Kawasaki Concours Forum
Riding => It's not a Concours - other Bikes => Topic started by: Son of Pappy on October 23, 2012, 06:43:48 PM
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So, this weekend I will be participating in the 24 hours of Starvation Ridge. Being a 24 hour race lights are mandatory, being that the YZ has no battery and I'm a CB I used a 12 volt battery and a set of Trail Tech LED lights. So, where does a 12 volt battery get mounted to the YZ? I did mount it, but I'd like some guesses or ideas to see if my line of thinking is OK. Keep in mind, this is an off road, one pass with a bulldozer, out in the sticks event. I'll give a hint, I used lots of zip ties (Harbor Freight specials to be precise), 2 bolts, 4 nuts, 2 lock washers, a block of wood, and some old Yankee ingenuity. Pics will follow, I don't want to influence ideas ;)
FWIW, I hope this works out better than a certain Aux. tank I witnessed and collaberated on a few months back ;D
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Is that a rhetorical question?
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As to your title question... Yes Chet, you are nuts. :nuts: ;D
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Well, if your lights do not leak
any a lot of fuel, then it is working out better....
"This is a fantastic, two- part, fast hardening leak stopping material that is sure to work" my butt....
Brian
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FWIW, I hope this works out better than a certain Aux. tank I witnessed and collaberated on a few months back ;D
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What, you are not using any of that 'guaranteed to hold lights firmly and forever, two- part, fast hardening, magical 'stuff' ' you have around the garage? Afraid it won't be completely opaque?
;D ;D
Brian
So, this weekend I will be participating in the 24 hours of Starvation Ridge. Being a 24 hour race lights are mandatory, being that the YZ has no battery and I'm a CB I used a 12 volt battery and a set of Trail Tech LED lights. So, where does a 12 volt battery get mounted to the YZ? I did mount it, but I'd like some guesses or ideas to see if my line of thinking is OK. Keep in mind, this is an off road, one pass with a bulldozer, out in the sticks event. I'll give a hint, I used lots of zip ties (Harbor Freight specials to be precise), 2 bolts, 4 nuts, 2 lock washers, a block of wood, and some old Yankee ingenuity. Pics will follow, I don't want to influence ideas ;)
FWIW, I hope this works out better than a certain Aux. tank I witnessed and collaberated on a few months back ;D
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Behind the front number plate would be my choice, depending on the size of the battery. About the only other place would be to attach it to the rear fender/seat junction and hope it stays put.
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In answer to your subject line....Yes, you are, but go for it anyway.
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Is the battery small enough to sneak it on the swing arm? My first guess would also be behind the number plate, so it could benefit from some
shock cushion, but you'll probably get a gel battery, and beat the living hell out of it attached somehow to the swing arm.. And yes, you're frickin' nuts..
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- little bicycle dynamo run off the front wheel !
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You lost me with Yankee and ingenuity in the same sentence.
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Well, yes, behind the plate and it worked great. We ended up 2nd in the over 40 amateur class. Was it fun? Only if you think 20+ miles in axle deep mud/clay is fun Think lots of obstacles like steep hils with short run up, long, cliff like downhills (think axle deep mud again) with a small drainage type ditch at the bottom into a small trail alongside a pond. I managed one lap and I was toast, and no, I have no shame, I did an entire lap without quitting. One of our instructors competed in the Iron Woman class, she managed 4 laps and took first. My boss? He gutted out 7 laps, yes over 140 miles in the axle deep mud on a WR450. He finished 7th. The winner? 17, yes, 17 laps. What an animal.
What did I learn? LOCATION ;D I'll be back next year, much better conditioned and hoping for dry conditions, one of the bikes got weighed a day later, 98 pounds of semi dried mud. Try picking up a mud slick bike with no footing, on a steep hillside packing an extra 98 pounds. I sure wish one of ya who rides dirt locally will consider joining the team, we have a cook, warming hut, great group of riders, and a fair amount of equipment. Next year we will have 2 55 gallons dri=ums filled with water and a small pressure washer to help lighten the bikes load before heading out for another lap. We only had 2 mechanical issue, both on the same bike, an older Rekluse clutch went out before loop one was completed, got towed in, than he promptly went out a punched a hole in his case with the brake lever.
Great event, hopefull I can drop another 20 pounds and regain my endurance. If your not interested in riding you could always help out in the pits or be one of the course marshalls, simpel 10$ entrance fee for non riders and I believe marshalls are free, just be prepared for some fun riding ;D
And Yes, I'm nuts. This coming January we will training 160 of our finest, we will be pulling doubles each day. I can only hope for an early Spring.
Wanna see some of the pics? checkout the PSSOR Face book page. Give us some likes :) Tell us what you think.