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Originally posted by Stoneman
Good job, Joe. May I offer some advice?
-Get ridda those pop rivets! They're useless in this application. If you chose to keep 'em in there, you'll lose 'em once you start riding it aggressively due to the vibrations. Go find yourself some nylon screws to use instead. OR, you can use metal screws. Just be sure to use nylon washers. You'll be doing yourself a BIG favor...
-Let someone ride your bike IN FRONT of you, while you're on another (or a cage). I'll admit the integrated rear lights look hot. But when you're braking, the turnsignal/brake light can get VERY confusing to a cager (or motorcyclist) not in the know. I did that to my TL-R, and almost got nailed a FEW times. I rewired it back and put some real directionals back on...
-Doesn't matter WHICH kit you buy. NONE of 'em fit perfectly, and ALL of their instructions are worth a damn...
-Don't do smokeshows now! It's a bitch cleaning those, and too much pressure'll unseat 'em no matter how secure it seems...
Good job! It takes some SERIOUS patience to get wunna those on correctly...
FINALLY-Do a quick write up on the overall experience you had and put it in the 'DEALER/VENDOR/PRODUCT REVIEWS' area...  |
Thank you all for your props!
Thank you, and excellent advice Jay and Jeff!
Especially with respect to nylon screws, I did not think of that one, and was simply going to go out to get longer pop-rivets...
. As soon as I read that, I knew that was the way I wanted to go. Especially since I believe most of them are white (or at least I know the local Homeless Despot has white), and thus would look a little better anyway.
Both you and Jeff are right on mark with the integrated tail light. It's far less obvious that actual turn signals, even when viewed from only eight feet or so away. First thing I thought of after a few test viewings was exactly what Jeff mentioned with respect to their visibility on a sunny day, crappy, maybe even non-existent at best, and knew I had to do something about that, even though I just assume cages don't see me 100% of the time, can't make it easier for them...
Thus, I'm going to head down to the breaklites.com store (if they're open today, if not, might head over to Vanson as my Joe Rocket Jacket is looking pretty beat), and pick up what I believe will work fairly well, yet still keep everything aesthetically pleasing: A clear tail light lens with LED bulbs, much like this:
If that set up
still looks "iffy", then I'll seek out some agreeable external ones.