March 27th, 2013, 09:39 PM | #41 |
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I know it's legal in Cali. Still pretty dangerous.
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March 27th, 2013, 10:22 PM | #42 |
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My parents aren't legally responsible for me anymore, but I still wouldn't want them to see me lane-splitting because they'd probably freak out. Being legal doesn't make it any less dangerous.
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April 8th, 2013, 07:29 PM | #43 |
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I've recently purchased a Trail Tech Vapor an am curious about the positioning of the magnet for the speed sensor. Did you replace one of the brake disc mounting bolts or did you attach a magnet directly to the disc itself?
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April 8th, 2013, 07:44 PM | #44 | |
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rare earth magnet to the disk, or just rely on it's magnetism to keep it there. Last futzed with by Chicagobob; April 15th, 2013 at 09:14 AM. |
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April 8th, 2013, 10:12 PM | #45 |
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Look into getting some magnets that koso kits come with. I recently installed the rx-1n on my 05 and it came with 6 tiny magnets that fit right in the 5mm Allen holes in the disc bolts. Just make sure you put them the right way (north out). Now if only the tach wasn't so jumpy
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April 9th, 2013, 05:30 AM | #46 | |
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April 9th, 2013, 02:26 PM | #47 |
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Yes I grounded straight to the battery, thanks though. My best result to reduce jumpiness was solder a 100k resistor in line of the tach. It gave me a pretty accurate idle rpm of around 1200 but it's still jumpy at higher rpm. Not too big a deal I have faith in my ears, speed and mileage was what I was concerned with
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April 9th, 2013, 02:35 PM | #48 |
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Trail Tech recommends a 600K .25W resistor, and they sell a tach lead with one installed. I use one, and my tach isn't jumpy at all. I wired the red resistor wire to the bike's black tach wire and the black ground wire to the bike's accessory ground wire. All this is inside my headlight bucket.
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April 9th, 2013, 03:16 PM | #49 |
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What tail light is that? Where did you get it? How is the light output?
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April 9th, 2013, 06:17 PM | #50 |
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It's just a Chinese light I found on Amazon. Pretty bright, and weighs next to nothing. Search "LED motorcycle taillight."
Mine was: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Last futzed with by Chicagobob; April 10th, 2013 at 04:47 AM. |
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May 8th, 2013, 04:56 PM | #51 |
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The bolt that came with my kit slides right through the brake disc slots. We must've got different parts.
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May 8th, 2013, 08:29 PM | #52 | |
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August 12th, 2013, 08:57 AM | #53 |
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Pics of pregen Trail Tech Vapor mount
Some folks have asked for details of how we mounted the Trail Tech Vapor to the steering lock housing, so here they are:
We trimmed the lower tab of the Trail Tech mount, ground it thinner, and slipped it under the shroud. You can bend the mount to get the viewing angle you want: Then we drilled through the whole thing and screwed in a couple of small bolts (which really aren't the right type, but they were the only small stainless bolts we had at the time): You can see that the gauge is very close to the headlight (so much so that the air temp usually reads high from the headlight's heat), and that it could have been mounted directly to the headlight bucket with spacers. Hope this helps. Last futzed with by Chicagobob; August 15th, 2013 at 06:55 AM. |
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August 12th, 2013, 09:34 AM | #54 |
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looks great! i LOVE that plate you made for the seat. LOVE IT!
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August 14th, 2013, 11:27 PM | #55 |
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Nice work!
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September 30th, 2013, 04:53 PM | #56 |
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my name
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October 5th, 2013, 11:56 AM | #57 |
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tach readings
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how did you wire your tach? my indicator lights keep flashing as soon as I start the bike. i followed @skilletmo write up to a T and Im wondering if with his bike being newer i did it in correctly. |
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October 5th, 2013, 03:20 PM | #58 | |
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October 5th, 2013, 08:14 PM | #59 | |
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The resistor cable part number is part 7000-1004 I believe. You'll have to call them and pay for it and for shipping. ~$10 USD, give or take.
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October 28th, 2013, 07:41 AM | #60 |
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New handlebar for the ultralight pregen
You may remember our lightened 2006 Ninja 250. We removed most of the bodywork, detabbed the rear subframe, and replaced the lights and gauges with aftermarket items. All this reduced the bike's weight by about 30 lbs.
We've long wanted to switch to a tubular handlebar for this bike, so we could lower the front end a little, and take advantage of all the different 7/8" bars that are available. Also, we wanted wider bars than stock. We had a Renthal ultra-low handlebar in the shop, and a pair of Outlaw Racing bar mounts, so after a lot of measuring, we drilled the triple clamp and got to work. There's not much to work with on the pregen triple, unless you are able to fab something to translate the stock mounting holes to 7/8" bar mounts, so we decided to just drill two holes in the center section and mount the risers there. We placed a couple of nylon buttons under the mounts, and rubber spacers under the nuts that secure the risers under the triple clamp. Seems to have come out well, and I like the feel and look (my daughter hasn't tried it yet, but she thought the clipons were "a little reachy," as she put it. If we decide to switch back to clip-ons, we can plug the new holes with plastic covers. The Renthal bar is lightweight and has good vibration-absorbing properties, so the absence of bar-end weights doesn't seem to be an issue. The width feels good. The bike is probably too sensitive to rider inputs with the front this low, especially with wider bars, so we'll probably raise the front 1" to 1.5" from what is shown in the pics. We wanted to see the maximum before making final adjustments. Last futzed with by Chicagobob; October 31st, 2013 at 12:27 PM. |
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October 28th, 2013, 09:41 AM | #61 |
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Wow.. Great looking bike! Well done.
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October 29th, 2013, 08:08 PM | #62 |
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Still looks great.
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February 21st, 2014, 09:10 PM | #63 |
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what did you do as far as eliminating the stock speedo cable?
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February 21st, 2014, 09:22 PM | #64 |
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February 21st, 2014, 09:49 PM | #65 |
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Awesome!!!!!!
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February 21st, 2014, 10:11 PM | #66 |
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Wow, this is one of the best looking pregens that doesn't belong to choneofakind (who owns the best all around pregen that I know of) beautiful build, well done. I especially love the addition of the renthal bars, it's so easy to just throw a pair of clip-ons on there but that's not really comfortable for daily riding or riding when you aren't being really agressive. The renthal bars solve the problem of the stock bars not looking quite right and make it more useable at the same time
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May 11th, 2014, 07:28 PM | #67 |
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Nice!
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May 16th, 2014, 01:01 PM | #68 |
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I really like your build. I have started mine and I hope it comes out as nice as yours. The only major difference with mine is I am going to try and retain the stock gauges. Thanks for the inspiration. Great looking bike!
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May 17th, 2014, 12:54 AM | #69 |
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May 19th, 2014, 09:26 PM | #70 |
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Nice looking bike! I like the style and color! Mind telling me which model headlight/turning light you got, and where did you purchased it? Thanks!
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May 20th, 2014, 08:30 AM | #71 |
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It was from Speedmotoco.com, but the same light is available all over the internet. It uses a standard 7" reflector with an H4 bulb, and has a steel bucket. Build quality is good, and it provides a very good beam.
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June 5th, 2014, 05:35 PM | #72 |
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Did 90 mph on some farm road
Daughter reports seeing 90 mph on some farm road this afternoon riding with wealthy friend with Yamaha R1. Couldn't believe it until I checked the Trail Tech telltale. I'm glad she was able to do it, and safely(?), but told her I wouldn't recommend it (although I did the same on bike with far inferior tires and brakes in the late '70s - 130 on a GS1000G on the North Dallas Tollway at 2 am).
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June 5th, 2014, 08:57 PM | #74 |
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My first run this year I hit 97mph with the recent weight drop on the bike and myself. I figure I've shaved about 60 lbs from last year. 30 off each and I'm still hovering around 200lbs. Had her dyno tested for fun when a buddy was gettin his Harley tuned. 30 horsepower runnin rich. Got some input to raise the needles one clip and drop a few jet sizes, now for a long country road to hit the ton lol
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June 10th, 2014, 03:13 PM | #75 |
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This build gave me a lot of inspiration for mine. What brackets are you using for the headlight?
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June 10th, 2014, 03:32 PM | #76 |
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Im doing the same build as Chicagobob, Im not sure what the fork width is, but I used this bracket to mount my headlight.
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June 10th, 2014, 03:47 PM | #77 |
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The ones I used were from ebay and look about the same as those. They hardly have anything holding them together where the clamp meets the slot. And I had to bend them to make them work. Very crappy quality. Thats why I asked.
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June 10th, 2014, 04:04 PM | #78 |
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Yea I agree its not the best quality but they do the trick. I didnt have to bend it my bracket.
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December 2nd, 2014, 08:21 AM | #79 |
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Nice and clean good job!
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December 4th, 2014, 09:33 AM | #80 |
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@Chicagobob did you cut the side fairings to make them shorter?
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