LED stripe tail chop from stock tail
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Looks pretty good
The next step is to create the new license plate mount bracket.
Take 3 mm (1/8 in) aluminum plate, mark it, drill necessary holes. The bracket mounting holes will be attached to the stock tail bottom holes with new longer screws I mentioned before.
Cut the bracket
Finish bracket edges
Clamp the bracket between two pieces of wood and align the bending lines with the wood brick edge
Bend the bracket with hammer carefully verifying with angle template. You will have only one chance to bend it, you can not unbend it back because the aluminum plate will be broken. I recommend you to chamfer the wood edge to increase bending radius.
Sand the bracket with 320 sandpaper, degrease the surface and cover it by VHT Flame Proof primer. I use Flame Proof paint for the bracket because it is pretty durable paint.
Paint the bracket with VHT Flame Proof black color and cure it in the oven according the instruction on the spray can. I used my kitchen oven.
Take 3 mm (1/8 in) aluminum plate, mark it, drill necessary holes. The bracket mounting holes will be attached to the stock tail bottom holes with new longer screws I mentioned before.
Cut the bracket
Finish bracket edges
Clamp the bracket between two pieces of wood and align the bending lines with the wood brick edge
Bend the bracket with hammer carefully verifying with angle template. You will have only one chance to bend it, you can not unbend it back because the aluminum plate will be broken. I recommend you to chamfer the wood edge to increase bending radius.
Sand the bracket with 320 sandpaper, degrease the surface and cover it by VHT Flame Proof primer. I use Flame Proof paint for the bracket because it is pretty durable paint.
Paint the bracket with VHT Flame Proof black color and cure it in the oven according the instruction on the spray can. I used my kitchen oven.
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Thanks. Here is the progress for today.
Buell XB 2009-2010 has Designer Black subframe color. I bought the spray can here http://americansportbike.com/newdir/Item/17371
Paint the tail. Do not cover the Buell paint by clear coat, it looks like clear coat dilutes the Buell paint and changes color. Once I had noticed it I covered again the tail by Buell paint over the clear coat. Give it to dry at least 24 hours.
Cut a few washers from rubber sheet and put them on the license plate bracket with the new longer screws I mentioned about before. I use 1.5 mm thickness rubber.
Put heat shrinkable tubes on the LED strip wires to protect them against rubbing in the bracket holes while vibrations.
Assemble the LED tube and put some silicone glue in the tip to protect against water.
Remove the old tail.
Install the grommet I mentioned about before in the tail hole.
Loosely install the license plate bracket
Buell XB 2009-2010 has Designer Black subframe color. I bought the spray can here http://americansportbike.com/newdir/Item/17371
Paint the tail. Do not cover the Buell paint by clear coat, it looks like clear coat dilutes the Buell paint and changes color. Once I had noticed it I covered again the tail by Buell paint over the clear coat. Give it to dry at least 24 hours.
Cut a few washers from rubber sheet and put them on the license plate bracket with the new longer screws I mentioned about before. I use 1.5 mm thickness rubber.
Put heat shrinkable tubes on the LED strip wires to protect them against rubbing in the bracket holes while vibrations.
Assemble the LED tube and put some silicone glue in the tip to protect against water.
Remove the old tail.
Install the grommet I mentioned about before in the tail hole.
Loosely install the license plate bracket
Insert the LED tube bracket in the tail and install the tail using Loctite for the tail screws
Insert the LED wires in the bracket holes
Remove the film from the back side of the D-tube
Carefully attach the D-tube to the bracket
Install the license plate using the light bolts I mentioned before
Insert the tube in the grommet hole. This is the original tube from original Buell turn signals wires.
Pack the light bolts wires in the tubes using heat shrinkable tubes and solder the wires
Solder the Dual element circuit (the circuit with resistor) to the red wire of the LED strip.
Solder and connect the rest.
Insert the LED wires in the bracket holes
Remove the film from the back side of the D-tube
Carefully attach the D-tube to the bracket
Install the license plate using the light bolts I mentioned before
Insert the tube in the grommet hole. This is the original tube from original Buell turn signals wires.
Pack the light bolts wires in the tubes using heat shrinkable tubes and solder the wires
Solder the Dual element circuit (the circuit with resistor) to the red wire of the LED strip.
Solder and connect the rest.
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It works! Here is the result
Here are my old fender eliminator kit and the new chopped tail
The nest step is the LED flasher installation to fix the turn signal frequency. I bought the LED flasher here http://americansportbike.com/newdir/Item/16086
Here are my old fender eliminator kit and the new chopped tail
The nest step is the LED flasher installation to fix the turn signal frequency. I bought the LED flasher here http://americansportbike.com/newdir/Item/16086
rchuff
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Very nicely done and nice write up. :up::up:
CWK_S_L_A_Y
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This Ass couldn't be any sexier ... I was too lazy to cut the end and install LED's inside but will reconsider it over the winter while doing other bits ...
heagachongoose
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Niiiice. I'm in progress of the dame mod to my 1125. My strip will be on an R tail though.
Very clean work and well documented. Rep to you good sir :beer:
Very clean work and well documented. Rep to you good sir :beer:
Thanks. Today I replaced the turn signal flasher and installed the LED flasher.
Disconnect the turn signal flasher and connect the LED flasher. They use the same socket.
The LED flasher does not have mounting bracket, so I use heavy duty double side adhesive to mount the new flasher
Tie the flasher using zip tie for safety
And now I can catch the turn signal moment on the camera
Disconnect the turn signal flasher and connect the LED flasher. They use the same socket.
The LED flasher does not have mounting bracket, so I use heavy duty double side adhesive to mount the new flasher
Tie the flasher using zip tie for safety
And now I can catch the turn signal moment on the camera
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Does the red stay on when the yellow flashes?
If the red can be separated in the middle the same way, I would put in 2 5 pin relays with a 87a terminal.
If the red can be separated in the middle the same way, I would put in 2 5 pin relays with a 87a terminal.
CWK_S_L_A_Y
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My red stays on while yellow flashes as well - there is no point to mess about with this. It is clearly visible even from far away.
To b honest, I've noticed many genuine bikes with far worse rear light than this LED's.
There is no better looking tail light in the wide world.
To b honest, I've noticed many genuine bikes with far worse rear light than this LED's.
There is no better looking tail light in the wide world.
Yes, the red stays on when the yellow flashes. I'm OK with it. You can use these Drugz Circuits for better contrast http://www.radiantz.com/en/products#!/Drugz-Circuits/p/39306286/category=10642190
I think this circuit is just a small transistor.
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rchuff
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Nice forward foot pegs of cruising. :up:
Thias
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Incredible work !
Rusall
Member
thanks for overview. Was useful me ...)
thrstrmech
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my son recently 3D printed a tail section and looking to tweak the design some before entering the info into the Haas.
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