The step of clearing the way for the revamp didn’t take much time at all. More effort was put into preparing the workspace and placing the bike. All the device and control cables terminated at a project box, located under the handlebar headlamp. Since the control cluster, brake sensor, and momentary switch were going to stay, I just decided to cut the cables as close to the project box as possible. The cable mess was worse than I remembered. It…
This was the first ride I’ve done with some distance since late summer last year. Been meaning to, but I kept putting it off. I think the last real distance ride was from Preston on up to Summit and back. That was in late July. This ride was just a humble start before the good weather rolls back into town. I have to admit that the best part of the ride was the end. An egg, cheese, and bacon sandwich…
This will be a 6 part series of entries covering the re-design and install of the signaling system installed last quarter. In this part I’ll be going through what the current setup consists of. Why the revamp? To summarize it as simple as possible, it’s goofy. To go into detail, here is a list of the reasons. The headlamp assembly is too big for the bike. The hardware that holds it in place is temporary. Since the install, no permanent…