New rear end
#11
RE: New rear end
ORIGINAL: onestarr99
Nobrakes looks good. I think once it's all back together it will look great! Not to get off topic, But what tire are you running on the rear? I like the looks of it.[sm=smiley20.gif]
Nobrakes looks good. I think once it's all back together it will look great! Not to get off topic, But what tire are you running on the rear? I like the looks of it.[sm=smiley20.gif]
Thanks for the comments - I'll still have to see where everything falls when it is all back together. Might be that the right blinker is too close to the exhaust end - it's hard to tell without the pipe on there. If they don't work out where they are, I'll figure something else out. I'll put the old fender back on, though, before I let it hold me up in testing out my 331cc kit but that won't be here until next week so I'm just kind've experimenting a little. But I definitely like the looks of this better than the angled stock fender - which I've never quite cared for.
#12
RE: New rear end
it just looks like if you lay it down thats whats gonna hit on the back.... could be wrong, cause my kickstand sank into the grass one day and it fell and bent the one stock turn signal... just dont lay it down looks good though... you sure got some fabricating skills !
ORIGINAL: Nobrakes
Thanks for the feedback. I've sealed the connections with silicone sealant so dousing shouldn't hurt anything. Do you think the turn signals are more exposed than the stock ones? I'll see how it works out - I didn't cut or otherwise modify anything that would preclude going back to the stock parts, but I doubt I will go back. If anything, I'll tweak this setup to overcome any unforeseen limitations.
Thanks for the feedback. I've sealed the connections with silicone sealant so dousing shouldn't hurt anything. Do you think the turn signals are more exposed than the stock ones? I'll see how it works out - I didn't cut or otherwise modify anything that would preclude going back to the stock parts, but I doubt I will go back. If anything, I'll tweak this setup to overcome any unforeseen limitations.
#13
RE: New rear end
ORIGINAL: EMS_0525
it just looks like if you lay it down thats whats gonna hit on the back.... could be wrong, cause my kickstand sank into the grass one day and it fell and bent the one stock turn signal... just dont lay it down looks good though... you sure got some fabricating skills !
it just looks like if you lay it down thats whats gonna hit on the back.... could be wrong, cause my kickstand sank into the grass one day and it fell and bent the one stock turn signal... just dont lay it down looks good though... you sure got some fabricating skills !
BTW, this is the MX style fender for our sister bike, the KLX300, and except for the 250 subrame angling down a little as Iowaguy pointed out, it is a good fit from there on back. Some folks have cut off the sub-frame but I don't plan on going that far. I do, however, plan to dremel off the helmet lock - I don't think I've ever used it even once.
#16
RE: New rear end
i took my helmet lock off... but the tab is still there, i used mine a few times... but after it got caked with mud it stopped working, wonder y.... lol.... so i just took it off...
#17
RE: New rear end
ORIGINAL: Nobrakes
With this layout, I think I can add an LED license plate light directly inside the tail light aiming out the bottom to illuminate the light.
With this layout, I think I can add an LED license plate light directly inside the tail light aiming out the bottom to illuminate the light.
After looking at some of the rear end mods being discussed lately, I decided to start getting materials to do my own. I found this website that has about anything I could think of for license plate light options.
www.superbrightleds.com
I ordered this little setup that I will use to light up my license plate.
I am thinking about figuring out how to use something like this one to make my own poor man's version of the Brake! LED tail light.
While we are on that topic, does anyone know if something like this can just plug in to replace existing bulbs? I imagine it would be pretty obvious if I just looked at the plug, but I just haven't had a chance to pull the cover off and look.
#19
RE: New rear end
Yeah, I really like it, however I think I'm going to have to go back to the stock fender in the short term at least. I did a test fit of the silencer and it appears the end cap sits just below the right blinker and I'm thinking it will probably get too hot and perhaps melt it. I have some other ideas on the tail light and blinker arrangement, but it will take some time to sort out. And with my bike hopefully going to be running again for the first time in several weeks and me finally able to ride for the first time in a month and a half, I can live with the stock fender for a little while longer.
But the above photos give the idea of where I'm headed.
But the above photos give the idea of where I'm headed.