I finally got it done!!! I rode today.

[Flyinfool]

You know it is funny that you mention the carbon brushes just now.

At work we are constantly fighting the carbon war in the motors that we make. Our customers look at our $10 carbons and then go to the hardware store and buy some $0.50 carbons of the same size that look the same and complain when they fry their motor. We spend thousands of hours and $$$ testing carbon in our motors to find the right compound. It really does make a HUGE difference.

Just from what I go through here at work every day I have learned that I will ALWAYS spend whatever for the OEM carbon in any motor.

 

Carbon brushes are a black science. We tested one from the hardware store but the motor that is supposed to run at 110 - 130°F at full load, ran at 225°F, simply changing to the correct carbon brought it back to 115° That motor would have melted in about 15 minutes.

 

OK Speech mode off now.

Back to the regularly scheduled thread....

 

Now get your but out there and ride some more...

Edited April 13, 2010 by Flyinfool

[Snaggletooth]

Karl......you were asking about the lights.

 

1st....all LEDs in lightbar

 

2nd......tail light (stock 1157)

 

3rd.......brake light on

 

4th......Thinking about changing the trunk interior LEDs to red and running with the lid up.