Full disclosure; While talking to Gary Hoos about his cam guides I agreed to do an install of a Vape and a forum write up. Gary gave me a super deal on the set up in exchange for doing a "positive write up". Will attempt to do an impartial, install how to, and comments about how the install goes, and how it works.
http://www.hoosracing.com/home.html
the Vape is several items down in the new XS650/750 engine parts menu.
Since
Ywain is on the lift with no charging system at all it seemed like the perfect candidate. This thread will take a while, cuz the bike is far from road ready and it's mid winter in Wisconsin
Package arrived two days from order. Gary is only a couple hundred miles from me.
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Well packed
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The contents
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Includes an instruction booklet, in english except for the wiring diagram.
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First up; lots of cleaning to do.
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YWAIN had a "never wired up" pamco bolted on, that and the advance assembly are now removed.
Stay tuned.
Oh; feel free to comment, whatever, but I
will edit this thread to keep the flow going, combine posts, remove off topic wanders etc.
Got some cleaning done.
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A VERY basic wiring diagram
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Important concept: A Vape has 2 completely separate circuits one to power the ignition and a "lighting circuit" that handles all other electrical loads.
The ignition is "shut off" via a ground wire. The grounding is done by a relay controlled by the lighting circuit.