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I’m trying to convince Matt that we should build a “War Bird” from a Goldwing. He’s not quite on board though, we have had a tough time selling road legal bikes. Think I’m just getting antsy to start riding, or build another bike haha
Ordered up a flasher relay, mirrors and spoke skins last night. Spoke skins were a two-fold purchase, 1: cause painting spokes woulda sucked, 2: bump me over the free shipping minimum.
Still gotta buy a horn from Crappy Tire, and dig up some bulbs in The Shop.
Glad the locker moved by hand! Easier half of the battle won already. Good luck on the voltage tests, that’s a long run of wire between the switch (or relay) and axle.
Today in The Shop, I made new battery leads and then verified the blinker, headlight and horn wiring are working with a test light. Initially I was using one of the turn signal lights as a test light since the bullet ends fit all the circuits, but I soon found out both front indicators don’t work. Also the flasher relay is pooched, but FortNine has a replacement for $10, and there’s a good chance I have the replacement bulbs in the Shop somewhere.
My buddy James and I put a new e-locker actuator in his FJ a few weeks ago, and it failed to engage initially. I’m pretty sure James had to manually engage the locker with a screwdriver before putting the actuator in, then install the locker with the actuator in the “locked” position. Second try was a charm for James.
Man that trailer looks good already. I also stumbled across your kijiji ad for the other trailer you built, hopefully it sells quick now that the weather is improving.
Agreed the price is disgusting, but these are obsoleted and pretty rare, and ebay shipping took a good dip into my pockets. Worldwide Ebay only had 3 dust seals, and I bought two of them. The oil seals were slightly more readily available, and had free shipping. Either way, my pockets still hurt from the abuse.
Found a cool poster on ebay, didn’t buy it.
Thanks Steve. Lookin’ at the bike again last night, I think
Perhaps both my unaffiliated grounds may go to the battery. Both wires are very near to the battery, and B/W is -ve, so just gonna put 2&2 together.Hopefully get a chance to play out in the shop tonight.
I have started to lose faith in the fork seal supplier, so I ordered the LAST set of OEM seals on Ebay yesterday. $97 for the 4 seals, where Allballs were half that, and the second supplier just a little more. Of all the parts for my older bike, these fork seals and rear wheel bearings have been the hardest to find. My wheel bearings spun nicely by hand, but I have no idea how many kms on them, and these knobbies I mounted might be a little hard on them. I guess time will tell.
Same here. We all make mistakes, the A+ recovery effort will be acknowledged.
Hey Steve, easy question for ya. Do bikes have chassis grounds? Or do all the negatives terminate at the battery?
I have been pouring over the wiring diagram, but cannot determine where two “Black w/ White tracer” ground wires go. One is very close to the battery, making me think the ring terminal was cut off just like the positive lead. The other is about 8” away from the battery with a female bullet connector, and no male end in sight. Chassis ground maybe? It runs in the same wiring bundle as the turn signal relay, but the relay is fully satisfied already.I sent an email inquiry to the UK company I bought these from at lunch today, and by the time I got home from work they had read my email, replied to me, and sent out a replacement set!! Awesome customer service!!
The first incompatible set I ordered from FortNine, after talking to AllBalls tech support and ordering what they told me to.
Before I got home, I tried again to order OEM seals and once again was informed they were discontinued. I emailed their service manager asking her to show their techs and get an opinion. Hoping this is irrelevant once my replacement seals come to me.
FML. Another set of seals arrived that don’t match what’s coming out of my bike. 🤬🤬🤬
Seals in.
Seals out.
New seals in hand. Curse words.We figure if the temps are too low, or bugs too bad, we’ll pack up early and head back home. Wouldn’t be the first time, prolly won’t be the last either.
We’re also lookin’ to go to Ardbeg in the thick of summer, July 23/24/24 (my preferred season).
Today in The Shop, got a bunch completed on the DR.
Front tire and tube installed.
Air filter oiled and installed.
Chain installed, tension set and rear axle torqued up.
Wiring harness laid out and labelled. I have a few repairs to make to the harness, mainly the battery leads need to be lengthened, and the ebay gauge cluster needs to man up (both stock harness and cluster have female ends of connector present).
