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Started by facepants, June 26, 2008, 06:01:14 PM

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facepants

I think I've done all the mods that I wanted to do.  I still need to paint that right fairing black to match the rest of the bike.. I kind of like that little bit of red though ;-)

And I need replace the rear turn signals to match the front, cut off the rest of the fender, and paint the headers.  Let me know what you think.


bobbyg1243

what kind of tach/speedo setup is that and where can it be found?

facepants

Quote from: bobbyg1243 on June 26, 2008, 06:22:30 PM
what kind of tach/speedo setup is that and where can it be found?

Thats a Vapor Gauge.  You can buy them from http://www.trailtech.net

plurpimpin

very nice. i love the dual headlights

Fry

I love it...

Any seperate pics of the headlight mounting bracket?

Im using the same lights and am currently using a modified stock headlight bracket but like the look of yours.
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Blazinjr

Is that speedo setup universal?  I did not see a kit for the GS?   Did you use the SV setup?
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Quote from: Fry on June 26, 2008, 07:56:34 PM
I love it...

Any seperate pics of the headlight mounting bracket?

Im using the same lights and am currently using a modified stock headlight bracket but like the look of yours.

I got the headlight bracket from aztec8:  http://aztec8.com/catalog/i5.html

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Quote from: Blazinjr on June 26, 2008, 08:06:25 PM
Is that speedo setup universal?  I did not see a kit for the GS?   Did you use the SV setup?

I bought mine before they came out with the SV kit.  The one they recommended for the gs was the 75-300 kit.  Here's a link: http://www.trailtech.net/75-300.html

You might want to ask them about the SV kit though because it might work better.  They're pretty helpful... they'd probably be able to send you a picture of the kit mounted to an SV fork to get a better idea of how it works.

bobbyg1243

how much work was involved in wiring it up? do all the sensors work and have you tested it for accuracy? sorry for the 3rd degree, im just very interested in it.

facepants

Quote from: bobbyg1243 on June 26, 2008, 08:39:28 PM
how much work was involved in wiring it up? do all the sensors work and have you tested it for accuracy? sorry for the 3rd degree, im just very interested in it.

Not too much work was involved.  I just cut the wires from the original indicator lights and attached them to the ones that came with the gauge.  Since the oil light is just a bulb, there really is no difference between the stock indicators and the vapor dash.  As for the speedo, its adjustable in the computer and they give you several ways to calculate what the settings should be.  I've tested the speedo for accuracy by having someone drive along side me, and later I got a hold of a gps unit that calculates speed, but it was already extremely close so there was no need for adjustment.

The tach was a bit of work... the instructions that come with the gauge tell you to wrap a wire around the spark plug wire, but that wasnt very accurate.  I ended up attaching the tach sensor to the coil and that did the trick.  I just tested it by attaching the stock tach and running both to make sure they matched.

I'm one of the laziest people I know... so if you don't have that problem, it shouldn't take too long for you to wire it up.

makenzie71

it's alright except for the fog lights...

ohgood

the bike looks fantastic. if the fog lights put out enough to ride at night, cool. if not.... not for me.. but it looks so good !

the charcoal frame looks great too. gotta get around to painting your swingarm and FE. then it will be perfect ! :D


what is that other bike ya gots ? :D


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facepants

Quote from: ohgood on June 26, 2008, 09:34:26 PM
the bike looks fantastic. if the fog lights put out enough to ride at night, cool. if not.... not for me.. but it looks so good !

the charcoal frame looks great too. gotta get around to painting your swingarm and FE. then it will be perfect ! :D


what is that other bike ya gots ? :D

Yeah, they put out plenty of light... it seems like more than the stock headlight.  I was thinking about having the swingarm powder coated... I mean, if I'm going to go through all of the work to take it off, might as well coat it with something more permanent.

The other bike is an 07 sv650...

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The mirror finish black looks great :thumb:

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shuluke

PICTURES of the SV!! :) 

I am very intersted in the digital tach too. looks good! got some pictures of it up and running?

Quote from: facepants on June 26, 2008, 09:58:09 PM
Quote from: ohgood on June 26, 2008, 09:34:26 PM
the bike looks fantastic. if the fog lights put out enough to ride at night, cool. if not.... not for me.. but it looks so good !

the charcoal frame looks great too. gotta get around to painting your swingarm and FE. then it will be perfect ! :D


what is that other bike ya gots ? :D

Yeah, they put out plenty of light... it seems like more than the stock headlight.  I was thinking about having the swingarm powder coated... I mean, if I'm going to go through all of the work to take it off, might as well coat it with something more permanent.

The other bike is an 07 sv650...

blackdoutgs

where did u get the clip on's?! and o=how much?!

facepants

Quote from: shuluke on June 30, 2008, 10:19:33 AM
PICTURES of the SV!! :) 

I am very intersted in the digital tach too. looks good! got some pictures of it up and running?


You can see a video of what it looks like here:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=zznzSL16l8w

The backlight is very cool... it reminds me of first gen ipods.

The sv is totally stock... nothing cool done to that one yet.

facepants

Quote from: blackdoutgs on June 30, 2008, 05:35:44 PM
where did u get the clip on's?! and o=how much?!

I bought them from a member on this board.  He told me they were woodcrafts, but I believe they're the older model vortex clipons.

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