Norm's Bikes: Tuesday Challenges

BMW Modifications

My brother Jimmie has been taking issue with the BMW he recently acquired because of a little annoying safety feature.

If you put the side stand down it shuts off the engine.

So when you roll the scoot out of the garage and need to park it whilst you go back and close the garage door (I know old school, who does that any more, press a button to close the garage door)

So we checked the circuit diagram and found the color of the wires we needed to locate.

After removing 17 screws, I kid you not, we were able to remove the left side fairing and access the side stand switch.

After a brief consultation, we decided to add a jumper in the circuit ahead of the switch but leave the switch in circuit.

The idea being that if the jumper falls off, the bike will still work as intended. Whereas if you cut out the original switch and your jumper falls off you are up shit creek in a barbed wire canoe.

The umbrella is an essential part of our equipment otherwise you risk sunburn on the back of the neck.

The day ended well with the fairing installed and the engine running with the side stand down.

Our only problem was that a nut plate fell off and disappeared somewhere inside the fairing.

Off we went on a trip to the hardware store, where we purchased the necessary bits.

We managed to install a big fender washer and a standard nut on the inside of the fairing,

We just need to remember that piece of information the next time we take it apart.

I can't figure out why, but the arthritis in my hands has been really bad for the last couple of days, the weather has been really warm and dry so there must be some other reason.

Lack of beer maybe, no probably not, too much beer, no such thing, so maybe it is just old age...