Recent content by bryancraftyhands

I checked last night and was sitting at 12.98V, so I gave it a whirl this morning and she started with 35 degrees outside, so I rode her in. Checked again when I got back and was in the 13s with heated hand grips on during the rides. New battery is here, but I may have jumped a little early on...

I expect that it will also. After a jump start there was no error code, and after I took it off the charger yesterday it started right up with no error code either. I'm sure I could go start it right now with it not being on the charger since yesterday morning with the voltage I checked this...

I was at 12.4 after my last time putting it on another borrowed charger Friday night and checking yesterday morning. The borrowed charger has two options for amp setting, one of which is for jump start, and is otherwise ran on a timer dial. After I got my charger's 2 amp side working, I put it...

I figured out a problem I was having trying to put my battery on my charger (not tender). I would put the sae clip set on to my charger and without it being on or plugged in, a fuse would burn. It turns out that the clip set I have, and possibly all of them for some reason I don't know but can...

Are you talking about a battery, charger, or tester?

yah, I've seen them before. Those are for people with the extra money to spend on such things and places to keep them. A continual use for them helps too. I already have a bunch of things laying around I didn't have the money for, no place to keep them, and no (i so e cases further) use for...

I got the battery back in, and hooked up for load test while starting. The good news is that the bike started up and no error code present. The not unexpected news is that the battery did drop down to 8. something volts while cranking and no peripherals were even hooked up much less on, then...

Another 90 minutes tonight gave me my 12.9. Tomorrow evening, I should have it back in and try a load test while I attempt to start. If I had another or better way than that, I would go with it. From there I should be able to determine if I need a battery, ECU, both or neither. Sometimes them...

After spending 90 minutes on another charger last night, and getting a reading, I show 12.68. I burnt my meter discovering the unexpected internal short on the original charger last night. It doesn't read VDC or Ohm anymore, so I killed this evening by getting another meter, therefore never got...

There I was, all dressed and set to ride in this morning. I have been going through withdraws and it's starting to get me in to trouble. I meant to ride in yesterday but got sent somewhere I wasn't familiar with so I could not. Today was the last day before a cold spell that would prevent me...

I guess not?

That looks about right, except that is a top mount bracket also. In the instructions it lists a "monorack tubular holder". They look the same and mount the same except the top mount bracket has the upper surface area for a top box while the other looks like it just stops behind the cowling area...

I wasn't concerned about weight. I was more concerned about squeeze space, if they stick out any wider than my legs would, and turning / trailing line, as the rear wheel of a vehicle usually travels a different line that the front wheel. I'm missing a bracket to mount them anyway, so this may...

I'm about to embark on putting bags on. I got to wondering, how will this affect my ability to split lanes? Anybody try it? Not that I'm trying it at highway speeds, but in traffic jams, I will up to about 35 mph. I know most V twin baggers don't.

I think by tension you mean the link is not bending? Clean it, lubricate, look for signs of damage, usually overheating (shows discoloration) and / or rivets and rings out of place. If all the links are good, and your actual tension is in range, set with the weight on the bike, personally I...