Truck Lite install and First Start for 2020

[Wingsconsin]

Today in keeping with the Governors orders I stayed in and sheltered in place
Wisconsin is on lock down until late April thanks to the Covid 19 pandemic ..

Last fall I decided I was GOING to change to the Truck Light headlamp in spring.

So Spring is here and the truck-lite needed installation so I journeyed into the garage .

It took a little longer than I first anticipated ; mostly because my tools were in lockdown too (winter)
And then some cleaning happened , and then tinkering ..and finally the lite install..

Of course I then needed to install the battery which has been in the basement on the tender all winter -
It was mid October when storage season began here with first snow on Halloween..so a LONG winter ...

I didn't film the start efforts -- but here is is 30 seconds after popping to life ...
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[cowboyup3371]

You'll love that light Carl

 

[posplayr]

I guess the lights are bright but you are not charging with 12.8V at 3KPM

 

[Redman]

Hey Carl,
Yah, there is some light there.

One of these ? ?
http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wc...=15554&parent_category_rn=13089&storeId=10001


You get any higher voltage at , say, 4 or 5thous rpm ....?

 

[Wingsconsin]

I guess the lights are bright but you are not charging with 12.8V at 3KPM

Yes - I noticed -- that is why the video stays on that part for so long ---

Hey Carl,
Yah, there is some light there.

One of these ? ?
http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wc...=15554&parent_category_rn=13089&storeId=10001


You get any higher voltage at , say, 4 or 5thous rpm ....?

I spent a few minutes investigating this weird reading ---

I don't know why it was like that --
I suspect a few reasons --
1) I had the battery tender plugged in to the bike ... :concern:
2) I had spent a few minutes cranking it to get it going (first start since October) and the battery was 'tired'
Hence the tender plugged in
3) A loose connection was found at the battery negative (tightened attachment screw)

This morning I tied again with better results ---

When it drops to 13.9 I have all the lights on --- Brights and lower driving lights

14.1 at idle is fine with me

 

[Wingsconsin]

Hey Carl,
Yah, there is some light there.

One of these ? ?
http://www.truck-lite.com/webapp/wc...=15554&parent_category_rn=13089&storeId=10001


You get any higher voltage at , say, 4 or 5thous rpm ....?

YES - The TruckLite 27270C
A near perfect fit into my housing -
As chance would have it - STEVE changed my GL typical housing to the required 7" version several years ago -
It was done when he helped me by having me over to his home for a weekend and we (he mostly) redid all the gaskets from the Base up
And then the carbs - and the valves and more than I can even remember --
he likely does not remember doing it either -- it was an incredible weekend and I think I got more sleep than he did -- which was precious little -
Also last fall he sent me a replacement bucket in case I needed it -- (I have to send it back to him) -

I found it on eBay for $144 dollars delivered