Siny10309 asked the question about blind spot mirrors awhile back. That got me thinking why not, anything to help you keep safe.
So I got this unit from Amazon:
I don't do videos like Finless, but here are pixs. I decided to put the sensors on the black part in the back, I only used 3 of the sensors. Now I'm thinking maybe put the other one in the front of the bike, for parking . I put the brain in the trunk, with the extra wire in the right speaker area. I ran the display wire along the frame to the cluster area, used a drill for the hole and then a dremel to elongate the hole as the little plugs are rectangle. I also ran the power from the power plugs in the front because the previous owner put in a 30amp fused power plug in the dash and I have used that for all of my power runs. A little 5/8" plug drill to cut the holes, but the sensors are designed for a thin location, so I used the drembel to make the hole area a little thinner and a glue gun to keep the sensors in place.
A car on the right 1.6 meters away
A car on the left less than a meter away.
Sensors mounted
Nothing along side or behind close enough to be a problem.
Wiring just below cluster, under dash cowling.
One of the hardest decisions you'll ever face in life is choosing whether to walk away or try harder.
Siny10309 asked the question about blind spot mirrors awhile back. That got me thinking why not, anything to help you keep safe.
So I got this unit from Amazon:
I don't do videos like Finless, but here are pixs. I decided to put the sensors on the black part in the back, I only used 3 of the sensors. Now I'm thinking maybe put the other one in the front of the bike, for parking . I put the brain in the trunk, with the extra wire in the right speaker area. I ran the display wire along the frame to the cluster area, used a drill for the hole and then a dremel to elongate the hole as the little plugs are rectangle. I also ran the power from the power plugs in the front because the previous owner put in a 30amp fused power plug in the dash and I have used that for all of my power runs. A little 5/8" plug drill to cut the holes, but the sensors are designed for a thin location, so I used the drembel to make the hole area a little thinner and a glue gun to keep the sensors in place.
A car on the right 1.6 meters away
A car on the left less than a meter away.
Sensors mounted
Nothing along side or behind close enough to be a problem.
I like tech stuff & that is neat, but I am a redneck Whats wrong with just turning your head? We cant become dependent on tech just to become lazy
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That is pretty cool Bill, the only trouble I have with it is that I would have to take my eyes completely off the road to look down where you have it mounted.
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That is pretty cool Bill, the only trouble I have with it is that I would have to take my eyes completely off the road to look down where you have it mounted.
I haven't tried it on the road yet, but I'm thinking that if the lights start flashing a glance will tell you which side, or you would just glance at your mirrors to see how close/etc. I'm thinking that it won't be a distraction, but who knows.
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That is pretty cool Bill, the only trouble I have with it is that I would have to take my eyes completely off the road to look down where you have it mounted.
Good point! But, isn't the rpm, clock, radio display and speedometer in the the same spot? Imho all you need is a glance! Just like any other vehicle!
Now you got me thinking! Why do the motor vehicle makers put it down there? Like I said you have a very good point!
I like tech stuff & that is neat, but I am a redneck Whats wrong with just turning your head? We cant become dependent on tech just to become lazy
I originally asked about the mirrors since I figure you are glancing at them anyway prior to turning your head. so if you are looking in your mirror and you see the light is red, you don't have to take your eyes of the road and turn your head since you know a car is already there.
I haven't tried it on the road yet, but I'm thinking that if the lights start flashing a glance will tell you which side, or you would just glance at your mirrors to see how close/etc. I'm thinking that it won't be a distraction, but who knows.
wow great job! I wish I had the confidence to tackle a job like that.
I'm sort of a high tech redneck myself, neat idea. I can see where this can be very helpful to someone with limited mobility. Nice job.
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wow great job! I wish I had the confidence to tackle a job like that.
You will never get that confidence any younger.
Whether you say "I can" or "I can't" either way you are correct.
There are video's and/or a Doc Riverside's PDF showing how to get the tupperware off, that's why I didn't show that. Just start looking, the biggest problem that I am having is extra bolts/pieces when I am done. I have a special box for those.
That and it takes longer than you would think, but in the end, you become more comfortable with your bike and YOUR ability to do stuff that you thought you couldn't. I was lucky, when I was young, I was poor. If I wanted something, I had to figure out the DIY way or do without. Back then it was go to the library or find someone that was kind enough to help you. Today there is Google, you have access to the knowledge of the world.
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I went out testing the blind spot sensors. They didn't really work at all for detecting cars beside you. One issue is that it only reads an object out 1.5m which is 5' at best. If you watch when you are driving in your lane and the other guy is in his lane, its more than 5'. It also appears that this unit needs a bit of time to "read" the object, its not instant.
So as I see it, what I did will work for parking when backing in, at that speed it does warn you at 3-4 ft. Of course it only cost $14 so what can you expect. Common sense says that if you spend more, it would be a greater distant and faster reading.
Nothing ventured nothing gained. A cheap lesson as far as I'm concerned.
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