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Hi All, I'm new to this forum but not biking. I've just bought a little 2014 AFS Wave 110i. Primarily it will be used as a shuttle bus for me and the missus when were out kayaking. Leave the bike locked up at the get out point, and paddle down to there from upstream somewhere, where we'll leave the van, and then I shuttle back for the van with the bike, you get the idea, it makes us independent.
Biking history, well 5 decades of riding from old step through Ralieghs round the local gravel pits, onto a C90,a CB175, then a series of Suzuki GT'S," hhhhmmmeeee Ram Air ", then anything dirt orientated, Moto X, 3 stage trials, long distance trials, Trail biking on my now sadly sold CRM 250 MK3.
I've only done a mechanical shake down of the Wave so far, nuts and bolts, chain slack, put a new plug in [ big gap on the plug !!!] Put a new air filter in, there a squeeze to get in aren't they!! Check the oil, and check all the electrics are in order. Somebody was quite generous with the loctite on the plastic fixings . She purrs like a kitten once warmed up.
Anything to watch out for on these models?
I know on the CRM's the swinging arm bearings seized up from constant jet washing, without taking them out and re-greasing every six months or so.
Regards
Mike

welcome aboard

I've both a c90 and an innova, the latter only having around 4k so nothing yet apart from oil changes

the finished is not the best on these later bikes and need regular cleaning, something I'm pretty bad at, rims have pitted already so get some chrome polish on

front calipers are known to stick so add to your cleaning/maintenance schedule, there are a good few innova's about with over 100,000 miles so pretty bomb proof

welcome ,but the bit that worries me is how will you get the kayak on the bike two up

barker wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 26, 2018 10:32 pm

welcome ,but the bit that worries me is how will you get the kayak on the bike two up

With paddles

Hi FTMB

Welcome.

You could have bought a Kayak!

Yeah, and kill two birds with one stone!

S.W.M.B.O., has decreed ," no more ****ing Kayaks ", apparently after my selling out all the bikes last year she now fears the kayaks have now become a bit of a substitute/comforter, for the bikes . In fact I'm just outing one kayak now to keep relationships on an even keel.
I found the on-line fiche site for parts, and a PDF owners manual, is there such a thing as the holy grail, a work shop manual for the Wave??
The manoeuvre for shuttling is, van left at the start of the trip, bike dropped of at where we'll finish, I then tootle back to the van on the scooter, throw the scooter in the back or on the Dave Cooper bike rack, then back to pick up the missus and boat, simples!!
Mike

Welcome!