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Topic: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
HenryJonesJr
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:19 pm Subject: Re: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
Can one of you kind people measure the circumference of your rear tire and post the result here?
Hank, If you are using a PC, then download and run it. There is a library of various BMW K-bikes ... |
Topic: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 13
Views: 18165
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:20 pm Subject: Re: You Asked & Here It Is |
It wasn’t a major PITA but for an old guy it wasn’t easy and here it is. My ’04 Kll00LT ABS has a Metzeler ME88 Marathon 130/90B17 rear tire that has maybe 5,000mi on it and its circumference is ... |
Topic: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
HenryJonesJr
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:50 pm Subject: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
Good to hear. When it comes time, you can use Karamba to recalibrate your speedometer to the new wheels. There is on K100RTforum and . Good luck with your conversion.
OutSTANDing. Now I ca ... |
Topic: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 13
Views: 18165
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:14 pm Subject: Re: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
Can one of you kind people measure the circumference of your rear tire and post the result here?
Hank, If you are using a PC, then download and run it. There is a library of various BMW K-bikes ... |
Topic: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 13
Views: 18165
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:22 am Subject: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
Thanks drikko, but I can't measure my current odometer (via GPS or otherwise) against the stock setup as I don't own any K11 wheels / tires anymore (and I wasn't clever enough to make the measurement ... |
Topic: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 13
Views: 18165
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 11:08 pm Subject: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference |
Hello folks,
I'm trying to allow for how much different my 14 inch auto tires are than the stock tires so that I can know how much my odometer is off.
I can get the rolling circumference of my t ... |
Topic: Rostra Electric Cruise Control Installation |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 2
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Forum: Tech Resources & Stickies Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:50 pm Subject: Rostra Electric Cruise Control Installation |
Hank,
That is a great write up. THANKS.
If it is OK with you I would like to move it to the Tech Resources and Stickies section.
John
Move away, I'm just going to be making a few updates a ... |
Topic: Rostra Electric Cruise Control Installation |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 2
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Forum: Tech Resources & Stickies Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 2:05 am Subject: Rostra Electric Cruise Control Installation |
Disclaimer of Liability
If you are using this information to help you install a cruise control in your motorcycle, you are an adult and are taking complete responsibility for your own actions and c ... |
Topic: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 17
Views: 19890
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 2:38 pm Subject: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
The clutch relay is needed to change which way around it works. Yes you could wire this relay into the brake light input as well so it pretends to be a 3rd brake switch which would work just as well b ... |
Topic: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 17
Views: 19890
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2012 1:50 am Subject: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
OK, so as far as I understand you need one relay for the bakes and one for the clutch.
I was wondering how to do it with only one relay but I guess using directly the brake wiring and adding a relay ... |
Topic: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 17
Views: 19890
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:45 pm Subject: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
I can understand why you did the clutch relay sort of but I didn't add relays to the brake or power, they just wired straight in no problems. No need for relays that I could see?
The clutch would n ... |
Topic: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
HenryJonesJr
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Views: 19890
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:19 pm Subject: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
Ah, great news Drikko, thank you. (yours was the post that came closest to answering my two questions
I'll put the bike back together and test-ride it.
I used relays for the clutch lever switch, ... |
Topic: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 17
Views: 19890
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2012 11:14 pm Subject: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
I used relays for the clutch lever switch, brake light and power supply from the battery.
Maybe I should post a detailed write-up of the installation so others could benefit, eh?
Cheers,
Hank ... |
Topic: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 17
Views: 19890
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:39 pm Subject: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
Thanks for your switch settings.
The only thing is.... "actuating arm" - don't think I have one of those. Are you talking about the mechanical connection to the throttle body set?
Chee ... |
Topic: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 17
Views: 19890
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 10:02 pm Subject: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
Ah, great news Drikko, thank you. (yours was the post that came closest to answering my two questions
I'll put the bike back together and test-ride it.
I used relays for the clutch lever switch, ... |
Topic: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
HenryJonesJr
Replies: 17
Views: 19890
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:43 pm Subject: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection |
Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2012 8:41 pm Post subject: Rostra Cruise Control VSS Connection
I am replacing a failed Audiovox vacuum-powered cruise control with a Rostra electric cruise control (model 2 ... |
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