zx14 brake light stop flasher

I ordered a flasher to flash my brake light when I stop. The speed and duration is adjustable with the one that I ordered from electroflasher.com. Cost was $19.

Very easy to tap into the rear stop light. NOT THE RUNNING LIGHTS!

The three wires coming from the flasher are white, red, black. Once you clean off the electrical from the center wires going to the rear brake lamp, you'll see three wires, black/yellow, blue and red.

From the flasher, the black attaches to the black/yellow wire. This is the ground. Just cut enough of the b/y wire cover off to wrap the black around it.

Then cut the blue wire apart: one blue end connects to the red, the other blue end goes to the white. Cover with electrical tape and you are done.

The adjust the flash and durations to your liking.


Next time: GPS adapter and electrical supply.

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Scotts steering stabilizer

Dial to the right for tighter steering ( no bumpsteer) turn to the left, looser. See the Scotts Sports site for a more in-depth explanation. I should have gotten this and installed it sooner. The bike feels a whole lot more stable during acceleration and turns.

http://www.scottsperformance.com/index.php

With the ZX14, I did have to drill and tap two holes for the bottom connector so this installation is not for the faint of hearth. No room for errors.

Next time: zx14 brake light stop flasher.

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zx14 oil change

08/09/2011

Tuesday- 7 am
zx14 oil change
Time: 30 minutes

Changed the oil and filter on the bike. 13,137 miles.
Last oil change was at 92xx. Oil is Shell Rotella synthetic rated for at least 8k but the gearbox is crying and shifting is getting clunky. Oil filter is the longer, bigger Bosch 3323.

What a difference: quieter, cooler and happier engine. Out of all the oils I've tried, this is by far the best and longest lasting from my experience, and I've gone through 6 different brands.

Valvoline is the worst, giving up the ghost after a couple of weeks!!!

Once the bike is up on the stands, I drag my oil collector pan underneath, grab the old filter with channel locks and loosen it up until it spins off. Undo the oil pan bolt (17mm) and let drain for 5 minutes. Reverse with new filter, pour in 4.8 quarts and replace oil inlet plug. Clean up, put away the tools and I am good to go.

NEXT TIME: Scotts steering dampener

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