The nice eBay vendor in America (Martha), agreed to ship me the genuine Suzuki fuel injectors. They have left today via USPS priority mail.
Thanks Martha!
DL650 Fuel injectors
I’m now starting to wonder whether the V Strom is running right. Maybe it’s just my paranoia, but it doesn’t seem to make a lot of power at high RPM with WOT. Maybe I’m expecting too much from it and have been spoiled by the massive output from the CB1300. I’m thinking that if it isn’t a figment of my imagination then it’s likely that the injectors are partially blocked and the spray pattern is not right. Cleaning wasn’t very effective with the fuel pump, so I’m thinking new might be best. Diesel and Turbo want $60 per injector to clean and flow test, but I’m wondering if for a little more money I can just get new ones. Suzuki New Zealand are asking $286 per injector, ouch! I found a pair of new ones in the states on Ebay for US$120, but they wont ship to New Zealand. I found a couple of vendors on Aliexpress and one says that they have the right injectors in stock. Most of them are priced at US$20 with free shipping. I’m now waiting for them to list them so that I can place an order. I’ll post back when/if I manage to get, install them and test. The photo below is from an Aliexpress vendor and they say this is the right one. Looks the same to me (apart from the colour), but I do wonder about the nozzle sizes and spray pattern etc. I know nothing about injectors!
The V Strom Lives!
We finally got the V-Strom DL650 going and registered! Needed the fuel tank rust cleaning out with hydrochloric acid, new fuel pump, new low pressure inlet side fuel filter, new high pressure fuel filter and pressure regulator. The high pressure fuel filter is hidden in part of the fuel pump housing and not visible! Sneaky Suzuki engineers had me going for ages with that one. I’ll post a whole lot of photos of the process. Over 40 hours spent so far, but worth it to get an old but brand new bike for a reasonable price.
The Big Red Pig has gone
After much thought and soul searching, the BRP had to go. We simply had far too many motorbikes in the garage and I found it wasn’t getting riden hardly ever. It’s gone to a good new home in Auckland. It was hooligan bike in every way, but just too agressive, harsh and my arse couldn’t handle the hard seat for any more than 30 minutes. The VStrom is now filling the void that the BRP has left.
Here’s the last footage of me riding it on the beach:
Security Cameras
I’ve been messing about with indoor security cameras and found the VStarcam to be pretty good. Works in any browser (doesn’t have to be IE like some others) and has a great Android phone app. Easy to set up too. I tried to get it working with Zoneminder, but for some reason I couldn’t get the path right. It does have an SD card so can be used as a stand alone unit with motion recording. Video quality is excellent, and the two way audio is hilarious. I’ve put one into a retail environment and doing another next week. For the money, they are a bargain. You can score one here
Big Bertie Arrives
A bit of an impulse buy really. My Wellington Allpower dealer, Ellmers, offered us a 2004 Honda CB1300 for what appeared to be a very reasonable price. Ange had a test ride and we decided that it would be a great bike for touring on, so, BAM! we took it home.
U.S.A. Here we come!
We’re off to the States in August, two and a bit weeks, no kids, LA, NY and Vegas! My first time, really excited!
Android TV Boxes
Got one of these the other day, most excellent value for money!
