DIY Cheap Mods
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From: Brandon FLA
Lay down license plate
Does'nt get much cheaper than this, I removed the L bracket from behind the license plate and bent the sonabit## down! Cost $0. Not sure if it leagle but other than the light not quite hitting the plate cant really tell. I do plan to do it right at some point.
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From: Florida
You can leave that crap in the "Political and Open Discussion" section. If you would read a rule or two some time, you would know that.
It takes long enough for guys to thumb through all of these "cheap mods" as it is.
I believe that you have it reversed. Wired in parrellel like he has reduces the power (current loading) going through the LED. Wired in series the power has no other path to take but through the LED.
What you are doing is confusing voltage with current. Voltage is like velocity, where current is like volume. The LED can handle the velocity, but it has a hard time dealing with the current or volume
thanks man! i did not know that! good little tip there!
grips and bolt ons are NOT "mods" they are check book style upgrades. cookie cutter tips that will make your ride look like every other one in the harley parking lot... i would go NUTS if my ride looked anything like another bike out there
What you are doing is confusing voltage with current. Voltage is like velocity, where current is like volume. The LED can handle the velocity, but it has a hard time dealing with the current or volume
thanks man! i did not know that! good little tip there!
grips and bolt ons are NOT "mods" they are check book style upgrades. cookie cutter tips that will make your ride look like every other one in the harley parking lot... i would go NUTS if my ride looked anything like another bike out there
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Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Riverview MI
Here's a cheap way to help get good solder connections when you need to lengthen, shorten, or add lines in the bikes electrical system.
The biggest problem with soldering wires on a bike is you need to be an octopus. You need a couple of extra hands to hold the wires whileyou use solder with one hand and the iron in the other. So I came up with a simple and cheap way to make a couple of different wire holders.
The biggest problem with soldering wires on a bike is you need to be an octopus. You need a couple of extra hands to hold the wires whileyou use solder with one hand and the iron in the other. So I came up with a simple and cheap way to make a couple of different wire holders.
Last edited by mimo; Jan 28, 2009 at 04:04 PM.
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From: Commerce, Mich.
Big??? Lets see, a Cloths pin is less than 1/2 inch wide...so there is about 1 1/2 inches between the clamps, meaning the joint itself is 1/2 inch or LESS. thats not too large to insure a good joint.
Granted it looks larger, but he took CLOSE-UP Photos for clarity
Granted it looks larger, but he took CLOSE-UP Photos for clarity
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Come on give it a rest, most of the people on here have very little or no experience playing with soldering irons.
I was only trying to show them what a good solid connection should look like.
On bike's like ours with paint can shakers for engines there really isn't much need for adherence to strict NASA standards.
Its just gotta work, and be reliable after that its all gravy.
Last edited by In Memoriam Citoriplus; Jan 28, 2009 at 10:56 AM.
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From: Florida
I didn't solder it that way to impress anyone, I did it to illustrate a point.
Come on give it a rest, most of the people on here have very little or no experience playing with soldering irons.
I was only trying to show them what a good solid connection should look like.
On bike's like ours with paint can shakers for engines there really isn't much need for adherence to strict NASA standards.
Its just gotta work, and be reliable after that its all gravy.
Come on give it a rest, most of the people on here have very little or no experience playing with soldering irons.
I was only trying to show them what a good solid connection should look like.
On bike's like ours with paint can shakers for engines there really isn't much need for adherence to strict NASA standards.
Its just gotta work, and be reliable after that its all gravy.
Geez! There's nothing wrong with your solder joints, they look fine. CNCFXSTB is a troll.
