Apparent Regulator Failures

[Charles S Otwell]

Put a piece of styrofoam on it and turn your shock as low as possible and go in search of a large pot hole or rough railroad track and give er a try.

[TLRam1]

Look in the manual for rear shock travel, hold a straight edge at the swingarm pivot point even with the top edge of the swingarm to right under the shock. Move the rear edge by the shock up the number of travel inches and see where that would position your swingarm under the R/R.

[hootmon]

Back a couple of topics.. Round Chrome Platinum Burner lights..
Went to Walmart.. They had three types of lights from this company... no Round Chrome only black square... 
It didn't look like there was an empty space either...
I've attached what I have now... It works pretty well, I'm sure two would be better,  it is not too Obtrusive.. and may just stay with it for now.


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[lragan]

Nice looking installation.  I like that it is easier to hide the wires.  I am still thinking about how to re-route mine to make them a little less obvious.

How many watts is this light?  What type bulb does it use? 

[hootmon]

It is a standard H-3 bulb, probably the same as yours.. Of course there is only one light instead of two.

[TLRam1]

Harbor Freight has something real similar to those Hootman, I have 2 installed on mine close to the lower radiator mounts. They use either the 35 or 55 watt bulb.

[hootmon]

That is where I got mine.

[L J VFR]

Hey Terry, I have a buddy that rides a vtx1300 and he put his running lights down by his highway pegs as well..  The only problem is he keeps getting his lens cracked because of road debris, etc.  Have you had this problem yet..?  I have purchased the exact lights that Charles and Lawrence have from Wal-Mart.  Thinking about mounting them lower like you have, just concerned about busting them up.  I have a perfect spot to mount them, about the same height as the horn on each side..  

[Charles S Otwell]

One concern with the lights from Walmart, If you noticed the lens screws on with a ring, make sure that you check this and it is on correctly. The first set I bought I didn't check and the ring came off, probably misaligned during assembly. Wal Mart replaced it, I checked the next set and have had no more trouble.

[TLRam1]

Lance,

It's not been an issue with these. They've been on the bike over ten years with one which has cracked though does not show point of impact, makes me wonder if the lens was Hot and I hit it with cold water at the car wash. Depending on the thickness of the lens I could see that being an issue. These are fairly thick and curved. If you had a flat thin lens well you are libel to have some breakage. 

[Charles S Otwell]

I don't know that it's an issue, mine may be the only one in the world that has ever fell off. Just thought I'd mention it. It's a good idea to check anything you buy over before you install or use it.. Don't you think!!

[Indonlire]

I've been riding for a few days - back and forth to work - and my low beam head light went out.  My high beam is working fine.  Surely this is just coincidnetal and has nothing to do with my recently replaced r/r?  right?

[hootmon]

Did you check the voltage output of the new regulator with a volt meter???
You may want to do that if you blew a bulb, just as a precaution.
Output should be around 14.7 VDC.
I just replace mine and at 3K and above it puts out ~15VDC..

[roboto65]

Most likely a fluke when mine went it was also the low beam guess thats the one we use the most lol

[hootmon]

Yes, you can use a "Fluke"  multi-meter (they make a great product), I have a radio shack (Because I'm "frugal")
My High Beam gets the most workout for me.. I use it during the day time which is my commute almost everyday. I've never actually lost a bulb on the Magna, but have replaced it a couple of times trying to get better / brighter light, which has improved since I replaced my R/R...
BTW, I lost a headlight (both low/High beam) on a moonless night, up on a 50' levy on a twisty narrow 2 lane road in Sacramento, with farm fields on one side and a river on the other going about 60 one night... Hence the reason I have my extra light on my Magna, affectionately known as my "Levy Light" see photo about 12 post back...