btw, Rybrook is now Sytner and they've finished the traffic lights so you don't need to go through the housing estate/building site to get to them.

Never noticed the rebrand but did notice the traffic lights working and access to the road was open the last time I went there.

-=Glyn=-

Thanks for the replies.

When I went to school the manual method was the dipstick! 

I can’t stand these electronic oil level displays like I have on the car…

Strangely my GT owners manual doesn’t mention the sight tube at all and refers to the dipstick procedure.

The sight tube you are referring to I assume is the tube with the corrugated section seen from the right-hand side of the bike?

There are no markings that I can see other than the beginning and end of the corrugations so I can’t tell where the correct level might be?

Plan is to pick up 4 litres of BMW Advantec 5W/40 from Rybrook shortly along with an oil filter & crush washer as that gives me the choice of whether just to top-up (probably @0.25 litres) or do a complete oil change which would be my preferred option as I get to try my shiny new blue oil filter wrench from Wunderlich…

Thanks & kind regards,
-=Glyn=-

Interesting machine! 

Just watched your latest video and I have to say if you don't produce videos for a living you've missed your vocation in life! Very polished & professional.

Looking at your mount I couldn't live with mine obstructing any part of the cluster I'm afraid.

It's why when I originally purchased the bike the first thing I did was to remove the mount it came with as not only did it resemble a donkeys hind leg but it impacted access to the ignition key and obstructed most of the cluster and that was without a SatNav being bolted to it!

It took me so long and cost so much money going through many different Quad Lock & Peak Design mounts before I was happy with the current setup. The only thing is Peak don't do a suitable shock absorbing, chargeable mount. They offer shock absorbing or wireless charging just not both in the same mount.

Thats why I ended up fitting a USB-C socket in the cubby and use a coiled cable with right angled connectors but I hate being able to see any wires at all.

Thing is after all the grief I went through fitting the phone mount now I've got the Chigee I might end up removing it to fit the Chigee if I can't cobble together a bracket and squeeze it in above the cluster as there is not a lot of space up there as you have discovered although the GT doesn't look quite as tight.

I spent some time soliciting opinions on installing the Soundbomb and there were some horror stories of people just cable-tieing or even Superglueing it in position!

On the GT there is a perfect place to mount it on the ABS pump shelf behind the left hand side fairing panel and it even vents towards the grille where the BMW emblem is fitted. Perfect!

I posted about it here https://eurokclub.bike/index.php?topic=5226.0 but some change with Google Drive swallowed the photos and also on the K-Bikes forum https://www.k-bikes.com/posts/306679/ where it was so much easier to just post instead of host photos.

I made up a custom harness to the right length with braided sheath heat-shrunk at both ends with flag (right angle) crimps on the horn end and the MT connector to plug directly into one of the ezCAN outputs on the other.

Be careful what you spray with black plastidip as those LEDS have to shine out somewhere! 

-=Glyn=-

Well I said would reply the other day when I recovered but I guess I'm still tired. Better late then never though I suppose!

@Forcefield Hope the house move went OK?

I was more interested in the current draw than the voltage on that accessory wire. I already have the adaptor but was curious about the current draw of the Chigee (how do you pronounce it - sounds like chiggy/shiggy/chy-gee/shy-gee?

I guess as a trigger it won't pull much current as most of it will come through the red cable so I can see what that fuse is rated at and know it will be less than that! I wonder what the current output of the BMW SatNav connector is rated at though?

Would be interested in seeing your mounting solution(s) as that is the one thing I know I will struggle with. It took me a year and half-a-dozen brackets to get the phone mounting solution I was happy with and then Chiggee release the AIO-5 which means I could just keep it in my pocket or more likely in the cubby as I fitted a USB-C socket in there just for charging. Have I mentioned I'm very fussy?

Enjoyed the video...keep 'em coming!

Their website offers 15% off, my mate gave me a 20% off code (that's good news for the 20% Forum discount ) but I think I said somewhere else that a couple of hours after I received it they sent me a 33% off code for their soon-to-be-released AIO-5 Play which is due to ship 22nd May. To my address. I'm nothing if not greedy...

Methinks they got their naming convention the wrong way round though. The fully-featured one is called Lite and the one with additional video cameras is called Play.


@richtea Thanks for the link. Seemed a positive review like every other I've watched and/or read. General consensus seems to be its a quality, well made unit. Mind you they said that about the CarPlay I bought for the A8 and I ended up removing the damn thing...

I was up your way early hours of Saturday morning taking some photos of the Aurora. If only I could easily post photos here I would send it up...


I finally got round to making my own harnesses and fitting those Schroedie illuminated roundels/emblems and I have to say they're a really nice touch especially when driven by the ezCAN as it allows you to do some tricks and easily disable the white DRL just leaving them as indicators for those strict MOT testers! 

After the first ride out I noticed the n/s one had lost its white DRL. A quick tap on the fairing side panel bought it back on but it was flickering. Cursing my harness-making abilities even though I used the proper crimping tool, inspected all joints and also ran solder into them. I removed the panel only to find the red wire from the LED itself had come out of the factory-fitted crimp pin!

I notified Motorworks and told them I would have a go at repairing it but they contacted the supplier who agreed to send out a new one along with the connector. All credit to Tilly at Motorworks she said she would remove the parts from a stock unit and ship it to me that same day which indeed was exactly what happened.

Great customer service from Motorworks so I will be using them again.

All I need to do now is ride it in the dark to see what dimming level I need to adjust the night setback to as apparently they are bright at night and can be distracting while riding. Even though I don't get direct line of sight because they are blocked by their mouinting position and fairing panels I don't want to be scaring wildlife in the bushes as I ride past!

I'll probably start with them at 50% and see how that goes but it seems like I'll have my own puddle lights into the bargain! I might even set them to strobe when the horn button is pressed for a little more visibllity but we shall see.

I also run the Denali Soundbomb from the ezCAN with a 0.25 second delay so a brief push of the horn goes meep while a longer press goes BWAAAARRPP 

-=Glyn=-

Congrats Rae…aren’t you suffering from withdrawal symptoms from not being able to ride it home? 

Countdown to delivery has commenced…enjoy!

-=Glyn=-

I am a sucker for tech gadgets.

I saw this a couple of days ago;

https://antigravitybatteries.com/products/accessories/battery/chargers/btr3-bluetooth-tracker/

Unlike the earlier models it is compatible with both Lead Acid & Lithium batteries and seems to have some nice features in the associated app.

Enquired with the UK Distributor who unfortunately only just received his monthly pallet from Antigravity US who did not tell him about the new device so no stock in UK AFAIK which is a pity as I would have purchased two - one for the car and one for the bike!

-=Glyn=-

PS. Maybe I should have posted this in Comms & SatNav Corner (including Trackers) as it does have Tracker in the subject line...

Friend of mine who has a 1250GSA told me his Chigee unit arrived yesterday so hopefully I'll get a good look and hands-on it shortly.

I have a related question though...the existing SatNav 3-wire feed usually found cable-tied up behind the headstock area on the K1300 - does anybody know the maximum current draw it will support?

I understand it has a switched live, negative and unused speed pulse connections so I will still need a permanent live for the Chigee but I would *think* as it was designed to power a Garmin/BMW Navigator IV then it should be able to handle an alternative SatNav unit but I would still like to know what current capacity it is capable of delivering just for peace of mind.

Thanks & kind regards,
-=Glyn=-

Haha,, yes that will help! speaking of which, i was out for a run in North wales yesterday and Id forgotten to change it back from 2up/comfy from the last time the mrs was on the back. Bike was awful through the twisties. What a difference it makes! Just wish the dampener was working also. Has motivated me to get it booked in and looked at asap!

Heres another video if anyones interested. Its of Honister Pass up in the Lakes and was an absolutley stunning ride. One part of it is super steep though. Reminded me of a time when I was in Thailand on a moped in the mountains and the brakes faded to nothing coming back down!

https://youtu.be/KcIXQV5SoVE

Let us know what you think, and any suggestions of roads you think would make for similarly interesting video please let me know!!!

Have a great week!

Great video Ritchie. What music was that?

Reading the comments it's the second time I've seen the Chigee AIO-5 mentioned in as many days.

First a friend of mine who rides a GS sent me a link to a YT video and asked me what I think. Honest answer was never heard of it but having seen it I'm interested!

Then I watch your video and see you mentioning a custom mount for it. Is that it I see mounted on your bike? If so what do you think of it?

The GT has different bars hence a different mounting system would probably be needed but do you have any details of the mount also please?

I tried a Chinese CarPlay unit in my Audi A8 but after 18 months of being frustrated with its issues and lack of response from ewaying the supplier I ended up removing it.

Tempted to try CarBikePlay though as it could be a better solution than going through a dozen phone mounts on the bike trying to find one I like!

Thanks & kind regards,
-=Glyn=-