What did you do to your F6B today?

[Hornblower]

Yes I am...17 lights just on the front !!!!!

[stroguy]

Added two LED's to complete the "smiley face" on the back of the F6 and added two more LED's to the vertical section of the fairing and another two on the front cowling... way bright now and I smile as I pass you !!!!!

I think Steve may be an advanced life form. Lotsa lites might be a clue. Enjoy some thumping, turn up the bass.


https://youtu.be/U_RtZIFgOH8

[98valk]

I know this is not going to be practical for everyone. But thought someone might be able to use the idea.

I already have a remote controlled alarm. So, I put in a motor with a gear box to turn the lock back and forth when the alarm is set and reset.

It takes a motor (with gear box), two limit switches and a control board. There are already some handy indents for the limit switches. The control board has current and time limits built in.

It needs to be time tested, but so far works as planned.

Here are some pics:

gear box motor with heavy spring attached to lock assy.
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limit switches and control board.
Attachment 16486

mostly assembled.
Attachment 16484

[98valk]

One more thing. I still need a key in the lock to work. But, now it can be more of a plug.

Attachment 16488

Attachment 16487

[Dirtstiff's F6B]

Ingenius, but where'd you mount the antenna?

On the dash. Ran the wires under the box and out the speaker grill.
Drilled a hole in the bottom of the cubby, ran the antenna wire and sealed hole with a grommet.
Car size antenna seems to receive much better than the smaller version offered with 8ft. cable. Sounds great for radio.
Jim

[98valk]

If interested, here is some more info on the bag locks.

My first motor stripped out the gear box immediately. This one works:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221469376264...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I used these limit switches, but would try and get better ones next time:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/221810522713...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

The spring is one I had laying around. It needs to be pretty hefty. It should be pretty tough to hold it in your fingers and turn 1/2 turn on each end. You'll have to experiment to get the right length.

For the control board, I used surface mount components that I had laying around. Many substitutes will work. Try and get low resistance fets (the "P" is for p-channel and "N" is for n-channel).
Not included in the schematic is a 10ohm current limit resistor right off the 12v. My circuit never pulls more than 200ma.
Here is the schematic:

Attachment 16490

The 12v needs to be hot all the time. The input to lock and unlock the bags should be 12v and 0v. I used the power to my proximity sensor circuit as an input to this control board.

Hope this helps.

[yabiah]

Oil & filter change, final drive fluid r & r and National Cycle Mirror Mount 2-piece Dark Tint Wing Deflectors installed.

[Steve 0080]

Had the end caps of my Cobra pipes sandblasted and then ceramic coated the ends black !!! All because of the poor chrome job done by Cobra !

[wjduke]

I can join in now....Flare shield installed last week....grip puppies and passenger peg removal tonight...center stand purchased, will install at a later date. And, against my better judgement, purchased a Bell Pit Boss half helmet yesterday, so I can listen to the radio during the summer. Only a battery tender is left to do. I have one, but the battery side wires went with the bike after my accident.

[Sorcerer]

Ordered a Kury fork brace. Put staybill 360 in the tank. Took a 60 mile spin to round out the OD at 30,008 miles. Topped the tank with gas and 360. Looks like the salt season starts this week.