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Well, those that know me know I am an automotive hack and an accomplished jet engine technician. I have worked on helicopters, airplanes and beater cars since the age of 18. The bulk of my aircraft knowledge is on engines and propellers but I have done electrical, hydraulic and airframe work too. I have done all sorts of stuff on cars but have never rebuilt a trans, engine or rear end, although I am sure I can make it work if the time comes..
That being said, I ain't never...NEVER worked on a murdercicle...never. until the wife got one. They were a mystery to me. So, she has been saving her nickles and dimes and has purchased some do-dads and what nots for her little sporty.
Thus far I have done the following, handle bars, control covers, exhaust, tune, custom rearview mirrors with turn signal intergration, LED tail light, and front signal relocation.
It has taken me 2 months to compleat the damn handle bars. Just finished them up today. It is mind blowing how many little gremlins can pop up on a bike whe you replace the bars and splice into electrical harnesses. I have had code after code pop up and have traced and fixed each one.but the biggest most elusive one was a clutch swith short. The bike would only start in neutral and a check engine light comes on. So, I read, and read, and searched. Ths code is only triggered by a clutch switch. I found a botched shrink wrap, fixed it. I found a crashed wire in the controll case, fixed it...still kept getting the light. But because I had done research I knew where to look. I found that for some reson the switch itself was slightly askew in the controll case. I tweaked it and now mamma is out for a shrot ride. I ran into some other issues both mechanical and electrical as well and was able to hunt them down and fix them.
So now I am done...for now. I am both happy to be done with the damn thing but also proud of the fact that even though I never worked on a bike, I made it happen. I am a little upset that it took so long but with all the wire shooting and such I learned so much valuable info about motorcycles in general I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.
Anyway, thanks for listening...I needed to share that with folks who get it.
That being said, I ain't never...NEVER worked on a murdercicle...never. until the wife got one. They were a mystery to me. So, she has been saving her nickles and dimes and has purchased some do-dads and what nots for her little sporty.
Thus far I have done the following, handle bars, control covers, exhaust, tune, custom rearview mirrors with turn signal intergration, LED tail light, and front signal relocation.
It has taken me 2 months to compleat the damn handle bars. Just finished them up today. It is mind blowing how many little gremlins can pop up on a bike whe you replace the bars and splice into electrical harnesses. I have had code after code pop up and have traced and fixed each one.but the biggest most elusive one was a clutch swith short. The bike would only start in neutral and a check engine light comes on. So, I read, and read, and searched. Ths code is only triggered by a clutch switch. I found a botched shrink wrap, fixed it. I found a crashed wire in the controll case, fixed it...still kept getting the light. But because I had done research I knew where to look. I found that for some reson the switch itself was slightly askew in the controll case. I tweaked it and now mamma is out for a shrot ride. I ran into some other issues both mechanical and electrical as well and was able to hunt them down and fix them.
So now I am done...for now. I am both happy to be done with the damn thing but also proud of the fact that even though I never worked on a bike, I made it happen. I am a little upset that it took so long but with all the wire shooting and such I learned so much valuable info about motorcycles in general I wouldn't trade the experience for anything.
Anyway, thanks for listening...I needed to share that with folks who get it.
Keep kicking ass Joe.
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