Jumpstart terminals.

Dougstermd

Dougstermd

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Pete said:
Actually you are partially right. But that is not what we are talking about here. If you take two 3 foot pieces of wire, one 10ga. and one 00ga and check the resistance down to the .000 (micro) ohms on each you will read almost identical readings because wire has very little internal resistance. The real answer is "hole flow" in that the larger wire, with more mass, has more current carrying capability because it has more atoms for the electrons to hop from/to. The smaller wire, having less mass and atoms, will overload and melt because of the flow of electrons.

Electron flow through the atoms that make up the wire cause heat. In a large wire there are more atoms for the electrons to move through spreading the load out evenly over the conductor using up to 50% (typical rating approved) of the available holes or valences, in the small wire nearly every hole/valence will be used causing extreme heat.
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Bikers Prayer

JESUS,
we need some good riding weather so we do not have to sit here argueing over jumper cables :lalala:

atleast Jesus, could you fix Foxhounds bike so he does not have to have such a long extension cord for his battery charger and the trips to the store :lmao:
 
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Roughidle

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Just wrap all that jumper wire around your grips and under yer seat and you'll be warm as toast on yer ride today... :lmao:
 
aps45819

aps45819

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Pete said:
In other words you would have to push the bike at least 25 MPH with the clutch out, transmission spinning the motor, thus spinning the alternator, for 5+ seconds. Can you do that? :lol:
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My theory requires a long downhill section of road. Maybe something like the hill on 234 N coming into Clements.



.... without a stop at the bottom :yikes:
:lol:
 
Dougstermd

Dougstermd

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Roughidle said:
Just wrap all that jumper wire around your grips and under yer seat and you'll be warm as toast on yer ride today... :lmao:
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It reminds me of that DAN FOGGERTY VIDEO "The oldman Is Down The Road"

where he has tha cable running all through town to plug in his Guitar :jerry:
 
dustin

dustin

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desertrat said:
Not hydraulic and the first thing I tried was clutch adjustment. Didn't work. Warped disks will cause incompleted disengaging so thats why it went to the shop. Guy says its worn, springs compressed and it was probably slipping at speed, since the plates are blue. New clutch on the way. I'm guessing, hoping actually, that he missed that they may be warped.
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Does it have a clutch basket? If so I would get that replaced as well. The mechanic could tell you if its worn though (look at the basket fingers IIRC)
 
Foxhound

Foxhound

Finishing last
I was busy yesterday so I didn't get a chance to post this right away. My bike manual says not to jump the bike with a car that is running. You want just the current form the battery not the charging system on the car. The marine power terminals give me easy access for normal jumper cables (don't need to remove the saddle), and they are less prone to corrosion. I know there are kits out there you can buy that are specifically made for bikes that have a molex style connector and smaller gauge (not sure the size) connector that have gator clips for jumping. If I decide to go that route in the future it will be a cigarette lighter adapter mounted somewhere on the bike. Then I'll make my own set of jumper cables to go with it. I would still go with smaller gauge wire, making them more compact. I've used cables as thin as normal extension cords to jump the bike when I first started having problems so I know 12 gauge will be adequate.

I'm just happy I can ride again for a short bit. As for repair costs, because the motor need to be removed from the bike to replace the stator on a VN750 the labor is going to be ~$350.00. I am planning on taking it in this week IF I don't get a Bonneville from Clinton Cycles.

If I do get a Bonneville I am planning on turning the Vulcan into a project bike and doing all the work myself.
 
itsbob

itsbob

I bowl overhand
I understand too, if you have a Magneto and Stator, that jumping form a car could be disastrous for both.

Where a car, and some bikes have a regulator that limits the amount of power to the bike, the magneto "bleeds" off the power, but it's limites as to how much it can bleed off. JUST to throw some numbers out there (I know they are probably way out of whack) and the way I understand it, Magneto/ Stator is a 'regulator' as in it takes excess volts and amps and bleeds them off, but if you have a 50 amp system it may only be able to bleed off an excess of 25 amps to ensure you are operationg at 50 amps, if you jump off from a car, you maybe getting 600 or more amps.. there is no way the magneto and the stator can bleed off the excess 550 amps.

AND I'm not an electrician so I may be getting my terms wrong.. watts instead of amps maybe??
 
itsbob

itsbob

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aps45819 said:
Step 1: clean that thing, it looks nasty :jameo:
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I just looked at my bike.. my pipe has NO shine whatsoever.. I still have '06 bugs on the fairing.. and my tupperware could use a good cleaning. Maybe next nice day I'll have BG go out and wash and wax it.
 
Foxhound

Foxhound

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aps45819 said:
Step 1: clean that thing, it looks nasty :jameo:
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:lmao: Actually you would have been proud f me. I cleaned it up real nice before I started having trouble. Even took a classic cloth to the chrome and made it look all nice and shiny!
 
Dougstermd

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itsbob said:
I just looked at my bike.. my pipe has NO shine whatsoever.. I still have '06 bugs on the fairing.. and my tupperware could use a good cleaning. Maybe next nice day I'll have BG go out and wash and wax it.
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chrome won't get you home :killingme
 
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