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Dual 05-02-13 19:44

Indicators
 
Right rear indicator plastic lens broken, right out of the screw

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...2013/002-1.jpg

Yamaha South Africa did me a favour on a warranty claim

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...2013/001-1.jpg

Quite a job to do yourself, the rear gets dismantled almost completely

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...2013/003-1.jpg

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...2013/004-1.jpg

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...2013/005-1.jpg

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...2013/006-1.jpg

Everything back together and working

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...2013/007-1.jpg

Had time for a nice braai in between

http://i806.photobucket.com/albums/y...2013/008-1.jpg

Black Dog 05-02-13 19:54

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Originally Posted by Pleiades (Post 182853)
Result. I now have a much more masculine two tone horn, all for less than a tenner!

Very neat connectors. I haven't seen those before. Care to share your source?

Pleiades 05-02-13 20:06

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Originally Posted by Black Dog (Post 183954)
Very neat connectors. I haven't seen those before. Care to share your source?

They are just standard insulated female crimp spades, but with heat shrink sealing the gap between the cable entry and wire giving it more strength. Most crimp terminal fail because of flexing at the crimp causing the copper stands to fracture; this method reduces the flexing (and makes them more watertight too).

I get all my auto-electrical stuff from here. Used them for years - always been excellent.

All the electronic components I ever need I get from here. We use this supplier at work! ;)

Black Dog 05-02-13 20:11

Right, thanks :)

It was the red end and yellow sleeve that confused me. I use VWP stuff and heat-shrink too, but mine never seem to look as neat as that. Nice work.

Pleiades 05-02-13 20:14

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Originally Posted by Black Dog (Post 183956)
but mine never seem to look as neat as that


I have OCD! :evil7:

Black Dog 05-02-13 20:32

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Originally Posted by Pleiades (Post 183957)
I have OCD! :evil7:

Haha. I have CDO. That's like OCD, but with the letters in alphabetical order, as they should be ...

ejj 06-02-13 10:46

"Low cost stickers"
 
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Original stickers worned last summer and I wanted something different.
Wrap tape ordred form ebay (3M� Scotchprint� Wrap Film Series 1080-G241 Gloss Gold Metallic) and vinyl XT660R stickers (total cost ~50� + several of hours)

Assembly instruction from youtube...

Spinner Dan 07-02-13 04:03

Hey mate, that looks great. Good job. Looks like a fiddly task but nice result.

Interesting to see how scuff resistent it is and whether it starts to bubble over time. Keep us posted!

You've done a lot of cool things to your bike. Got a photo of that adjustable side stand?

ejj 07-02-13 10:26

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Originally Posted by Spinner Dan (Post 184001)
Hey mate, that looks great. Good job. Looks like a fiddly task but nice result.

Interesting to see how scuff resistent it is and whether it starts to bubble over time. Keep us posted!

You've done a lot of cool things to your bike. Got a photo of that adjustable side stand?

Thank you for comment. I will let you know how resistant they will be...

Here you are photo of adjustable side stand. It's little bit rust after two years with poor paint. It's made because I use XTX wheels in summer, XTR wheels in winter and adventure trips. Original side stand was little too long with XTX wheels. Side stand has been cut, then hard steel bolt and nut welded. It's longest position in picture.

Spinner Dan 10-02-13 03:31

Adjustable side stand
 
Thanks ejj for showing us your side stand. That's a great idea.
In my case I need to extend it because I've lifted my bike a couple of inches and she's on a real lean now with the standard stand.
Cheers... Dan


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