What do you do with a box end wrench, solder, and MAP gas in Baja?

[OaklandF4i]

What are these guys doing? :teeth From the Barf Baja 2020 trip here.

 

[m0t0_ryder]

Making Coffee?

(not sure why solder tho)

 

[augustiron]

Blowtorch on a battery, i love it.

 

[dravnx]

Smoking crack

 

[1962siia]

In Baja, sometimes you have to make repairs that you wouldn't normally have to try. I'll just leave it at that for now. :laughing

There were some interesting repairs on this year's trip.

 

[dravnx]

I'm gonna guess repairing the battery terminal with solder, wrench to deflect or concentrate heat.

 

[auntiebling]

I'm gonna guess repairing the battery terminal with solder, wrench to deflect or concentrate heat.

This is also my best actual guess.

Guess #2 isbattempting to make a flux capacitor to go back to a time when the bike wasnt broken

 

[1962siia]

I'm gonna guess repairing the battery terminal with solder, wrench to deflect or concentrate heat.

Ding ding ding. We have a winner. Both terminals shook loose on a brand new battery. The repair worked for a couple days and then a new battery was found.

 

[anytwowilldo]

I'm gonna guess repairing the battery terminal with solder, wrench to deflect or concentrate heat.

Winner winner! While my bike ran without a battery in circuit, I didn't have a DC system. This meant I didn't have a fan, lights, starter and as important as the fan, I could not charge my GPS on my bars.

I'm happy to say that the repair worked for half a day, until I accidentally hit the starter button with the bike in gear. I then pulled in the clutch and hit it again too quickly. I believe I melted my solder job and the battery failed again. I was balancing a good solder job with melting or exploding the battery.

In the end I was lucky enough to be able to purchase a brand new lightweight battery from a guy on an Alexander Smith No Whips Ride.

With pictures and explanation "Battery Stuff " issued me a complete refund even without the battery. I left it in Cativina.

 

[OaklandF4i]

The KTM Buzzard circles in the beginning of this video.... :laughing


youtu.be/Pg0u4kPWHfI

 

[89fj]

epic :thumbup

 

[dravnx]

True Baja engineering

 

[gixxerjeff]

Reminds me of the 4X4 guys welding the steering box to the frame with batteries in series, jumper cables and nickles.
Gotta love the MacGiver stuff. :thumbup