Maintenance & Technical > KX500 Super Motard
2001 KX500 Kawasaki Supermoto
yeomans:
I've been putting it off for some time, but my dial indicator just showed up a couple days ago so it's go time.
Motorrad:
--- Quote from: sandblaster on August 13, 2014, 10:27:03 AM ---I know right?
What I know about electrical parts is they are full of smoke inside.
And whatever else you do, you don't want to let the smoke out of them.
Every time I let the smoke out of a electrical part, bad things happen.
So you guys are hoping that you can learn from my bad experience :-P
--- End quote ---
look up joe Lucas's theory of electronics sometime
Motorrad:
went and got it for you lazy bastards.
ELECTRICAL THEORY BY JOSEPH LUCAS
Positive ground depends on proper circuit functioning, which is the transmission of negative ions by retention of the visible spectral manifestation known as “smoke”.
Smoke is the thing that makes electrical circuits work. We know this to be true because every time one lets the smoke out of an electrical circuit, it stops working. This can be verified repeatedly through empirical testing.
For example, if one places a copper bar across the terminals of a battery, prodigious quantities of smoke are liberated and the battery shortly ceases to function. In addition, if one observes smoke escaping from an electrical component such as a Lucas voltage regulator, it will also be observed that the component no longer functions. The logic is elementary and inescapable!
The function of the wiring harness is to conduct the smoke from one device to another. When the wiring springs a leak and lets all the smoke out of the system, nothing works afterward.
Starter motors were considered unsuitable for British motorcycles for some time largely because they consumed large quantities of smoke, requiring very unsightly large wires.
It has been reported that Lucas electrical components are possibly more prone to electrical leakage than their Bosch, Japanese or American counterparts. Experts point out that this is because Lucas is British, and all things British leak. British engines leak oil, British shock absorbers, hydraulic forks and disk brake systems leak fluid, British tires leak air and British Intelligence leaks national defense secrets.
Therefore, it follows that British electrical systems must leak smoke. Once again, the logic is clear and inescapable.
In conclusion, the basic concept of transmission of electrical energy in the form of smoke provides a logical explanation of the mysteries of electrical components especially British units manufactured by Joseph Lucas, Ltd.
And remember: “A gentleman does not motor about after dark.”
Joseph Lucas “The Prince of Darkness”
1842-1903
The Lucas motto: “Get home before dark.”
Lucas is the patent holder for the short circuit.
Lucas - Inventor of the first intermittent wiper.
Lucas - Inventor of the self-dimming headlamp.
The three-position Lucas switch--DIM, FLICKER and OFF.
sandblaster:
You see? That guy knows what he is talking about 8-)
Brute:
That is funny. Have dealt with Lucas in motorcycles and cars and can verify it is all true...
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