources. What happens two years down the line when it’s pulling ‘facts’ from an abundance of AI-authored material?

[A100man]

[MarJay]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Yep, it’ll be dog poo.

My employer (for 3 more weeks until redundancy and retirement) expects that AI-produced material will be reviewed by humans before publication, but as staff with hard-won experience and understanding leave it means the newer, younger ones are denied those same opportunities to learn. How are they going to challenge what AI produces? Since we’re developing medicines it’s quite a scary thought.

[MarJay]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[Rob W]

[to v or not to v]

to get the thread back on subject...
fitted a rear hugger from China. £60 as opposed to £135 from Pyramid.
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Moto Guzzi V7.

[Easy-X]

More news on the Harley stuck brake light problem - the Breakout is Brake-on / Broke-on

Did some diagnosing. The right switch cluster that also has the front brake switch is CAN-bus. Mostly anything you press goes over data-wires except the kill switch which is separate. If you disconnect the right switch cluster you can't turn on the bike but if you turn on the bike, disconnect the switch and then hit the kill switch it still turns off... hope that makes sense

Anyhoo, with the switch cluster connected and the front brake pulled in (with the engine cold) the brake lights work as expected. If you hold the lever in and at the same time disconnect the switch cluster the brake lights go off. Conclusion: 'front brake on' is a continuous 'ON' signal to the BCM not explicit 'ON' and 'OFF' signals.

The Plan: wait for the Old Fella to come back from a long run tomorrow. Hopefully the bike comes back with the brake lights stuck on. If so, we disconnect the switch cluster and see if the lights go off. If they do, it's the switch cluster. If they don't, it's the BCM and ker-ching, take out a second mortgage and send it to a Harley dealer.

BTW, to get at the connector for the switch cluster means unbolting the fuel tank. At this point we could probably do it blindfolded
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Rob W]

Swapped the USB-A charger for the fast charging USB-C one so I can actually charge my phone while using it on the bike.
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'90 TS50 > '04 Senda 125 > '91 ZXR400 > '90 CB-1 > '04 GSX-R1000 > '96 Bandit 600 > '89 ZXR750 H1 > '96 GSX-R750 SRAD > '98 RR-W Fireblade > '98 T595 Daytona > '03 Hornet 900 > '04 Fireblade > '16 GSX-S1000F (x2) > '23 XSR900

[RhynoCZ]

[Rob W]

[Polarbear]

Changed it - see other thread.
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Triumph Trophy Launch Edition

[blurredman]

Swapped a good barrel and piston over.

https://www.bikechatforums.com/download.php?id=107376
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S, 1979 MZ TS150.
Current: 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 18k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 10k, 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 - 40k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 52k.

[panrider_uk]

Tank cover off
Airbox off
Handlebar covers off

Only want to swap the ignition barrel

Still got to do some dismantlng of the top end of the forks but the heat in my garage got the better of me.
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[Easy-X]

Some solid progress with the Harley!

The Old Fella spotted a relatively cheap workshop diagnostics tablet on eBay that said it could do all sorts - module change, key programming, etc. - and who doesn't love another gadget Anyhoo, we fired it up and managed to get live data streams of various things including front brake switch, rear brake switch and brake light. As you work the lever/pedal you see them mirrored on the tablet screen. "Hang on, is that brake light stuck on?!" We looked at the screen and this time it said the rear was on

The rear brake switch is an inline hydraulic pressure switch. I went to disconnect it and the brake lights started flickering on and off. In the end we discovered wiggling the blades on the switch (not the connectors on the loom side) would activate the switch. Finally! An easily reproduceable problem, so we have a replacement heading over next day from Amazon for £17.

Will it solve the problem? I have a feeling there are overlapping issues here but the handy thing with this tablet is getting separate data streams. If the brake light stays on again we can query the BCM and right hand switch cluster in isolation and definitely get to the bottom of which one is at fault.
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[panrider_uk]

Bought a "new" Pan

I decided that 10 years of storage had caused the existing one to look somewhat sorry for itself and it was a lot of work to bring it back up to scratch (maybe I'll continue over the winter).

So I found an 02 plate one (7 years younger) with ABS/TCS in very good condition and went for it.

Handily it's the same colour so I'll have a good donor bike if needed.
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[to v or not to v]

[panrider_uk]

Great bike plus nostalgia
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel

[to v or not to v]

washed the bike and fitted some second hand crash bars.
ordered the bolt kit from H&B for the bars and it was nearly £50 delivered

hopefully they will never be put to the test.
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Moto Guzzi V7.

[Rob W]

Swapped back to the bar end mirrors that I'd installed previously. I'm a little bit, shall we say 'wide' and couldn't see a thing in all honesty from the Puig ones I'd installed.

Swapped back, and can see more from just one of these than I could from the Puig .
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'90 TS50 > '04 Senda 125 > '91 ZXR400 > '90 CB-1 > '04 GSX-R1000 > '96 Bandit 600 > '89 ZXR750 H1 > '96 GSX-R750 SRAD > '98 RR-W Fireblade > '98 T595 Daytona > '03 Hornet 900 > '04 Fireblade > '16 GSX-S1000F (x2) > '23 XSR900

[panrider_uk]

Fitted the new ignition barrel to the old Pan

Thought it would be a fairly easy job.
Took two of us all day!

All electrics now working.
Shame it doesn't fire up.
Probably a blocked fuel system as it's been stood for years.
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Current bikes: Honda ST1100 Pan European. Moto Guzzi V85 TT Travel