when you are your own dreaded previous owner

off topic of this thread, but somewhat electrickery related...... first major ride of the spring season is planned for tomorrow, Sunday May 14, 2023. Snow is pretty much gone, ice is melted off the city water supply reservoir, gravel and salt is in the process of being cleaned off most of the major streets, and weather is presently unseasonably warm.

used to be preparing for a ride was check tire pressures and oil level..... Did that, then for the first ride of the year I have my Alpine Stars TechAir 5 air bag vest plugged in and charging, Got out the helmet to dust it off, went to charge the Schuberth C4Pro communicator/entertainment/Bluetooth phone connector built in to the helmet, got the message firmware needed to be upgraded, had to hook helmet up to laptop, download and install Schuberth Device Manager, then download firmware upgrade, then install (with half a dozen prompts), etc........, then re pair the helmet to my phone......:rolleyes:;)

with the surgery I had for pancreatic cancer treatment I need to protect my stomach to be able to continue to ride, and now that the pancreas is gone I need to haul with me all the diabetic related stuff, insulin and kit, etc.. My blood sugar level monitoring is critical for me, the Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose monitoring I wear updates blood sugar readings to my phone every 5 minutes, and my phone talks to my helmet to alert on blood sugar trends - trending high or trending low. But I am alive and riding:):)(y)(y)🤣
 
78jotadave said:
Amazing piece of kit

www.dexcom.com/en-us/g6-cgm-system
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it allows me to live a reasonably normal life. I can even ride long rides again on the motorcycle, the Dexcom transmits to my phone, my phone talks to my helmet, my helmet relays blood sugar alerts before they can become a problem. I just pull over, deal with it, then get going again.

I had a great ride today, 155 miles on the Guzzi V10 Centauro for a first ride. Way more power than I was expecting, and the bike sounds great!
 
78jotadave said:
A Dexcom G7 CGM can be linked to an insulin pump, just make sure you let the TSA at the airport know you are wearing it.(y)(y)
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Hi Dave

G7 is not available in Canada yet, I have had my order in for over a year now..........

an equivalent to an artificial pancreas has also been in the works for a long time apparently, but still not quite there yet.

in 2020 I was not expected to live much more than another year, I am happy to still be here when so many others with similar diagnosis are not> I don't know how or why I lucked out but working hard to make the most of my remaining time, sort of like an overtime period in a hockey game, everything just that bit more intense.......
 
as a final test, and now that I know what a sense wire is and does, hooked up the original r/r back up with the sense wire hooked directly to the battery. 16 - 17 volts at idle, so have tossed it in garbage

new Shindegen Mosfet FA 20 r/r arrived today, seems to be real Shindegen, has metal plate on bottom, etc.. I made up the connectors this evening, now have to figure out where I am going to mount it on the 79 1200, will do that this weekend.
 

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The Ducati blokes like them in the wind so they cool. mine just bolts to the guard under the seat. I can never see where the puck is so just don't get it. Maybe if they made the puck 10x bigger.
 
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The Ducati blokes like them in the wind so they cool. mine just bolts to the guard under the seat..
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My VFR has it hidden behind the side cover out of the breeze and as they are apparently prone to fail due to overheating I followed advice and attached a little 12v fan for a computer to it. Still fine 21 years later.
 
The FH020 reg/rect won't break out in a sweat handling the piffling ND 210w output. You can fit it anywhere you can find space Paul, it's rated for 30A continuous - about double what you'll be throwing at it!
Ah - forgot that you're fitting to the 1200 :rolleyes: - so even less current from the Bosch alternator to worry about
 
Paul... I am concerned with your lack of electricity skills so don't cross wire your Shindegen voltage regulator into your Dexcom G6 and over charge your glucose! In all seriousness, the fact you have found a way to keep riding with such serious medical issues should be inspiring to all of us as we get older and experience various ailments and old age aches and pains.
 
79 1200, I removed the stock mounting assembly for the fuse panel, rectifier regulator etc, and will store it away. Mounted the new fuse block and the new Shindegen r/r directly on the carbon fiber rear fender, moved all the bits and bobs around to make it all work. Test ride tomorrow.
 

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