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Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: weaselnoze on April 21, 2005, 03:46:45 PM

what do u think? very simple however took awhile to figure out the best method and find the right stuff. now i could do it in 1/2 hr tops.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/weaselnoze/tempshit/taillight.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/weaselnoze/tempshit/taillight2.jpg)

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: JetSwing on April 21, 2005, 03:48:45 PM

looks very cool :thumb:

what exactly did you do to it?

i love your license plate too~

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: davipu on April 21, 2005, 03:56:34 PM

yeah that's a pretty cool custom plate, how did you get that one?

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: weaselnoze on April 21, 2005, 04:03:10 PM

ok u know those side bars that the fairings push into? at the back of those is the stock taillight mounts. hadda cut those mounts off to push the light back. then i made some brackets that bolt up with the bolts from the grab bar. these brackets are teh new mounts for the light. also the light is flipped upside down. oh n u like the plate? i'll make a custom one for u too :lol:

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: davipu on April 21, 2005, 04:15:27 PM

yeah I was just wonderin how the pigs call that one in.,

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: scratch on April 21, 2005, 05:06:45 PM

Wow! Now, THAT looks good!!

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: Susuki_Jah on April 21, 2005, 05:08:40 PM

Quote from: davipuyeah I was just wonderin how the pigs call that one in.,

10-4 we got a L-swirl-5 in hot persute..... lol

tail light looks sweet. all of you guys have the nice covered tail light area. the dude who sold mine to me was missing it. i need to get one. or get a whole new seat thinging.

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: cernunos on April 21, 2005, 07:14:27 PM

Hey, I think my little Baby G's tail-light looks cute. But yours has a nice butt too. :lol: . Love that mighty twin called GS500 and this forum too.

C.......

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: JetSwing on April 21, 2005, 07:20:25 PM

my mechanic told me that my gs was 'cute' too :x

i'll show him 'cute' :guns:

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: weaselnoze on April 21, 2005, 08:26:50 PM

i could prob make some brackets if anyone is interested..

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: 94suzuki500 on April 21, 2005, 08:33:02 PM

nice tail light. I was thinking of doing that, I would be interested in brackets if you made some. I have quite a few comments on my bike like "great bike" "looks nice" but then I got this one "HOLY CRAP, thats so small compared to my gixxer!" Oh ya do people walk over to your bike liking it and twist the throttle, nod their head, smile and walk away? Sorry dont mean to take away from your post.

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: sprint_9 on April 21, 2005, 11:24:42 PM

Take your seat off and take a pic of what you did, I want to see this, that thing looks so much better.

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: snapper on April 22, 2005, 05:54:57 AM

I does look a sh** load nicer than how the stock sits! Man nice job!

Yeah take pics of what you did - we wanna see!
;)

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: weaselnoze on April 22, 2005, 01:36:40 PM

ok i'll get the pics up soon.

i cut enough metal at work for 5 sets. i havent drilled them yet, so if u want a set for ~$5 (is that fair?), let me know so i dont waste my time drilling if no one wants them..

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: Mk1inCali on April 22, 2005, 02:00:51 PM

I'll take a set if you don't have to cut off the stock brackets. Is that necessary?

OR, if the new mounts would work reliably enough to warrant cutting the stockers off, then I'll take a set of brackets too.

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: weaselnoze on April 22, 2005, 03:58:55 PM

yes you do have to cut off the stock mounts to allow the light assembly to push back into the bike. i'll take a picture momentarily.

tell u what. before i take any money, i'll give it a good ole test drive. at the time of those pictures, there was only one bracket. just finished the second a min ago. gonna bolt it up and test her out. if there's any bad vibrations, pieces falling off etc, i will find a solution before i make u guys a set.

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: weaselnoze on April 22, 2005, 06:10:38 PM

ok the pics

This is the fairing support. cut off taillight mount with hacksaw/dremel. 30 seconds.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/weaselnoze/taillight3.jpg)

These are the brackets. Simple but sweet.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/weaselnoze/taillight4.jpg)

These are the brackets mounted under the grab bar. the picture was taken looking towards the rear.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v113/weaselnoze/taillight5.jpg)

I took it for a drive and everything is perfect. so, does anyone want them?

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: quinnbozz on April 22, 2005, 08:53:00 PM

hmmm. all i did was flip the lens over, ya no white light on the plate but i dont mind.

looks good man :thumb:

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: paternoster2012 on April 22, 2005, 10:07:11 PM

I put a plexiglass plate in my tailight after i flipped it

if you flip it you lose your plate light but witht he plexiglass there it lights up the plate

I was gonna throw it away but if anyone wants it they can have it for shipping

I have no use for it anymore

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: sprint_9 on April 23, 2005, 12:03:11 AM

Is there still room for the tool kit?

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: Mk1inCali on April 23, 2005, 12:10:12 AM

I'll do it. I can be a guinea pig for the site and haven't modded anything on the GS for a while now...Probably sad that I've left it alone.

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: sprint_9 on April 23, 2005, 08:43:34 AM

Just thought of something else too, what does the fairing attach to now, or does it just float?

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: weaselnoze on April 23, 2005, 09:44:51 AM

yes the tool kit fits. there is a little less room but it fits. the fairing support is all there. the only thing that is cut off is the mounting holes for the light. see the picture. ok so whoever wants them, PM me your address. i'll make the rest of the brackets this weekend. oh and is $5 fair?

Title: ugly 89 tail light - transformed to beauty
Post by: GeeP on April 23, 2005, 09:50:21 AM

Nice looking tail there. Easy mod too. 8)

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