North Auckland Street Skills - NASS

[p.dath]

These videos are fantastic, all of the learning from my living room. Looks like a lot of fun.

Perhaps you should try joining us ...

[R-Soul]

These videos are fantastic, all of the learning from my living room. Looks like a lot of fun.

Yes, but until you have actually tried it with your own bike, you just dont know... which gear? How fast?

[Nagash]

Perhaps you should try joining us ...

I would if I could, trust me on that one.



[EDIT] Perhaps I should intoduce myself.. I regularly attented NASS a couple of years ago for about a year and half every wednesday. Unfortunately my bikes still out of action hence why i'm not able to go.

[Sharry]

What would get it back on the road again Josh? Maybe someone can help ya out with something.

[Nagash]

What would get it back on the road again Josh? Maybe someone can help ya out with something.

I appreciate the offer but i'm determined to sort it myself. My bike has been green stickered by the police for minor reasons, it'll get sorted eventually! Never fear, just have other priorities at the moment.

[Big Dog]

In case you forgot, your homework for this week is to find out what your mechanic advises you do for your bike if you find you are suddenly without a battery to put in the loop.

The information I provided was based on what a mechanic told me 18 years ago and may not apply to modern bikes with modern electronics.

[p.dath]

In case you forgot, your homework for this week is to find out what your mechanic advises you do for your bike if you find you are suddenly without a battery to put in the loop.

The information I provided was based on what a mechanic told me 18 years ago and may not apply to modern bikes with modern electronics.

I'm like 99.99% certain that shorting the positive and negative battery terminals together (as in closing the loop) on any bike wont be correct. This will make any alternator or generator act like a brake.
It will create a dead short from the positive distribution block to ground as well, preventing any electronics from working.

Creating a dead short would create the biggest kind of load you can on the alternator/generator - the one thing that you need to be able to start your bike.

Consider this. The alternator/generator is just like a battery - when it is in motion. Would you put a dead short across a battery?

I would definitely run with the option of making sure the positive terminal lead can not possible touch anything else. A lot of bikes have the positive terminal wire running straight into a large fuse (30A on my bike, for example). Removing that fuse would protect the bike from the positive terminal wire accidentally coming into contact with either the chassis or the negative terminal. Failing that, wrap it in some insulation tape, a piece of cloth, anything.

[Big Dog]

I'm like 99.99% certain that shorting the positive and negative battery terminals together (as in closing the loop) on any bike wont be correct. This will make any alternator or generator act like a brake.
It will create a dead short from the positive distribution block to ground as well, preventing any electronics from working.

Creating a dead short would create the biggest kind of load you can on the alternator/generator - the one thing that you need to be able to start your bike.

Consider this. The alternator/generator is just like a battery - when it is in motion. Would you put a dead short across a battery?

I would definitely run with the option of making sure the positive terminal lead can not possible touch anything else. A lot of bikes have the positive terminal wire running straight into a large fuse (30A on my bike, for example). Removing that fuse would protect the bike from the positive terminal wire accidentally coming into contact with either the chassis or the negative terminal. Failing that, wrap it in some insulation tape, a piece of cloth, anything.

Sounds logical. But the homework is to ask a mechanic.

[Nagash]

Plug both ends into a potato and see if the clock will start working!

[R-Soul]

This post is to get the thread current

[thehovel]

Wee bit damp out there........ Theory night I think Make your own way to Bar Africa. I will do the rounds(in the CAR) , Westgate & Carpark to pick up anyone that doesn't read the posts. Regards Richard

[R-Soul]

yeeeeeah I think a night in sounds like good deal ... I am a soft African - not used to rain..

[p.dath]

Wee bit damp out there........ Theory night I think Make your own way to Bar Africa. I will do the rounds(in the CAR) , Westgate & Carpark to pick up anyone that doesn't read the posts. Regards Richard

What time are you thinking?

[Beth Stewart]

Where is Bar Africa? for future wet nights. Cheers

[p.dath]

At the end of William Pickering.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&sour...,0.030341&z=15