Xmas vapor, which one?
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03-29-2013 | 04:11 PM
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Almost done. I did verify that the rotor bolt magnets sent by trailtech do NOT fit the 09+ bikes so you have to jb weld the magent to the rotor. Pretty lousy of trailtech. I hope the jbweld holds up.
The sensor will have to be mounted ot the plastic fork guard. Turns out that on the 09+ bikes Kawasaki decided to use a piece of plate metal for the caliper bracket and not the thick casting that the rest of the world uses. As such, mounting the sensor to the caliper bracket would cause the sensor to eat the rotor. So I think I'll use 2 rivets and the fork guard.
The sensor will have to be mounted ot the plastic fork guard. Turns out that on the 09+ bikes Kawasaki decided to use a piece of plate metal for the caliper bracket and not the thick casting that the rest of the world uses. As such, mounting the sensor to the caliper bracket would cause the sensor to eat the rotor. So I think I'll use 2 rivets and the fork guard.
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07-30-2013 | 01:43 AM
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Looks like Dan's method is the best.
For now, here is what I ended up doing: you will not see it very well in the pic below, but the sensor is mounted horizontally where the guard bolts. I verified before that the magnet is detected correctly in this configuration (the magned passes under the sensor, not close to its side). I had to drill a hole in the sensor tab for that. The guard is bolted on top of it.
I make a kink in the wire (not shown above) so that it is routed along the brake line, under the guard. The guard sits a little distanced from the fork due to that, but I don't expect any consequence.
I'll let you know if it works flawlessy at all speeds once it warms up here.
For now, here is what I ended up doing: you will not see it very well in the pic below, but the sensor is mounted horizontally where the guard bolts. I verified before that the magnet is detected correctly in this configuration (the magned passes under the sensor, not close to its side). I had to drill a hole in the sensor tab for that. The guard is bolted on top of it.
I make a kink in the wire (not shown above) so that it is routed along the brake line, under the guard. The guard sits a little distanced from the fork due to that, but I don't expect any consequence.
I'll let you know if it works flawlessy at all speeds once it warms up here.
I admit that I had to make a kink in the cable, which TrailTech advise against. But if you go gently, I see no problem doing this. The kink is not so sharp as to risk breaking the wires in the cable.
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07-30-2013 | 08:30 PM
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After losing one of the screws from the vapor that holds it on I have concluded that you need locktite on everything.
The vapor has been great. Love it.
I used a single pop rivet to attach the pickup sensor to the white plastic fork guard and that has been fine.
The vapor has been great. Love it.
I used a single pop rivet to attach the pickup sensor to the white plastic fork guard and that has been fine.
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