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Captainkirk
| Posted on Friday, June 12, 2020 - 09:16 pm: |
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It's too quiet in here. Somebody break or fix something! |
Upthemaiden
| Posted on Monday, June 15, 2020 - 08:18 am: |
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I told you, your shifter issues were the most excitement we've had here in a while. |
Falloutnl
| Posted on Monday, June 15, 2020 - 08:25 am: |
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Not too long now before I hopefully take delivery of my freshly polished X1 swing arm. I'll let you guys know once it's here. |
Ocbueller
| Posted on Monday, June 15, 2020 - 07:13 pm: |
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Okay, I'll bite. Had to be towed home the other day when my 97 S3T quit in the middle of nowhere. Luckily I had cell service and a willing and able buddy. I run a Kuryakyn voltmeter and noticed it was only occasionally going green. The bike bucked once or twice like it was running out of fuel many miles apart. I started heading home but was at least 35 miles out. Going over 60 mph the bike just shut off. No power at all, dead battery. Had been running on battery power only, no charge. After getting home,I recharged the battery and when connecting the negative cable, sparks fly. Dead short somewhere. My first thought was remove the various add-ons I've installed over the years. Maybe my homemade harness was causing issues. So I removed the gas tank and bodywork to expose everything and removed the relays and wiring to the voltmeter, heated grips, usb port, SAE charge plug, etc... Still sparking. Checked ignition switch, no issue. Years ago I changed the stator, vr, and battery, so I checked there next. Sure enough, one of the wires from the v.r. that runs past the shock and behind the drive belt had chafed and was grounding out. Easy fix after that. Now I gotta rewire all my goodies, 2.0. SteveH |
Upthemaiden
| Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 07:54 am: |
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Years ago I had a supermoto that didn't even have a battery on it. It was a wonderfully simple machine. The lights would dim some when I stopped at red lights, but aside from that, the comfort you had from riding a bike with so little that could go wrong was just wonderful. I did eventually switch to an LED tail light and installed a small battery inside the airbox so I didn't have to worry about being seen when I was stopped, but aside from that all the bike needed was enough power for the spark plugs and I was good to go. |
Ocbueller
| Posted on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 05:33 pm: |
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Amazing how far a carbed tube frame will go on battery alone. SteveH |
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