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Shoganai · Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 9:58 pm Post subject:

Sand w/ 220, clean, prime, bake, prime, bake, Hammered Metal, bake, Hammered Metal, bake, Hammered Metal, bake, Hammered Metal.

Put it back together.

Dress it up.

Note to self: no matter what, do NOT, I repeat DO NOT wash off or lose the markings between mated peices. :baldy

I don't know for sure how many combinations there are for 8 holes on 5 parts where the x-axis on part A (short bar) has the pontential to be either North or South AND left of or right of the part B (long bar) AND part C (long bar).

BUT I CAN tell you I think I found them all.

It took me two hours to sort that nightmare out. :lol3

What I lack in intelligence I make up for in persistance. :komet

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Fri Dec 21, 2012 7:52 am Post subject:

Steverino · Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:19 pm Post subject:

Gwen is awesome, I am just trying to keep up...

Shoganai · Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:35 pm Post subject:

Thank you Sweetie. :smooch

Steve bought me this cool RAM mount ball that has a bolt so the it can mount here.

Next New grips and throttle lock.

I had 2 issues. One the device was not articulating right, so I took it apart and found it gummed up.

So I cleaned it and re-greased it and put it back together.

Now it was working well, but had a problem getting and combination of internal and external shims to cause it to grip and release correctly.

Now back to the wiring...

Seven of the wires in this pic are 3" TOO short. :baldy and required splicing to bring into spec.

Steve suggested removing 2 of the switches so that one location could be a Power-Let and the other the place where I plug in my helmet for the J&M.

There's a LOT going on in these pics but I won't waste your time. If you have any question, I'll be happy to answer them.

Near = Eastern Beaver Mini fuse block
Far = J&M

I noticed some brake fluid damage (note to self, order diaphram)

New bling.

Leave it to BMW to make this simple project as difficult as possible.

If you didn't know, the switches come pre-wired and are dropped in from the top. From there the wires are fished back through that psychedelic-taste-the-rainbow-Skiddles-nightmare of wires under the fuel tank.

:huh

Screw the shit! :evil

The new ignition flange was loose and the more I looked at it, it didn't look like the OEM part, but I had it so I used it.

I made a gasket to help with seating it.

Without it, it was off center.

Some tank-to-inner-fairing new gaskets.

Fitting it together.

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

Shoganai · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 6:05 pm Post subject:

I was given some epoxy encapsulating & potting compound.

I have no experience with this stuff.

One clock came pre-waterproofed, one did not.

Can anyone offer pointers or pitfalls before I proceed?

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

Scott_Anderson · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:39 pm Post subject:

I've not used the stuff either.
Drake has used a boatload of epoxy sealer, you might give him e-mail.
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1995 K1100LT 0302044
2017 FLHTK Ultra Limited
Garmin StreetPilot 2820
Garmin Zumo 550
Garmin Zumo XT
"One who does not ask questions is ashamed to learn" Danish proverb
1997 K1100LT 0302488(R.I.P.)
1997 R1100RT ZC62149(sold)

Shoganai · Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 10:12 pm Post subject:

Thanks Scott, done and done. Very Happy

Shoganai · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 12:33 pm Post subject:

I know it will sound elementry to everyone reading this but I just learned how to test if a switch is normally open or closed! Cool

So now I know these are normally open but NOT waterproof (which I already knew)

Now to find 4 waterproof SPST mometary tactal normally open bulkhead switches. Shocked

Does anybody need a 6-pack of damn hard to find while I'm out?

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

whyoldbill · Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 11:21 pm Post subject:

dunno if this is even close to what you're after, but C looks like it might work:
http://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-push-button-pilot-switches/=ljfsin
They are SPST-NO and rated for water exposure
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The desired effect is what you get when you improve your interplanetary funksmanship - George Clinton

Shoganai · Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:49 pm Post subject:

The following pics are about building a time zone clock in the right side fairing panel. Not a lot of words, but again ask if you want more info on anything.

The switches are not waterproof.

I tried a long time to overcome that gap.

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

Shoganai · Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:56 pm Post subject:

Unable to overcome the gap, I headed in another direction.

Coated in bearing grease...

Foam cast.

I broke the wires off two of the switches. Not thinking it was a big deal, I soldered them back on.

Using a pill box, epoxy putty and black silicone I proceed to mount the switches.

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

Shoganai · Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 6:59 pm Post subject:

Putting it all together.

Well, I messed up somewhere...I fried three clocks and ALL the switches.

Replacement part have been ordered, so moving on to other things.

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

Shoganai · Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:00 pm Post subject:

The next is an internal tank beg LED wired to one of the left side fairing switch panel. This way I can flip a switch and have instant light in my tank bag instead of first finding a flash light, holding with my mouth or hand while looking for something.

That is waterproof, silicone coated white LED strip. It can be cut between every 3 LED's and I needed some for another project.

I also needed the ready made waterproof connector on one end for this project later. So after I cut it, I wrapped the ends with clear Rescue Tape to seal the ends. It work GREAT.

Top left = HID PIAA 910's
Top right = 3000 lumen CREE LED's
Middle left = internal tank bag LED
Middle right = oil site glass LED
Bottom left = Power-Let
Bottom right = CB radio headset plug in

Note the crafty little thing I craved out of a rubber stopper for the screw in the top left.

You can see the connector I mentioned, top left. I attached it to the feed wires from the switch.

I removed the zip ties shown here.

And replaced them with the SS assembly.

That's where I attach my tank at the saddle point. The zip ties would break and had to be replaced often. This will overcome that issue.

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

Shoganai · Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 7:03 pm Post subject:

I piped the AUX fuel cell.

The neoprene wrap closest to the cell covers a quick disconnect with shut off valves on both sides. The other just protects the paint.

I wired in this SAE jumper for two reasons. One to attach a battery tender and two to tap power to feed the Power-Let into the tank bag.

I polished the oil site glass with head light restored to remove glare.

So the LED shining on it from inside the fairing made it easier to read.

Project for today; repair cracked panniers.

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

whyoldbill · Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:49 pm Post subject:

Gwen,
Your tenacity is exceeded only by your creativity. Nice work on the mounting for those LED assemblies.
The tank bag light is a great idea too.

Thanks for the update.
Bill
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'02 - GL1800

The desired effect is what you get when you improve your interplanetary funksmanship - George Clinton

Shoganai · Posted: Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:18 pm Post subject:

Thank you Bill.

I started it yesterday to sort out some things.

It's the little things that'll hang me.

So far I found and fixed a fuel leak from where we tapped the main tank, 4 loose fittings/screws, 2 loose wires and 1 failed electrical fitting.

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

Shoganai · Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:03 am Post subject:

So there I was at fisher auto parts and I asked the guy "What type of paint remover would you recommend to use on ABS plastic"?

He picked up this spray can and said, "This one"

Well he DIDN'T have a damn clue. That shit MELTED the ABS plastic.

I washed and scrubbed and started sanding.

It is on very rare occasions that I recognize when to walk away.

This is one of them.

Monday I'm taking them to a professional for high quality Rino-line coating.

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1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak

The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT

Nana korobi ya oki

whyoldbill · Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:07 am Post subject:

Gwen,
I made exactly that same mistake on the fairing for my son's '82 Honda Silverwing.
Shocked

It might be ok for fiberglass, but who uses that these days?
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'02 - GL1800

The desired effect is what you get when you improve your interplanetary funksmanship - George Clinton

SugarHillCTD · Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:37 pm Post subject:

Gwen,

You have been busy Shocked

Everything looks great.

My one question concerns the rack that the aux tank sits on. It bolts in 4 places to the tail section. Are the 4 bolt through spots in the tail section strong enough to support about 40# (when full) over lots of repeat expansion joint jolts? The midwest and west interstates have miles of concrete surfaces.

I do have an alternate in my garage if you want (gee- I wonder why Embarassed

). I have an LT rack (found it CHEAP!) that is yours for the asking.

No pressure- if you and Steve are happy with your present set up, then you are good to go and you folks know more about these beasts than all of us combined.

Just trying to help, my dear.
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