Small, Rear, LED Turn signals and a few Sat. morning thoughts.
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Small, Rear, LED Turn signals and a few Sat. morning thoughts.
I just got the Auto-Gem Baby Bullets lights for my rear setup... I haven't installed them yet but plan on running them as blinkers, run, and aux brake as well.
I just got the Auto-Gem Baby Bullets lights for my rear setup... I haven't installed them yet but plan on running them as blinkers, run, and aux brake as well.
Also, I found these lights in the build thread below... It was on the HD Forums home page one day and I thought the lights were perfect for what I was looking for. In the thread he goes through how he wired them for turn/run/brake
Also, I found these lights in the build thread below... It was on the HD Forums home page one day and I thought the lights were perfect for what I was looking for. In the thread he goes through how he wired them for turn/run/brake
They are behind by a couple weeks, but worth the wait. They are very bright. I can't over state this.
I saw that on their site too, did you go directly through them?
On another note, I bought some little electric tools, molex, and tyco little pokey things.
Yeah, sure, some of it sometimes is operator head/space/and timing but not me this much of the time
I've had more luck with paper clips then with the slick ***** tools.
And any more you gotta have a bionic eye to see inside the connections.
I saw that on their site too, did you go directly through them?
On another note, I bought some little electric tools, molex, and tyco little pokey things.
Yeah, sure, some of it sometimes is operator head/space/and timing but not me this much of the time
I've had more luck with paper clips then with the slick ***** tools.
And any more you gotta have a bionic eye to see inside the connections.
Maybe I need glasses.
Yes. I bought direct. Mike is a good guy. I forget his last name. Excellent product though.
For Molex, I have a set of little jeweler screwdrivers that work great. I don't look though, I just poke around until it comes free.
I have been running the Shorai battery for the second up coming season now w/o any issues. 550cca and she fires with a flick and only weights 4lbs. I like it, but it was definitely expensive.
...I have a set of little jeweler screwdrivers that work great. I don't look though, I just poke around until it comes free.
Yep, got those, same technique, similar results
Originally Posted by HD Bobber
Different turn sigs are on my next to do list.
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I have been running the Shorai battery for the second up coming season now w/o any issues. 550cca and she fires with a flick and only weights 4lbs. I like it, but it was definitely expensive.
Yeah, one of those lithium ones, eh! I guess I live in a cave once again cause I didn't know or ever pay any attention to these things. First I heard of them was a week ago or so somebody mentioned them in a battery thread, sounds like magic, or one of them things that's too good to be true.
Sounds like a good thing unless I'm missing something.
I was going through the same dilemma a while back and finally settled on the smaller Kuryakyn bullets. They actually work very well, are small and sleek and are bright! They're very non-assuming at first and then they light up very nicely. Easy to install and I highly recommend them! (I think that you can get them in black as well.)
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Obviously this photo wasn't taken for the lights, but here a rear shot
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I need to get some small, rear, LED TS that function like OEM (Stop/Run/Turn). Going to fab a new license plate bracket since I got the LP bags so need some light weight LED's.
Appreciate the options you may know of.
Secondly ([a.k.a.] "a, 2, and d"):
These lithium batteries, are they all what it said about them, like they're the greatest thing since spam and all that?
I see they are expensive; but are they the beat-all to end-all of batteries? Like, do they last longer than any other type, and not by much but do they do it by a lot?
What seems so great about them is the reduced size and weight! And that difference is huge, no doubt about that!
I'd like to see the battery box area done differently and these small batteries would surely help.
Hand in hand with this, I'd like to see a Dyna, two-up seat, hinged from the left side (so when the bike is on it's stand gravity and the angle hold it open so it doesn't fall shut like it would if it were on the right side of course), locked with a matching lock as the ignition and steering, same key for all.
I know this might be to far out of the comfort zone for some but this solves some problems some have. It would provide a fairly secure space to put
a little stuff (cell phone if you have one) but an improved electronics area.
The battery (if it is one of those small lithium ones) could probably be engineered to be mounted vertically, which I think would allow better options for the wiring, which honestly, could be a lot tidier than the garbled mess it is now.
So under the seat, both rider and passenger is space that even under the passenger the fender is recessed deep enough but so the rear tire cannot touch it (and I'm not sure how much that is but hopefully would allow say at most, inch, inch and a half maybe?)
Under the passenger part would be a special, form fitted, cushioned against wear and noise, set of tools, nice little set of Snap-on (I think they make some HD tools already) tools.
Maybe some triangle shaped side covers (FXR'ish) vs. the ammo cans but the the cavity would be all water proof for all the electronics with easier access and visibility and room for pair of gloves, back up spark plug, etc.
and (d):
Haven't seen anyone yet sporting a "swing arm" mounted fender, I'd like to see some of those, for the sake of something different and innovative.
Food for thought on Saturday
Don't forget about the rear light options!
Sounds like some fun mods!
On the Lithium batteries...the ones we carry are waterproof and can be mounted in any orientation.
As you noted, they are extremely small, lightweight and expensive. They do have a 3 year warranty, and are very powerful. I first got one because I needed more room, and the smaller battery did the trick for me. I was so impressed with it that we started carrying them.
Lithium batteries for motorcycles have not been around long enough to know how long they will last, however, theoretically (and every indication from the last few years) is that they will far outlast a lead acid.
With time, it is my belief, that the price will come down, and that you will see MFG.'s start using Lithium batteries as the OEM battery in Motorcycles within a few years.
I replaced a good lead acid with a Lithium for space reasons. On my other bikes, as the lead acids go bad, they will be replaced by lithium's.
Here is a pic of a Sporty with a swingarm mounted fender, it was inspired, in part, by Robbie13's Dyna that has a swingarm mounted fender (pictured below)
You can see start to finish of the swingarm mounted fender at this link-
01-24-2015, 08:18 PM
