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R/R Replacement Project

  • Thread starter Thread starter MAJikMARCer
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I tucked mine under the new electrics tray. You can catch a glimpse of it in this pic:


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This is a fantastic thread, thanks. My FH014AA (ebay - 2010 cbr 1000) is in the mail. Time to order some spade connectors.
 
old_skool said:
Hey Marc, nice install, but I'm a little concerned with airflow, which will help remove heat from the heat sink fins of the RR, and I'm not sure it will get much there, do you have room to mount it under the battery box?
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Since I had the battery box out (new rubber grommets, paint, etc.) I measured the width. Front to back it's only 2 3/4 inches wide. The FH014 is about 3 1/2 inches wide.

Additional issues would be how to connect it. The battery sits pretty flush on the bottom so I'd have to do some interesting fasteners. If I had the skills I could maybe weld some nuts to the bottom to screw into.

The R/R would also likely be visible or even block the side cover from fitting properly. The visibility issue wouldn't bother me too much. That'd just mean it's getting a lot of air.

The other issue is the proximity to the chain. Currently I have no guard due to rear shocks that work, but were not designed for this bike.

I have lots of projects this winter, but I think the R/R is going to remain in the tail for now. That said, I keep seeing bikes with what looks like their R/R bolted up in the front of the bike, next to the horn on the down tubes (not sure about the terminology, sorry). I really like the look. Not sure it's something I'm going to tackle right now as I need to work on a lot of other more important things before spring, but it'd make a nice weekend project next summer.
 
MAJikMARCer said:
Wait...was this just a more polite way to say. "Use the search!"? ;) heh Thanks. That helps. It doesn't necessarily hurt to USE the headlight loop, it's just more connections and thus more opportunity for connectivity issues in the future.
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It is very often the source of melted connectors under the tank and is strongly discouraged practice. Other than that you should be fine leaving it in. :-\\\
 
posplayr said:
It is very often the source of melted connectors under the tank and is strongly discouraged practice. Other than that you should be fine leaving it in. :-\\\
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Right and I ended up by-passing it, but it's still good to understand what the loop is all about for any other newbs who may read this thread.

I'm one of those guys who has to KNOW why something is done or not done. I'm not just going to accept an answer without knowing both sides, as best as possible.
 
Was I didn't realize just how large these FET units are, even though I had the numbers in front of me. I have a new FH020 on the way. Looks like I'm going to be scrounging a place to fit it as well.

Was the original on your 650E tucked UNDER the airbox?
 
BigD_83 said:
Was I didn't realize just how large these FET units are, even though I had the numbers in front of me. I have a new FH020 on the way. Looks like I'm going to be scrounging a place to fit it as well.

Was the original on your 650E tucked UNDER the airbox?
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No it was attached to the side of the battery box. The height of the cooling fins made this location unusable. The width of the R/R is too much to put under the battery box as well.

It might be possible to move the ignitor box from under the air box and move IT under the battery box and move the R/R under the airbox, but I'd go with a acid-free battery if I did that. That's a lot more work than I'm interested in doing myself. And it seems that every model has it's electrical layout setup a bit different.
 
MAJikMARCer said:
It might be possible to move the ignitor box from under the air box and move IT under the battery box and move the R/R under the airbox, but I'd go with a acid-free battery if I did that.
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That is what I was thinking of doing. I have an AGM battery installed now. Given the corrosion on the battery box, acid leak is probably a very real hazard.
 
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BigD_83 said:
That is was I was thinking of doing. I have an AGM battery installed now. Given the corrosion on the battery box, acid leak is probably a very real hazard.
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My battery box looked like hell too. I just got it back from the powder coater. I really should get a dry-cell battery.
 
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