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1 hour ago, superhawk996 said:
I believe the starter switch kills high and low through a single contact, probably by interrupting power or ground to the relays, and couldn't be the problem for just one. When you say it works flawlessly, did you check for power at the ballast inputs again? If so the problem isn't the switch or relay, there's either a problem with the ground for the high beam or it has a bad ballast or lamp. My assumption is that the ground is permanent on, directly chassis grounded and not switched, and the positive is what is switched. If you have a bulb you can connect for testing it would help. You might have power and ground that looks good on a meter, but if either has high resistance it won't be enough to power a bulb, or the ballast.
If you want I can check the electrical schematic in my manual to make sure my assumptions are correct; it's a '97?
No, a '99. I have a manual.
Sort of grasping at straws now. May be a bad ground, dunno. I had it working. Working. Working. Put her clothes back on and.......Fuck.
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Right. I have disassembled the switch, cleaned it and tested it. The switch is working flawlessly. I have swapped out headlight relay, no luck. There may be an issue in the starter switch, since the path travels to/from there.
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I am diving into the relay tomorrow. Little Feat tonight.
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54 minutes ago, mikesail said:
Most bikes have switches which are unsealed and can easy be taken apart for cleaning. Pretty sure the bird is the same. There is just a little copper bar that rocks with actuation, just wipe off and scotch Brite the contacts and it'll be fine. The grease used on the switch pivot seems to spread around over time.
You’d think that it would have evolved..........
1968 Moto Guzzi
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Thanks, Mike.
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Does the low beam stay on when high beam is on? I forget.
Deep clean of switch with contact cleaner didn't work. I am going to swap out headlight relay on other bird next.
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33 minutes ago, fizzy said:
If it is in the budget, you should look at LED headlights. Good ones are more compatible with the reflectors in the bird shell than HID + they are instant on.
Thanks for the advice!
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9 minutes ago, fizzy said:
Ballast? What aftermarket bulbs are you using as the bird does not come with ballasts as stock?
Anyway, try a spray electrical cleaner into the switch as a first go.
What is your running voltage?
HID low/high beams. Running V WNL.
Contact cleaner. Duh. What a great idea. Will try this morning.
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I just took the clothes off the bird last night to resolve a few issues:
1. New LED lights in dashboard
2. New USB port that provides sufficient output to run a device all day long
3. Remove manual fan switch
4. Something buggy about my high beam
It may be the switch.
Low beam works fine, some flickering at low RPM, maybe change out with a new ballast?
High beam: does not cut on a LOT of the time. Low beam stays on, but high does not kick in until several minutes. Then it works fine until it is de-energized. Then same shit.
Voltage was tested last night. Low beam does show V on high/low, high is dead on both (tested on the switch side of the ballasts).
I have a new light/ballast just in case, but am leaning towards some issue in the switch.
Advice?
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I have seen this bike. It is very clean.
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4 hours ago, Scrabble said:
I should have charged you delivery. My dad lives in Knoxville. I visit several times a year.
I sold the fairings locally today.
SOLD.
You should get in touch next time you are here.
Just to be clear, was I too late?
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16 hours ago, Scrabble said:
Correction. I'm at $400 on the Fairings now.
Shipping a box that big is going to cost a bundle. I can go $400 if that includes shipping to 37801. I have 2- ‘99 birds that would appreciate lipstick.
Deal?
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2 hours ago, SwampNut said:
I have no idea what this means.
Ha ha! You have been busted as a robot by my own little version of ReCaptcha.
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21 hours ago, SwampNut said:
What did it end up going for? Asking prices are all over and I'm curious.
And where did i5 go? You give the guy/gal our organization address?
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Fuck it. I have 2 sets of tools. I’ll send you one. It’s not like I am picky about shit like that. The lack of a plug wrench will not affect the sake of either of my bikes once I am gone. Never used either of them so what’s the point? PM your address and I will get around to it soon.
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My breakfast consists of a pot of coffee, consumed over a few hours, a large Honey Crisp apple, about an inch and a half of a good salami, 8 sugar cube sized chunks of very sharp very hard cheddar with freshly-ground black pepper. 2 TBSP of almonds, 2 TBSP raisins, peppered also.
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Start your day off with one of these:
https://greatist.com/eat/honeycrisp-apple-nutrition#cooking-versatility
One a day, and well, you know the rest.
Too big to fit in an apple slicer, so you get to practice your knifery first thing in the morning.
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Don’t waste the planet’s incredibly small supply of this vital metal on a spark plug for a recreational toy. Use platinum if you can. We should hoard it and use it only where it supports our nation’s vital interests.
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16 hours ago, googus said:
Shoot -I should ask for more for mine.
I will let you know if it sells for that price.
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OK, so everybody wants to fuck their ears up by placing bigger, more powerful speakers as close to their ear canals as possible. Even I am not immune to that desire.
So on my 2020 motorcycle trip I had to upgrade my lost-in-the-wind SMH10 unit with a S 20 Evo in Oklahoma City.
In August of 2021 I replaced the stock units with some Cardo JBL speakers.
Sena has a new, bigger speaker set also, but I went with the Cardo. Big mistake. The Cardo is attached to the S 20 by a standard audio plug. (3.5 mm I think) on the bottom, anterior portion of the unit. The Sena has what I guess is a proprietary plug buried under a cover that has to be unscrewed. I did not think much about the difference at the time, but here is the crux of the biscuit:
The plug, on the outside of the unit, and facing forward, catches on the collar of my jacket. I think the constant flexing caused an interruption of the integrity of the left speaker lead. Of course, it could easily be a manufacturer’s defect, I am not an engineer. It made my unit practically useless on my trip.
So I will probably get a Sena upgrade as soon as Santa gets here. I am interested in getting on of those little helmet-based amplifiers before I head out next summer. If I can still hear when I die, those decibels will have been wasted.
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11 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:
I like the EBC HH green pads but really haven't tried too many other aftermarket pads.
+1.
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3 hours ago, jon haney said:
I'm thinking you should invest in a "stunt cage".
Poor bike. That's like taking a picture of your Grandma or Grandpa before helping them up, after you knocked them down.
Man, I love my blackbirds. I put tens upon tens of thousand miles on that bike, and if we went down from time to time that’s still a hell of a lot better life than some of those beauty queens have had.
We have been to the end of the road in two countries, been to countless bars and honky tonks, national parks, deserts and mountains and have gotten to ride with some of the best (OzarkXX being a huge omission)
I could have gotten a 650 or something like that, maybe that I could handle better, but fuck it.
Oh, and the real story to the pictures........
It had been dropped several times before I realized that at my age (I was 50 when I got it) it was not safe for me to get up, snatch the bike upright, and keep going. I learned to take off my gear, maybe smoke a pipe, collect my thoughts, and let the adrenaline wear off before I wrenched my back. So I had time to do a photo shoot.
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Please tell me if this bike is ok
in The Garage
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Where are you?