by Chris Wiltshire | Apr 7, 2024 | Motorcycling
For those following along, today I re-pressure-tested the tank after using JB-Weld Silicon Gasket maker (the petroleum resistant type), along the top of the fuel-sender, and its screws, I gave it close to 36 hours to cure, it said it needed an hour. I didn’t...
by Chris Wiltshire | Apr 6, 2024 | Motorcycling
Background There is truly an enormous amount of knowledge and wisdom within the IBA community, about everything to do with Long Distance Riding and a lot more aside. When it comes to my history and touch-points with the USA based community my contacts run reasonably...
by Chris Wiltshire | Feb 15, 2024 | Uncategorised
Hi, if you happen to find one of my stickers somewhere, then Hello! – I am Chris IBA #675. I apologise in advance if someone has placed it somewhere inappropriate. I hand out a good number of my stickers to friends and people that I meet on the road, so...
by Chris Wiltshire | Apr 5, 2023 | IBR2023, Major Posts, Motorcycling
9 weeks today, we leave for the USA to compete in the Iron Butt Association’s – Iron Butt Rally (IBR). For those of you who don’t know much about this, it’s arguably the pinnacle of long distance rallying in the world. This is an 11 day event...
by Chris Wiltshire | Mar 2, 2023 | Computing / Electronics, Motorcycling
Today I had first hand success replacing my intermittent TPMS (battery was dying on my 2017 model, it’s now 2023)… A few things to note..: The TPMS is programmed using an 8 digit hexadecimal code. You can only programme the bike to a new sensor using KDS...