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  Topic: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference
HenryJonesJr

Replies: 13
Views: 18165

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

Replies: 13
Views: 18165

PostForum: 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. Very Happy Now I ca ...
  Topic: Rear Tire Diameter / Rolling Circumference
HenryJonesJr

Replies: 13
Views: 18165

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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
Views: 31536

PostForum: 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
Views: 31536

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

Replies: 17
Views: 19890

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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

PostForum: 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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