Heated Gear - do I have enough juice ?

[TimmyTheHog]

Real trip experience here.

Rode out to Victoria in September, from Alberta. Both my wife and I on our '14 V7s (special & stone). The stretch from Rocky Mountain House to Lake Louise, my wife was running heated gloves and vest on her Stone, "Warm and Safe" brand.

Pulled into gas station in Lake Louise... her bike's battery was dead a doornail.

If she kills the vest about 5 minutes away from the ride's end... she's got enough juice to fire it up again. Just gloves, all good. Just vest, all good. Both? Nope. Bike will run without issue, but once you kill the ignition, that's it.

edit: Hey! 300 posts. Do I get a cookie or something?

maybe a beer? 

for glove, I am running with a set of hand guard to cut off wind...helps a bit but not as warm as a pair of gloves can offer...but it is a precautions thing so I don't kill the battery.

Granted, it is ugly as F**k...  but hey, you do what you gotta do...

[Toecutter]

I run wool liners under heated gloves. If it's raining, I add a latex glove over the wool liner.

I'm a wool fanatic. Wool one-piece under my gear almost year 'round. Wool socks. Wool gloves. Wool sweaters. Wool "Buff" around the neck. Nothing beats wool.

Have I mentioned I like wool?

[wymple]

Interesting... Details?


I'm thinking the (driven) alternator pulley is smaller in diameter than the driving pulley on the crankshaft.  I've changed belts but don't recall.  I'll ck and see if I have a pic taken when I changed the belt.  Plus, the alternator is probably physically larger, since it's between the cylinders instead of on the front of the crankshaft.

Bob





EDIT - couldn't find a pic I'd taken, but this one from a manual clearly shows the alternator is 'geared' to spin faster than the crank.

Drive ratio is about 1-1/2 to 1. Crank pulley is 3-1/2 inches, edge to edge. Alternator is 2-1/4.  There were a few modifications involved.  Stock original is for the restoration guys, I could care less on this bike. I also put one on a V65, that was easier.

[Kev m]

Interesting... Details?


I'm thinking the (driven) alternator pulley is smaller in diameter than the driving pulley on the crankshaft.  I've changed belts but don't recall.  I'll ck and see if I have a pic taken when I changed the belt.  Plus, the alternator is probably physically larger, since it's between the cylinders instead of on the front of the crankshaft.

Bob





EDIT - couldn't find a pic I'd taken, but this one from a manual clearly shows the alternator is 'geared' to spin faster than the crank.

No, I was asking about details of how an alternator was fit in a Tonti.