Puck Posted July 12, 2011 Posted July 12, 2011 The bike already has a "generator", that is what charges the battery and lets you run your headlights. Just splice into the electrical system(main harness, not the headlight harness which could easily be over stressed) and run a cheap small 12v DC-120v AC inverter. You won't need more then a few watts to charge a camera. An axle driven generator is not very feasible - you would need gear reduction and overvolt protection since most generators are probable only a few hundred RPMs and a motorcycle spins thousands. Even if you were to get it to work, you will also be adding a ton of parasitic drivetrain loss and lose a lot of power. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 The bike already has a "generator", that is what charges the battery and lets you run your headlights. Just splice into the electrical system(main harness, not the headlight harness which could easily be over stressed) and run a cheap small 12v DC-120v AC inverter. You won't need more then a few watts to charge a camera. An axle driven generator is not very feasible - you would need gear reduction and overvolt protection since most generators are probable only a few hundred RPMs and a motorcycle spins thousands. Even if you were to get it to work, you will also be adding a ton of parasitic drivetrain loss and lose a lot of power. bikes are cool, and there's plenty of juice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 bikes are cool, and there's plenty of juice What's that screen looking thingy on your caliper? Some kind of heat dissipation array? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrewr05 Posted July 25, 2011 Posted July 25, 2011 What's that screen looking thingy on your caliper? Some kind of heat dissipation array? Heat dissipation, allowing airflow through but no foreign objects in maybe? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 What's that screen looking thingy on your caliper? Some kind of heat dissipation array? Heat dissipation, allowing airflow through but no foreign objects in maybe? it's air cooling for the new electronics ABS brakes... (front and rear ABS) ..they're Amazing... as you can see, modern motorcycles have plenty of junctions available from which to pull 12 v, and lots of plug-in's, including a cigarette lighter/power take off for accessories... you can plug in anything just about anywhere without difficulties... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) it's air cooling for the new electronics ABS brakes... (front and rear ABS) ..they're Amazing... as you can see, modern motorcycles have plenty of junctions available from which to pull 12 v, and lots of plug-in's, including a cigarette lighter/power take off for accessories... you can plug in anything just about anywhere without difficulties... Cruisers are crazy, haha. They need to make AFFBS (Anti Front Flip Brake System brakes), is your bike setup where the main brake lever works both the front and rear brakes at the same time? Edited July 26, 2011 by IVIYTH0S Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puck Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 (edited) LOL Disregard, too much Disaronno. Edited July 26, 2011 by Puck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 Cruisers are crazy, haha. They need to make AFFBS (Anti Front Flip Brake System brakes), is your bike setup where the main brake lever works both the front and rear brakes at the same time? hehe anti-lock brake systems don't flip and stop faster than their skid-prone, front flip, predecessors, which i rode with most all my life... front front back back i'm still in the market for a quality ride cam that has real good pics and resolution that i can bring aboard and modify as a traffic/trouble documenting device sorta like the cops use but not expensive... i wanna make some ride vids Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 hehe anti-lock brake systems don't flip and stop faster than their skid-prone, front flip, predecessors, which i rode with most all my life... front front back back i'm still in the market for a quality ride cam that has real good pics and resolution that i can bring aboard and modify as a traffic/trouble documenting device sorta like the cops use but not expensive... i wanna make some ride vids They can still flip ya if you don't balance them though, because they'd be stopping as hard as traction allows right?? But i know some of the more expensive/bigger bikes automatically balance the front and back but my little Ninja is all manual control braking Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjloki Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 They can still flip ya if you don't balance them though, because they'd be stopping as hard as traction allows right?? But i know some of the more expensive/bigger bikes automatically balance the front and back but my little Ninja is all manual control braking you're to smart for me ivi... here, this will answer all your questions and help you see the light... any ideas for a good cam? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IVIYTH0S Posted July 26, 2011 Posted July 26, 2011 you're to smart for me ivi... here, this will answer all your questions and help you see the light... any ideas for a good cam? Nice video, I guess it is still balanced manually, I know some bikes (maybe Goldwings?) automatically apply a fair balance of both together with just the main brake lever. As for the camera, I'm not the one to ask sorry Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Mott jr Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 Hi Gabriel. Is the front fairing assembly for sale? I'm looking for the windshield, mounting hardware, fairing and left and right lowers. How much would you want for it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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