Decided to go ahead and do the Poorboy Conversion last month (used Don's Mounting Kit). Very happy with the results. I did want to monitor the charging more closely/consistently after the Poorboy conversion so I bought a cheap voltmeter and mounted it. This saved me a couple of times when I was out riding and suddenly had evidence the charging had stopped (blown fuse to alternator). I originally wired the alternator with 10 gauge wire and 30 amp blade fuse thinking that was the rating of my main MC blade fuse. Obviously the new alternator can put out more than 30 amps (up to 55 amps), so I upgraded to 8 gauge wire and a 50 amp resettable breaker...problem solved!
My mounting of the voltmeter seems unique and I like it a lot as it is easy to read. Actually it is more easily seen than my dash LCD speed etc. Works well in bright sunlight also. I used a piece of an old mudflap and created a mounting bracket for the voltmeter by cutting to desired shape, cutting/drilling/filing a hole for the voltmeter itself and then heating/bending the mudflap mount to the angle I wanted for the viewing of the voltmeter. I then attached it via a small bolt through the access hole for the headset cable(?) and voltmeter mount. I don't use this access hole so this was the perfect solution without cutting a different access. Just thought I would share this as a possibility for others if they like the result.
- Voltmeter connections
- Rider's view
- Closer view of mount
- Voltmeter on
- Closer view when on
