what did you do to your vfr today?

I'm bummed because some of the other road videos came out foggy, damn GoPro case started fogging up again. All of the Latigo Cyn footage was pretty much rubbish. Might have some of Shueren Rd. and Tuna Cyn. that is not so fogged up. After I got home and took a look at the footage, I took off the GoPro and put another one of the Innov cameras on the front of the bike. These seem less susceptible to fogging and I won't have to worry about having to turn the camera on, both front and rear cameras will turn of with the ignition and be more in sync. Only thing I need to add is some sort of plexiglass shield to keep road debris from harming the lens

 

Hey Terry ... sorry, I was out riding most of the day, taking advantage of what appears to be my last day of riding. They are forecasting 30 cm of snow this week.

The negative from the wiring loom also goes back to the negative post back through the left side of the frame I believe. My wiring harnesses that I've built take it back directly to the negative post without any additional connectors. Less points of failure.

Take a peekaboo at the new "The Drill" thread that Randy made. In the second post I believe, I linked to my Electrical Loads thread that explains what I've done to make the circuit more reliable and redundant. So far, no issues with mine to date, and the the other harness I made for another forum member helped their charging voltages significantly as well as reduce the number of electrical gremlin occurrences they were having.

 

Haha, I'm not THAT talented or suicidal.

 

went for a ride to my parents today to help with dad's clutch job. new winter gloves are nice but the fingers are a little short and the insulation is not that warm. my new helmet (HJC FG-17) is a massive improvement over my old modular one. fits a ton better, quieter, higher quality, better visor, and it's way more visible being white instead of matte black. the ride home was really pleasant and the bike was running really nicely. i've noticed my confidence increase as I get more time in the saddle. I need to get a rear stand, has anyone here ever installed swingarm spools on a bike that doesn't have them? Is it safe to just drill and tap my cast aluminum swingarm? Cheers

 

No need to apologise Jeff, you've got to make the most of your riding season (although the snowboarding/snowmobiling doesn't seem like a bad alternative; me, I'd be ice skating if I had a chance).

The earth circuit from the RR connector heads into the loom, I assume it passes through the orange ground block (blue for you 6th genners) and then to a post on the frame at the right rear, about 6" away from the earth strap connector for the battery.

I was thinking that I could piggy-back a large gauge earth wire from the loom side of the RR connector, and go directly to the earthing point on the frame. I guess that is what you did here?

 

While I enjoy snowboarding and snowmobiling, I do also love playing hockey. I may pick it up again this year. I couldn't play last year due to the injuries sustained in my motorcycle accident with the semi. I am about to pick up my scuba diving again - I need to refresh, but I am a certified Master Diver with Stress & Rescue as well as Nitrox and mixed gases.

OK ..... so what I did at the the RR connector:

Positive Wires --- took them straight to the positive post along with fuses for each new line.
Ground Wires --- took them to the standoff/mount for the fairing on the right side of the frame.
(see here: http://vfrworld.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35728&d=1461000244)

The voltage monitor wire I also took directly to the positive post.

 

Thanks Jeff, all clear now.

No voltage monitor wire on the 5th gen. Does have an odd arrangement in that two positive wires come out of the RR, then merge into one ahead of the 30 A fuse. No sign of heat damage that I can see so probably no big deal, but still a strange way to wire (unless RR's always have two positive outputs). I like your idea of adding a parallel positive fused feed to the battery and I may do that one later. I don't run any accessories other than heated grips (and only rarely, thanks to the local climate) so maybe overkill.

 

Awesome! Let me know if you have any more questions. I'm more than happy to help.

My 6th gen has 2 separate red positives coming out of the R/R. They do not merge. I've run the parallel wiring for BOTH separately.

The redundancy helps, but isn't just for the sake of additional loads.

It makes the entire charging system run more easily. Please note how I used both the OEM and beefed up connectors. I did this in the event that I have a failure on the road, that I can still utilize the stock wiring harness. This way you're not stuck trying to figure out how to solder wires / connectors on the side of the highway (though I usually carry the stuff to do this and it's very compact).

 

Well, What did I do to my VFR today? I put "Jeni" on the injured reserve list (actually she is out for the season)! Previously I was looking to hook up with E. SLC. without confirming and the Temp today in S.L.C was 61 F. I did not get a response by 1:00pm so I set out on my own like usual. I was looking forward to a 2-3 hour ride and maybe the last one other than a scoot every time the temp was 50+ this winter. I warmed her up, suited up and started out. Path was to go up each of the local canyons starting with little cottonwood and then to big cottonwood and going over guardsman's pass to Park City, Heber and beyond.


BUT NOT in the cards! She wanted to and so did I, but the bastard that dropped nails from his contractors truck FUCKED THIS UP! Lots of construction at the mouth of the first canyon. I have never had a flat tire in 30yrs of riding (Thank you god) until today! I was doing 80 up to the canyon and then slowed down luckily and started to sway back and forth at about 60mph 12 miles into it. Pulled over and the rear was completely flat. I tried to put her on the center stand, but she was to low and almost dropped her doing so. (Note put the rear grab handles back on!) Pulled out the tire repair kit and went to work rocking back and forth on the side stand. Amazingly, I just bought 5 extra cartridges for the kit last week. 25mins later I was limping home. She is now in a deep sleep until spring. She would definitely know that something was up if I pulled out the battery, so tomorrow I will break the news to her and pull her heart out and put it on a trickle charger and fill up the tank and add the stabilizer.


Anyone that wants a 2014 front OEM tire with 2700 miles on it? It yours free (– shipping cost). I always replace both tires no matter the wear. But it may be until march to get it. Funny that I was asking all of you about the tire life of the OEM. Shit happens in threes so I am waiting for the other 2!

 

Damn, Bubba. Sorry to hear that.

I had a nail go through my brand new rear tire last year. They were doing road construction and the temporary markers were coming up ... they are fastened with a type of ring nail.

Thankfully it stayed in until I got home but it was almost flat by the time I did.

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I actually stripped back the harness to inspect.
The positive splits inside and has a crimp. One goes to the battery via the fuse (this was removed), the other goes to the fuse box (ran this one directly to the battery).
Both are too small in my opinion.
I ran higher gauge cables directly form the RR to the battery with a soldered ring terminal on the negative, and a new 30A maxi fuse to the positive.
I also removed the earth block and soldered all the wires together, with a new thick gauge cable to the frame earth point.
After this, all my problems went away, even the dimming while using blinkers and FI light lightly glowing with blinkers.
I also used a Yamaha R1 R&R (FH012AA), 13.8v at idle, 14.1v at 5000rpm.

 

Yea baby whoa, I can see why......https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8_humjrSh8

 

Awesome stuff. Good to know, I've never taken the harness back like that.

I solder my ring terminals in addition to crimping as well.

The earth block you refer to, is that the one on the sub-harness you're referring to?

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Yeah, definitely a fun road but you really have to be cautious as it does have a few sections where there are blind corners as well as residential sections with driveways and other hidden hazards. The road from Kanan to PCH is 10 miles long.
A few months back I led a group of riders from VFRWorld and OCMoto through Malibu, taking some of the same roads I did on Saturday. I've been kind neglecting getting that ride's videos edited so I took some time last night to edit the Latigo run. I also put the PiP window on the other side as it seems to be less intrusive than on the upper left.

[video=youtube_share;TS2aEQp9uLM]http://youtu.be/TS2aEQp9uLM[/video]

 

Now that's what I'm talking about. Video of the year. I Like the PIP, interesting to find it being in the upper right vs. upper left it seems to flow better, nice touch. gota say your pace is more in line to my liking , those guys with the Atom where a bit over the top just a wee bit, they obviously knew the road. Dude thou those reflector cut outs are annoying aren't they, funny they are there, up here they are due to snow so the plows don't ripe em up, your place IDK. Love it, thanks for putting this up. 10 miles of bliss right there. That and damn if the 5th gen isn't the best sounding bike period. Now turn around and head back, Right?

 

Although this pace was more in line with being safe and leading a small group, I have been known to be a little more "spirited" coming through here! I know the road pretty well too but considering the fore mentioned safety concerns, I usually keep my pace such that I won't get into too much trouble. I think the reason for the reflector cut outs is for cleaning up mud slides. As I mentioned in another post, Malibu is very susceptible to mud slides. Combine that with wild fires, they can get a lot of natural disasters, I guess that's part of the cost of living in such a beautiful place!

What's your take on PiP vs cutting back and forth between front and rear camera POVs? Do you prefer one over the other? I think putting the PiP on the upper right does work out better visually but that is because the camera is offset to the left of the bike. I just replaced the GoPro with a center mounted camera that sits at the front of the bike right above the headlights, so not sure how the PiP will turn out with a centrally located camera view. I have yet to take any video, so won't know how this will work at the moment.

 

Awe, mud slides yea that make sense then. I prefer the pip, gives it a nice extra, at first when viewing the video here its ok, but when you watch on you tube it's cool. I need to check my itinerary how the r3 event goes, just might have too see how i can get another day in traveling an extra 200 miles, but thinking now it's worth it.

 

Yes, on the 5th gen it sits just behind the R&R.

 

On the 6th gen it's up under the front fairing on the clutch side. I cleaned up AM's for her when I was in there working on her bike.