tR1ke build, in the Netherlands #2

[edwinwl]

Before cleaning head lights:


After cleaning head lights:


4x M6 bolts to take the nosecone off:

Next job is to clean up this spaghetti:

[erik]

You really have been updating your tR1ke lately! Do you have more modifications planned? Looking forward to your progress!

br,
Erik

[edwinwl]

One future project can be: paining all blue parts into some fancy flashy metallic blue.

Just an idea.....
Original, plain tR1ke:


V -striped tR1ke:


^ -striped tR1ke:


= -striped tR1ke:


|| -striped tR1ke:


| | -striped tR1ke:


| + | -striped tR1ke:


left | + | -striped tR1ke:

[erik]

Wow, lotsa options here! Hard to make a choice.
With my wheels it worked quite well to cancel out the ones I didn't like which left only a few good alternatives. I think you need to proceed like this too.

Yeah flashy metallic sounds good! might be nice to add spikles to the metallic. I recon orange might be wild but clear aluminum can be nice too. For my bonnet I did reconsider metal flakes (wide variety in colors!) but the many layers of clear coat may crack underheat on a polyester surface which lead to gun metal for me.

nice thoughts!

Erik

[erik]

Hmmm, clevage V-style, coming along from the sides to the centre front might suit these checkered strips too. give it a try!

[edwinwl]

All electronics works very well, time to finalize the wiring under the nose cone.
Labeled all wiring, can be handy for future diagnosing or modifications.

I used original bike wiring with car donor steering column switch. I used no extra relays.

For other current and future Tr1ke builders:
With this configuration basically all wiring "intelligence" is at this location. Easy accessible high up in the nose.
From this location I extended all wiring to the engine. In total I used 4x 7 wire poly urethane cable also used for car trailers. PU cable is very robust and can handle higher temperatures than standard PVC isolated cables. Not unimportant: PU cables are widely used therefore relative cheap.
I recommend this configuration of wiring.

Added switch gear:

• Hazard switch
  
• Engine kill switch
  
• Engine start switch
  
• One fuse for powering hazard switch and 12v plug.
  

Before:


After:

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I never like to look under my dash, the wires make for an interesting looking city on mine, or more like a spaghetti explosion :-)

Yours is very neat :-)

[edwinwl]

Installed a gear indicator and got a fancy key hanger:

[edwinwl]

Rik pointed me out that licence plate legislation has changed in the Netherlands. (starting January 2013) Motorbike format is now allowed. So I exchanged my old plate 11x52 cm by a new one 14x21 cm.
It meant I had to change my rear frame...

As in the picture it is the lowest position legally allowed.
(5 degrees of free sight downwards.)

[Deleted]

Have you painted that steering cowling with Tar? It does not seem up to the standard you have built the TR1KE to? :-)

[edwinwl]

No tar.


Black glossy hammerite paint... (it's the only black paint I have, for the moment)
It's recession over here, So I can't afford a can of black mat paint.

[slugshot]

I feel sorry for the goldfish in the key ring he has to look at it 24hours a day ;D.

[Deleted]

Mar 3, 2013 13:00:16 GMT slugshot said:

I feel sorry for the goldfish in the key ring he has to look at it 24hours a day ;D.

Thats funny, yes its a recession over here too.... :-)

[edwinwl]

You are also looking through the window 24h /day?

:-P

[edwinwl]

BTW it's no goldfish.