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For what it's worth, I'm taking the advice of the forum and this weekend doing an alternator conversion. I've been running on battery alone all week. i've found i can go @ 50 miles with headlight until it starts getting weak!
anyway, i'm doing a personally built modification of the poorboy mod. I recommend it. otherwise, you need to pull the engine, and pull the rear cover. you will need 19 mm, 17mm, 12 mm, and 10 mm sockets, ideally a motorcycle stand, i have a yellow HF that works great. you will also need snap ring pliers for the clip on the drive shaft. also order a new rear gasket.
you will need to remove all of the plastic, seat, false tank.
Drain the oil and water first.
done this more times than i want to think about on my 1100... i can now do a drop in less than 2 hours
Barry
For what it's worth, I'm taking the advice of the forum and this weekend doing an alternator conversion. I've been running on battery alone all week. i've found i can go @ 50 miles with headlight until it starts getting weak!
anyway, i'm doing a personally built modification of the poorboy mod. I recommend it. otherwise, you need to pull the engine, and pull the rear cover. you will need 19 mm, 17mm, 12 mm, and 10 mm sockets, ideally a motorcycle stand, i have a yellow HF that works great. you will also need snap ring pliers for the clip on the drive shaft. also order a new rear gasket.
you will need to remove all of the plastic, seat, false tank.
Drain the oil and water first.
done this more times than i want to think about on my 1100... i can now do a drop in less than 2 hours
Barry
