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Old 01-07-2007 | 12:49 PM
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I was going to just reply to the new headlight thread but I did lots more.

As most of you know I have had a Vapor and a different headlight for some time, I also bought those crappy blinkers off ebay. I also bought some lowering links but they have the wrong hole size for the bolts so I have to have them drilled out. [:@] Almost forgot I fitted my new Renthal handlebars and new Renthal grips.
Anyway I fitted the Vapor using the supplied handlebar bracket cause the ignition lock is in the way of the mount I bought (022-TM). I am thinking about getting risers anyway so once they are fitted the mount should work
I wont bore you with fitting details as Nobrakes has already done the fitting guide except to say I glued the magnet on both discs (I have 2 front wheels remember) and I ziptied the sensor to the fork leg.

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Hard to see sorry but u can see the ziptie and the magnet on the disk (thats the shiny button on the disk).

I also wired up and fitted the headlight / faceplate I had but the 4 lights in it drew too much current and the lights were too dull. Lucky for me the guy I bought it off had some different ones and he was willing to swap them so I went and got this one

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wired it up and fitted it

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I also removed the rear mudguard and rack (with blinkers), moved the numberplate, fitted LED numberplate lights and the new small blinkers.

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Yes the number plate has a chunk out of it, I tightened the mounting bolt up to tight and it broke, just another reason to move it. I haven't yet weighed all the crap I removed but it is a lot lighter now. I still have things to do, I have to fix the tacho wire to the Vapor and ziptie some wires to make it tidy. I want to mount the Vapor in its cradle so I need the bar risers and I'll get the lowering links drilled out and try them. Oh yeah gotta put my Bark Busters back on

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Old 01-07-2007 | 01:24 PM
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Nice job/pics!
One thing I was wondering though.Does the Vapor's RPM function wire directlyto the blue wire on the coil, or do you wrap a wire around the spark plug wire?
 
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Old 01-07-2007 | 02:48 PM
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looks good man.
 
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Old 01-07-2007 | 04:40 PM
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Nice mod man!! She looks like she's ready to rock!!!!

Thanks for the pics.
 
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Old 01-07-2007 | 09:10 PM
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hey i like that headlight, it complements the Supermoto type tires very well.
 
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Old 01-07-2007 | 11:34 PM
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The headlight look's great Garry, what did you eventuly use for the back turn signals ,
did you find some brighter LED's
 
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Old 01-08-2007 | 10:09 AM
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Thanks for the comments guys, Dean (Tremor38) the Vapor has a wire which wraps around the sparkplug lead. Dean (redbird) I did find some LED's which are brighter from the same vendor and he offered to take back the dull ones, however as I had already mounted them to the bike I didn't think it was fair to him to exchange them so I decided to keep them. I would not reccomend them to anyone though. I'll just wait till the LED's get cheap enough to replace them.
Something I didn't mention in the orignal post is that the steering now feels a lot lighter without all the heavy stuff on it.
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Old 01-08-2007 | 01:35 PM
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Heavy stuff? what exactly did you remove? The stock guages, and headlight? is that stuff that heavy?
 
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Old 01-09-2007 | 09:33 AM
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lol take it off and feel the weight it wont take long. Yes its that heavy, sorry I don't have scales to weigh it all
 
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Old 01-09-2007 | 09:53 AM
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Oh yeah forgot to mention the new front disk. The guy that sold me the S/M wheels was supposed to supply a disk but he never sent it and won't answer my emails, so I bought a new one when I ordered my new rear sprocket and chain (pics to follow). You can see a little of it in the first pic of this thread
 
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