A PLACE TO PUT IT

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A PLACE TO PUT IT

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.NO ..., NOT THAT, GET YOUR MINDS OUT OF THE GUTTER :gig: . ...So , with all the recent chat on our forum about installing a volt meter, and a good place to put it, I knew I would never use the ( C.B. portal door ? ) left side of fairing, so with the removal of one screw, I removed that small flapper door and headed for the workbench :Cball , I decided that the name Kawasaki appeared in enough other places on the bike ,and losing one , would not matter :thk: The voltmeter that I ordered is about the same size as the area of the Kawasaki logo.Image

Then with the 4 tools you see on the shop towel, air cut -off , razor blade,file,and a skroll saw blade gripped in a small set of vice grips, the square hole was made.Image

The voltmeter was installed into the hole,with a dab of black permatex, around the perimeter of the backside of the meter. and returned to the left side of the fairing.

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The wires were then hooked into the "keyed" accessory wires. Turned the key on and by gosh the meter lit up and read 12.2 volts ! ( I have'nt had my battery tender on it for awhile, since the winter service and updates have been happening) That's all I had time for last night, not to mention ,I heat my garage with a couple of "clean burn" :bat: heaters, that give you red pinchy eyes, sore throat and a headache ! anyway, here is what the install looks like.Image

more later................................tony :-D
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Ah good place for it!
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Looks good, that was an easy place to install it.... I see an old fuel filter in the background , how easy was that for you. Gene Kap.
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Looks good Tony! Couldn't help but notice the valve lapping tool in the photo...being an old VW collector, I can relate! roll

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w4swk wrote:Looks good Tony! Couldn't help but notice the valve lapping tool in the photo...being an old VW collector, I can relate! roll

Ken
yeah your likely to see alot of other "stuff" on the workbench. during the cold months, I do what I gotta do ,then go in the house ! The garage is kept much cleaner and better organized in the summer ! It's still very much winter here :-(
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A creative solution Tony! Looks like it was meant to be there. Well done!
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Nice work, nice write-up, great location for it! This thread should prove quite useful to folks. Personally, I feel that a Voltmeter is a 'must-have' item on any bike I ride, and I encourage folks to get one themselves, as the electrical system is something you don't want to be surprised with a failure out in the middle of nowhere... Thanks for sharing. Cheers!
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I don't mean to hijack the thread Tony but is that little yellow wire on the batt. positive your way of bypassing the battery monitor?
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ekap1200 wrote:Looks good, that was an easy place to install it.... I see an old fuel filter in the background , how easy was that for you. Gene Kap.
....Yes Gene, you do see a fuel filter from a bike,in the photo, but that is not from a voyager, it is the 30 yr old filter from that red goldwing that I am resurecting.
That project has been put on hold for a minute,since I have been doing my winter service and updates on the XII , also 6 days ago, when the ninja got here, I lost my air lift :shock: The ninja went UP, and the goldwing went DOWN. My son Brad is "shinin " the paint off her :lol:

and Ken, The yellow wire you see was installed by the P.O., one less thing I had to do................................................................tony :-D
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I would like to know where you got the meter from?
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.... hello lockwoodjohn, type in "voltmeter " on amazon's web page, you will find a selection there to choose from. the meter I chose lit up in red or blue, the blue was out of stock ,when I ordered. so I got red. I understand that both are available now. If you need the part #, I will have to go out in the garage and hunt up the empty box. let me know.................................tony :-D
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Tony,
Thank you for the information. I do not think I will need the part number. If I do I will let you know.

Thanks Again!!
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Chicagorandy, P.M.sent in response.
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Great idea for that spot! Mine also is vacant too.
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