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was looking at a new 250r when i saw an '09 raven at the local dealer. figured for $1k more it was a better choice and its similar to my '04 r6 so i picked one up.

first mod is incorporating my garage door opener so i dont have to carry it in a pocket or bag. i got the idea from the local s2000 boards.

basically its a 12v to 3v voltage inverter and my garage opener mated together in the same package. its tied in so that when i flash my high beam it powers the inverter and opens the garage door.



the fuzzy side of the velcro is to keep the rattles down. its water tight and the plug is from a leftover hid harness we had lying around.



here it is velcroed up under the cluster. center of the pic.



will post a video later and more in depth how-to if anyone is interested as my brother now wants one for his gsx-r.

ryan
 
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Hi and welcome, Ryan.

I'd love to see a schematic. The voltage divider part is simple enough, but I'm guessing there's also a timing circuit, so the opener isn't transmitting constantly when th high beam is on.
 
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nope. i rarely ride at night and never use the high beam on my car or bike when i do so its not necessary for me. i'm sure anyone that wants to can add it themselves or i can hunt something down.

i used this circuit courtesy of modifry(bob). he makes some great parts for the s2k community.

 
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so you shorted the button and just made it whenever its powered it's txing?

Cool, you could tie it into almost anything then, horn, brakes, etc.
 
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dart1963 said:
so you shorted the button and just made it whenever its powered it's txing?

Cool, you could tie it into almost anything then, horn, brakes, etc.
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yar. works like a charm. i think on following versions i might try the timer circuit and use a multi button universal transmitter so i can have mine on the high beam, my shop on one turn signal and my brothers house on the other turn.

currently tapping my foot waiting on mr ups who has my c.w. eliminator :)
 
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Roaddawg said:
Welcome and nice idea you came up with. A few people on this forum have also done something similar with their 'dummy' button on the left grip cluster. Here's the thread, maybe it will give you some other ideas as well: http://www.600cc.org/forum/f91/custom-garage-door-opener-dummy-button-17272/

I took the lazy man's way and just Velcro'd my garage remote just under the speedometer.
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im thinking of flush mounting a gear indicator there. thanks for the link!

also i never have to change the battery or worry about any moisture. the box is sealed and i soldered the leads from the headlight harness using a spare hid kit jumper with water tight plugs.

got my FE from ups today and i have to say im not impressed with the kit. for $100 they could have tacked the blinker brackets to the main part and the included lights are $10 junk IMO. the little led for the tag stays stuck for about 5 minutes as well.

as for my seat cowl ,the guy from the dealer actually delivered it to the shop for me! it looks great but i dont like how the offset latch makes the opposite side loose. hoping a little tinkering and forum digging will remedy this.
 
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spider2k said:
im thinking of flush mounting a gear indicator there. thanks for the link!

also i never have to change the battery or worry about any moisture. the box is sealed and i soldered the leads from the headlight harness using a spare hid kit jumper with water tight plugs.

got my FE from ups today and i have to say im not impressed with the kit. for $100 they could have tacked the blinker brackets to the main part and the included lights are $10 junk IMO. the little led for the tag stays stuck for about 5 minutes as well.

as for my seat cowl ,the guy from the dealer actually delivered it to the shop for me! it looks great but i dont like how the offset latch makes the opposite side loose. hoping a little tinkering and forum digging will remedy this.
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Your seat cowl, did you remove the rubber gromits from the back seat and put them in the cowl? I read everyone had to do this.
 

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Your seat cowl, did you remove the rubber gromits from the back seat and put them in the cowl? I read everyone had to do this.
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yes. they are just 2 little rubber bump stops. the back side isn't the issue its the front. you can grab the "driver" side and pick it up 2 inches as where the "passenger" side isn't near as bad since the latch is so far to the side. just seems poorly designed to me and for $200 the 25 cent latch and bump stops should have been included.
 
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