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  1. Flyinfool
    Actually by putting the switch on the ground side of the relay you have increased the potential for a short to ground since more wires will be hot all of the time whether the switch is on or off. If you are using a lighted switch, you then have to run another unswitched power wire for the light again increasing your chances for a short somewhere. Electrically there is no difference as to whether the switch is located on the power side or the ground side of the load. It is still switching the same amps and volts. As far as the voltage drop across the switch contacts, the relay is nothing more than a switch that is moved by a magnet instead of your finger and has the same voltage drop issues. I like Dingy's diagram as the best way to do it if the switch is going on the handle bars since it allows you to have a tiny switch and thin wires to hide. If you are using the switch with no relay you have to run a big enough switch to handle the power and you have to run the big heavy wires for all parts of the circuit. So to answer your original question. A relay is not necessary but is more convenient.
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    I still have everything BUT the wire EDM in my basement. Know where I can get a wire EDM, cheap, one that can be carried down the basement steps? Its almost too late now, I just have one of the flats of the HEX left to machine. Then slice it up and machine the lobes. Then heat treat. This whole thing would be a LOT quicker if I had access to a CNC mill.
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    But I do not have an EDM in my basement, I do have a mill. Once I finish machining on this bar, then I will slice it up into 18-20 tools. No it is not the easiest way to do it, but ya gots to work with what ya gots.
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    I used Inventor on this one.
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    Looks good. I'm sure glad that my other half does not know about this site.....
  6. Flyinfool
    Now your just making me drool...... OK behave, back to work, I gots to make more chips fly.......
  7. Flyinfool
    I thought I remember reading a post from Freebird a while back that he was removing all of the inactive members from the list.
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    That might be possible.
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    I thought it looked just right. Get all of the shims at once? I am hoping to get 18-20 tools out of that bar. Randy, you on the list for one of the first ones to try out. What you see there is 8 hours of machining time. I had to calculate the Y dimension in 1° increments for the profile, adjust the Y turn it 1° and them wait 1.5 minutes for the cutter to make a pass...... repeat, repeat, repeat,,,,,,,,,,,,
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    You should be able to take the wheel off and spin the hub to see if the wheels mounting flange wobbles. I believe that I read somewhere that these are metric bearings, so the 1 inch will not work.
  11. Flyinfool
    Well I got a start on #11 and #12. http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=563796&postcount=26 http://www.venturerider.org/forum/showpost.php?p=563798&postcount=10 Daylight saving kicks in next Sunday so I will have time to start working on the bike after work during the week.
  12. Flyinfool
    Woo Hoo My new Receiver Hitch for my 1st Gen MK II just showed up in the mail. Well OK, I guess there is still some assembly required. .
  13. Flyinfool
    Well I started to machine my valve shim tool. I have about 2/3rds of the outside profile done. I will finish the outside tomorrow, then I get to work on the inside hex. Lots of metal still has to be turned into chips.
  14. Flyinfool
    Or the HUB.
  15. Flyinfool
    YES!!!
  16. Flyinfool
    WHY?
  17. Flyinfool
    If your passing lamps use an h3 bulb, you can get the same 35W HID in a H3 bulb. That will give you a perfect color match and have 3 HIDs looking down the road. If someone does not see that, they were blind in one eye and could not see out of the other one.
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    For those that may be looking for a cheap GPS to play with. http://www.hidcountry.com has 4 choices of GPS on the clearance rack at $39 each. They are not the greatest out there but at least they are cheap. I have no clue as to the quality or performance of these units. Everywhere I found these same units online they were all over $100. I am considering getting one of them for the bike just because it is cheap and if it gets wrecked by rain or something, oh well, no big loss.
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    I also joined today. Being a fair weather rider there is a good chance that I will get used as a support vehicle.
  20. Flyinfool
    My guess would be that a rear tire must be able to withstand both braking and accelerating stresses with the emphasis on the acceleration. that is why you reverse a rear on the front, it can still handle the stress. If you put a front tire on the rear, The front tire was only designed to handle stress of braking and may not have the internal structure to withstand BOTH acceleration and braking. When the manufacturer specifically says don't do it, I generally follow that recommendation. I am sure that you would not want to have your son risk a rear blowout during a panic stop to save a couple of dollars.
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    I would at least ask the dealer if new rings are being included on all cylinders. Even if the new rings are not included it may be worth it in the long haul to buy a set of rings for them to install. There should be no change in the labor since it might even save them some time by not having to remove and clean the old rings. It might also be a good time to look at whether it would be prudent for a valve job while the heads are off anyhow. I'll bet that checking the valve shims is a lot easier with the engine out. What else would be good to look into while it is apart?
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    Well the long range weather horrorcast is for a high of 39 with showers. Assuming that the weather people have a clue as to what will happen tomorrow, let alone a 10 day horrorcast.
  23. Flyinfool
    Yous gots it poifetly.
  24. Flyinfool
    You can't just set us up like that and then no info. Thats just mean..........
  25. Flyinfool
    Did you ground the tin foil?
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