Peace and Quiet with an Evo!
#3031
10-27-2011 | 06:42 PM
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Yea, ya got me, gauges for sure are not bling, very nice to have and monitor when on a road trip to keep you from causing severe damage. I stand corrected. Just mean't a few more things to take your eyes off the road, although your new gauge is positioned in a nice handy spot to see at a glimpse.
#3032
10-27-2011 | 07:06 PM
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#3033
10-27-2011 | 07:13 PM
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I had an old 71 F100 one time that I put one of those manual oil pressure gauges on with the plastic tubing. I think I still have one of those kits out in my shop. Now all of them are electric. But No where to put it on the Wide Glide. It would sure be cluttered then. The op gauge I have now serves it's purpose.
#3034
10-27-2011 | 09:35 PM
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Very nice, Micheal! You did great job on that little gauge... it looks totally custom! Having a voltmeter is nice!
I'm spoiled with Buster already... there is a voltmeter and an oil pressure gauge in his fairing. Poor Bertha doesn't have either one... but her oil pressure is more than adequate!
On a ride last year, Bertha's regulator went out, and the battery went dead, and she quit in the middle of the road. Fortunately we were in "downtown" Jasper, GA at the time. I pushed her into a drug store parking lot, and called H.O.G. Bertha rode the 35 miles home on the back of a wrecker that day... quite demeaning for the Grande Dame... but $100 for a new regulator made her just fine again. Never want THAT to happen again, and it hasn't.
Old Evos never die... they just need new a new gauge every now and then...
I'm spoiled with Buster already... there is a voltmeter and an oil pressure gauge in his fairing. Poor Bertha doesn't have either one... but her oil pressure is more than adequate!
On a ride last year, Bertha's regulator went out, and the battery went dead, and she quit in the middle of the road. Fortunately we were in "downtown" Jasper, GA at the time. I pushed her into a drug store parking lot, and called H.O.G. Bertha rode the 35 miles home on the back of a wrecker that day... quite demeaning for the Grande Dame... but $100 for a new regulator made her just fine again. Never want THAT to happen again, and it hasn't.
Old Evos never die... they just need new a new gauge every now and then...
#3035
10-27-2011 | 09:58 PM
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Thanks Ken! When my stator went out in the previous posted picture, we were at the Big Cypress Indian Reservation in the Everglades. Out in the middle of nowhere. When we left the casino about 20 miles before it quit, the starter was slow turning the engine over. If I would have had the gauge, I would have known what the problem was and would have been much more comfortable, while waiting for assistance. Maybe even would have caught it before I left the house.
#3036
10-28-2011 | 02:20 AM
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I ordered and installed a Kuryakyn battery charge indicator. I did not want to install it on my master cylinder like many have. I cut up a piece of galvanized aluminum that I had laying around the shop to fit the indicator and left a piece forward that I could clamp the handle bar clamp on. I wired it by following the existing wires into the tank console and looking at my wiring diagram to hook it to an appropriate wire. Here it is!
#3037
10-28-2011 | 03:18 AM
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There is a sensor we can fit to wire up a remote gauge. I'm sure I have one somewhere, but I never found a way of installing it so I could see the other dials.
#3038
10-28-2011 | 07:05 AM
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MJ, I just bought one of those! It is many years since I had any charging problems, fortunately, but I bumped into one on Ebay and snapped it up. I'd never seen one before, but it looks even better when working! It's on my winter list of stuff to fit, probably to stick at the top of my instrument binnacle.
One of the guys from the Florida Crew bought one about a year ago. I was letting him test it for me. He has a Sporty and makes frequent trips to the mountains from South Florida. He has been on the side of the road twice with charging problems. Peace of mind means alot on long trips. One less thing to worry about.
#3039
10-28-2011 | 07:54 AM
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MJ, I just bought one of those! It is many years since I had any charging problems, fortunately, but I bumped into one on Ebay and snapped it up. I'd never seen one before, but it looks even better when working! It's on my winter list of stuff to fit, probably to stick at the top of my instrument binnacle.
Binnacle
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A binnacle is a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the delicate instruments. Its traditional purpose was to hold the ship's magnetic compass, mounted in gimbals to keep it level while the ship pitched from waves.
A binnacle may be subdivided into sections and its contents typically include one or more compasses and an oil lamp or other light source. Other devices such as a sand timer for estimating speed may have been stored in the binnacle as well.
The construction of many early binnacles used nails (mid 18th century), which were later discovered to cause magnetic deviations in compass readings. As the development of the compass and understanding of magnetism progressed greater attention was given to binnacle construction to avoid compass disturbances caused by iron.
With the introduction of iron-clad ships the magnetic deviation observed in compasses became more severe. Methods of compensation by arranging iron or magnetic objects near the binnacle were developed. In 1854 a new type of binnacle was patented by John Gray of Liverpool which directly incorporated adjustable correcting magnets on screws or rack and pinions. This was improved again when Lord Kelvin patented in the 1880s another system of compass and which incorporated two compensating magnets. These are colloquially known as 'Kelvin's *****' in the UK, and 'Navigator's *****' in the US.
The ship's Binnacle List is the medical department's report of personnel at sick bay, excused from that day's duty.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A binnacle is a waist-high case or stand on the deck of a ship, generally mounted in front of the helmsman, in which navigational instruments are placed for easy and quick reference as well as to protect the delicate instruments. Its traditional purpose was to hold the ship's magnetic compass, mounted in gimbals to keep it level while the ship pitched from waves.
A binnacle may be subdivided into sections and its contents typically include one or more compasses and an oil lamp or other light source. Other devices such as a sand timer for estimating speed may have been stored in the binnacle as well.
The construction of many early binnacles used nails (mid 18th century), which were later discovered to cause magnetic deviations in compass readings. As the development of the compass and understanding of magnetism progressed greater attention was given to binnacle construction to avoid compass disturbances caused by iron.
With the introduction of iron-clad ships the magnetic deviation observed in compasses became more severe. Methods of compensation by arranging iron or magnetic objects near the binnacle were developed. In 1854 a new type of binnacle was patented by John Gray of Liverpool which directly incorporated adjustable correcting magnets on screws or rack and pinions. This was improved again when Lord Kelvin patented in the 1880s another system of compass and which incorporated two compensating magnets. These are colloquially known as 'Kelvin's *****' in the UK, and 'Navigator's *****' in the US.
The ship's Binnacle List is the medical department's report of personnel at sick bay, excused from that day's duty.
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10-28-2011 | 08:23 AM
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Binnacle = breadbin = instrument panel: that thing of great beauty that adorns an FLHS's handlebars!
I reckon my Kuryakyn volt-meter should just fit above that red light.
