Faster and Meaner Super Meteor

[@mikerider58]

Beautiful bike and those side casings looked easy to remove, another reason why l don't fancy those fixed leather side casing bags. Eddie looks like an excellent early alarm system for those two legged Rats . Beautiful dog.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Yes Mike the Givi cases just pop off dead easy….great kit and not too pricey 😊

[@NigelLangley]

Have you upset the KZbin gods in some way I’ve just had to resubscribe to your channel for I think the 3rd or 4th time. I have checked a few other similar channels I’m subscribed to and don’t seem to have the same problem. I’ll have to check you every couple of weeks I think. Good luck with the channel keep the Enfield content coming Nigel

[@thebingleywheeler]

Thank you for your perseverance 😊👍🏻

[@kennethheldreich6604]

Looking good dave, small screen and headlight grill are great 🇬🇧🏍👍

[@thebingleywheeler]

Cheers Kenneth

[@martinehulme8743]

Love Eddie 😅 he's great 👍🏽 you're not bad either 🤣😀🤣

[@thebingleywheeler]

Thank you Martine….he’s the good looking one….im just his agent 😎👍🏻 xx

[@stevesane800]

Wow TBW, talk about going all out with the short screen, light guard, tank pads & DNA filter! Fastest machine in Yorkshire! Hopefully you get our & test all the new products 🙏 Apart from being incredibly cold… how is the screen? Visually & airflow? Thanks for being a true warrior making new discoveries 👌⭐️

[@thebingleywheeler]

Thank you Steve if only the weather would allow a ride to test it all….first opportunity I get I’ll take to the road to review it all 😊👍🏻

[@Wajang1]

It looks really good. Nice job.

[@christyrer9530]

I always find it very therapeutic working on my bike and try and do so whenever my skills allow. I like your organised and methodical approach, especially around the positioning of the tank pads. From personal experience the headlight protector looks great but can be a nuisance when it comes to keeping the lens itself clean, particularly when there are a lot of bugs about. I was forever taking it on and off and eventually discarded it.

[@thebingleywheeler]

You’re right Chris I’ve had other bikes with headlight protectors and cleaning can be a nuisance

[@stevecoppin4278]

Good Morning Dave ,A very good step by step instruction video today tbh , the upgrade's i can understand but for myself i prefer the bigger screen for more weather protection , take care mate & ride safe

[@thebingleywheeler]

Morning Steve and thank you….screen ruins my filming at this time of year….might go back on in spring 👍🏻

[@henryhartley9993]

Nice one TBW, job well done....

[@thebingleywheeler]

Thank you kind sir 😊👍🏻

[@arthurramm8664]

Are the tank protectors in the right place for your knees? I test rode an interceptor a couple of years ago and my knees caught the top of the pads and made it really uncomfortable to grip the tank. Is it possible to remove them without taking paint off the tank? Another intersting video. keep them coming please.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Hi Arthur hard to say really re causing discomfort…..I’m sure Hitchcocks wouldn’t sell anything that couldn’t be removed without causing damage

[@hctim96]

I would have put the tank protector bottom parallel with the bottom of the tank. Then again that's me... Good review, tnx

[@thebingleywheeler]

I tried that but it looked all wrong….works on the Interceptor that way but not the SM to my eye

[@AlSnoopsReid]

I'm 99% sure you're correct re the positioning of the tank pads. Sadly, these ones look silly at that daft angle. That's life eh?

[@codemonkey181]

Thanks TBW. Looking forward to hearing how the screen and new filter feels. Tempted to do the same if you feel it’s positive

[@thebingleywheeler]

As soon as I can get out buddy 😊👍🏻

[@B0M0A0K]

Very interested to see this. You are using the same spotlight brackets I have used along with the same Givi crash bars. Very interested to see your method for fitting these tank pads. I have been considering the Tripmachine leather tank guards on my Super Meteor.

[@rickh8380]

Bike looks and sounds great Dave. I could tell by your breath is was a bit cold. That time of year again. I'm hoping that shorter screen will still allow you and the camera to stay some what dry? I thought the original one was fine. It didn't bother me if it got wet. That's part of the experience of riding in the rain in the UK. Ride safe and keep the rubber side down. Cheers

[@thebingleywheeler]

Thank you Rick I’ll see how it goes with filming etc…the short screen was just a cheap purchase so I can always swap back

[@simonbowen6653]

With early Interceptors, Euro 4, you had to let the bike tick over for around ten minutes after installing a DNA filter to let the ECU learn.

[@riderramblings]

Good video Dave, very therapeutic for a miserably grey and cold Sunday morning. Too late now but just a thought. I can see you breath in some of the shots so, if you nick the wife's hairdryer ( *do not get caught!* ) and _gently_ warm the adhesive prior to fixing, I find it tend to adhere better.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Cheers pal I’ll remember that…I certainly don’t have any other use for a hairdryer 😂

[@Andy_Bat]

Good morning Dave, love the tank protectors, not sure about the headlamp guard though, sorry. One solution for the accessory lights might be to fit a distribution module, I have a healtech Thunderbox which connects to the battery, it comes live a few seconds after the engine starts and disconnects after the engine is stopped. It has current protection and can connect up to four or five devices (not sure) and works a treat, used it on the last two bikes for lights, USB, satnav etc. looking forward to the DNA review. Andy.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Cheers Andy is that like the Hex EZ can?

[@TheNorfolkThunderbolt]

What would be a spare connector on the Interceptor is probably used for the Tripper on the Super Meteor.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Could be right there buddy I need to re investigate 😊👍🏻

[@thepigispink1950]

Hey! Lovely video and thank you for the info! I have a question in case anyone could help me...I'll soon have the bike delivered and I was wondering if its okay to install the air filter as soon as I get the bike. Does it hurt the breaking in of the engine, does it help or it doesnt rly matter? Thx in advance!

[@nicholaspratt7934]

Bit late this: I connected a USB socket on the screen support to the aux socket in the headlight, was it hanging below the plastic guard visible in the video?

[@thebingleywheeler]

I couldn’t find it but I will have another look 👍🏻

[@nicholaspratt7934]

@@thebingleywheeler bottom of the headlight at 8:32?

[@chrisweeks6973]

Lucid commentary, Dave - and certainly the new screen has changed the appearance of the bike. As to its functionality, the proof of the pudding, etc. I'm sure that the DNA filter will improve the mid-range throttle response, albeit with commensurate induction roar. Only time will tell if that's at an acceptable level for you.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Thank you Chris dna was fine on the Interceptor re noise so I’ll see come some decent weather 😁

[@MauriceTarantulas]

I find the big screen on the Himmy maybe something could do without, air seems to hit me right in the head. As soon as it warms up gonna test ride the sup meteor. Have got crash bars and hanguards to add.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Crash bars a must for me 😊👍🏻

[@PhilipBallGarry]

Good morning Dave. The trouble with screens is that with some, unless your head is in the "sweet spot" there can be a lot of buffeting. I found this to be the case when I test rode the SM myself. I'd much prefer a smaller screen with clean airflow. I can't quite tell from the pic of the splitter, but are the two plugs at the "Y" end of the splitter the same type as the incoming socket (but opposite gender) or are they a different type? If same you could separate the headlamp feed by plugging the adaptor into the headlamp supply then replug that into one side of the "Y". Then common-up both spotlight feeds and plug into the other one?

[@thebingleywheeler]

Morning Philip and thank you for that I’m going to take another look see if o can work it out. Yes screens can be anything but! 😂

[@markpercy4277]

Very nice Dave, interested in whether you think there's an improved performance 👍

[@thebingleywheeler]

Cheers Mark soon as I can get out I’ll let you know

[@kentonensink8248]

Is the filter upgrade only after market or do newer models have it fitted as standard ?

[@edwardwest5035]

Hi Dave, not acetone it will dissolve the paint, I think you meant Isopropyl alcohol.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Probably Dave I’m no expert but I’m sure I’ve heard it called acetone by mr Fillingham 🤔🤔

[@AHoundOnAHonda]

@@thebingleywheeler Acetone is nail polish remover, Dave, and will eat plastic and paint in a trice (try using some of Mrs Wheeler's on something sacrificial!)... isopropyl alcohol is the stuff you want.

[@paulmckell7726]

Heyup , I couldn't see if your tongue was sticking out when fitting tank pads .TommyTickle

[@johnrocker2986]

More power needs more fuel, these air filters give a feeling of power through noise but a fuel plot curve on a rolling road will show they do nowt.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Of it sounds good I’m happy 😁

[@johnrocker2986]

@@thebingleywheeler then remove the silencer.

[@darrensullivan9044]

Hi Dave, mate can i ask where you got the short screen from?

[@thebingleywheeler]

Hi Darren cheap universal fit screen from Amazon here is the link Motorcycle Windshield Universal Windscreen Wind Deflector for 5 '' - 7 '' Headlights Motorcycle (smoked) amzn.eu/d/c8tGZZ0

[@BPA67]

I don't like any of your transformations. But we like the same bike so it doesn't matter. As long as you like it is great. 🤟

[@julianrose810]

Iridium spark plugs?

[@thebingleywheeler]

Not yet

[@raypayne1979]

Couple disappointments. 1. I was hoping to do the spot lights on crash bars like yourself. Can't believe they didn't realise none loose connection available? 2. Sorry but my criticism on knee pads looks WRONG! Surely the pads should be parallel to the tank bottom?

[@thebingleywheeler]

I tried parallel with the bottom of the tank but it looked awful

[@AHoundOnAHonda]

Dave didn't like 'em parallel but for anyone else considering fitting them, they'd look like this... i.ibb.co/gz7Rv4R/meteor.jpg

[@RichardParsons65]

Like the filter update, and the small fly screen looks better. Though I'm not a fan of fly screens. As for the tank protectors; what do they protect against? And why the union flag design? Sorry about the criticism - it's meant to be constructive. The tank just looks too 'busy' now. I have the DNA filter on my Interceptor - a definite improvement.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Fair point Richard….the pads will likely come off soon as I can’t seem to get on with them 😎

[@ianhalliwell8604]

I see you have the same problem as me trying to work in the garage with a German Shepherd constantly sticking his nose in. Our GS bitch is equally as nosey and hardly gives you any peace dropping her ball at your feet and wanting to play all the time.

[@thebingleywheeler]

Now that well Ian he’s our 4th GSD and down the years they’ve all been mischievous 😂

[@ianhalliwell8604]

Amazing Kira is our fourth Shepherd we've had one dog and three bitches, they are marvellous aren't they.

[@thebingleywheeler]

@ianhalliwell8604 Ian I love the breed they are “proper” dogs and of course over 30 years of coppering I’ve been brought up with them

[@AHoundOnAHonda]

Eddie isn't sticking his nose in... he's the Supervisor! 😉

[@thebingleywheeler]

@AHoundOnAHonda ain’t that the truth 👍🏻

[@paulmessenger1006]

Acccesory socket is red with a black cap. Shame they are poor quality splitter with no male connectors in the kit. There are some on ebay that does.🎉

[@thebingleywheeler]

Thank you Paul I’ll have a look….i did get male connectors with mine 👍🏻

[@caryd67]

Man, I hate cast rims on motorcycles; it’s the quickest way to ruin the look of a lovely bike

[@thebingleywheeler]

I’d prefer spoked 👍🏻