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Zoom Link

by Chris Wiltshire | October 11, 2024 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

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IBA – Concert 1000 Platinum

by Chris Wiltshire | August 25, 2024 | Major Posts, Motorcycling | 0 Comments

We're pretty proud of this one. The CONCERT 1000 PLATINUM. When Bill and I were planning the August 2024 riding trip we had an idea of what we wanted to do, including the 4 Corners and the Trans Canada rides, we'd also kept an eye out to see where Los Lonely Boys were...

Team FAFO

by Chris Wiltshire | August 18, 2024 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

Team FAFO is Dr Bill Karitis - IBA#685 and Chris Wiltshire IBA#675. Depending on the event or the context it can also sometimes include Sir James Owen, and Ms Stella Wiltshire too. The Wilka Productions reference is a combination of Wiltshire and Karitis.

SC-MA USA 4 Corners challenge

by Chris Wiltshire | August 16, 2024 | Major Posts, Motorcycling | 0 Comments

The Southern California Motorcycling Association offer a USA Four Corners Tour - which is a challenge issued to riders to visit and document their arrival at the four corners of the USA. The points designated to be the Four Corners are: Madawaska, Maine. Blaine,...

Measuring the volume of the Aux Tank for the C14

by Chris Wiltshire | April 7, 2024 | Motorcycling | 0 Comments

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 want to...

Building an AUX tank for a Concours 14

by Chris Wiltshire | April 6, 2024 | Motorcycling | 0 Comments

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...

Chris IBA #675

by Chris Wiltshire | February 15, 2024 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

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 I'm personally...

63 days and counting…

by Chris Wiltshire | April 5, 2023 | IBR2023, Major Posts, Motorcycling | 0 Comments

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 where we'll be on the...

Kawasaki Concours 1400 TPMS Replacement

by Chris Wiltshire | March 2, 2023 | Computing / Electronics, Motorcycling | 0 Comments

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 -...

How to make the most out of the GPS files provided within the NI1600.

by Chris Wiltshire | November 1, 2022 | Uncategorised | 0 Comments

I've put together a YouTube video showing a working session within Basecamp for the NI1600's planned route, 2022. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoV-20n1_bs I recommend you watch this in 4K resolution and in full-screen. This walk through is a total of ~55mins long....

Getting ready for the Senior Butt Rally, Sept 2022 – Allen, TX, USA

by Chris Wiltshire | September 1, 2022 | IBR2023, Motorcycling | 0 Comments

It's been a very busy few months. When we entered the Iron Butt Rally (2023) kicking off in June next year, we thought we had a pretty decent amount of time to prepare for it. Being based outside of the USA comes with a fair number of additional challenges above and...

Making a Shoei pinlock fit properly

by Chris Wiltshire | August 19, 2022 | Motorcycling | 0 Comments

I’ve had two friends struggle to get their Shoei pinlock anti-fog visors to fit properly. When they don’t fit snugly they can be dangerous as they’ll trap moisture droplets or just condensation between the layers and it’s almost impossible to get it to clear when that...

Further progress with the tank riser.

by Chris Wiltshire | June 27, 2022 | IBR2023, Motorcycling | 0 Comments

Further progress: A 7mm brass pipe fitting created with a bent 6mm insert, soldered then inserted through the latest riser design. Measuring how long the brass tubes need to be before they start to interfere with tank bag flange. ~23mm 1/4 inch fuel hose fitted onto...

Concours 1400 fuel cap innards. – Disassembly

by Chris Wiltshire | May 17, 2022 | Motorcycling | 0 Comments

To provide a cleaner, better inward pathway for fuel to be sent into the tank via the primary breather tube, and to avoid having to drill the tank, I disassembled the tank's cap and removed the extra bits which normally provide resistance and a valve type of mechanism...

Success! – Fuel pump test into the Concours 1400 tank, without drilling it!

by Chris Wiltshire | May 17, 2022 | IBR2023, Major Posts, Motorcycling | 0 Comments

For the Senior Butt Rally 2022 and the IBR 2023, I want to fit an Aux Tank to my Concours 1400, and aim for a fuel range of around 400+ miles ~650km. I have some wider plans in terms of what tank, how to mount it etc, and all of these are contained by not wanting to...

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