today, i went to a sanitary-material-shop for professionals. and i got lucky: found some "non perforated worm-drive hose clamps". the ones i already put on, are 12mm wide. the look to solid and massy. these new ones are very sleek and slim!!! 8mm. so i changed them. now i am satisfied with it :-)
because the luggage rack from melvyn rutter is quite heavy, i went shopping: 12 swiss francs and 40 minutes later....et voilà!!! this solution stops the trunk from over-bending backwards and damaging the backlights. happy :-))
today, i went to my friend the harley-mechanic. he is doing the second big service at 7000 km. found an interesting piece in his backyard.....(sorry about the poor quality of the pics!) i will try and fill it with water. multiply it with 2 and we know for sure, how much gasoline our 3wheelers can carry.
today, my 12v-alternator (or generator?) went out! after 7388km. the electric went dead and so did the motor 2 sec later. no more volt-output from the alternator!!! anybody a idea, what that costs?
"Normally" an alternator failing will not stop a motor in its tracks. There is residual voltage in the battery that should keep the car running for many miles and only start to show signs of dying when you're slow or hit the brakes to use more juice from the battery with brake lights.
My guess is that something in the electrical system crapped out and killed not only the alternator, but the battery as well.
I would check fuses, wiring etc before condemning the alternator.
If it IS the alternator, this will not be an easy fix on a M3W. As the motor will need to be pulled and the compensator will need to be removed to get to the rotor and stator. Whether a Harley or a M3W, this will take lots of time to fix.
Again though, my guess is something else is at fault for it to shut down the motor only seconds after you lost voltage output.
When you turn on the ignition, what voltage does your meter show? It should show something for voltage, not just zero.
