A few folks lately have asked about the cheapo board I made to help stabilize the bike while on a motorcycle jack.


Here's the jack I bought for the project,.. see reply #6.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1304722902  


See reply #325 here (in the Double RYCA Build thread as well) for pics of the board in use.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1304722902/325



Here's a pic of the board with dimensions.

PhantomII wrote on 08/23/13 at 13:04:42:


Just back up a page on this thread....and you can see it.

I have been taking this bike out on rides about an hour long once or twice a week.  I fire up the Garmin Base Camp software, plot out a twisty route about 25 or 30 miles long, load it into the GPS, and head out,... just following what Diedre tells me.  (I call her Diedre because I changed the voice in the Garmin 765t to British Female.)

This bike is loads and loads of fun.  Just listening to that one piston going up and down and sensing each and every blat as it comes out the inadequate emgo muffler,... each and every honk as it inhales through the K&N is just plain fun.

This bike has changed my attitude about something pretty basic.  
-- I used to think horsepower was everything.  That is one of the reasons I have an FJR1300,.. it does everything pretty well, but it has a nuclear rush when you twist the throttle.  Only a few bikes will out accelerate it, and I never see any of those.  
-- My previous attitude was that anything with less horsepower would be boring.  Well, this RYCA bike has maybe 1/4 the horsepower of the KING KONG FJR, and can only go about 1/2 as fast,.. but for just getting out on country roads, chillin', blatting along at sporty but still comfortable speeds, the RYCA bike is really enjoyable.

I am considering building another single-cylinder café bike.    

Gyrobob wrote on 08/23/13 at 12:05:02:


I want something like this to work on my bike this winter. Is there anything RYCA specific besides the compression depression marked? What is that on the left side at the 2 inch mark?

Thanks!

Gyrobob wrote on 04/13/12 at 05:51:17:


Hello I also removed the decompression selenoid for the RR-1 bobber build. In this picture you jumped the connection and my question is whether that's necessary or just a convenience. I would like to just cut the connector and solder the wires together.

And yes I have no electrical knowledge or mechanical knowledge for that matter so this might be a stupid (novice) question.

I've found this thread incredibly helpful in my build attempt, so thank you.

doubloshoe wrote on 09/05/13 at 22:27:17:



The only reason I used a jumper was so that I could put that part of the wiring back to original config if I wanted, and\or have that connector available as a source for voltage if screwing around with the electrical system some more became necessary.  I doubt that would happen, but that's just the way I did it.  Cutting the connector off and using a proper crimp connector will work just fine.  Sometimes I solder instead, but the most reliable connection is crimping, assuming you have the correct tool, and are using aero or marine quality terminals.  Walmart connectors not so much.

Thanks Ill be chopping off the connector.

Bob,
Are these the lights you bought?
http://www.joeflorida.com/4-led-pods-5-pack/
Jeff