Shocks & Fuseblock Questions

[Elevener]

I didnt know my shocks looked so bad till these pictures!





Notice the rubber bushing sticking up on only one of them? Normal or not? And has anyone come up with a good way to adjust them without the special tool? Mine are set different from each other and the caliper and tire get in the way of just sticking something in there and turning.

FuseBlock Replacement

Do most solder the wires or just put them in and crimp? And are the connectors you can get with it big enough for the main fuse or do I need to get one for it? And since some have mentioned doing it I guess the block can handle a 30 amp fuse?

Thanks all.

[DGXSER]

Notice the rubber bushing sticking up on only one of them? Normal or not?

Mine has one on both!

And has anyone come up with a good way to adjust them without the special tool? Mine are set different from each other and the caliper and tire get in the way of just sticking something in there and turning.

I used an allen wrench in the hole on the adjuster. Careful though, broke a 5 mm trying this.

Do most solder the wires or just put them in and crimp?

This was a subject of debate in the recent past. You will find support for both thoughts. Flip a coin.

And are the connectors you can get with it big enough for the main fuse or do I need to get one for it? And since some have mentioned doing it I guess the block can handle a 30 amp fuse?

If you got it from TC then I believe the answers are yes, and yes as to it being capable of the 30 amp fuse.

[latexeses]

I'm with DGXSER on the fuse block.

Getting the block from TC is a no brainer. He also has some angled connectors for the block as well. I am using the standard spades on mine.

Rodger

[Elevener]

I did get the fuse block from TC ( thanks TC )

Im going to ask another stupid question. Are 1980 rims tubed or tubeless? The valve stem looks like it is tubed but Im not sure. The tires on it say tubeless on tubed?

[bikerphil]

The only XS11 wheels that have tubes are the 78-79 Standards, all the rest are tubeless. It should be stamped tubeless on one of the spokes.

[TopCatGr58]

Hey Elevener,

The Fuseblocks are rated at a total capacity of 65 amps across all 6 slots.

Folks have installed the 30 amp in this one, but have often left a blank/empty space between it on the end, and the other fuses. The 78-79 bikes have only 4 fuses....Main, Head, Turn, Ign, 30, 10, 20, 10, total of 70...just 5 over.

The 80-81's have 4 circuits, head, tail, turn, ig, along with a separate MAIN,
10,10, 20, 10, + 30= 80, a bit more than the rated 65. This rating is/has beens stated due to heat that can get generated in the fuseslot, and the RARE possibility of melting when overheated. Folks should be using QUICKBLOW fuses, and so IF a circuit gets overloaded, it hopefully won't get real hot to the melting point before the fuse blows!

And then, there's the need for an extra circuit IF you want to route the AUX terminals thru the block, you can loose the blank space for the 30 amp on the 80-81 machines, but on the 78-79 you can still maintain a buffer slot between the main and the other circuits including the AUX routed line!

I installed a slightly different 5 slot box on mine years ago before I found these to provide, and so I haven't migrated my MAIN fuse into the block, it's still the OEM GLASS one..., but it has the spare in it as well, and had never failed YET. I plan on putting an ATCO style in there sometime, but that old adage, it ain't broke, so it don't get fixed!!

I've sold provided several hundred of these blocks in the past few years, and have NEVER had anyone report of a failure, melting of it, and many are the ones for the 78-79 where they routed the 30 amp main in it!!!

Hope this helps and puts your mind at ease!
T.C.

[Elevener]

Would something like this work for the main fuse?

[TopCatGr58]

Would something like this work for the main fuse?

Yep, perfect!....provided it was the right size/gauge wire!

[CatatonicBug]

In my MNS, I routed the main through TC's fuseblock. I think it cleaned it up a LOT and allowed for one extra slot as a storage space for a spare fuse. I got fuses that actually light up when they fail (from Autozone), because I thought it was a cool idea, and imagined myself on the side of the road at night wondering which fuse had blown...

No problems with XSive heat or anything like that so far.

[fredintoon]

It's protectedThanks for mine BTW.

- - - I've sold provided several hundred of these blocks in the past few years, and have NEVER had anyone report of a failure, melting of it, and many are the ones for the 78-79 where they routed the 30 amp main in it!!! - - -

Hi TC,
as all the other fuses are fed from the main 30 Amp fuse via the ignition switch your replacement fuseblock
or any other one will have a maximum load of 30 Amps even if the block does hold the main fuse too.
Thanks for mine BTW.
It works great with the 30 Amp main fuse AND an additional 20Amp fuse for my Stebel-Nautilus airhorn in it.