Nelson Rideouts - Where next?

[NordieBoy]

Hear where you are coming from regarding OEM parts vs aftermarket, what I have read from various sources all seem to say the standard 200watt stator is under powered when you have a few electrical goodies on your bike? Anyway, I bet the OEM is now manufactured in China, it's just a matter of QC controls in place.

Just my 2 cents worth....

The 200w would be sweet for heated grips and a couple of GPS type devices though.

Its more than the DR has got...

[Padmei]

Can someone please go around & check out if Nordie is OK. I left him in the ceiling finishing off a heat transfer system. He was wearing his glow in the dark slippers. They may have come thru the lounge ceiling. There may be one coming down either side of a joist. He may be groaning. Take pics first before helping him back up.

Why would he need to mount a gopro in the guest bedroom duct outlet?

[NordieBoy]

Not a GoPro, a Contour 1080...

[madmartin]

these are the Nordie vids that don't end up on youtube...

[rigley]

The 200w would be sweet for heated grips and a couple of GPS type devices though.

Its more than the DR has got...

Not sure of the rest of the bikes electrical requirements, I would say 200w is border line though?

Good luck with crawling through the loft space with pink batts, I hate the the stuff!!!

[Woodman]

Can someone please go around & check out if Nordie is OK. I left him in the ceiling finishing off a heat transfer system. He was wearing his glow in the dark slippers. They may have come thru the lounge ceiling. There may be one coming down either side of a joist. He may be groaning. Take pics first before helping him back up.

Why would he need to mount a gopro in the guest bedroom duct outlet?

If I grab each foot and swing, will that get him down??

[Padmei]

WTF are they talking about with the free power mod? i can't follow that article very well. Do you just replace the red & black plug from the RR or do you run the wires back to the battery?
Batt went flat today so checking to make sure the connections are all ok. I found the stator plug half undone from when I was cleaning the bike.

[NordieBoy]

If I grab each foot and swing, will that get him down??

It's fine, I've got a head torch and a tablet computer.
I'm good for another couple of hours yet...

[NordieBoy]

If i ever get down from here, I'm going to head up Sharland's Creek tomorrow. Going to try some knobblies on the TT. There's some bits I want to try that are a bit to soft for the trials tyres. Also the knobblies are much lower profile, which is the equivalent of a tooth smaller on the front than the mt43.

Haven't ridden it since the Tadmor laid back on the 7th of April!

[rigley]

WTF are they talking about with the free power mod? i can't follow that article very well. Do you just replace the red & black plug from the RR or do you run the wires back to the battery?
Batt went flat today so checking to make sure the connections are all ok. I found the stator plug half undone from when I was cleaning the bike.

The way I read this is cut the wires about 4" from the Rectifier and do away with the connection plug all together and do a soldered joint with some upgraded cable straight to the battery?

Did you sell your bike Craig?

[Padmei]

Not yet.
I have had a few inquiries, usually on the last day the ad expires I will put it back on when I get back from raro. It's winter so I can't see anything moving at the mo.

As for the power mod did you solder 3 wires together- new one straight to the battery, & existing ones from the RR & harness?

[rigley]

Not yet.
I have had a few inquiries, usually on the last day the ad expires I will put it back on when I get back from raro. It's winter so I can't see anything moving at the mo.

As for the power mod did you solder 3 wires together- new one straight to the battery, & existing ones from the RR & harness?

I never did the mod to mine, it is only the two 12v dc wires coming from the RR (Rectifier) that need to to be beefed up. Have you checked your charging system?

[NordieBoy]

Finally got out of the ceiling and got the knobblies on the TT and went up Sharland's.

Wanted to see if the knobs were better/worse in various situations.

Short answer...
Not once did I find myself thinking "I'm glad I've got knobblies on".

They were inferior in almost all situations. Even in a loose uphill that I thought they would at least let me get further than before.

Hopefully going back tomorrow with the MT43's back on to compare...


Did find a new track though...

[Padmei]

I never did the mod to mine, it is only the two 12v dc wires coming from the RR (Rectifier) that need to to be beefed up. Have you checked your charging system?

yep charged the battery up, soldered & ran a couple of red & black wires in parallel with the original wires straight to the battery & buttoned up. Battery reading >13v drops to 12.8 with key on, started first push after 2 secs & voltage went to just over 14v over idle. All good.

From reading around, the DRZ' have a leak from the trip meter & the skinny lil battery doesn't like hanging around for more than a couple of weeks without a battery tender on it.
So all good in the hood.

i went for a ride yesterday. Over the Whangas to top of Rai saddle & back. Just enough to feel the cool breeze thru the scarf & remind me not to ride the Whangas again till Spring & the gravel has been swept up. The ride yesterday reminded me of the time a few of us went silly going over there in Winter. On that 1st right hand corner where you can see up the road far enough to pass my back wheel hit a bit of ice while passing a few slow cars. I felt bit of a slippy slip - apparently the guy also passing behind me did the legs out wobble dance for about 50 metres. You learn to button off a bit after that

[Woodman]

Yea, went through Queen charlotte and the Whangas on Friday night in the dark. Lotsa unseen gravel, but not sure on ice. Worse thing was through Queen charlotte the utes towing kick ass boat trailers with no side marker lights. Scared me a couple of times.