Tigcraft project

[JonW]

super work Al!

[alankelly]

Dec 4, 2023 23:23:28 GMT 1 donkeychomp said:

10 years is impressive. Pity it won't hover in mid-air lol.

Alex

😂😂😂

[alankelly]

Hi all

Hope you had a good weekend

Well after lots of guess work and numerous test prints, finally got a tail
light / brake light housing design that matches the shape of the rear seat hump moulding 👏








The final moulding will be printed in ABS and will be bonded in place, and join between the two mouldings tidied up. And has been designed with an 11mm hole to neatly house this tiny combined brake tail light LED.



Another problem solved and another 1000 to go😂

Have a good week all

Best wishes Al

[donkeychomp]

That is just brilliant.

Alex

[dusty350]

+1 on brilliant

[alankelly]

Hi all

How cool is that!

Highsider Proton micro rear tail / brake light fitted in the production print






Also rather than bond it in place, decided to add three mounting studs to the design to make it a separate removable assembly, as thinking may leave it in the raw printed state rather than paint ?





Have a happy Xmas all

Best wishes Al

[donkeychomp]

That really is special.

Alex

[dusty350]

That looks great Al

[alankelly]

Thanks Dusty / Alex

Thanks for the 👍👍👍

Project has come on leaps and bounds this year.

Still got a bespoke exhaust to sort and that’s a big cost for the project, so while I am saving for this going to crack on with a wiring loom over the next few weeks as now got all the ancillary parts other that generator / ignition system that will be covered by a new Vape system (stator CDI regulator etc) when the time comes.

Have a good Xmas all Al

[alankelly]

Hi all

Bit more sorted this week on the project

Wanted to make a start on the wiring loom but first needed to lay out all the key items in their final positions such as lights, horn, handlebar switch gear and ignition switch which are now fitted








The only other key items to mount on the bike were the battery, fuse box, charge regulator and flasher unit.

Wanted to fit these all items under the seat hump so spent some time this week designing and printing a battery box and an under seat tray in solid black PETG to mount these other items.

(Even printed a dummy JMT LFP01 lithum battery too in PLA so that I know the battery will fit when it is time to source one)






Seat hump fits over the assembly with no issues and all the parts look nicely hidden away





I think on the final build will fab up a lower panel that fits on the bottom of the set hump moulding both to tidy up the lower hole of the seat hump moulding, and keep the dirt out

Can now crack on with the loom itself

Catch again soon

Best wishes Al

[lcmarky]

Put a Li Ion battery up there Al & you'll not even notice it. Half the size too or less.

[alankelly]

Jan 6, 2024 14:12:31 GMT 1 lcmarky said:

Put a Li Ion battery up there Al & you'll not even notice it. Half the size too or less.

This is what I am planning to fit

It’s pretty small and light 👍

[lcmarky]

I tend to use JMT Li Ion & rate them!

[alankelly]

Yes got one on the yellow peril👍👍

[lcmarky]

I put a conventional battery back on the hybrid as the Vape apparently doesn't like them..

[alankelly]

I been running a vape and JTM on the Yellow Peril with no issue

I thought the it was Li-Po batteries that did not like bike charging systems due to the need to carefully control charging currents and cell balance

Found that it when researching anti gravity batteries (that are true Li-Po) and they warn that they can only be used with modern solid state charging systems or there is a risk of fire or explosion due to overcharging ☠️

[lcmarky]

Jan 6, 2024 14:55:05 GMT 1 alankelly said:

I been running a vape and JTM on the Yellow Peril with no issue

I thought the it was Li-Po batteries that did not like bike charging systems due to the need to carefully control charging currents and cell balance

Found that it when researching anti gravity batteries (that are true Li-Po) and they warn that they can only be used with modern solid state charging systems or there is a risk of fire or explosion due to overcharging ☠️

I'll pop it back on and see then..

[alankelly]

Yes let me know as planning to fit a Vape unit / JTM battery on this bike

Thanks Al

[alankelly]

Blooming looming lovely😂



Once all laid out, terminated and tested with a spare battery will add loom clips to the frame etc then wrap the loom itself with the correct non adhesive loom tape to finish it off as the Koso clocks and Vape system will be added as two separate sub looms

Best wishes Al

[donkeychomp]

Superb. I like everything on this bike.

Alex

[Mr Kipling]

Wow this is coming along in leaps an bounds , fantastic.....

[dusty350]

Brilliant as always Al
And 3d printing is gonna change our lives for sure !
I weighed a standard lead acid battery for an Lc once - nearly 2.5kg. The JMT Li Ion I replaced it with weighed 500g - a fifth of the weight of the standard one, and obviously smaller too.

[botty]

Excellent work. Credit to you.

Really nice that is 👌👌

[shaunthe2nd]

All looking good Al.
I think its more of a 3D printing project than a bike project though. Lol.
Keep up the great work.

[alankelly]

TIgcraft project Wiring loom part two

If you cannot find one, make one 👍

(Idiot light bulb cluster)




Wiring loom progressing nicely

Best wishes Al

[donkeychomp]

Woo hoo!

Alex

[alankelly]

Hi all

Plenty of winter progress on Tiggy including electrics and lighting etc

And for my birthday my darling wife has given me £600 towards the exhausts so now will plan a trip to Andy at 2T Engineering

Loving the project❤️

Best wishes Al

[midlifecrisisrd]

Absolutely f*cking awesome 👌

Steve

[arrdy350]

Very nice I agree with Steve 😎🙂
Just caught up with the thread Alan 👍

[JonW]

Just superb Al, great work mate!