And so it begins ... Another bike building project

[79XS11F]

I put my air grinder to work today to hollow out backside of the left rear foot peg support this morning. It’s pretty thin at the top area but the job is done and I didn’t manage to come through the front of it which was a bonus.

[79XS11F]

Ive had my fill or it !!!

I'm Done...
Stinking F***ing COLD BS weather. I am done pretending it's a decent day to work on bikes or anything outside just because it's 8 or 10 degrees outside. That may be a nice day compared to - 10 or -20 but it's CRAP for working on bikes with hand tools or doing just about anything outside. I'm Done working on this bike until May unless "global Warming" arrives before then.
Rob

[dbeardslee]

Rob - Sounds like you need one of these http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...3893_200333893 and one of these http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w...2835_200332835. Where's global warming when you need it?

[79XS11F]

LOL I'm already working in the garage so a portable cover won't do it for me and I would be OK if I didn't need to open the garage door when using volatile chemicals so the heater with the open flame is out of the question as well. I really think I need to win the lottery and MOVE to an area where global warmer has already arrived ...
Rob

[79XS11F]

I did some fiddle fart jobs on the bike today before work. managed to get the coil brackets made and the coils installed. WOW ... what a tight fit that was. Switched out some of the engine mounting hardware. Doing that as it arrives and got started on making brackets to hold the driving lights. Not a big day by any means but got some stuff done. So far so good on the all SS socket head hardware.
Rob

Coils brackets made




Coils mounted .. Tight fit but thier in there




Switching out hardware as it arrives



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[kirmit77]

looking good

Im not doing as much modifications but im about to be at the same spot you are!!!
keep up the pics and good work!

[79XS11F]

I farted around in the garage this morning and got a few things done on this bike. I wanted to get the engine mounting completed so I opted to just let that frame bracket slip through the peg support. Made some alloy driving light brackets and brushed the peg supports. Whit that stuff done I could complete the engine mounting and torque everything into place. Now I can start hanging outer stuff on the bike that would have been in the way of engine torque job. Things like the exhaust system.

Alloy driving light brackets


Driving lights


Right side peg support

[dbeardslee]

I love the driving lights - and what a great spot for them. How are you going to wire them?

[79XS11F]

They are grounded right to the upper front engine mount through bolt and the live line will run from a switch with its location not selected just yet :-)
If the bike were to go down ... GOD FORBID ... The driving light would be toast but they are to be mounted between 12 and 14 inches off the ground and that is the most forward location that is at the right height and they are for the most part tucked in to the crash bars nicely.
Rob

[dbeardslee]

for the most part tucked in to the crash bars nicely

That's what makes them look so cool. Are you going to tap into an existing power source up front, or run from the auxiliary connection by the fuse block? I'm just wondering where your going to get the power from. I drive home several nights a week through a very heavily wooded area that has more deer than people. All things being equal, I'd like to keep their lives and mine separate. Lights like those would be very helpful along that vein.

[79XS11F]

I'm going to use the auxiliary connection so there will be only 2 power supply wires that go down to the lights themselves. Those wires will be easy to hide along the lower frame tubing with black pull straps. There is no relay for them so it's a pretty straight forward hook up. I usually aim the one on the ditch side slightly to the ditch and the other one as per the instructions for driving lights. When I was younger .. Make that MUCH younger, I used to do a lot of night riding back and forth from Ottawa and Toronto and this sort of additional lighting is GREAT. Combined with the HID head light I should be able to see and be seen easily.
Rob

[dbeardslee]

Rob - So when you come off the aux connection you're going to run two power lines (one per light). Do you have to ground the negative from the aux unit, or will it work by just running the hot lines with the frame ground on the lights?

[TopCatGr58]

Hey Doug,

The AUX terminals provide both incase you have an external device, like a radio or something that needs both, but with the lights, which is also what I drive mine off of, a ground to the frame is all that's needed. I did use a heavy duty switch for mine so I wouldn't have to have a relay either.
T.C.

[79XS11F]

That's right TC. These light run just any other lights on the bike with no relay involved. So through the AUX fuse to the switch and to the lights. It's a very easy setup and a worthwhile addition to the bike.
Rob

[dbeardslee]

It's a very easy setup

Now you're speaking my language . Thanks, fellas - I'm heading to the autoparts store and see what they've got.