TVS can Solihull can't??

Stephen_Spencer said:
Thanks V2D3, for demonstrating virtually everything I’ve detailed above (and adding a little more ridiculous hyperbole for good measure) in one post! You are a legend! No need for any more input from me.

Now, time for me to get far away from this discussion before I’m brainwashed into selling my Norton and buying a Honda!
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Wow.
Of all the comments being made here, you feel the need to be upset and offended by mine?
I didn’t see where I was commenting to you anyhow.
 
Voodooo said:
Wow.
Of all the comments being made here, you feel the need to be upset and offended by mine?
I didn’t see where I was commenting to you anyhow.
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No he was also upset by mine too!! But I guess experience in the industry isn't enough credentials
 
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Interesting that they no longer include the two dash tags.

If the comments in the below post from FB are true, that’s pretty ridiculous of TVS.
What could you possibly gain by not including a threaded bung for bobbins?

Not sure I agree with the owner about the tank removal.
 

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Voodooo said:
Interesting that they no longer include the two dash tags.

If the comments in the below post from FB are true, that’s pretty ridiculous of TVS.
What could you possibly gain by not including a threaded bung for bobbins?

Not sure I agree with the owner about the tank removal.
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He messaged me about removing the tank, to which I said I cant advise on it as Ive not yet worked on one. So he got in touch with sales, who looked into it....and yes....its true. Somewhat of a blunder, given how many bikes I see where the customer has added things like satnav leads etc, but I'm sure they'll work out a fix ASAP and apply that to all bikes currently out there.
 
Voodooo said:
Interesting that they no longer include the two dash tags.

If the comments in the below post from FB are true, that’s pretty ridiculous of TVS.
What could you possibly gain by not including a threaded bung for bobbins?

Not sure I agree with the owner about the tank removal.
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I would suggest the lack of bobbin fixtures is due to space. Donnington bikes had to have the bobbins removed before riding, a rather poor idea as many people would not realise that, and then the bobbins foul the exhaust. So I’d say they deleted them to ‘fix’ that risk.

The petrol tank issue is crazy! What have they changed in order to cause this I wonder? And how on Earth this has slipped through the net is unbelievable, they simply MUST have known about this.
 
Fast Eddie said:
they simply MUST have known about this.
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Hmm, true story. Rover 200 extended cold weather testing in Finland, it goes very well and no issues are found, car design is fixed for production. Back to UK and the model is launched in summer, in Nov the dealers report owners losing multiple wheel trims. Root cause is found to be the wheel trims shrinking more than the wheels in cold frosty mornings, losing grip and then falling off.

Prototype production build sheets are consulted, all cars had wheel trims put in boot before despatch as normal practise.

Cold test engineers interviewed, did any wheel trims fall off in testing ?

No, err it was too cold for working outside so we left them in the boot.
 
Fast Eddie said:
The petrol tank issue is crazy! What have they changed in order to cause this I wonder? And how on Earth this has slipped through the net is unbelievable, they simply MUST have known about this.
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Duh!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like they 'fixed' something that wasn't broke.
 
Perhaps they felt that the new bike is so good that you'll never have to remove the tank for any reason?

Glen
 
Fast Eddie said:
I would suggest the lack of bobbin fixtures is due to space. Donnington bikes had to have the bobbins removed before riding, a rather poor idea as many people would not realise that, and then the bobbins foul the exhaust. So I’d say they deleted them to ‘fix’ that risk.

The petrol tank issue is crazy! What have they changed in order to cause this I wonder? And how on Earth this has slipped through the net is unbelievable, they simply MUST have known about this.
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I have bobbins on both my commando and doni.
Perhaps mine are smaller than others use.

Not an issue on the doni with the megaphones.
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Fast Eddie said:
I would suggest the lack of bobbin fixtures is due to space. Donnington bikes had to have the bobbins removed before riding, a rather poor idea as many people would not realise that, and then the bobbins foul the exhaust. So I’d say they deleted them to ‘fix’ that risk.

The petrol tank issue is crazy! What have they changed in order to cause this I wonder? And how on Earth this has slipped through the net is unbelievable, they simply MUST have known about this.
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It appears to me that they used the cafe / Domi clip on style top yolk and drilled it for upright bars.
So they basically use one top yolk and not the original one used on the sport and SF with the high bars.
 
BritTwit said:
Duh!!!!!!!!!
Sounds like they 'fixed' something that wasn't broke.
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It’s the 301st thing they changed. The one that wasn’t an issue to begin with. I think this is pretty embarrassing for them, something so simple was over looked and they failed. But hey! They’re new at this.
 
Don’t get why the omission of bobbin bosses. There are plenty of low profile bobbins on the market - Rizoma do a nice set. They foul neither long or short pipes. I suspect they recognised the limited space in that area and realised that owners may fit too large bobbin types and have difficulty - even if they issued technical direction on the subject. Designers may have opted for the safest option.
Not the end of the world - there are plenty of fixings on the market for square section swing arms

Tank is more confusing. I suspect design changes to the battery tray to remove the cracking issue (and changes to the tank) may have tightened up the space available. Whether they knew about it or not, it’s a bit of a failure - of both design and QA. The hand build nature may go part way to explaining it - who knows.

I’m more interested in the info that they are addressing a fix - that may tell us more about Norton than the technical/design fault does. Let’s face it, motorcycle manufacturing faults/recalls are not exactly uncommon- often on bikes that have been in production for years.

www.femamotorcycling.eu

Motorcycle recalls - FEMA

FEMA motorcycle recalls
www.femamotorcycling.eu
 
They clearly used the same yolk to save on cost.
Same yolk, same dash, no dash tags, no bobbin threaded bungs.

Having the bobbins is much safer and sturdier than having the bike sit on a flat swing arm.
 
The above link is bit of an eye-opener!

In 6th gear under prolonged full load (it’s a touring machine) this BMW back wheel may lock up:oops:! I’ll take ‘tank is difficult to remove for maintenance’!

Let’s see how long it takes Norton to provide a fix.

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