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does anyone know where i can get a different light surround rather than the square one, to fit an 03 dtr?

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e bay m8 just type in ''enduro headlight'' plenty to choose from

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are they all universal and road legal mate?

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pretty much m8 yes you may need to make a few adjustments but nothing serious

pretty much anything with a light in is road legal i made the one on this bike from a pancake air filter from an old escort and some 12v kitchen light bulbs lol



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Christ that looks metal baz. That looks like a wet race trye on the back and how loud is it?

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cant remember what the tyre was off but i pinched it off something and yes it was loud enough to scare kids and make o.a.p's piss themselves

some people say why the fook would you want to build a bike to look like ****e but untill you build a ratter you would never know.

the fun ive had building rat bikes far out weighs the shiny bling stuff biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

-- Edited by bykerbaz at 21:38, 2009-03-06

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is that road legal lol?


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yes m8 that pic was took just after it had passed its m.o.t

its not so much a case of breaking the rules more bending them you would be surprised the things you can get away with on an m.o.t

as an example take a look at the pic again and look where the front muddy meets the forks theres a tiny bulb sticking out there which where the front indicators

the law says you must have an amber flashing light so i just used an amber bulb with no case which meets all the uk regulations lol

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haha i like it!

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ok, well after having a casual browse through ebay i came across this
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=230301571094
it has indicatiors integrated apparently but im having second thoughts lol do you guys think it would suit a dtr?

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That light isn't legal, to be legal a light has to be focussed correctly, if it is, it will have an E-mark.
The bulbs in that "headlight" has the same bulbs as my kitchen spot lights, they are un-focussed and will dazzle other drivers, they will also effictively be **** at lighting the road properly.

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it wont dazzle others if it is set correctly which they can sort for you on the m.o.t the bulbs are exactly the same thing you find in all aftermarket enduro headlights and ive never once been told there not legal


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It will, take one out and aim it at a wall, the light doesn't get directed in a pattern, it is like a torch.

The aftermarket headlights which have these bulbs are/should be marked with not for road use.

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i hear what your saying m8 and your probably right but it passes the m.o.t which is good enough for me the light they give off isnt really an issue for me as i live in a town so theres always streetlights

i doubt any copper would be clued up that much on bulb markings he would be more worried about my stubby end can and small plate lol

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They stopped me with my stubby on my bike and asked me to rev it up a bit! then sent me on my merry way :P




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