portable center stand

[Robert Morgan]

I got one from Riderwarehouse. High quality, led type. 10 led's actually. It is waterproof, solid state, and accurate. It costs $54. I mounted it on a aluminum dash panel that sits inside the fairing just below where the windshield bolts up. The dash panel is roughly boomerang shaped and also houses a digital clock and ambient temp gauge along with 2 12 volt power sockets wired direct to the battery through a buss bar underneath. One plug powers the Garmen 12 map GPS mounted on a Touratech mount centered on the Renthal High desert bars. It's located dead center so it doesn't interfere with the Wolfman Explorer tank bag which sits kind of high on the tank. The other socket is for the Cobra 40 channel micro cb radio or a electric vest if I ever need one. The panel has 2 waterproof toggle switches, one kills the power to the buss bar, the other shuts off the low beam by interrupting the load side of the circuit to the bulb (interrupting the ground would also kill the high beam...I still wanted it switched on the handlebar for emergency light without removing my hand to toggle). The buss bar is wired battery direct with 10 gauge wire so I can charge the battery from the panel with a plug I got off the Snap On truck. The plug fits into the power socket and has 2 brass terminals on it, hot and neg. I am rather proud of the panel, I spent a weekend at my friends airplane hangar designing and fabricating it. If I had a digital camera I would send you a picture, but alas, I spent all my cash on trick motorcycle shit. Morgan You might say I like to tinker

----- Original Message ----- From: Nassif, Joe To: KLR List DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 12:07 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Volt Meter Mounting - was:(Re: Battery voltage > Ted Palmer writes; > > > My 600B1 is one of those bikes that rarely needs any water added. > > One day I'll measure the running battery voltage. > > Good idea, that. > > Instead of reinventing the wheel, I thought I'd inquire of the list. > > Is there a recommended brand/model of volt meter for the KLR and of so where > would You mount it? > > TIA > > Joe Nassif > Santa Fe, NM > > > > > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > >

[Razvan]

Attachments : HI ALL.   I know most people would like to have a center stand in the middle of nowhere for changing a flat but it also has it's inconveniences.

  I found this thing on a Tiger page.  The link seems to be dead and I didn't try to contact   the owner. I taught this simple and small device might be a good replacement for a center stand in remote areas or anywhere.

This is the text that came with the picture.  

Liftstik - For a portable answer to the Abba stand I use a Liftstik. This lifts the front or rear wheel off the ground in conjunction with the side stand and is handy to take on long trips for those emergency tyre or wheel repairs. The Liftstik isn't anywhere near as stable as the Abba stand and it's best to have a second person to steady the bike while the wheel is removed but it's certainly a lot easier than trying to find a suitably sized rock and then lifting the bike onto it. I haven't fitted the accessory centre stand as it is reported by many who have fitted one (and subsequently removed it again) to limit ground clearance even more than the side stand. The Liftstik is available from MPS http://www.thefastone.co.uk catalogue number MP3338.

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[Peter Dahlheimer, MD]

and proud if this setup morgan should be, as it looks professionally done and awful dern good. come to think of it, i guess it is professionally done. you shoulda seen morgan at work fixing kurt's starter on the picnic table at the campground in moab. lotsa parts and grease. anyway, with morgan's permission and a little work on my computers, i can post my own pic of his trick dash. kinda cheapo digital camera, but hey, it works... _pete -----Original Message----- From: Robert Morgan [mailto:robertlmorgan@...] Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 8:42 PM To: KLR List; Nassif, Joe Subject: Re: [DSN_klr650] Volt Meter Mounting OK YOU ASKED FOR IT! I got one from Riderwarehouse. High quality, led type. 10 led's actually. It is waterproof, solid state, and accurate. It costs $54. I mounted it on a aluminum dash panel that sits inside the fairing just below where the windshield bolts up. The dash panel is roughly boomerang shaped and also houses a digital clock and ambient temp gauge along with 2 12 volt power sockets wired direct to the battery through a buss bar underneath. One plug powers the Garmen 12 map GPS mounted on a Touratech mount centered on the Renthal High desert bars. It's located dead center so it doesn't interfere with the Wolfman Explorer tank bag which sits kind of high on the tank. The other socket is for the Cobra 40 channel micro cb radio or a electric vest if I ever need one. The panel has 2 waterproof toggle switches, one kills the power to the buss bar, the other shuts off the low beam by interrupting the load side of the circuit to the bulb (interrupting the ground would also kill the high beam...I still wanted it switched on the handlebar for emergency light without removing my hand to toggle). The buss bar is wired battery direct with 10 gauge wire so I can charge the battery from the panel with a plug I got off the Snap On truck. The plug fits into the power socket and has 2 brass terminals on it, hot and neg. I am rather proud of the panel, I spent a weekend at my friends airplane hangar designing and fabricating it. If I had a digital camera I would send you a picture, but alas, I spent all my cash on trick motorcycle shit. Morgan You might say I like to tinker

----- Original Message ----- From: Nassif, Joe To: KLR List DSN_klr650@egroups.com> Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 12:07 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] Volt Meter Mounting - was:(Re: Battery voltage > Ted Palmer writes; > > > My 600B1 is one of those bikes that rarely needs any water added. > > One day I'll measure the running battery voltage. > > Good idea, that. > > Instead of reinventing the wheel, I thought I'd inquire of the list. > > Is there a recommended brand/model of volt meter for the KLR and of so where > would You mount it? > > TIA > > Joe Nassif > Santa Fe, NM > > > > > > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... > Let's keep this list SPAM free! > > Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com > > > Visit the KLR650 archives at http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 Support Dual Sport News... dsneditor@... Let's keep this list SPAM free! Visit our site at http://www.egroups.com/group/DSN_klr650 To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@egroups.com