Mods
#1
Mods
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.
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
wired it up and fitted it
I also removed the rear mudguard and rack (with blinkers), moved the numberplate, fitted LED numberplate lights and the new small blinkers.
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
Cheers
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.
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
wired it up and fitted it
I also removed the rear mudguard and rack (with blinkers), moved the numberplate, fitted LED numberplate lights and the new small blinkers.
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
Cheers
Last edited by MaverickAus; 05-03-2009 at 12:25 PM.
#7
RE: Mods
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.
Cheers
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.
Cheers
#10
RE: Mods
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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