| New Member / Owner SilverWing UK | |
|
+7Gustafa HORNBLOWER Cosmic_Jumper terrier Crustycrutch Art Davidwilliams21 11 posters |
Author | Message |
---|
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 11:39 am | |
| Hello everyone, I have not long just bought a Silverwing in Black, this is my 4th maxi scooter and my favourite without a doubt its a 2012 with 4k full history and one owner, I have already added 2 mods which I am extremely happy with the first thing I added was a CTEK MXS 5.0 Smart Battery Charger / Conditioner, I have connected the battery cable in the boot for quick connection I love this thing, and today I just fitted my Givi Airflow screen i downloaded the install info from someones dropbox on this site, but i added the extra 2 bolts, the screen looks amazing I'm very happy with that also, apart from that it's stock without a scratch and runs great, this site looks fantastic and I am happy to be a member. Dave |
|
| |
Art Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 272 Location : Garwood Tx Points : 3487 Registration date : 2015-12-25
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:38 pm | |
| |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 12:39 pm | |
| |
|
| |
Crustycrutch Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 76 Age : 64 Location : UK Points : 3297 Registration date : 2016-01-07
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:47 pm | |
| How do. New owner/member myself :-) |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 1:59 pm | |
| Sweet, I just smile every time I open the garage and see it, its a real head Turner, I hope your enjoying yours just as much as me |
|
| |
terrier Touring Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 301 Age : 75 Location : Northumberland, UK Points : 3680 Registration date : 2015-08-12
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 2:12 pm | |
| Hi Dave.....Welcome to the forum from another UK member. I also have a black 2014 SWing. Done a few mods to mine also. Just waiting for some decent weather to get out again Den |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:17 pm | |
| Hello Den, I hear you on the weather, rolled mine out the garage today put my new screen on then the heavens opened rolled it back in again |
|
| |
Cosmic_Jumper Site Admin
Number of posts : 4416 Age : 81 Location : damn near Philadelphia, PA Points : 10698 Registration date : 2009-06-12
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:32 pm | |
| Hello David
Welcome to the forum. Lots of good folks, information and conversation here. And a couple of curmudgeons too.
Tim |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 3:33 pm | |
| |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:08 pm | |
| Ummn Hi Yo, I'm guessing your not from Liverpool like me, probably somewhere this scooter was meant to be ridden like California |
|
| |
HORNBLOWER Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 171 Age : 69 Location : Birmingham UK Points : 4219 Registration date : 2013-10-08
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 4:57 pm | |
| Hi David Great to see another uk rider. I fitted my new airflow yesterday and I agree it does look good. |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Mon Jan 25, 2016 5:05 pm | |
| I was nervous drilling the two extra holes, but the bracket felt a lot tighter when the extra bolts where in, and after reading about being carfull not to push the rubber gromit through I pushed one through, felt like an idiot |
|
| |
HORNBLOWER Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 171 Age : 69 Location : Birmingham UK Points : 4219 Registration date : 2013-10-08
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:44 am | |
| I must admit i spent quit a while on this site reading up how to do it before I started, however when I started taking it apart the main problem was the lugs on the front faring all coming off because the previous owner had snapped them all off then covered everything in loads of rubbery glue which just came off! I didn't have to drill anything because the plate was already on! Where about in Liverpool are you, I live in Birmingham but come up quite a lot to see my son and grand daughters in Woolton village! |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 2:57 am | |
| That sucks what the previous owner did, I have read about a lot of people putting the plate on but not putting the extra bolts on due to having to drill the fairing, I live in Maghull |
|
| |
HORNBLOWER Maxi-Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 171 Age : 69 Location : Birmingham UK Points : 4219 Registration date : 2013-10-08
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:30 am | |
|
Last edited by HORNBLOWER on Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:45 am; edited 2 times in total |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 5:42 am | |
| I think you have accidentally reposted your last post, I have replied above |
|
| |
Gustafa Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 218 Location : Cordova, TN Points : 3550 Registration date : 2015-10-10
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:47 am | |
| Welcome David, Enjoy the site and the RIDE! There no shortage of help and opinions here! Most are good Enjoy! Gustafa |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:49 am | |
| |
|
| |
cotetoi Silver Wing Expert
Number of posts : 757 Location : New Brunswick, Canada Points : 5014 Registration date : 2013-06-27
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:46 am | |
| Great place to hang out, Davidwilliams21. Welcome from Atlantic Canada. It is not riding weather here, yet. So, we do the next best thing: talk about our rides and whatever else crops up. Jay. |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:37 pm | |
| Thank You for the welcome Jay,if it wasn't for this site I wouldn't have bought the Givi Airflow,i had my first time with it today, it completely transforms the whole ride, its amazing |
|
| |
Crustycrutch Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 76 Age : 64 Location : UK Points : 3297 Registration date : 2016-01-07
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:44 pm | |
| Where did you get it David and how much ? |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:54 pm | |
| Hi, I purchased it through Amazon for £115 free delivery here is the link, fast delivery and we'll packaged, it won't allow me to post a link it was from a company called Moto Supply in Germany
|
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 12:57 pm | |
| There Amazon company name is MS24 express when you get a conformation email it says Moto Supply |
|
| |
Tone Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 60 Age : 78 Location : Northamptonshire, UK Points : 3674 Registration date : 2014-11-20
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:45 pm | |
| Hi David and welcome from another UK rider!! |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 3:58 pm | |
| Hey Tone, thanks for the welcome. |
|
| |
Art Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 272 Location : Garwood Tx Points : 3487 Registration date : 2015-12-25
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 6:38 pm | |
| Me n Hyo are from the great state of Texas, so we get decent riding weather most of the year, although it can get so hot you don't want to ride in the summer, 113f is pretty brutal on a bike, though I imagine it's not as bad on a SW as on the S40 I recently traded for mine coming off a moto with NO weather protection, the SW is a revelation, especially when you first realize if you pull the knees in, even your legs are safe from the weather yesterday I rode through a brief shower and nothing but by helmet and likely my gloves got wet with the stock screen |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 8:19 pm | |
| Hi Art I use mine for a daily commute to work and even with are lousy British weather I stay dry, your right the weather protection is great, fingers crossed I don't fall off |
|
| |
exavid Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2658 Age : 81 Location : Medford, Oregon Points : 8348 Registration date : 2009-07-17
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 9:44 pm | |
| Welcome and enjoy your new scoot. The SW is a great little machine and about as reliable as a motor vehicle can be. Glad to hear you tied down the reinforcement plates on your GIVI. I've installed both kinds, the Air Flow and the Adjustable. The reinforcements really make a difference, lots less motion in the windshield specially at higher speeds. Drilling that hole through the plastic is a lot less nervy when one uses a small bit first to make sure the hole is in the right place also to prevent cracking when the large bit goes in. |
|
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Tue Jan 26, 2016 10:23 pm | |
| Thank You exavid, That's exactly what I did, I used a tiny bit, and removed the extra piece of plastic that covers the top of the dashboard this allowed me to feel behind where I was drilling and touch the bolt to have a better idea of where to drill, I was out today on it and tried the screen at different heights I'm 6ft1 and having the screen at its top height completely took away the wind noise, and the screen was not moving at all, I couldn't believe that I could here the bike instead of just wind, the bike sounds so good when you can hear it without being deafened by wind noise, that combined with my new helmet makes for a fantastic enjoyable ride. |
|
| |
"Hi Yo" Silver Wing Guru
Number of posts : 2940 Age : 75 Location : Winnsboro, Texas, U.S.A. Points : 8508 Registration date : 2010-02-17
| |
| |
Davidwilliams21 Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 17 Location : Maghull,Liverpool,Merseyside Points : 3194 Registration date : 2016-01-23
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Wed Jan 27, 2016 4:22 pm | |
| No rain in Liverpool today just crazy winds Texas sounds great a place to truly enjoy your scoot |
|
| |
Art Super Scooter Rider
Number of posts : 272 Location : Garwood Tx Points : 3487 Registration date : 2015-12-25
| Subject: Re: New Member / Owner SilverWing UK Thu Jan 28, 2016 11:35 pm | |
| it is, although liverpool's weather might make you appreciate it more, compared to a cruiser with no screen or a naked bike |
|
| |
| New Member / Owner SilverWing UK | |
|