More Goodies

Back from Arizona for the summer and I brought a few more goodies with me for Dusty.  First to be installed was the wiring harness for the Optimate battery charger/tender.  You can't use a regular charger on a lithium ion battery so I sprang for one specifically designed for those type of batteries.  Plugged it in and everything worked fine.  Next installation was slightly longer rider foot pegs.  These provide a more comfortable foot / leg position when riding as they allow your leg greater clearance around the aircleaner.  Took the beast out for a spin and all seemed well.

Let there be Light

While back in Victoria for Christmas, I installed an LED headlight replacement bulb for the quatrz halogen light that originally came with the new headlight.  As mentioned before, the charging system on older Harley Shovelheads just can't keep up with the current requirement of a quartz halogen light.  The older systems only put out 15 amperes at best so running with the headlight on for extended periods of time tended to discharge the battery.  A halogen bulb draws about 4 amperes whereas the new LED bulb draws less than an amp.  Now, with the bike turning over at about 2000 revs, the battery maintains 13.5 volts.  An added benefit was the brightness of the new light ... wow...that thing is BRIGHT!!