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Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« on: June 07, 2015, 08:15:06 AM »
Cal and his brother Steve were recently recognized for their electrical expertise in wiring Cognitomoto's commissioned CB350 for Fox Racing. Fantastic work!

http://www.returnofthecaferacers.com/2015/06/cognito-moto-fox-cb350-cafe-racer.html
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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2015, 10:54:55 AM »
Devin is a pretty cool dude to know. And I can tell you, I was quite flattered he asked for some help on that bike. We wired it twice due to evolving design/fab issues. Came out pretty good, and we worked really stinking hard to conceal every bit of wire, connector, and routing from eyesight.

His tail light is pretty trick too. Full circumference as a tail, but each turn signal section blanks when it blink. (Tons of connectors relays, diodes needed to get that to function properly). And his reg/rec is stashed in the bottom of the seat stem for the ultra minimalist look.

Maybe the best part, Don, was getting to see your triples be designed and made long before you got them!  :P
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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2015, 11:20:26 AM »
Quote from: calj737 on June 07, 2015, 10:54:55 AM
Maybe the best part, Don, was getting to see your triples be designed and made long before you got them!  :P

 :o Haha!  Awesome!

Great job concealing all of the electrical!    ;D
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2015, 11:26:09 AM »
Congrats, Cal. You've hit the big time!
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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2015, 03:19:50 PM »
Way to go dude
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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2015, 04:00:19 PM »
Good work big guy... ;)
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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2015, 04:17:41 PM »
So awesome! Way to go Devin and Cal! Were you not as punctual on your response to my text earlier because you were fielding interview calls?
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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2015, 04:19:30 PM »
Cal was already in demand as the forum resident Motogadget wiring guru.  Now he's going to "sought out" from the general population of builders!  ;) 
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"There are some things nobody needs in this world, and a bright-red, hunch-back, warp-speed 900cc cafe racer is one of them — but I want one anyway, and on some days I actually believe I need one.... Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba." Hunter S. Thompson, Song of the Sausage Creature, Cycle World, March 1995.  (http://www.latexnet.org/~csmith/sausage.html and https://magazine.cycleworld.com/article/1995/3/1/song-of-the-sausage-creature)

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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2015, 06:43:38 PM »
Awesome jon, it sure looks great!

I ALMOST bought his taillight/seat hoop combo but a little too rich for my blood.
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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2015, 07:02:53 PM »
Cal is definitely the wiring guru.  That wiring job he did on that bike is pure bike porn.  I've looked at it at least 20 times in hopes of one day emulating something similar.
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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2015, 07:49:16 PM »
Sweet! 

I've been thinking about the possibility of using the M-Unit on my 64 Corvair. The wiring is equally as simple...

Maybe someday I will be the authority on....anything.

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Re: Cal and his brother recognized in ROTCR post
« Reply #11 on: June 08, 2015, 04:08:36 AM »
Quote from: Ravie on June 07, 2015, 07:49:16 PM
I've been thinking about the possibility of using the M-Unit on my 64 Corvair. The wiring is equally as simple...
I doubt the m-unit would support a car, even a simplified one like a Corvair or Bug or MG. There's no provision for things like wiper circuits, hazards, heating motors, etc. Plus, the total voltage run through each fused circuit must be pretty low on the m-unit.

Ron- when it's time, give me a ring. I'll pack up the tools and materials and hop down for a long day to wire up the "Reward".
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