taliesin1077
Bicycle
This weekend, I had the intention to wire up a relay, but a buddy of mine (helpful man that he is in targeting things for additional spending) passed me this link, which pointed me in the direction of wiring up a power distribution block: http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/relay.php
I also finally got my Throttlemeisters. (In an aside, I posted before that I was having problems getting the Throttlemeisters in when I purchased from CASportTouring.com. They confirmed my order via e-mail, and that was all I heard for nearly 3 weeks. After a week and a half, I was told that they had to order it, they were expecting them in this weekend, and I would get them by Wednesday. Come Wednesday, no package. I called them again, and they indicated the locks had been "backordered", and that they "didn't know what that meant in terms of when I could expect to get them." At this point, I was seriously frustrated, cancelled my order. FAXed the order in to the the manufacturer, and had the locks (in black) within a week. CASportTouring might be great when they have the stuff in stock, but their lack of communication, and their shifting positions between the couple times I had to call them was VERY frustrating. This is the only time I have ordered from them, and will likely be the last time.)
Finally, I ordered and received my Alaska Leather pad about a day before I was to do the electrical work, so it went on (easily) at the same time.
So the Throttlemeisters went on in about a half hour with a couple of tweaks for getting the throttle locking in right. May have to tweak it after riding. LOVE the look, and they feel VERY VERY solid. (I got the heavy ones.)
The wiring of the relay and distribution block was absolutely a breeze using Posi-locks. Great place to buy them here (check out the video near the bottom):
Posi-locks, for those who aren't interested in clicking links, are a reusable, twist-on wire connector instead of soldering. I used the in-line fuse holder I ordered from WebBikeWorld for the inline fuse, and the twist locks from hooking up the relay I got from Murph's. The connectors are, as I said, reusable, and completely simple. Loved them, especially for tapping into the tail light wire for controlling the relay. Highly recommend these connectors.
The wiring was simple, for someone with little to no electrical skill. Using posi-locks made it all a piece of cake. I now have an easy-to-hook-into distribution block for hooking accessories like my heated grips, and the cigarette socket I plan to install in the next couple of months. Using my distribution block, I'll be able to install the socket without taking off more than the left fairing pocket, for easy access to the block, AND the installation of the socket into the pocket, if I decide to do that.
New Alaska Leather buttpad:
New Throttlemeisters:
Forgot to get a pic of the PDB installed, but here's the barrier strip I got from Radio Shack. I colored the negative half with a black sharpie and the positive half with a red sharpie. I'll get a pic of it when I take off the fairing to get at those valves in a couple weeks:
(Sorry about the photo quality. Need to clean off my cell phone camera lens.
)
I also finally got my Throttlemeisters. (In an aside, I posted before that I was having problems getting the Throttlemeisters in when I purchased from CASportTouring.com. They confirmed my order via e-mail, and that was all I heard for nearly 3 weeks. After a week and a half, I was told that they had to order it, they were expecting them in this weekend, and I would get them by Wednesday. Come Wednesday, no package. I called them again, and they indicated the locks had been "backordered", and that they "didn't know what that meant in terms of when I could expect to get them." At this point, I was seriously frustrated, cancelled my order. FAXed the order in to the the manufacturer, and had the locks (in black) within a week. CASportTouring might be great when they have the stuff in stock, but their lack of communication, and their shifting positions between the couple times I had to call them was VERY frustrating. This is the only time I have ordered from them, and will likely be the last time.)
Finally, I ordered and received my Alaska Leather pad about a day before I was to do the electrical work, so it went on (easily) at the same time.
So the Throttlemeisters went on in about a half hour with a couple of tweaks for getting the throttle locking in right. May have to tweak it after riding. LOVE the look, and they feel VERY VERY solid. (I got the heavy ones.)
The wiring of the relay and distribution block was absolutely a breeze using Posi-locks. Great place to buy them here (check out the video near the bottom):
Posi-locks, for those who aren't interested in clicking links, are a reusable, twist-on wire connector instead of soldering. I used the in-line fuse holder I ordered from WebBikeWorld for the inline fuse, and the twist locks from hooking up the relay I got from Murph's. The connectors are, as I said, reusable, and completely simple. Loved them, especially for tapping into the tail light wire for controlling the relay. Highly recommend these connectors.
The wiring was simple, for someone with little to no electrical skill. Using posi-locks made it all a piece of cake. I now have an easy-to-hook-into distribution block for hooking accessories like my heated grips, and the cigarette socket I plan to install in the next couple of months. Using my distribution block, I'll be able to install the socket without taking off more than the left fairing pocket, for easy access to the block, AND the installation of the socket into the pocket, if I decide to do that.
New Alaska Leather buttpad:
New Throttlemeisters:
Forgot to get a pic of the PDB installed, but here's the barrier strip I got from Radio Shack. I colored the negative half with a black sharpie and the positive half with a red sharpie. I'll get a pic of it when I take off the fairing to get at those valves in a couple weeks:
(Sorry about the photo quality. Need to clean off my cell phone camera lens.
)
