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I didn't either when I first saw it, but I figured I would show both ways, just in case.
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Why did you flip the wire colors on the rear lights? I did this to a bike a few years ago... and it will be easier years down the road (or to the next owner) if the colors are consistent with the front (white stripe being the "extra" wire for the running filament.)
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Me personally I would do exactly what you said, for exactly the same reasons. Why the guy who made the diagram up didn't is a mystery to me.
As I'm aware of no electrical reason for doing it that way. I would consider keeping the wires color codes the same, front to back, to be the smart (common sense) thing to do.
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Made some improvements to my J and S jack -
First off I built a new pedal, shorter length,
which shortens the stroke, requiring a lot less pedaling.
Footpad is also larger.
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Also welded a T handle for the release valve.
And, added a guide to control the left to right slop when pedaling.
mud.........
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Made some improvements to my J and S jack -
First off I built a new pedal, shorter length,
which shortens the stroke, requiring a lot less pedaling.
Footpad is also larger.
.
.
.
Also welded a T handle for the release valve.
And, added a guide to control the left to right slop when pedaling.
mud.........
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Ive been thinking of where to put a 12v plug on the bike for different things (GPS, phone, ect..) for longer trips. Ive seen some ideas on here, but nothing really stood out to me. I want to know what you guys think of this idea. When I wired my bars internal, I moved all the wires on one side and the right side of the neck was bare, so I decided to stick it there. I have some before and after pictures. I just opened up the rubber grommet and put it in, and wired it up. Any questions on it, just ask.
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Ive been thinking of where to put a 12v plug on the bike for different things (GPS, phone, ect..) for longer trips. Ive seen some ideas on here, but nothing really stood out to me. I want to know what you guys think of this idea. When I wired my bars internal, I moved all the wires on one side and the right side of the neck was bare, so I decided to stick it there. I have some before and after pictures. I just opened up the rubber grommet and put it in, and wired it up. Any questions on it, just ask.
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dklozik,
Very slick idea and like SC-Longhair said its virtually invisible unless its in use. I am going to have to see if I can adapt your idea to my Softail. I can see it was made by Bell but where did you get it and is there a particular model number or name for it?
Never mind I think I may have found it in of all places the local Advanced Auto store.
Thanks for the info.
Very slick idea and like SC-Longhair said its virtually invisible unless its in use. I am going to have to see if I can adapt your idea to my Softail. I can see it was made by Bell but where did you get it and is there a particular model number or name for it?
Never mind I think I may have found it in of all places the local Advanced Auto store.
Thanks for the info.
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I cant remember where I ordered it from. Might have been J&P. Yeah, it is a bell product. Its got the cap that closes pretty tight. Supposed to be kinda weather resistant, but we'll see. There is that one hot wire under the seat, so that what I wired it to. Just used an inline fuse. Didnt take to long. Of course, I could only do it AFTER I rewired the bars and put on the wires on one side of the neck. That was a little time consuming.
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I looked for it on the Bell web site and found it there and the pic shows that it has mounting tabs that will allow it to be mounted under my seat if I don't have the space for it (a possibility on my Softy) behind the neck that you have on your Dyna.
The Bell web address for it is here if anyone is interested;
http://www.bellautomotive.com/asp/pr...s.asp?id=25215
Advanced Auto or Parts America stores show a Bell All Weather socket, but they don't show a pic so I can't swear its the same one. But odds are it is.
Again, Thanks for the tip.
The Bell web address for it is here if anyone is interested;
http://www.bellautomotive.com/asp/pr...s.asp?id=25215
Advanced Auto or Parts America stores show a Bell All Weather socket, but they don't show a pic so I can't swear its the same one. But odds are it is.
Again, Thanks for the tip.