New quick mods, volt gauge and drink holder

[stevedfive]

A couple quick mods in less than an hour.

 

[ICE]

Great mods, where did you get the volt gauge? was it difficult to install? thx

 

[stevedfive]

It's a intellitronix (http://intellitronix.net/intellitronix_008.htm) and I bought it on Sears.com. It was super easy. Used bullet connectors and plugged it right in, in about 15 mins.

 

[Lamonster]

Looks great :thumbup:

 

[TicketBait]

Very nice:thumbup:

 

[wildradrider]

I tried a holder like that one and I lost a few bottles going down the road. I have not had an issue with the drink2go holder ever, and looks better and flashy and great on the bike.:clap:

 

[SpyderAnn01]

Any problems with hitting the drink holder when you make a sharp turn?

 

[wildradrider]

nope, works great! and looks great too!:ani29:

 

[Major spyder]

volt meter??

A couple quick mods in less than an hour.

what is the advantage of the volt meter. I have read some post about drawing to much juice with all the different add on's is a problem ...... give a me a hint were I am .... on this

thanks

 

[stevedfive]

To make sure your battery is getting charged. It plugs into two of the wires the temp gauge used, no problem.

 

[Major spyder]

voltage

To make sure your battery is getting charged. It plugs into two of the wires the temp gauge used, no problem.

so I assume that below 12 I am not charging? I not an electrical whizzzzz...... if you can't tell

thanks for your response

see ya on the road some day

 

[Bumblebee67]

drink holder

I also put a drinks2go holder on my RS and it works like a charm. It sure does come in handy on these hot alabama summer days!!!

 

[Firefly]

I also put a drinks2go holder on my RS and it works like a charm. It sure does come in handy on these hot alabama summer days!!!

I really like those too----

Rumor has it that a soon-to-be new SpyderLovers vendor will be stocking and selling them...... ;-)

Keep eyes open in October.... ;-)

 

[ICE]

Stevedfive, which two wires. I just popped the temp gauge and there are three wires. Sorry for the dumb question.

 

[stevedfive]

12 volts is the battery and when the engine is running it goes between 13.3-13.8 volts. Its the Red and Black, the other is the sending unit. The pigtail is the lights wire.

 

[Chick]

A couple quick mods in less than an hour.

Very nice!!!! :2thumbs:

Where did you get your drink holder and please explain the setup for us dummies. :duh:



Thanks!!!

 

[stevedfive]

I bought the drink holder at Bass Pro Shop, its a Ram Drink Holder.

For the drink holder, I removed the gas gauge and taped up the plugs. Then I used the 2 1/2" round plastic double-face taped plate that came with my GPS as the backing plate. I used the Ram ball mount as a template to mark where to drill the four holes. I bought four 3/4" length, 10-32, stainless hex cap screws and lock nuts at Lowes for mounting. Put the plate on the back, put the Ram ball mount on the front and tightened down the screws. I also ordered 20oz Butler Mugs but they have not arrived yet.

For the Volt meter. I removed the temp gauge and bought a 2 1/16 volt gauge to replace it. I bought 16g bullet wire ends to connect the wires from the volt gauge to the existing 3 prong wire end. I used the red + and the black -. I then plugged the volt gauge lighting wire to the single wire that was plugged into the bottom of the temp gauge. I just used a 16g flat male wire connector for that. Bam! It was done. I hope that makes sense.

I also have a drink2go holder for the passenger shown below. But I added a small rubber strap and a key ring to go around the bottle neck so it wont fly out when the water gets low.

 

[wildradrider]

drink holder

the drink2go holder does not require permanent mounting and can be removed for washing or whatever. I did not want something that would have to be bolted on.

 

[stevedfive]

I just added a Ram ball to a Butler Cup Holder and now I can switch holders it I wish.