poorboy kit

[ultramidnight]

does anyone have dons e-mail so I could order a poor boy kit Thanks Dave

[neoracer]

pm'd you the address we try to keep that info off the site per se

[ultramidnight]

thank you neoracer my poorboy kit is on its way!!

[bs175dths]

.... yet another bike is kept on the road for many smiles to come because of Don's kit....

gotta love it!

take your time installing, do it right, come back with any questions, comments or concerns.

-Ride On

[ultramidnight]

Waiting for the poorboy kit to get here, ordered my alt. from advance auto, timing belts and alt. belt ordered from napa, been working on my bikes for 40 years I think this should be a nice project.

[ericb45692]

Hello. I am new to this site and I have a 1984 GL1200 Interstate and I am trying to find the poor boy alternator kit for my bike. How and were do I get this set up from? Need some help Please.

[neoracer]

"Poorboy" is a member of this forum you can pm him

or change your personal info to accept pm's and i'll forward his email address

[ultramidnight]

8 hours, my poorboy installed 14 volts at idle this is going to make a great bike even better. Now to put my hand warmers and a few more lights on!

[ultramidnight]

Id like to thank neoracer for the installation instructions and dons email. thanks again Dave

[ultramidnight]

Just wondering, my poorboy on and the alternator is charging great but my cooling fan makes a lot more noise. The fan is not hitting anything didn't know if this was normal or if I need to be looking for another fan unit.

[neoracer]

may or may not be hitting anything,could be that just has better voltage to power it now so as such it runs faster and makes more noise

[bs175dths]

With the Poorboy installed, the radiator should be pushed enough away from the frame to allow you to get your hand in there. See if the fan has any unnecessary movement. Worse case is you will need to remove the radiator to thoroughly test the fan.
The fan motor has bearings and they may be getting sloppy.
See if the fan rotates freely and without binding.
Make sure the fan is bolted securely to it frame and the frame is bolted securely to the radiator.
Bench test if possible.
Because of potential coolant switch failure, I installed a manual switch which allows me to turn on the radiator fan.

[yiterp]

With the Poorboy installed, the radiator should be pushed enough away from the frame to allow you to get your hand in there. See if the fan has any unnecessary movement. Worse case is you will need to remove the radiator to thoroughly test the fan.
The fan motor has bearings and they may be getting sloppy.
See if the fan rotates freely and without binding.
Make sure the fan is bolted securely to it frame and the frame is bolted securely to the radiator.
Bench test if possible.
Because of potential coolant switch failure, I installed a manual switch which allows me to turn on the radiator fan.

what do you figure total cost of alternator conversion is--poorboy kit and all needed for conversion?

[neoracer]

depending on where you get the alternator and the other small items,total price should be about $360-$390 using don's kit

[ultramidnight]

It cost me around $380. Dons kit, alternator from advanced auto ,Alternator belt new timing belts ,50 amp breaker fuse holder and wire from napa.