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what did you wrench on today??

Spent a good hunk of yesterday trying to find an intermittent electrical issue on the 1100E.
Twice now the headlight has gone out, both high and low...
Then some time later, it came back on.
This time I tried to track it down, before it came on again....nope...still looking.
 
Went for my first ride last night after addressing a potential air leak, and synching the carbs. I was shocked and pleased at how much smoother it ran, particularly at low speeds.
 
Relay ingition bypass is GO

Relay ingition bypass is GO

I figured I needed this mod as described in this link:
http://members.dslextreme.com/users/storagecliff/images/electrical_odd-n-ends.html#A06

I did the voltage check as described and it showed I was loosing 1.25 volts at the coils! That might not be my whole problem, but it's part of it! I wired it up but initially spliced in the new common wire to the coils below the connectors. That is, I left the coil's connectors in the circuit because they looked pretty good. Checked voltage again. Now loosing only .6V. Not good enough! I cut out the connectors and soldered the wires directly. Now dropping only .1V! This thing has been a bear to start recently even when hot. I tried it and it instantly fired up! Moral of the story: even if the connector looks good, it can still be causing problems.

Mechanical
The mod says to put the relay near the coils under the tank. I didn't like that because it's too hard to get to. I put mine in the toolbag holder on the right side. Mounting was easy. I attached the relay using one of the holder's screws and ground wire with another. It's easy to tell if it's working and replace if it quits.

Result
Instant, easy, like-new starting. Much more power. On test ride I gained another gear I could never use before because she didn't have enough torque. I'm betting on a 20% boost in MPG.
 
Relay ingition bypass part 2

Relay ingition bypass part 2

Here's the other side showing the blue wire with fuse. Side note. I used to have a Land Rover Discovery and they are notorious for electrical problems as they age. Most can be traced to corroding grounding straps between the body, engine, and frame. I bought a couple of battery cables and ran them between the negative terminal, alternator mounting bracket, and body. All the electrical gremlins were banished, and there was much rejoicing.
 
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I didn't wrench on anything. It was a perfect, sunny day and I went for a long ride. The bike was running superbly and it was one of those days I couldn't make a mistake if I tried to. The "Doctor" would have been behind me, eating my dust. LOL Four hours later I came home and parked the bike in the garage. The wife had not even noticed I was gone. PERFECT!!
 
Tried unsuccessfully to strip the paint off the carb bodies; I'll probably have to go pick up a new roloc wheel or something.
 
cowboyup3371 said:
Tried unsuccessfully to strip the paint off the carb bodies; I'll probably have to go pick up a new roloc wheel or something.
Click to expand...

If you have an old can of brake fluid (not brake cleaner) and a small brush, the paint will probably come of fairly easily. There are few paints that are impervious to brake fluid. Brake fluid is not harmful to aluminum.
 
At last! I have something to do this week... started making a replacement bracket for my fly screen after the left one fatigued and broke on the way back from the last GSR/Katana run.



I'm going double layer this time to hopefully give them enough extra strength to survive a bit longer.

 
Got the brackets finished last night and screen reinstalled... double thickness this time. Riveted together which may be a little dodgy but hopefully will last longer.

 
Cheers Wally... and maybe... been asked lots of times :)

eBay UK is where I got it from, and they're sold as a pair for Mini headlights.

I have a spare one but the way the chrome's going on this one the spare will be going on in the next few months...
 
Wellllllll... if you need a place for the current one to go... :-\\\

Finished our house move, so I will be stripping carb down and recleaning.
I need to get that bike running!
 
Three Harvards, (Texan AT6 to the Yanks)

"Nellie"
Repaired leaking mechanical fuel gauge.
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7028
Leaking brake master cylinder
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7306
Dead magneto.
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All in all a pretty busy day.
 
Mounted the new Daytona bars on the 450L (I love how they look).

Today did an oil change, Transmission fluid change, new tires and new air filter on the wife's van.

A happy Wife means a happy life!!!!
 
I wrenched on this yesterday.

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It a heat exchange system for the glycerin after it's removed from the canola oil.
I'll be back on it today too. I'll have more overtime hours than regular hours on my next check!

$$$$
 
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