Help me find a green bike

[footgoose]

back the damper off like Docc says, give it a couple clicks back "on" and turn the front quickly back and fourth. then a couple more clicks and see if it stiffens up. the relays maybe send to the bikes owner address to get then quicker, OR... seems like he would have an extra one already. you only need one for emergency use.

 

my first weekend adventure with newly acquired red/grey LM, I had a relay fail. #5... fuel injection. I was too much of a rookie to realize what it was. I had been reading some on this forum, and thought it was vapor lock because it started easily after cooling... three times before complete failure. Lucky for me, I had also read on the forum to pack fresh relays, which I did. I pulled and swapped each one till the bike was fixed. zoom.

 

I use Aerostich 2pc for all travels. Easy, waterproof, armored, heavily vented. I wear shorts and a tee under it and pack only lite weight long johns and a fleece top. Cool, or warm, depending. easy carry. your weather may vary:)

[swooshdave]

back the damper off like Docc says, give it a couple clicks back "on" and turn the front quickly back and fourth. then a couple more clicks and see if it stiffens up. the relays maybe send to the bikes owner address to get then quicker, OR... seems like he would have an extra one already. you only need one for emergency use.

 

my first weekend adventure with newly acquired red/grey LM, I had a relay fail. #5... fuel injection. I was too much of a rookie to realize what it was. I had been reading some on this forum, and thought it was vapor lock because it started easily after cooling... three times before complete failure. Lucky for me, I had also read on the forum to pack fresh relays, which I did. I pulled and swapped each one till the bike was fixed. zoom.

 

I use Aerostich 2pc for all travels. Easy, waterproof, armored, heavily vented. I wear shorts and a tee under it and pack only lite weight long johns and a fleece top. Cool, or warm, depending. easy carry. your weather may vary:)

My regular gear is a Vanson textile jacket and either Aerostitch AD-1 pants or Aerostitch jeans. Then I'll throw in an Icon rain jacket. If I'd had to go this week I would have packed my BMW yellow condom, er, rainsuit. I swear you could jump in a lake and not get wet.

[swooshdave]

Ok, so I only found one relay. HELLA 965453041 Micro 10/20 Amp SPDT Relay

 

 

 

Notice how it says Made in USA on box and China on the relay? Nice...

 

 

Another picture of the bike. Any idea what rack that is? How much weight will it take? I might take an extra bag and straps as he says he has some extra stuff to go with the bike.

 

[footgoose]

thats a MG stock rack. can't remember the ridiculously low weight capacity but it'll hold a stuffed full medium dry bag.

[Scud]

If you want to strap on a large or heavy bag, take something to wrap the seat cowl in. Then you can put the cowl in the bag and strap the bag to the pillion seat.

 

Fly and ride. A proper adventure! 

 

For the record, I would not tie the bike that way. The tabs for the footpeg brackets are welded to the frame and I don't think they'd hold up to strong lateral force. The rear rack attaches to those same tabs.

 

...and the the relay was made in China., but the sticker was made in USA. You should find at least two 5-pin relays and take them, which will guarantee that you will not need them.

[swooshdave]

I have my Digikey order ready to go. Which will guarantee it will arrive next... Friday. Anything else I should add to the order?

 

Or I could Prime these and have them this week. Five of these and one might work!

 

https://www.amazon.com/Support-Relay-Spdt-5pin-Pack/dp/B00RV9ZUEO/ref=s9u_simh_gw_i3?_encoding=UTF8&fpl=fresh&pd_rd_i=B00RV9ZUEO&pd_rd_r=17XDZRHBN69JCM5FC4Z1&pd_rd_w=DLPlX&pd_rd_wg=F2EUh&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=&pf_rd_r=1DS3ZGA8QFGYAX4SD0HP&pf_rd_t=36701&pf_rd_p=781f4767-b4d4-466b-8c26-2639359664eb&pf_rd_i=desktop

 

[Scud]

Ya know... if the bike's a good runner and the owner is being straight with you, then it's probably going to be fine for 1,200 miles over a couple days. Just bring some basic tools and the AAA card. Pop the new Omron relays in when you get home.

 

Maybe install Tapatalk app on your phone so you can shout out to this forum if you need help.

 

And San Francisco to Portland... OMG, there are so many awesome roads up there. I really must go someday. Mountains, ocean, redwoods, volcanos... 

[swooshdave]

Ya know... if the bike's a good runner and the owner is being straight with you, then it's probably going to be fine for 1,200 miles over a couple days. Just bring some basic tools and the AAA card. Pop the new Omron relays in when you get home.

 

Maybe install Tapatalk app on your phone so you can shout out to this forum if you need help.

 

And San Francisco to Portland... OMG, there are so many awesome roads up there. I really must go someday. Mountains, ocean, redwoods, volcanos... 

 

1200 miles? It's going to be more like 700. Well, unless I get lost going to the coast...

 

You could just hop on that LeMans and meet me in the Bay Area on Thursday. There are plenty of wonderful roads up here. Only stipulation is that you would have to have extra relays.

[swooshdave]

Owners manual and workshop manual uploaded to cloud account. If I need them I won't have internet access...

 

Relays ordered, should be here by the end of the week.

 

Guy in the Guzzi club here says he might have a Givi fairing. He use to have a V11 Sport.

 

Can you run a changing cable under the tank without removing it? Like fish it through? Just how hard to pull the tank? Looking to put power at the handlebars for phone.

[Scud]

 

...it's probably going to be fine for 1,200 miles over a couple days.

 

And San Francisco to Portland... OMG, there are so many awesome roads up there. I really must go someday. Mountains, ocean, redwoods, volcanos... 

 

1200 miles? It's going to be more like 700. Well, unless I get lost going to the coast...

 

You could just hop on that LeMans and meet me in the Bay Area on Thursday. There are plenty of wonderful roads up here. Only stipulation is that you would have to have extra relays.

 

 

1,200 miles by my calculations:  https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Palo+Alto,+CA/Portland,+OR/@41.6701547,-124.3122492,6.25z/data=!4m49!4m48!1m40!1m1!1s0x808fb07b9dba1c39:0xe1ff55235f576cf!2m2!1d-122.1430195!2d37.4418834!3m4!1m2!1d-121.5491146!2d37.3530605!3s0x8091d41080f64161:0x589ec17009af5c5e!3m4!1m2!1d-119.8121972!2d38.5441099!3s0x8099e03080090365:0xfe6a43d10d4ac0e2!3m4!1m2!1d-120.1809967!2d39.167028!3s0x809bd7ce62b7d3e9:0xaac7612be74e6c5!3m4!1m2!1d-120.8393835!2d39.9271618!3s0x809c576d0b09598b:0xa5afa19376e91ac8!3m4!1m2!1d-123.6066592!2d41.2619135!3s0x54d198ccc38b8adf:0x140b6733da86102e!3m4!1m2!1d-121.834472!2d42.8184426!3s0x54c627073fa307cd:0x9d087be887ae928f!3m4!1m2!1d-124.1101638!2d44.2231468!3s0x54c18e20d867884f:0x636bb4ff4f2c2185!1m5!1m1!1s0x54950b0b7da97427:0x1c36b9e6f6d18591!2m2!1d-122.6764816!2d45.5230622!3e0

 

Tempting as that ride-along offer is, it's spring break for my kids this week and we have a campsite at the beach this weekend.

 

As for the cable. Just remove the seat and rear body panel. Then the tank is an easy-off - a couple fuel lines and wires and only one bolt. I ran a battery-tender cable from the battery, up the spine to the headlight area. Battery Tender makes a USB adapter. With that, I have easy access for charging (or measuring battery voltage) and can power any USB device with the adapter.

 

While you're there... you could run a supplemental ground to the voltage regulator. The reason to do so is that the supplied ground wire is a bit thin and can overheat the harness if other grounding points weaken or get loose.

 

In this picture, you can see the supplemental ground at bottom center, making a backward C shape to a bolt on the frame. At that point, I split the battery tender's ground wire, which goes back to the battery and forward to the connector near the headlight. Now the voltage regulator has a direct ground to the frame and battery and it's outside the main wiring harness.

 

 

Transmission removal not required... 

[swooshdave]

While I like your route, the passes are still iffy across the Cascades. Now this summer will be a different story.

 

I have all the Battery Tender parts, I did the same thing on the Triumph. Of course I kept the parts for the next bike!

 

Worse case I can always just use the Tender cable from the battery and charge the phone in the tail while riding.

[docc]

When are you picking her up and riding north?

[swooshdave]

When are you picking her up and riding north?

 

Next Thursday. Weather on the west coast was looking horrid this weekend. If the forecast holds it will be a little better next week.

[LowRyter]

ride up hiway 1, past Ft Bragg and ride under the redwood tree tunnel where the road ends around Legget.

 

Perhaps you've done all that?  I did it once in a Mini Cooper and had a blast.  Some pretty neat curves.  Would like to again on a my Greenie, would settle for the 'vette.   My only regret was no medical card passing through Mendocino.  

 

I suppose you can skip Fisherman's Wharf and dungeness crab but it's a  treat for flyover guy like me.  

[swooshdave]

Yeah, I've been down to the Bay Area several ways, in all kinds of different vehicles (no bikes). Don't need a medical card in Oregon as it's legal, don't really need one in CA as they don't care.

 

I'm going to try to get out of the metro area as quickly as possible as the traffic is always horrendous. I don't want to be on a strange bike in heavy traffic in questionable weather.