Well

[markmartin]

Hopefully they will work out great too...
Won't know for sure until i try them.:-)

R&D for FJ mods is a very noble cause.   

[keand3]

Okay, have been taken some photos again but still i used my phone. Sorry for that!

It's so fekken cold outside so I don't dare taking my good camera out just yet. Will wait until I'm ready with the electrical stuff and everything can mount back on.
How is it with access for the mounting the rear brake caliper after the wheel is assambled? I need to service my caliper, but i would like to get the new rear wheel back on asap. Do I need to get the caliper on first?

For those of you that have read my other threads on various issues and so on, know that i had a issues with my high/low beam switch.
I did figure it out, and as you probably see of the pictures, not only did i fix the handlebar switch itself, but also needed to do some wiring as well since all the wiring going into the OEM harness is all new.
The solution at the time was a simple bullet connectors on each wire after the blue 12wire connector block  (thinks it's 12??). And this works perfectly, until i started rearrange them to make room and prepare for the main fairing.

But this F$"#"&" cold have made every F&/"%" wire so stiff, that they allmost brake in half just by touching them.. Makes it impossible to work with... Heating them or the garage would take ages so that's not an option..
The wires them self is quite thin and I might have to see if replacing them with some smaller bullet connectors is possible or wise. Some just slipped right out the clamp. The ones currently fitted it designed for 0,5mm to 1,0mm wires so they aren't that big either... Poor workmanship perhaps?


Okay, hers a picture of those bullet connectors. The most ideal thing would be to replace the hole blue connector box, but there aren't any 12 way on eBay that i can find... Perhaps some one here knows of any good ones?


It's starting to take shap now. Will mount the new rear wheel soon as well. Have it laying in the backround

[red]

The solution at the time was a simple bullet connectors on each wire after the blue 12wire connector block  (thinks it's 12??). And this works perfectly, until i started rearrange them to make room and prepare for the main fairing.
Okay, hers a picture of those bullet connectors. The most ideal thing would be to replace the hole blue connector box, but there aren't any 12 way on eBay that i can find... Perhaps some one here knows of any good ones?

Keand3,

If a wire slips out, it may be too thin.  Twist the bare wire into a smooth pin-shape, fold the bare wire back in half, and install this "thicker" wire into the connector.  Try this trick with some test pieces, first, and if it works for you, then you can do this trick on the bike.

I would not hesitate to replace one 12-pin connector with two 6-pin connectors, if that is possible.  Just be sure to make a good diagram of the two connectors, with a list of which pins/wires went into each connector.  Keep this connector/pin diagram forever, with your bike's technical information. You might want to make the wires shorter for one 6-pin connector, so the two connectors will install one-after-the-other, rather than side-by-side on the bike.

I would bet that one of these guys (linked below) will be able to supply a new 12-pin connector for you.  Write up an email to send to them, giving them the dimensions of the connector, and the pins, and include a picture or two of the connector/pins.  Send a copy of this email to each supplier on the list.
   
http://vintageconnections.com/
   
http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/connectors.html
   
http://www.electrosport.com/accessories/connectors-and-wiring.html
   
http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Elec__Products/Connectors/connectors.html
   
If it's too cold for the wiring job now, save that work for warmer weather.  Damaged insulation can be a nightmare to find and fix, later.
 
Best wishes.
Red

[keand3]

Thanks for the tip Red! 
Yes, i have also considered 2 x 6pin connectors. It really doesen't matter i guess. The main thing is to have the wires in a proper connector box, so it all fits well... 

Have been to some of those sites you mention, but wil revisit them (regardig 2x6pin :-)

Yes, damaged insulation is a pain in the butt.. Been there there a couple of times allready. I usally just replace the whole wire instead of trying to fix it... Never know when those old wires decides to break 

Cheers
Ken

[keand3]

Need a new rear wheel axle...

Got the FZR wheel mounted today and it looks really nice But i wasn't able to torque the nut to spec... The axle head has taken some beating over the past 28 years, and keeps on slipping so it will replace it.
Just another thing to ad to the shopping list I guess...  (Guess one isn't suppose to see the end of that list?)

Ken

[stua1959]

love that colour

[FJmonkey]

Ken, keep it coming, your love for your FJ is showing. I would love to be near by and watch your project first hand. And have a beer or two. 

[keand3]

Ken, keep it coming, your love for your FJ is showing. I would love to be near by and watch your project first hand. And have a beer or two. 

Well, me been working in the airline industry for over a decade, might consider California - Norway as near by...  Old habit with cheap tickets I guess 

New employer have non benefits like that, what so ever... unfortunately But the do pay me to take more education... Not many employers left who does that. With out it, my FJ wouldn't been treated as good as she has up until now.

Mark, the pictures will come flying soon i hope.. One can't say no to FJ porn.... Specially when it's home in your own garage 


New rear wheel axle, pictures will be taken with the new rim 
Belly pan
Front fender
Wiring, so i may get the main fairing on
Main fairing
My second CBR  mirror mod, but this time with integrated turnsignals. (includes resistors for the LED's)
Rebuild of rear brake caliper, plus new bolts for front and back calipers.
New chain
++++++


I might also take some video footage, how would folks react to that? Yes or no?

Cheers
Ken

[Joe Sull]

The color is beautiful. Around here, we would call your motorcycle a "sleeper". Nothing negative at all. Good, very good to be a sleeper. If you and a red bike pulled up together at a stop light and the cops were watching the intersection, They would be looking at the red bike. Blue is a mellow, quieting color that sets people calm. You could be speeding and a cop, if they did'nt have the radar on, would think you were not.
Where as a red bike, if you were not speeding, the cop would think you were. I had a 1100 suzuki new and red and a friend I worked with liked my bike so much he went down and bought the same model in blue. We would ride together at lunch hour and some times after work. Time after time, It was me they were looking at. Been pulled over for going a little over the speed limit just so they could chech me out and never bothered my buddy at all. It's good to be a sleeper!

[Joe Sull]

Can you see your bike with a metalcast blue engine. Oh... ya!      You see the vision now, don't you.

That's what happened to me. I saw the red!

[keand3]

Can you see your bike with a metalcast blue engine. Oh... ya!      You see the vision now, don't you.

That's what happened to me. I saw the red!

Don't get me started
To late...  Allready in my head

[X-Ray]

Veeerrryyyy nice Ken, what a beautiful blue. The black decals suit it well.

[keand3]

Veeerrryyyy nice Ken, what a beautiful blue. The black decals suit it well.

Thanks. I think so too 

A week a way from home i finally have a day off. Though i mount the new givi tank lock,  fill her up and start her...

Well since i had issues mounting it last time,  i thought ill test screw them first.  The two first one went easy. Probably paint residue that made the tank threads tight.
Trying the third and last one,  it got stuck and the allen head got rounded...  Givi obviuslly dont send screws of the hard stuff,  its so incradible soft so that a warny to you guys

Tried every handtool i have,  no luck getting it out. So i figured it was time for the "easy way out". Only to find out at the moment the tool gets a hold of the screw that my drill was out of juice!! Damn it.. Well,  what seemed to be a easy job mow takes houres,  just to wait until the drill has enugh juice again..

[MatYl]

Nice. Very nice.

[FJscott]

Looks like you could grab a hold of it with some vice grip pliers. If you can, that may be
A quick solution. I think I would chase the threads with a tap after you remove the stripped
Bolt.