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10 Dec 2010 06:34 #416201 by testarossa
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I just ordered a MAP sensor from ebay last night. Unfortunately, UPS delivered my connector to someone else, or somebody stole the box off my doorstep. :( Should have been here Monday, but to their credit Allied Electronics is shipping another package, free of charge. Thanks, again Allied.

The TPS is somewhat of a challenge. You need a solid, stationary mount point for the sensor body, and also an attachment to the throttle linkage. It's a tight space down there.

I have a plan to use a cell phone car charger to provide the 5 VDC to the sensors. It just so happens that a USB port uses 5 VDC, and that's what the cell phones charge off of these days. I just hope that a tps and map don't draw more than a few milliamps or my plan is shot.

1978 KZ1000 A2 Click--->Build Thread
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10 Dec 2010 06:40 #416203 by 531blackbanshee
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i made it out to the shop and once i got warm enough to move around i measured the baffle on the z1r.it was 2 1/2 inches.i need to pull it out and i can get some pics and measurements off of it.
when i wrecked i banged the tailpiece of the wiseco up. riding since with the tweeked places has caused the metal to crack around the outside,right where the end of the baffle stops down inside the tailpiece.
i have an old m4 oval carbon fiber tailpiece that i can salvage and build me a new tail piece for the wiseco with the carbon fiber tailpiece.
it will either be real good or real bad,we'll see :evil:

leon

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10 Dec 2010 06:42 - 10 Dec 2010 06:55 #416204 by 531blackbanshee
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i never realized that you could stutter when typing!

skiatook,oklahoma 1980 z1r,1978 kz 1000 z1r x 3,
1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/294594-frame-bracing?limitstart=0
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10 Dec 2010 07:16 #416209 by porchev914
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The cold will do that to you Leon. Sounds like you could use a more temperate winter climate. Maybe one that allows you to ride all year long ;)

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10 Dec 2010 07:41 #416215 by testarossa
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porchev914 wrote:

The cold will do that to you Leon. Sounds like you could use a more temperate winter climate. Maybe one that allows you to ride all year long ;)


South Oklahoma, err Texas baby! I had a little ride just yesterday. Probably do the same today.

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10 Dec 2010 08:51 #416220 by 531blackbanshee
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adam,
it is the 3 hour 30 mile commute i could do without.
okie's think the diamond lane is there own personal speedway!

testa,my job is interferring with my riding time.yesterday it got up to 58 degrees,if i had been home i would have ridden somewhere.but alas by the time i get home it's dark and cold,an my vag swells up and i just ride the couch :laugh: .

leon

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1976 kz 900 x 3
i make what i can,and save the rest!

billybiltit.blogspot.com/

www.kzrider.com/forum/5-chassis/325862-triple-tree-custom-work

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10 Dec 2010 08:57 #416222 by testarossa
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Ahh, you should just start work at 6:00 am like me. On the short days I'm out at 2:30. Gives me 2 hrs of free time before anyone gets home. Sadly, not too many short days, or happily. Depends on how you look at it.

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10 Dec 2010 09:07 - 10 Dec 2010 09:53 #416224 by trianglelaguna
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would you guys quit rubbing each others titainium and post some pictures of the bikes.....

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10 Dec 2010 09:09 - 10 Dec 2010 09:53 #416225 by trianglelaguna
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hey did you hear the one about the guy with the pink sunglasses frame?

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10 Dec 2010 10:52 - 10 Dec 2010 10:52 #416237 by porchev914
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trianglelaguna wrote:

would you guys quit rubbing each others titainium and post some pictures of the bikes.....


But it feels soooooo gooooooood :laugh:

FRANKEN Z!
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10 Dec 2010 10:53 #416238 by porchev914
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531blackbanshee wrote:

adam,
it is the 3 hour 30 mile commute i could do without.
okie's think the diamond lane is there own personal speedway!

testa,my job is interferring with my riding time.yesterday it got up to 58 degrees,if i had been home i would have ridden somewhere.but alas by the time i get home it's dark and cold,an my vag swells up and i just ride the couch :laugh: .

leon


Except for the 10 MPH commute, thats the funniest thing I've heard all week :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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12 Dec 2010 18:25 #416626 by testarossa
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I'm still waiting for my replacement shipment on the electrical connectors, and I also ordered MAP and Throttle position sensors off of ebay. I'm hoping that those will show up early this week. So in the mean time, I decided to do some body work. First order of business was to weld on the other missing tab on my front fender. While doing that, I noticed a small stress crack.

Next, I decided to try and knock out all the plastic welding necessary. One of the side covers had stress cracks around the mounting pin. The tail piece needed the most work. Lets have a look underneath to see what's crackin' down there:

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