audiovox ccs-100 cruise control on klr!

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "E.L. Green" wrote:

> Well, not yet. But almost.

Almost is now . I just got back from testing it out. First on a 45mph surface street, it maintained 45mph just fine, took my hand off the grip it kept a steady 45mph. Then at 80mph on the freeway (75mph actual). No problem at all, worked fine. Someone else had said he couldn't get it to maintain a speed above 50mph due to not enough vacuum, but the check valve and vacuum canister combo did just fine. As for the blue wire for speed sensing, it goes to the '+' terminal on the coil, and the DIP switches are #1 on and all others off (yep, the 'sensing' switch is set to 'ECM', not to 'Coil'). There's a few glitches I need to get out of the system. I need to set the DIP switches for sensitivity to "High Power Vehicle" so that I don't get an initial jerk when I engage the cruise control (this is because of the fact that the linkage doesn't provide the recommended amount of play). The cable seems to have stretched a little during the test ride and I need to adjust the slack back out of the cable. And I need to put a resister to ground in the brake sensing circuit so that I can put my LED brake light module back in (the stock bulb is so *DIM* compared to the LED module!). And finally, I need to waterproof everything (!!) and zip tie all the electrics under the front cowling (where I put a fuse block for all my electrics, ripping all the old wiring out, thus why it took me so long to wire the thing). But really, the shock is that you can do this to a KLR in the first place, nevermind doing it well . -E

[Robin Van Eyk]

I went for a ride up to the mountains today, and after hitting some rough road I noticed a scraping sound whenever I went over a bump. I stopped around the 7K foot level and saw that my liscence plate was bent back up under the fender. I leaned on the rear seat and the bike just dropped down almost to the tire. I cut my ride short and made my way home. (with a few tail scrapes) My question is: how long or how many miles will a stock rear shock last? Any suggestions regarding the progessive rear shock or another high quality replacement? Lastly, how much do you think is a fair price for a new rear shock to be replaced in a shop? Thanks, Robin A15

[keithrstone]

Changing the lic plate location (up higher) and cutting off the offending black plastic tire rubber is one of the first modifications for any KLR owner. I purchased a replacement OEM shock off of ebay, from the guy who strips parts from KLR's before they are upgraded for the military. I think I paid $105+ shipping. Search around and you'll find lots of info on relocating the license plate. Good luck with the rear shock. Keith --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Van Eyk" wrote:

> > I went for a ride up to the mountains today, and after hitting some

rough road I noticed a

> scraping sound whenever I went over a bump. I stopped around the 7K

foot level and saw

> that my liscence plate was bent back up under the fender. I leaned

on the rear seat and the

> bike just dropped down almost to the tire. I cut my ride short and

made my way home. (with

> a few tail scrapes) My question is: how long or how many miles will

a stock rear shock last?

> Any suggestions regarding the progessive rear shock or another high

quality replacement?

> Lastly, how much do you think is a fair price for a new rear shock

to be replaced in a shop?

> > Thanks, > Robin > A15 >

[E Hines]

I have had one shock blow on my 2003 (A17). It was replaced under warranty. The replacement did not last a week (it would not adjust). They replaced it also. The p.o. had bought an extended warranty, so I benifeted from this. I have since riden this bike off road a few times with no other problems. The shock is easy to change out yourself. I am going to have my spring changed out in the near future, which is much cheaper than the after market shock. There is always two or three stock shocks for sale on ebay for around $100.00. Robin Van Eyk wrote: I went for a ride up to the mountains today, and after hitting some rough road I noticed a scraping sound whenever I went over a bump. I stopped around the 7K foot level and saw that my liscence plate was bent back up under the fender. I leaned on the rear seat and the bike just dropped down almost to the tire. I cut my ride short and made my way home. (with a few tail scrapes) My question is: how long or how many miles will a stock rear shock last? Any suggestions regarding the progessive rear shock or another high quality replacement? Lastly, how much do you think is a fair price for a new rear shock to be replaced in a shop? Thanks, Robin A15 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[RM]

On Mon, 04 Sep 2006 05:11:33 -0000, "Robin Van Eyk" said:

>I leaned on the rear seat and the bike just dropped down almost to >the tire. I cut my ride short and made my way home.

The shock does not hold the rear-end of the bike up. Something else has failed or become disassembled. Get help. RM

[Jud Jones]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Van Eyk" wrote:

> > I went for a ride up to the mountains today, and after hitting some rough road I noticed a > scraping sound whenever I went over a bump. I stopped around the 7K foot level and saw > that my liscence plate was bent back up under the fender. I leaned on the rear seat and the > bike just dropped down almost to the tire. I cut my ride short and made my way home.

(with

> a few tail scrapes) My question is: how long or how many miles will a stock rear shock last? > Any suggestions regarding the progessive rear shock or another high quality replacement? > Lastly, how much do you think is a fair price for a new rear shock to be replaced in a shop? >

The question isn't about your shock, it is how long do you think your license plate will last if you haven't relocated it to the fender, just beneath rhe taillight? The second question is, how long will your inner fender last? With regard to your shock and spring, How much do you weigh? What preload setting do you use? Have you set your sag? What preload setting do you use to set your sag to about 3"? What kind of riding do you do? Does the shock leak?

[matteeanne@yahoo.com]

And lastly, how many damn oreos did you eat? --- Jud Jones wrote:

> --- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Van Eyk" > wrote: > > > > I went for a ride up to the mountains today, and > after hitting some rough road I noticed a > > scraping sound whenever I went over a bump. I > stopped around the 7K foot level and saw > > that my liscence plate was bent back up under the > fender. I leaned on the rear seat and the > > bike just dropped down almost to the tire. I cut > my ride short and made my way home. > (with > > a few tail scrapes) My question is: how long or > how many miles will a stock rear shock last? > > Any suggestions regarding the progessive rear > shock or another high quality replacement? > > Lastly, how much do you think is a fair price for > a new rear shock to be replaced in a shop? > > > > The question isn't about your shock, it is how long > do you think your license plate will last if > you haven't relocated it to the fender, just beneath > rhe taillight? The second question is, how > long will your inner fender last? > > With regard to your shock and spring, How much do > you weigh? What preload setting do you > use? Have you set your sag? What preload setting do > you use to set your sag to about 3"? > What kind of riding do you do? Does the shock leak? > > > >

Sean Brown International Order of the KLR. "yeh, unto the ride, the thumper, yeh, and it was good, and thine did rejoice" amen matteeanne@... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com