HID lights saga

Returned both kits to HIDS4U and refunds agreed for both. Ho hum, steady does it at night from now on then.
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Why Ethel was burning #2

The great HID headlight saga has ended in near disaster. The original lamp burned out producing acrid smoke whilst riding along. The replacement burned out upon fitting. This time I decided enough is enough and removed the entire system only to discover this ! The acrid smoke seemed too dense to have come from the lamp alone and so it was. This is a switch unit that is part of the original kit that has fried itself. On the basis that BMW engineer everything I should have known better - if the bike had needed HID then they would have fitted it.
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Why Ethel was burning rubber #1

Just refitted the wheels after having new tyres and found this ! Often wondered where the smell came from. Its a non standard rear mud flap fitted at the swinging arm end and was fouling the tyre.
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Blankenheim trip costs

The 4 days came to £366 all up to include tunnel, fuel for Ethel and me + hotel. We did around 1450 miles at a cost of £174 so that makes it 60 mpg ! Amazing but then Ethel purring along at 140 kph all day long is what she was built for.
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English summer

Yesterdays dry and sunny return run from Blankenheim really was a weather window. Here is todays grim rainy outlook from home.