Honda Innova Tour of Scotland review and Rigid Industries Lights
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2016
- Can you tour on a Honda Innova?
A quick review and update on the progress of my Honda Innova as I travel around Scotland. The tour started in Aldershot, Hampshire and travelling all around the Scottish Highlands before returning home. This video was recorded at Applecross just before I rode up the Bealach na Ba, also known as the Pass of the Cattle which boasts the greatest ascent of any road climb in the UK
Of course you can tour on small bikes, I did the Sky trip on one of the old Honda C90s, no problem at all.
Small bikes rock
@@motorcyclewild5873 Check a youtube channel called c90 adventure to see what this bike can do LOL... thank me later
@@digitalizations already subscribed to him matey
Lovely to see I've not been the only one to try touring on the Innova! I took my 2008 model 1900 miles down through France, over the Pyrenees and across to the west coast of Spain in June 2015. It was incredible fun.
FuelFriends are most definitely your friends with the tiny tank you have on this bike. I managed my trip without the AirHawk pad (!) and I had more issues with satnavs (and me) overheating than than midges.
The bike did well right up until a defect in the crank shaft reared its head as I was arriving on the Atlantic coast. It still got me home again though :)
Well done!
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Really like your videos, make so many others look pretentious and makes me really wonder why we ride so many monster bikes. Keep ‘em coming!
Thanks for your comments John. I must have missed your comment originally as I never replied at the time. I am starting very soon to make some new content again. Best regards
These are fantastic, very versatile little bikes. They're especially fun in small back country lanes and thru cities.
Indeed you are quite correct! I have always loved the small bikes and the Cub type bikes are in a league of their own. I miss this Innova. Incidentally, I sold this bike four years ago before I moved 450 miles north to Scotland. You wouldn't believe me if I told you that this bike now lives in the next village away from me! What are the chances of that happening I wonder?
Lets hope we can get the CT 125 in the UK soon
Agreed, that would be great 👍
The CT125 looks great fun. Honda makes a great range of 125 bikes. Also, thank you Dr Campbell for all your videos. I've been a subscriber since Feb 2020, watching every day and take daily Vitamin D.
Hello! Where i can buy a good carrier for my Innova? I would like to do a travel for Portugal and i need It. Thank you so much and good luck.
Nice one! Many Innova 125s are here in Greece too! I own a 2009 Suzuki Address FL125 which is an underbone (or moped if you prefer) just like your Innova. Technically they both have fuel-injected 125cc, 2-valve SOHC engines but the Innova has longer gear ratios. Both of them are excellent motorbikes and I have driven countless kilometers and large distances on my Suzuki too.
I rode from Dorset to Scotland on a Honda SS50 5 speed in 1978. I did it in 2 stages over two weeks..travelling to Wales for two days and then on to Scotland. I would give a few bits of advice. Don't camp...stay B&B..You are tired after riding big miles, and a nice, warm bed is just what's needed. Take waterproofs...good ones...really do! Take a change of clothes...a couple of pairs of jeans, including the ones you start in, a couple of tee shirts, sweat shirts and several pairs of underwear. You will need to do a wash, but no need to pack your bike down with crap. Take only basic tools...you will not be able to rebuild the clutch on the side of the road. Make sure your bike is up to it before setting off. No fucking about off road. Avoid the A1...travel the west coast of Scotland...it's beautiful, peaceful and traffic free. Lorries will seriously piss you off. End your journey at Loch Lomond, Oban or at furthest, Ullapool. The trip to John O'Groats is boring and there's fuck all there.
My Innova is same as this, they are really easy and enjoyable to ride, I've taken it out only for a spin at times and ended up driving 30 miles and spending hours on it, going through the mountains and by the coast.
It gets great mileage, only problem i got is when perol is running low I'll put about £2 worth in it and it's full again, meaning it has quite a small fuel tank.
Brilliant video. Many thanks 🙏
Much more of an adventure using the innova than a "proper adventure bike" . Well done to you sir. Its been a few years since I did a bike tour and I'm seriously considering doing the next one on a 125 which led me to your video. I'd use youth hostels myself. Friendly comfy and some fantastic locations.
Well done mate!!!
Put 77k miles on mine from new. Graduated to belt drive xmax and would never go back to chain drive. Tough little beasts. Loving the lights😊
Yes they seem to go on don’t they without too much maintenance. The lights were in a very early stage of my learning. I’ve since made up some great looms and systems for various bikes but the Rigid lights really do give you a great performance.
Thanks for your comments
Absolutely love that light setup!!!
Yes it was good but I have a confession to make. It didn’t work so well!
The problem was the pathetic charging system on the innova.
I currently have a Vision 110 for commuting to work and I have rigid industries ignite spots on that plus, I have a heated vest, heated grips and a rear LED beacon to keep away the tailgating brigade on the dark winter nights and never do I suffer with a flat battery. The innova light system was definitely my inspiration to mod every bike I’ve had since with electric gizmo’s mind.
Thanks for your comments and best regards
@@scootyman2974 do you have a video about how to fit the lights & rig them?
Nice trip, I went with my motorroller from germany to portugal.
Thank you for tell me about your Air Hawk Motorbike seat
I've just pay & got a Honda sh125i 2022, and I love it
I like your videos as well, please keep it up,
Kind Regards
James
Fae Scotland 🏴
Part of the uk 🇬🇧 😊 👍
Thanks James,
I’m currently still up at 02:30 editing my latest video hopefully for upload tomorrow.
I appreciate your comments and best regards from Fife 🏴 Simon
Brilliant video.
Ah, it's great to see these Innova's getting used like this. I had a 2003 carb'd one for 2years with 26k miles on and loved it. Traded it in for a Cbf125 in April 2016 which I love too. I did have the CB125F as a courtesy bike for the weekend and tbh I hated it. Felt much cheaper made than my CBF125 it was meant to be replacing and had less torque too. Tho I liked its gear indicator.
Only downside to getting an Innova is that your now running tubes so if u get a puncture it's a pita to fix compared to just plugging a tubed tyre. But they're great machines, and with injection you have none of the faff when they're cold compared to my older carb'd model. If I had one like yours I doubt I'd sell it ever.
Cheers for the explanation.
I was looking forward to the CB125F tour, but if the panniers slowed it down too much then that's understandable.
I used to have a CG125 about 14 years ago and done a Scotland tour on that. Takes some doing without the use of motorways 😁
It was a shame not to take the CB125F as I had originally planned. Bike bikes had different merits. The CB had an easy to fill large fuel tank, the innova did not. The innova had a kick start which may have been necessary after charging accessories all night. I may do another tour next year and maybe get another CB125F. It was a nice bike to ride with a lovely upright riding position. Maybe if I had used the fabric givi panniers they would have been closer to the bike and created less drag. All about a learning curve I guess
John, I also remember now that the balance loaded up on either stand wasn't good. It was a mission getting on and off and also getting the CB125F to stand safely on its own when loaded. To much weight on the rear end unladen before you started to load the bike. I did love the CV125F though and with lighter luggage system it would have made a good tourer with the upright riding position. Hope that helps further.
Love the bike! It looks so much more of an adventure when it's a bike like that.
We think a like I love this kind of thing I swapped a Suzuki GSX1250 for a 250 Pulse Adrenaline and it's been great fun so far best wishes 👍
Brilliant!
Scooters are very nice for touring. Relaxing and the most whether proof of all small bikes. I have maxi scooter and it is fantastic for riding long.
Looks a great wee bike and I'm really taken with the amount of kit you have strapped on it.
nice touch up bro !! love from 🇲🇾
I enjoyed this, especially your lights mods. I also use Rigid lights on my Serow (but just the small single units). They work really well. I’m thinking about getting an Innova, but if I do the Serow will have to go... big decision! Les
Nice video. I managed a tour round spain on three c90 in 2020....however this year Iv bought three innovas. That extra 35 cc and 4 gears makes all the difference. Off road so far the innova is fabulous
.....when gs1250 gets tricky the innova is just getting started. Really like your headlight upgrade btw.
The headlight upgrade worked well and was really a bit of an experiment. Only problem is you need to float the ground wire on the stator and convert everything to DC to make it work properly. I found myself very short of electric at times but you live and learn eh? I’d definitely have another innova. The one in this video lives less than three miles from me now. It must have followed me 450 miles up country when I sold it and moved home to Scotland. Funny how these things work out.
Thanks for your comments and best regards
Felicidades y enhorabuena por ese trip tan original, lindo y hermoso por esos paisajes… me encanta esta moto
Cool 'lil pack mule there. :-D Love it.
It was such a nice bike to tour on. I traded it in for a bike for my girlfriend and I believe the dealer just sold it :(
Time to move on though with new bikes and new horizons. Ride safe
Excellent, thanks!
I found the stock Dunlop's fine to be fair. At times a little bit skittish but great in the dry. I will however take on board your experiences with the Michelins as I may get another Innova one day.
That looks like a great setup.
It was a great setup. The lights were useful too but looking back, I would have done them differently. I would have just had two extra lights for dip beam and not bothered so much about main beam.
Still, you live and learn. Thanks for your comments
@@scootyman2974 what are you riding these days? I got my yamaha 250 xcity back on the road should be fun when things open up again
Nice video! Can you give some more details about the Rigid lights?
How did you mount them on the front?
Hi great video! wanted to ask what model of Givi panniers they are? and do they scratch your bodywork being thrown directly over like that? Thx!
Hi Scooty Man - it's Big Rodders in Ireland. Enjoyed the video. I have a gel pad for my Sym 200 scooter Amanda am interested in the Airhawk option. I checked iutvthe website but was bamboozled with the selection. Which precise option do you have? I'm interested in the Honda SH Mode but need to satisfy myself about the seating space - the SHi model has too much of a stepped seat.
Nice mate! Iv just bought one for some adventures. I’m only down the road in Alton! Just subbed :)
Hello hello hello !!!! Well you used to be just down the road to me in Alton. A town I used to work in and like very much. After making these videos, My girlfriend and I decided to move to Scotland and we live not so far from where some of these videos were made. England feels very crowded and aggressive compared to life here. There’s nowhere to park your car or take a walk without seeing masses of people. Plus, who can afford to buy a property there now. As much as I love England and would have liked to buy there again, I don’t regret my move north.
Hi scooty man ,
Could you please mention the name and capacity of side bags on back ? .
So we can put on our bike .
Regards
Hello scooter man!!
When are you doing some more videos?
I love watching them..
Hello John. You would think so wouldn't you that the CB125F would have been the better tourer. The problem was that the panniers created so much drag that the bike felt seriously impeded and......slow! What I should have done is use the soft panniers I used on this tour and that probably would have been good. The other reason is I am a big fan of the Cub type bikes and Innova's are known for their durability. I didn't feel the same durability with the CB if I'm honest. That's not to say I wouldn't do a tour on one mind but slow was the main reason. Those plastic panniers really hang out in the wind which I learned after having them a while. Hope that answers your question
Scooty Man Hi scootyman what size model is your air hawk pillow please need one for my vision 110 . Many thanks phil
Hallo Scooty man.
I'm a big fan of your setup.
I wanted to hear what size your Airhawk pillow is.
considering ordering a home from abroad, and then it would be a shame to have it in the wrong size
HI I wonder where I can get a larger legshield for my Innova?
Lovint this adventure trip winth this bike.😍🤤🤤🤙🏼🤙🏼good trip. Strong motor hard
Your video of the innover made my mind up which scooter or bike to buy...
I enjoyed watching your bike ride shame it ended..
Just explain a little more about braking this rule is important...
Thank you...
Oh What a lovely review mate. I'm catching my Innova next week but it's a carb model -05. Is there any difference in fuel efficiency vs injection.? What is your readouts? / Cheers and drive safe
Good 👍 (god help you)
I'm from morocco (north africa) i have also chinais wave 110cc i like make trips and traveling with my 110cc 😂👍
How is this in the rain? I'm thinking of getting one for the winter months. Any help 🙏 cheers
Interesting to read how you found the Innova better than the CBF, I wonder how the latest Super Cub and CB125 compare? Similar outcome i imagine.
hi where did you get the screen ?
Where did you buy the wing shield ?
Nice to know that big tours are quite possible on quite modest machines. Well done Scooty Man. I am a 70 year old riding a very similar scooter called a Peugeot Vox 110. I would like to know what size of Airhawk cushion do you use?
Actually this type of motorcycle is called underbone, not scooter
Yes I am 112 years old tomorrow would this bike be alright for me with a £112 air hawk
Wave 125 from🇵🇭
Why did you sell the CB125F? Surely the Cb would have been the better tourer, especially with the panniers and screen you added.
In Malaysia market we call this MODEL Honda Wave 125 , very nice underbone bike low fuel consumption, RM7.00 full tank can go 126 kilometre... I love underbone bike even low displacement tork and horse power is enough for cruising the highway
Nice motorcyccle sir, in my country we call that thing supra bapack 🔥🤘🏆
It was a nice motorcycle ad I wish they still made them to buy new here. Just the Supercub 125 available now. Thanks for your comments.
Greetins from Spain, yes I've have an Innova too,and i'm very interested in your equipment, and how would I get that here in Spain. Years ago I took a 50cc Honda from New Jersey to Los Angeles, but that was time ago, now 67 am looking to new adventures, on my Honda Innova.
Please revert on how should I get such equipment.Regards.Sylvester ( SLY )
where can I buy such a windshield????
Why so many of this motorcycle that I see apart from my country doesn't have the bucket in front of the seat? Is it not available there?
U SGPean?
great bike
mikkei correct! I miss our innova now he's gone but we have a new kid on the block in our garage right now and I think it's here to stay. I'm recording a video right now and my review might surprise some. I guess it's moving with the times and "progress". Time will tell. Best regards
First class. Who needs a BMW GS?
A GS is needed to carry the size and weight of the ego"s riding them
Good job! It looks you can pack a lot of stuff. It is very light co you can go almost everywhere, or push it everywhere :D. I really like Honda Innova shape. I regret that, there is no 250ccm engine in this bike to ride motorways :(
It’s called honda Supra series (110cc) or Supra X (125cc series) (this bike featured here) and also Supra GTR (150cc) in Indonesia. Some workshops has done modifications on Supra X so it has 250cc equivalent of engine. You can look it up on youtube.
Hi bud I've just bought the same bike and would love to know how you went about wiring the spot lights in... Any information would be appreciated... John
Hi John,
Thanks for your interest in my video. I used a micro relay and its something I might consider covering in a future video. I'm currently preparing some more content and I'll see if it's possible to explain the install.
Best regards
Scoots
I know it's a bit late but how where did u get the windshield from?
I really don't remember Nikolas but I think it was a Puig Traffic and they are still available today. Have a look on Webike Japan. They do some nice screens for the Cub type bikes. Best regards
This looks quite like a Future 125. Mini semi-automatic bikes like this can carry a lot more stuff than a larger motorcycle.
I also ride the same and its very reliable
Brother I had one of those when I was a teenager I was always gone writing it on the road I had a really cool Mom and Dad as long as my chores were done and I was doing good in school they would not mind if I took off all day long as I was back by night time
Hi what are the Auxiliary lights on the front? Looking to get some for myself
Thanks
Ewan campbell
Hello Ewan,
The lights are made by a company called Rigid Industries. The two models I used are Dually (the big square one) and SRM2. However, I have since learned much about the electrical systems on these little scoots and on this particular scooter I would not recommend you use additional lights. The reason I say this is because the USB charging port I was using kept cutting out. It wasn’t until after this trip that I learned it was because the battery level was getting too low with running the additional lights and the USB socket at the same time as running the bike. This scooter also uses half wave rectification for the lights (I think) so you would struggle to swap out the main headlight with an LED one.
I have since bought a Vision 110esp which has a good acg output and manages to run a pair of additional lights, a heated vest and heated grips also with very little voltage drop. It’s because the esp engines have acg’s to cope with start/stop charging so if you switch off the start/stop, you can use this additional power for accessories.
Hope that helps
Scoots
Hello Scooty Man
l am in the process of getting a Honda 110i wave and going camping in my local area the Peak district and general mini touring . l was wondering what back rack you are using for your panniers /top box /dry bags combination, is it custom made? or of the shelf. Returning to biking after 36yrs so pretty green so any advise would be most welcome.
It was a Givi one off the shelf. For the wave Givi make a similar one but I would use that for a top box to secure your valuables and put your main weight in the dry bag on the seat. Everything that I used was indeed givi and easily available. I too am yet again considering another wave 110 as I traded this bike in for a vision for my girlfriend. That's getting the Malossi treatment over winter (83cc kit) ready for some short distance touring next spring. (Stay tuned!)The Innova or the wave will be your best friend but you'll need to think about fuel range and taking the luggage off every time you fill up. No biggy though
Cheers for the reply, most helpful. Yeah l was thinking about the filling up part when fully loaded l will think of something, all part of the fun . Enjoyed more of your vids and your driving narration,gear shifting and braking comments when you went over that their misty mountain up Scootyland. Thanks again" ride on"
Wicked
How much does it cost to fill up?? And how many miles to a tank
It was a while ago since I had this bike however, I think around £5-£6 to fill and it was around 110-120 miles between fills. The tank was 3.7 litres capacity. Interestingly, this actual scooter which I sold when I lived in Hampshire now lives in the next small village across from me on Scotland. It’s like it followed me up. I also see my old Suzuki VanVan from time to time in Edinburgh. A little strange how they seem to follow me wherever I move to.
how have the givi holdall bags going ? any leaks or damp patches after a really wet day?
Slipping Jimmy I found that if you get the covers on early enough and fit them right over and pull the cords nice and tight then no damp patches. I've used them for both Cornwall and Scotland and if I'm honest I think they are better than hard luggage. If you accumulate souvenirs you have extra room with the expanding sides and if you're unlucky enough to have an "off" then they don't explode into pieces like some of the plastic ones might. Overall I found them excellent and I used Rok straps to secure them to the bike. Hope that helps
Cheers mate
Planning on purchasing them soon
What’s the mounting bracket you used mate? I want to modify my Innova by adding them!
Are you referring to the lights?
If so I probably wouldn’t. Whilst it worked, looking back there were times on this trip where the battery didn’t cope so well with the additional power consumption. If I were you I would float the stator and convert the half wave lighting circuit to full wave rectified and then change the wiring accordingly. Then maybe I would add a pair of rigid industries ignite spots and an LED conversion for the headlight.
I made the bracket out of aluminium plate.
@@scootyman2974 I will have to look up what you’re talking about, I’m a total novice!
yessssss its good bike
We had the same bike bought brand new in 2008 and drove daily until 2015, Think we put 30k km on it! Where did you find yours or where is a good place to buy one?
Iain Waugh I keep an eye on the auto trader and google a few Honda dealers too. It's pot luck I guess but you only have to find a nice one as you well know
I owned this kind of motor it was from my father and he give it to last 2019.
Really nice! I'm planning on installing some LEDs on mine and would really like to know how you did it. Thanks!
On this install, it didn't work so well if I'm honest. The problem is the amount of power the stator makes is very limited and the light feed is I believe half wave AC. You could float the light circuit on the stator and make it full wave, then use an uprated reg/rec to channel the power gain but you will need to rewire the light to run on a separate DC circuit.Not so easy and if that sounds like jargon, just google some of what i have said and you will find the information you need. You could always join the Facebook Vision 110 page and chat to me over there if you need further help. Best regards
@@scootyman2974 Thank you very much for the response! Will definitly try it on my Innova! Best regards!
nice
The video of my trip is on UA-cam . (Schrauber-ermel )
Hi Scooty Man
I would like to contact you to discuss advice and guidance more regarding touring on the "HONDA WAVE".
I'm assuming you have to pull up all the gear to fuel up ?
It had the optional touring filler adaptor fitted when I first purchased the bike. I think I’ve seen them on eBay from time to time 👍
@@scootyman2974 im not able to find any info on this adaptor...
Can I ask how tall are you thinking of getting one I'm around 6ft
Yes good question I am 8ft tall and 37 stone hope it alright for me with a Air Hawk
Yeah I want to do This To my Wave 125 But with a More Wider Rear Tires For knee dragging and 2 Front Disk brake
J-metal Nakamoto knee dragging on an innova 125? Really?
J-metal Nakamoto
Why would you want two front discs on a 125 scooter that weighs 99 kgs? It doesn't have the mass or the speed to need any extra braking. I weigh 110 kgs and the bike used to stop fine with my weight. Interesting choice of mods.
Best regards
Dear Scooty man I am now 10 feet tall and weigh 40 stone would your bike be alright for me if I bought a £112 airhawk and a funny front light
I would recommend you use two and grow a second arse or go on a diet. You could always buy two lights and get a weekend job helping the coast guard as a lighthouse I guess. Hope that helps and just to say that Jesus probably loves you, but everyone else here thinks your a twat 😛.
Best regards
Scoots
@@scootyman2974 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@scootyman2974 Dear Mr Scooty man that is a wicked thing to say as I am in a minority group and a full time liberal, as for the ass I already have two, maybe you should put your funny headlamps on your head and spin round off the coast of Anglesey as a lighthouse saving the Government money
Is it reliable until today? I pan to buy one used , but i don't know if it is good over the years structurally ...
ssavva202 I wouldn’t have any doubts about the structural integrity of a Honda scooter. Underbone style frames are built like tanks. They endure the worst roads in the world fully loaded and more. Buy one and don’t stress about it is what I would say. You can always test ride the bike before you buy to check it hasn’t been involved in an accident.
@@scootyman2974 Thanks! I had a test drive today and I can say that is great ! I have already start the buying operations! Is the engine last long if it is well maintained and go under the specified speed and load?
Hey mate your Honda looks great keep it up with the upgrades on it! And since I have the same bike I would like to ask you for a second opinion sometimes and mine also has too much work on it! tell me if you have a Facebook account.
Hi scooty man. Could you share with me how you did with the lights and relays. Hoping for your reply. Thanks
Michael Velasco Hi Michael. I used a switching relay to switch between the dip and main light. These lights were a great help on a few occasions when I was still riding late in the evening.
As for how to wire them, a very good website that I use quite a bit is 12volt planet. It’s an online electrical shop for everything 12volts but there is a good help section that will help you with the technical assembly of components and how they work. A little time on Google should get you the info you need.
Hope that helps and best regards
Scoots
@@scootyman2974Thanks so much. But were there no wirings changed/modified to supply that amount of power for the auxillary lights to not die after a an hour or two,? only electrical additions like relays and switches? And if there was, did it not affect the battery, like overcharging it?
Michael Velasco
Hi Michael. That is a good question regarding load on the charging system. All I can say is at that time of using the lights all was fine however....... I also had a usb charging lead that sometimes wouldn’t work whilst charging. I have since found out that this usb charger cuts out if there is insufficient power to power the charger lead so I’m guessing that might answer your question and that I must have been very close to using maximum power. I guess you could do away with the standard 35 watt bulb via an inline switch which would save around 3 amps of load on the charging circuit and just use the LED lights. That’s assuming the headlight isn’t on a separate circuit as some bikes are.
I now that the innova uses a 12 volt ac supply to power the headlight and I needed to use an ac-dc converter to supply a small dc current to switch the relay as ac made the switching relay ‘chatter’ on and off. If I can help anymore with this, feel free to send me a message and I will try and help you more with this.
Best regards
Scoots
Thanks a lot for your answers, I envy your travels. Some day maybe I'll do my videos when I do. And I really like your seat cushion the airhawk. But unfortunately we don't have any suppliers here locally. Thanks a lot again. Hope to see more of your videos.
Good bike Honda innova125
where dıd u sit on ? :))
in Indonesia this bike called Honda Supra, and you can also modify it to a touring bike
Supra Mujair
Do you have to take all the luggage off to refuel?
Yes you did have to. It wasn’t so bad to be honest and you could plan a natural break in the day for fuelling. I worked on my baggage system before I left so I knew it was fairly easy on and off .
Thanks for your comments
@@scootyman2974 Good to know, thank you for the reply!
It surprises me that there's this kind of scooter in Europe. I thought they're exclusively marketed in Asia, specifically Southeast Asia.
Nice motorcycle
Hidayat Hidayat thank you sir. It was indeed a nice motorcycle.
two things missed:
1. good to have something like koso mini 3 in 1 - voltmeter to monitoring voltage in a electric system, especially, ton a fact you have additional load like a not standart lighting systems.
2. you forget to mention, how "super" is in each petrol station to get off all your luggage to can lift seat for get access to fuel tank...:\ it was really pissed off me during my finland travel...:D
Janis Ciemgals I have a Koso mini 3 voltmeter but it would be no good in this instance. The reason being that a voltmeter measures voltage and not current (amps). When your voltmeter is telling you that your battery is at 9-10 volts, it's already too late and you are buggered! However, that's the reason I chose a scooter with a kick starter. I did have an incident where I flooded the bike with water in a large puddle/ditch and had to remove plug a few times and crank over the scooter to clear the cylinder. The kick starter saved the battery level in this instance.
Removing the luggage every 110 miles was actually the best bit of the journey. I chatted to so many people in those few moments, it made the journey a much nicer experience. Take care on your travels and best regards
nooo, i think, you do not understand basics. voltmeter is super device for vehicles, where is battery. be sure, when that was very dumb to wait, when on battery is 10 volts, but luckily, voltmeter shows also a higher number too. as so, we know, fully charged lead battery have 12.7 - 12.8 volt level. as so, suppose, if you see numbers lover than that - say, 12.2 volts - you know, there is a problems with your charging circuit. then you have about 70% of battery left, and if turn off lights, that gives you about 50 -100 kilometers range - you can start find garage / civilization for repair and diagnostic problem. that means, vith voltmeter you always have a some reserve left. and that was very good. also you know, normal voltage in bort net is about 14.2 - 14.7 volts -as so, if you see 13.5 volts for long, you know there is some problem or generator overload. if you see voltage over 15 volts - again, you know there is some problem in electric part of vehicle. that give you early diagnostic, and help avoid boiling out, or flat battery. it is very difficult to overrate voltmeter on any vehicle - car, moped, motorcycle.
about luggage - strange experience. i have very pissed off with luggage load / unload at fuel stations. one of most negative thing in all my travel to finland...
about kickstarter - on these small mopeds, you can easily put it on a gear, and push it - that completely replace kickstarter.
Janis Ciemgals
Ok then. That's fine, I know nothing. Let's agree to disagree then. Google motorcycle ammeter when you get five minutes. You'll find that an ammeter will tell you the exact current coming from the charging system before the battery decides to boil (over charge) or go flat!
Regardless of this information, no matter what your charging system does, unless you carry half a bike in spare parts you are still buggered and calling for the breakdown service to nearest motorcycle dealer.
By the way. Don't you think it would be easier to use a kick starter to clear a cylinder of muddy rain water or run up the road and drop the scooter in gear, then repeat 20 times?
So.... anything else? Maybe you might like to tell me what I'm doing wrong with my luggage system or maybe how to improve my technique of climbing aboard my scooter? I'm all ears...........
ammeter is not near as good as voltmeter. say, you have sulphated battery - how you determine this with ammeter? how you determine overcharging? on overcharging and boiling ammeter readings was low - about 2-3 amps. i personally do not see situations, in what ammeter is better than voltmeter. in the same time, voltmeter installation is much more easy, than ammeter.
do not take all too personally, dude. do as you like, but i personally prefer voltmeter over ammeter, and cant imagine situations, when ammeter is more informative than a voltmeter.
Janis Ciemgals
Dude, with respect, I went on tour to Scotland on a scooter. It was fun, enough said, period. it wasn't in my thoughts that I should enlighten myself on the perils of a sulphated battery whilst I am hanging off the side of a mountain. Indeed an ammeter is exactly the instrument needed if you should be worried about such battery trauma. That's why they used to fit ammeters to old classic cars and motorcycles before the days of regulators. You had to switch on the lights to lower the charge rate etc. Plus if you know the charging rate before you have a problem, you will know if there is a problem regardless of the low amperage being measured. I have an ammeter on a solar charger hooked up to a leisure battery in my garage and it measures to 0.001 of an amp. With respect that's far more accurate than the Koso mini 3 can measure. I take your overall generic point though that monitoring your power levels may be beneficial in such circumstances. The thing is though, Honda's don't tend to go wrong if kept well maintained. My friend has a Kymco and that's a whole different conversation believe me.
Best regards
Good bike, cheap to maintain except the weight distribution are rear too heavy though.
Yes I would have to agree with you. That was also the case with the CB125F I had once I loaded it with hard panniers. Thanks for your comment and best regards.
@@scootyman2974 The 3 smallest bike i have rode for long journey are honda cg125, yamaha sr125 and yamaha ybr125. When i see your vids it remind me back the good memories on these small cc workhorse. Ride light and dont break our back picking up heavy motorcycles. Nowadays i will leave my heavy bmw bike at home and ride my yamaha xt250 or kawasaki versys 300x instead. Since im a retiree female rider, i prefer to enjoy the scenery along the journey in australia with cruising speed instead. Loves your video from me Hayliee😘😘😘😘😘
what do you mean the weather is Horrible ? its Scottland ! :)
Yeah, I know. I live here now. No such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes.
It looks like a Honda Future in Vietnam
Honda wave 125 👍
That´s a lot of gear!
The Air Hawk what a bargain, at £112 each I bought 3 of them cheaper to put your bike on a train
I believe its wrong calling the Innova a scooter means small wheel. Simple calling Innova a motorbike is more correct.
You see more on a small capacity machine.
in vietnam this bike name is honda future