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Thanks! They're not worth buying from the US but it did help me buy some from a EU shop! I'll still have to solder an extension though...

I know how series and parallel circuits work. What confused me is that I imagined that stator produced the same output regardless of load. This makes sense. Now, how would you calculate 1- the heat produced when the generator is only producing potential 2-the heat produced when the generator...

I don't fully get it. :( Imagine we have a water source, a water hose and a bucket. The bucket is the battery. A hand controls the hose, being the RR. -shunt type means that when the bucket is full, the hand take the hose out of the bucket and makes it splash the ground. Aka the current gets...

They did "upgrade" the Honda RRs with fins at some point in the year 200x, but they were still shit. When I installed the FH020AA on my VTR1000F it had the plug at the RR partly melted. At some time I was chatting about this with a mechanic and he swore that all those "legendary" Honda RR issues...

Thanks for the replies! To my understanding -and I only have very basic knowledge in electronics- as long as there aren't any other issues that causing overheating or short circuits a stator should last for life, as it's only copper wires. I have restored car alternators that had the brushes...

2 days ago I try to start the bike- no dice, only the relays clicking. Ok, before this I did some very short trips, and it's been sitting for this long... so it's reasonable to have a dead battery. I fully recharged it. Friday-the first day of "reduced lockdown". In the morning I learn that I...

If it were me I'd just get another fuel pump.

That's just a washer meant to prevent the spacer from chewing in into the spring (or vice versa). 100% it should have had one. Just replace it with any other metal washer that's the same size as the OD of the spring and in similar thickness to the one from the other leg.

I used a bearing extractor inside the ID of the pin and a lot of twisting and pulling force. Worked quickly (few minutes) and was able to reuse the pin. Before that I struggled with WD40, pliers and vice grips + rubber in between to protect the pin and hoping it would increase the grip. Last...

They are an Italian company with some presence in misc European races. The shock from the link is an emulsion type shock, aka "decent street performance using 70's technology". They claim that they will set the suspension for your weight and riding style. There's not much point in spending much...

I can't comment on the pitbull stands as I haven't seen/used them, but there are 2 main types of cheap Chinese stands, sold under various brands: 1- the ones with thin rod reinforcements on the arms, and often having no cross reinforcement, like this one ...

99% it's a ground wire

If you can live with the stock front end then it'd be easier to just get a "new" FZ6 OEM rear shock. To fit the f4i shock it takes a bit more work than just shaving the shock's mounts on a band saw. It also needs some shaving off the lower swingarm bracket, spacers for the top mount (it's...

Nice bike!

One riding buddies has a v-strom 650 XT. The only significant advantage that bike ever had was when we (actually me) went the wrong way and ended up having to ride about 20kms of unpaved forest road, and I was on the Honda VTR1000F- while I was struggling to hold the handlebars he was just...

Yes, it does matter, the crank isn't a plain spindle such as a gearbox axle, it's position will affect the position of the pistons inside the cylinder making them reach TDC at the wrong time. Hence the name "timing" - if the pistons are up at the wrong time they will hit the valves. It would be...

Let's take a few numbers into account https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries Italy, the most affected country on earth now has gotten to around 10000 deaths, in 2 months. The entire population of Italy is around 60 million. Due to "regular" cancer alone, 14600 people die in...

Here's a video that although a bit long might be worth your time: https://londonreal.tv/the-truth-behind-the-coronavirus-pandemic-covid-19-lockdown-the-economic-crash-david-icke/ At this point, I will not comment on the ideas presented in the video. Don't know how it is in the US, but I can...

Or you could fill the scratches with some plastic/bumper filler, sand down, apply some plastic primer, and then paint (preferably 2k base coat + 2k clear coat). This should make them look much better than new. Or you could try to apply some wrapping on top of them (tricky to pull off and have...

I wouldn't recommend anyone to just "don't ever wait" and jump right into surgery or any kind of irreversible medical procedures... Especially if it's an autoimmune condition. Does anyone else wonder WHY all these autoimmune diseases such as RA, diabetes, MS, etc are getting more and more...