Quote from: W79 on March 27, 2013, 05:51:03 AM
My new Philips headlight made the little parking light look yellow and old.

So I ordered a 5 Led replacement, installed it.

Now my new parking light makes my headlight look yellow and old 

lol ..  ... this could be an expensive conclusion... somewhere in the future...

you could try something like this guy!!

and this second video .. to somewhat prove that it IS possible to have too much light?! .. 

Nah, I'm good...  Not going to invest in more lights.

If I find the time next week, I'll pop the old bulbs back in, and shoot some pictures: same angle, same camera settings, in the dark.

Went for a short drive with a mate a few days ago, and he actually noticed the new light, said it was a lot whiter/brighter in his mirrors.

The white from the LED is just super white, there's no way a conventional bulb is going to get the same result, so I'm not bothered.
I'm sure it'll grow on me

The most dangerous thing out these light is the fact he is driving on the wrong side of the road

Quote from: pliskin on March 27, 2013, 07:18:21 PM
The most dangerous thing out these light is the fact he is driving on the wrong side of the road

no no no... its in australia yeah??... we on the other side of the planet yeah? ... so watch it upside down!! duh!! 

To be clear we sit on the correct side of the car like civilized people

Got the headlight mounted and the signals, made the bracket with $10 worth of home depot parts

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It was so nice I took Junior for a 40km ride with some good highway. (He's Canadian so he is in KM, not miles). Junior is so happy. Running so much better. He had a rather quiet winter after the motorcycle show in December. Glad I have good batteries. Never need a tender even after sitting over a month while waiting for sunny weather.

Quote from: adidasguy on March 28, 2013, 11:45:11 PM
It was so nice I took Junior for a 40km ride with some good highway. (He's Canadian so he is in KM, not miles). Junior is so happy. Running so much better. He had a rather quiet winter after the motorcycle show in December. Glad I have good batteries. Never need a tender even after sitting over a month while waiting for sunny weather.

Nice! Waitin on a sunny day... ha ha.. Who sung that? 

Trying out some clip ons on the Monster to see if I like the position.

Rode to moto shop for brake fluid and new spark plugs. Installed new plugs and new HEL stainless brake lines. Take a look:

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=63683.0

Got all my fairings and front cowl 2K primered, then wet sanded, sprayed my silver base and then mixed 3 different flakes in my interclear. Two coats of clear tomorrow. Then they get to cure for two days so I can wetsand and polish before I lay my HOK Burgandywine Kandy.

Can't wait to get this finished.

How flat can you get your clear?

Quote from: Twisted on March 29, 2013, 06:30:03 AM
Trying out some clip ons on the Monster to see if I like the position.

Now that looks cool I wanna see this.

Finished buttoning up the bike and went to take it for its first real ride since I've taken ownership and fuel started puking from the carbs. Additionally the bike would not go into neutral when running. Pulled the tank off, again and broke down the carbs. They were full of all sorts of gunk so I cleaned them out. Found that the jets had already been upgraded to 145's so one less thing to do! Put the carbs back on along with the nice new K&N Lunchbox and buttoned it all up.

I then checked the oil level and had to remove at least a quart of oil.

Fired it up and took it for a quick ride around the block and all was well. Got fully geared up and took it for a nice 20 mile local ride. Not a bad bike! Rear brake will need to be bled again as it was really mushy. The carbs will need to be fiddled with a little bit more as it bogs a little around 5k.

Quote from: slipperymongoose on March 29, 2013, 05:37:54 PM
How flat can you get your clear?

They make a matte clear. It doesnt have to be a gloss.

Walked out to the garage and wiped it down with a dust cloth since its to cold and raining to bring out

P.S: Yes i said "it", i have not come up with a name for the old boy.

Swapped the factory pegs back on instead of the Knight Industries.  I think they are just too low for an inseam as short as mine; they might be for sale soon, but IDK.  Also met the UPS driver at the door to receive my new rear tire, a Pirelli Diablo Rosso II to replace the Michelin Road 3 (just a little too wide- too bad  ).

Quote from: wayne242 on March 29, 2013, 06:10:25 PM
P.S: Yes i said "it", i have not come up with a name for the old boy.

BOY???   You do have an interesting sence of humor   

 lots of pictures! 
I have been meaning to post for a few days now could not get my pics to load for some reason...

This week i received and installed both a r6 rear shock  courtesy browncheetah    and front and rear diablo rosso 2 tires.

new tire not on yet in the pics, still have to take those, I did them today.

You're going to love the new R6 shock. Be sure to download the manual for the R6 so you can read up on how to fine-tune that bad boy - the R6 book is very good at describing the procedure. Download it here:

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CDgQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.yamaha-motor.com%2Fassets%2Fservice%2Fmanuals%2F2007%2FLIT-11626-20-43_r6_1310.pdf&ei=YwFXUdazDIW_igLS_ICgCw&usg=AFQjCNE2K-vvjDQRCkITDdZeDIWq_AK3Hw&bvm=bv.44442042,d.cGE

It's tricky to install if you haven't watched a tutorial. It *almost* fits in there without taking off the tank, air box and battery tray, but not quite. Also, did you need to grind anything off the swing arm to get the new shock to fit?