A couple years ago went on a 400 mile ride with a bunch of friends, a few Goldwings, a Honda Shadow and a Yamaha V-Star. The friend with the V-star said he'd been having regulator issues, but the bike had been good for the past week and he wanted to ride. I said....ok..... but packed set of jumper c...

Ignition switch in the 1100 is worn out to where you can pull out the key with the bike "on". So I usually postition the key ring and the other keys so they are in a nice wad between the switch and handlbars, they stay pretty secure that way. I didn't do that this time... Riding down the freeway I h...

I thought about that, too, have to measure the lines from ECU when not grounded by the switch. My guess is the ECU has pull-up resistors to either 5 volts or 12, measure that then choose the ratio of the two resistors lighting the LED so the voltage sourced by the LED circuit thru the diodes is smal...

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Sat Jul 14, 2018 10:12 am

Trying to stop a lay down with your foot will only get you hurt.

I said that with tongue firmly planted in cheek, of course... Highly NOT recommended, broken foot to prove it.

I need to design a little idiot light that comes on when in 1st gear... Stoplight two blocks from the house, pulled up to the stoplight to make a right turn, there was still a little road sand in the intersection (this was spring last year) and when the light turned green I took off, too late discov...

+1 on Adobe Audition - Wonderful software! Good diagnosis!

I've seen threads about 1800's where they simply lay the bike on the right side crash bars, seems to me once you get the axle nut loosened on a 1500 that method would work, too. You would still probably need to pull the left saddlebag though. Once the bike is on its side you would probably have to f...

Got spark? Could be the pulse gen was failing and finally went...

Is that what's called a "Senior Moment"?

A little dim with engine idling and brightening when you rev up is pretty normal for these Permanent-Magnet alternators (standard stator), they don't put out all that much power at idle, and brightening up when you rev shows it's working....

As long as all three stator readings are pretty much same you are probably OK. Low-ohms readings can vary a lot between a a good and cheap meter.

That last picture (1.6 ohms) is about right for a stator winding. The other pictures show using the wrong range for low ohms. There's four tests, between all three stator wires (should all be around 1.6 ohms each) and finally between a stator wire and stator core (should have no reading).

I don't know, haven't had them out. They sound really good though. I've read many posts on here talking about Polk speakers being an excellent direct replacement. Think there's another thread where somebody replaced the 4" round in the fairings with 4x6 oval, just a little minor ABS surgery. Here's ...

When I bought the 1500 last year it came equipped with a pretty awesome stereo system. PO added a 300 watt Kenwood amp to the OEM radio/cassette, extra 6" round speakers in the fairing pockets in addition to the front and rear OEM speakers which have likely been upgraded, oversize subwoofer in the t...

There's a good DIY article right here....
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Invite a bunch of friends over, grill some burgers and hot dogs, and see if you can get them all to help push it up the grade and get it on the road where you can bump-start it.

+1 on the brake maintenance. It doesn't sound like you were on any serious downgrades.... but... Neutral or clutch pulled? I shouldn't have to remind a Denver resident about mountain driving. Even on a motorcycle on an extended downgrade the best maintained brakes can get SERIOUSLY hot and fade out,...

That sounds to me like corrosion and/or loose connections on the battery terminals. Wouldn't have anything to do with the low beam out but could cause your intermittent no-start. Corrosion on battery terminals acts like an insulator, much of the surface on your battery lead terminal insulated from t...

Wouldn't be surprised if it was a catastrophic rectifier failure. If one diode shorts out the bike would still run but the charging would be seriously compromised, and the remaining five diodes and the stator would be stressed. But if another diode shorts on the opposite rail (+ or -) then battery v...

I just carry the OEM toolkit, A tire plug kit and a small 12v Air Compressor on the bike. If pulling the camper I add a $35 Harbor freight toolkit. Credit card is available if needed. Otherwise I trust to the reliability of these fabulous machines.

You probably pumped whatever gunk that was lurking inside the fuel pump into the carbs, that is probably part of the flooding. Judging by the the way that tank looks though, the carbs are destined to come off anyway....

Good that is runs, there's hope for the girl after all!

I've made several cross-country trips pulling the camper (some with the bike, some with the car) and we simply drive until we felt we went far enough for the day and look for a campground. It is rare that I cannot get a site, and if so I just go to the next campground..... We don't mind a "primitive...

Ride, Absolutely!

Having a camper trailer helps....

Hi there Dougly and Uptwobucks, welcome to the site!

WingAdmin, Why not make this thread a "Sticky" so it stays on top?

My '85 Jeep Cherokee has a little solenoid mounted on the carburetor that pushes out a plunger that nudges the idle from 750 to 1200 RPM when cold. There's also a pressure sensor in the power steering hydraulic line that senses the power steering working hard (like a tight turn on a 4WD trail) that ...