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  1. thielb

    Adding a little Raspberry Pi to my 82'Heritage Special.

    If the main ignition actually draws 20A, you'd still be running your 2 10A relays at their maximum, which would work, but extended maximum exposure is usually not recommended. Are the relays that you're using with your pi easily exchangeable or are you pretty limited?
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    Adding a little Raspberry Pi to my 82'Heritage Special.

    but hey, i might be full of sh*t in this case. All of my experiences in education and industry with ucs leads me to believe that the pullups are giving you your opposite logic but i have not done much with the consumer Pi stuff so make whatever you want of it :shrug:
  3. thielb

    Adding a little Raspberry Pi to my 82'Heritage Special.

    Well im not very familiar with your hardware or compiler, but its an industry standard for the most part to utilize pullups on your output pins. It's just funky because your output is actually sinking current so everything polarity-sensitive would need to be reversed and wired hot from a 3-7V...
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    Adding a little Raspberry Pi to my 82'Heritage Special.

    if you're still having issues with writing "HIGH" and turning everything off, and writing "LOW" and everything turning on, your uc is using pullup resistors. If it doesnt bother you, leave it this way. The reason it works like that is because the board is capable of sinking more current than it...
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    Installing Gaiters / fork boots - where to start?

    As promised! The fork boots are Daystar 58 series, great price on amazon at the link below. The fit is perfect but there are heavy-duty zipties included if you feel the need to make them extra secure on the lower unit. The material is good looking, feeling, and lasting. Pics include final...
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    Installing Gaiters / fork boots - where to start?

    Howdy, been a while since I chimed in. I slapped some boots on when I changed my fork oil. All you need to do is pull the front forks off, slip the boots down/on, and re-install the forks. Not to bad at all. I'll come back later with pictures and the specific boots i used, they fit perfect and...
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    Oil temperature

    Good stuff Dave, would've been a nice little addition if the factory bikes had a small temp gauge. Are you still playing with the idea of an oil cooler at this point?
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    nice maxim! or whats left of it :laugh: pretty impressive craftsmanship!
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    thielb's 82 Maxim restoration

    Well, I let her go on Friday and sold it. On a new daily driver now more suitable for the GreenBay-Milwaukee commutes and two more new project bikes are already started. Unfortunately, the guy that bought it from me texted me today. He had bought it for his wife to learn on and apparently she...
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    Front fork oil change

    I went with 20w fork oil in my maxim...pleased with the results, would recommend. Not much dis-assembly required for just the oil change...just drain out of the lower plug and then refill at the top after removing the stopper, no full rebuild required unless you're installing new seals as well
  11. thielb

    What did you do with your XS today?

    busy busy busy! picked up two project ninja 600s from the late 80s, one of which is close to drive ready just needs carb work and some wiring done up front. Also picked up a new bike to get me around this season, a honda superhawk 996! boy is she fast and solid on the highway, big improvement...
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    hey man, how were those cutoffs? throwing exhaust ideas around and those have crossed my mind a couple times now
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    Anyone know the size for fork seals?

    i just switched up to fresh 20W and I'm really liking the ride, more solid feeling up front
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  20. thielb's Maxim

    thielb's Maxim

    Done for now, time to pile on the miles and show off a bit! New bars, grips, mirrors, blinkers(and relay), paint, badge delete, tank repair, leather repair on seat, fresh 20W fork oil, fork boots, rebuilt front brake
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