Fancy Cables

[ThreeDawg]

Assuming my starter motor is in good condition, do fancy starter cables make any difference? Anyone tried these?

https://www.euromotoelectrics.com/Battery-Cable-Kit-BMW-R-Oilhead-BCK-2422-p/bck-2422.htm

 

[Greg Masters]

WTF is 'ampacity'?

It's all very well saying "-61% less resistance"[double negative!] but when the resistance of the OE cable is just 2/10ths of feck all, 61% of fuck all is still fuck all.

What's wrong with the standard item?

 

[Udders]

Cheap enough to give it a try.

 

[Greg Masters]

Cheap enough to give it a try.

Vendor is in Denver. There will be shipping, Duty and VAT to pay - not to mention getting rogered on exchange rates...

 

[Mongolian Explorer]

Vendor is in Denver. There will be shipping, Duty and VAT to pay - not to mention getting rogered on exchange rates...

My feelings entirely when you can have the pleasure of making your own for next to nothing !!

 

[Greg Masters]

My feelings entirely when you can have the pleasure of making your own for next to nothing !!

Indeed - I use https://www.altecautomotive.co.uk/

 

[ThreeDawg]

Was jus' wondering...

 

[Santa-2512]

Just go to Halfords and look in the battery section,

they have loads of battery cables in stock lengths £6-£8 each

I did the same on my hexhead, you just run them direct from the starter to the battery

if you see no / marginal improvement, its your battery or starter

 

[Steptoe]

It’s a bargain. Magic cable made out of magic metal not available anywhere else. My local car spares shop has many many such cables of varying lengths, thickness and terminal fittings, but they can’t be made from magic metal as they only cost about £3-£4 each.

 

[theoneandonly]

WTF is 'ampacity'?

It's all very well saying "-61% less resistance"[double negative!] but when the resistance of the OE cable is just 2/10ths of feck all, 61% of fuck all is still fuck all.

What's wrong with the standard item?

get her ^^^ ...but she is correct.

i'd measure the resistance of your cables , remake the connections to frame and battery , and go from there.

i spend other people's money everyday, i have to make sure they get VFM. such stuff rarely gives VFM .

i just looked where you are ....a sweaty spunking cash, your dad would be ashamed of you.

 

[Cook1e]

get her ^^^ ...but she is correct.

i'd measure the resistance of your cables , remake the connections to frame and battery , and go from there.

Measuring low resistances is dodgy. Instead, measure the voltage drop. Set your meter to DC volts, clip one lead to the starter terminal and the other to the battery terminal, then press the starter. If you see more than a volt or two, you have a high-resistance cable/terminal connection.

 

[West coast gser]

Better off replacing the throttle cables and choke cables ..

 

[davegs]

Amazing how bullshit baffles brains!.

 

[ThreeDawg]

Who's baffled? Upgrading various cables is definitely desirable on my Falco and well documented. I was just wondering if the same applies to GSs, nothing more.

 

[ahebron]

WTF is 'ampacity'?

.................

It is the amount of acity that an amp has to go through.
The lower the acity the freer the amp is to move.
Then you get into volticulations.

 

[Greg Masters]

It is the amount of acity that an amp has to go through.
The lower the acity the freer the amp is to move.
Then you get into volticulations.

.

 

[theoneandonly]

did he buy ?

 

[malcopopolo]

We like magic...

 

[ThreeDawg]

did he buy ?

Who me? No, my bike is in Capetown ready to go on a ship (today or tomorrow with any luck) so I've lined up some service items and a couple of upgrades for when it returns to Blighty, but no cables. I did treat myself to a Mosko Moto duffel as well, so that's quite enough money spent for now.