Then I can connect it all up.
Looks a bit Fred Carno but should work ok.
Looks a bit Fred Carno but should work ok.
Airhead 80-100 G/S Adventure Build
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Next job is to tidy up all the cabling, connect everything up and get it started.
Good spot
It’s a composite washer, what you can see is the rubber inner part. Let’s see if it holds!
I’ve not been able to bring it up to pressure yet, hopefully this weekend. There will be plenty of blue roll on standby …
It’s a composite washer, what you can see is the rubber inner part. Let’s see if it holds!
I’ve not been able to bring it up to pressure yet, hopefully this weekend. There will be plenty of blue roll on standby …
So a few turns with the starter motor and we have oil to the gauge!
Connect everything up and a few more turns - we have oil pressure!
Yay
Takes about 15-20 seconds for the pressure to reduce back to zero, maxed out at 75 psi on that gauge.
Connect everything up and a few more turns - we have oil pressure!
Yay
Takes about 15-20 seconds for the pressure to reduce back to zero, maxed out at 75 psi on that gauge.
This for Gelandestrasse - it didn’t leak!
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And the DMD handlebar controller fires up and works.
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Congratulations on your successes. More things ticked off the list! 
Paint is done - just need to get up there to collect now.
Yep - you control the dash board and electronic road book with that controller, and can include thinks like Waze, Apple Music, BBC sounds, MyRoute-app etc. also on more modern bikes you can link in an OBD port reader and access data from the bike ecu.
When I’ve got it all up and running I’ll do a short vid of how it works. Much neater and more compact than the old IMO/TT road book setup.
I had forgotten they were called that - cheers Dr.
While we are here: https://www.ashtonseals.co.uk/generalpurposeseals-bonded-seals at the bottom of the page is a little animation about non-centred seals. I would centralise yours - I don't think the rubber is designed to hold back the oil without the metal supporting it against the pressure. It might do so for a while.....
Hi Tim
Yes it’s centred, the washer is a loose threaded fit onto the part that screws into the engine casing. These iPhone cameras do wired things to perspective!
Time for a quick swapsies on the ramp.
This one comes off
This one goes on. Has a puncture, needs new tyres and a big service, and I have a cruise control coming from Aus that I’ll need to fit.
So my G/S SE goes into the rack for now.
This one comes off
This one goes on. Has a puncture, needs new tyres and a big service, and I have a cruise control coming from Aus that I’ll need to fit.
So my G/S SE goes into the rack for now.
Even if I do say so myself, wheeling the G/S around it just feels right. Ok so with a full tank (rare) and all bodywork on it will alter the balance, but I can already get the feel for it.
And it looks mean, which I like.
And it looks mean, which I like.
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