Okay so i thought it was about time i start this thread since ive got my headlight today and new vapour clocks fitted. I don't know if you could call it a proper project, more like a work in progress maybe?
As i don't have a job i can't do this how i wanted and get it all done at once, so i will slowly update this thread as i get my parts when i can afford them
Will be taking alot of pictures for anyone thats interested
Here's the bike when i got it (forgot to get a good picture)
engine in the bike had supposedly been rebuilt by previous owner, load of **** as it was ****ed so got a spare one, heres bike with original engine
next few pictures are of changing the clocks and headlight, original one is horrible
yellow headlights are ****ing **** at night! xD
wired up these switches my dad gave me off an old yamaha he had, thought they would be pretty good till i noticed they were on alot of yamahas and i think even the deltabox TDR's as standard...
vapour clocks
put the mudguard on to just see what it will look like, waiting for the DTR radiator to come so it will fit, think im going to change this for a smaller supermoto one as i plan on going supermoto with this bike :D
right heres some pictures of how ive fitted the vapour clocks so far, would like to know how to do it properly or if its ok how ive done it quickly
bit dirty in there after riding with no bodywork for a few weeks xD
RPM cable, is it okay like this? wrapped the wire round five times then taped it so it cant move
new headlight mock fitted, didnt come with the straps to fit it which is abit annoying but **** happens lol
would like some advice on the speedo too, this is how ive fitted it atm, it works but havent fully got to test it as im engine-less! haha any suggestions on how i can mount it better? tesco cable ties and a bit of foam arent that great lol
headlight isnt wired up yet, will be doing that soon, not too sure how good these bulbs will be but cant afford to change them right now haha
so engine should be back tomorow and will get that in and fitted hopefully, more pictures to come
if i remember, that headlight only had 1 light selector.. lowbeam, so will only be good for daylight use... not sure if you can get double filiment bulbs in it tho, i never did look/try, i sold it 2 days after to get night time legal one, had no damn plugs either, hadda manually wire it all up, which also could have been why i never had a high beam also?
you'll just have to fiddle about with the wires, you cant really do no damage, just make sure you find the earth one first, that way the lights will work when you're connecting cables, else you'll end up like me standing around for 4 hours fitting them together, undoing them etc etc, and wondering why they're not working at all, untill i had a light bulb moment (the earth wire touch the frame :D) and realised it wasn't earthed
actually somewhere hidden in my phone of secrets, i've got a pic of the wires with ends/plugs on that i took for the new owner so he could wire them up, i'll find it and upload it here for yous so you can wire yours up no problemo.
aye single filament, so mot failz due to having no high beam. (description would say dual fila otherwise) if yous can get dual filament bulbs in it and it passes mot let me know, cuz i'd want to get these back on mine, and as I ride in the night, I need that high beam =D
By the looks of it you have the same bulb arrangement as my headlight.
The way I wired it up was one to the dipped beam and other to the sidelight, sounds a bit weird but this is the only way I could think to get one bulb on with the sidelight and both bulbs on with low / high beam
If this actually means it's brighter or not I have no idea as when both bulbs on it just shares the brightness... won't pass mot but will see what it's like in the dark
If you want better cheap bulbs just search mr16 on ebay (if they are the same for you) - I have 35w ones now I assume they are brighter but didn't want to run more in case it burnt the wiring out 60w ones may be alright though.
that's the headlight i'm using now, and i've got low/high beam on it, i've got HID Xenon bulbs with conversion kit, not very expensive mod for something nice and bright
You need to upload the picture to a hosting site if you want them to show mate
DTcraze - can you explain how you did this? I am very interested but I have mine wired up so either one - or both bulbs are on but neither are that bright.
I sent a pm to eg explaining how I did it but it isn't the best, simply just putting the voltages from the standard H4 plug to the lights but hi / lo beam doesn't affect anything they both have the same brightness
Would having a higher wattage bulb in one make it brighter than the other one? Only easy thing I can think of.
