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Basically didn't want to spend like £50 on buying a R&G tidy so i came up with this.....

 

 

 

 

What do you guys think?

Cost about £5.00 for the LED which hooks up to any 12V source :D 



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Can't gow rong for a fiver mate good job looks nice! I wanna go for a ride with you soon lol!



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haha it's not perfect but recession and all that! i know dude! fingers crossed i'll be sorted by next week :) 2 weeks without my bike is a killer :(

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personal customization aint it m8 ,, you put your own mark onit,,, all you put in to it just makes you prouder off your machine when you stand back an look at it .

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Yes mate definitly! make it the way you want it

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what are the lights for ?


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Tail tidy

I've used that same little LED numberplate light on mine.  I started off with an enduro LED tail/brake light and number plate holder that I got off Ebay for about £20, and cut it down and drilled and mounted it to the rear sub=frame under the fender, then I drilled and mounted the number plate light just above the plate.  It looks amazing in the dark as the original brake and tail light work at the same time as the the new LED unit (double tail ligfhts and brake lights).  And that little LED numberplate light illuminates the whole road behind you.  I'll put up a night shot of mine when I get my bike put back together in next couple of days! 



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@robin - Need the lights on the plate for it to be road legal as far as i know mate!
@kal - that looks tidy mate :)

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no numberplate lights arnt requierd, spoke to the guy in yamaha and they sell bikes new/used without them, but i put some led bolts on mine



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:o! oh well looks quite cool at night so it was worth the £5 in the end :)

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I thought they were needed for MOT too, didn't check that with the MOT centre before fitting though, just assumed you'd need them so the old bill can see your plate. Definitely do need the reflector for the MOT though, i stuck a bicycle one on my plate for MOT. I think you can get reflective strip tape stuff and just put a little strip along top or bottom of your plate

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Aye thats what i thought, i got a fail for the reflector haha! good job they weren't horrible and stuck one on for me :)

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Bargain DIY, ive got that Numberplate light same as yours Nath, its fooking bright as!!

Just need to give it some tilt.

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haha yes mate it is pretty bright! the spread looked quite nice when i checked last night tbh!

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ive bought the same tailtidy as kalamity now for £13,

I use that led in the back of my van now, when i open the back doors it flashes outwards to oncoming cars lol

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hahaha, bet they love you!

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hmmm well i had to make my own tail tidy and i managed to keep origanl no plate light lol...but dropped my bike and now it falls off when i go over a bump...so u sure u dont need one cos ill lose it if so!

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Although the reflection of the absolute need to MOT, I adhere to the one for me one of the bike MOT board. I think you can reflective strips things, just put your plate in a small strip along the top or bottom of the..

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