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Joined: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:08 am Posts: 73 Location: Buckinghamshire, UK
Not too keen myself. Would have to be clear lenses/bulbs for us in the UK as it's illegal to show anything other than white light to the front. Our indicators stay off unless in use and are the only exception to the white light rule. If you had them as running lights therefore they'd be no use as hazard or turn lamps and would probably confuse people if you did. Flashing your headlights to other traffic over here is an invitation for them to go first so it could get quite messy as some imbecile is bound to think you're doing just that if they're wired to your indicators.
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Joined: Thu Feb 26, 2009 10:54 am Posts: 20 Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Hi All,
Sir Trev: indeed, the wiring would have to be different, even here in Cech Rep. Either it is orange and acts as turn signal or white, acting as running lights. I prefer turn signals.
Mydamnwell: thanks, i should have made a search first, before posting - it was done by a forum member BikeHigh and it is described here in his post viewtopic.php?f=1&t=3861
it looks like a hell of a work and i don't consider myself skilled enough to do that, i will try to find somebody who can.
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:08 pm Posts: 272 Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Mesik wrote:
Hi all,
i found this on Youtube, it looks extremely sweet ...
... probably not suitable for lighting the road ahead, but certainly improves visibility (and looks somewhat similar to Busa )
any ideas, who makes/sells those ?
That's my bike, and I custom made those lenses from a pair of Busa front turn signal lenses I bought off eBay. There are clear lenses available too, depnending on the year of the bike they came off of. They don't do anything to light the road or improve forward vision, but rather are there to hopefully add to my visibility. Another plus is that now I don't see those stupid fake wannabe gixxer screens every time I look at the bike.
How much modification is needed to make these fit the stock GSX intake space? Is to pretty easy to do or does it require someone with an engineering degree and a full shop?
Joined: Mon Oct 25, 2010 12:08 pm Posts: 272 Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Compared to the size of the "ducts" on the fixxer, the busa signals are huge. So in addition to completeely cutting off the housing on the back of the lenses, the lenses had to be cut and shaped to fit removing probably two thirds of the lense material. Requires no engineering degree or full shop, as I did it all using an angle grinder. The whole process involved grinding then fitting, then grinding then fitting, back and forth I don't know how many times, removing only a small amount at a time till I had a perfect fit. Had to remember that once material was removed, there was no way to put it back on, so took my time and didn't rush it. Took probably two hours to get both lenses made.
Love it! I also like being more visible to others on the street! Always hated the fact that our front turn signals are not always illuminated like most other bikes!
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Not too keen myself. Would have to be clear lenses/bulbs for us in the UK as it's illegal to show anything other than white light to the front. Our indicators stay off unless in use and are the only exception to the white light rule. If you had them as running lights therefore they'd be no use as hazard or turn lamps and would probably confuse people if you did. Flashing your headlights to other traffic over here is an invitation for them to go first so it could get quite messy as some imbecile is bound to think you're doing just that if they're wired to your indicators.
Yellow to the front is also allowed for headlights and sidelights. Extra lights can be any colour except red.
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Looks really smart Paterant. I can see the grills in the picture but can't make out if the lights are in front of or behind the grill. Which is it and what sort of lights are they?
Looks really smart Paterant. I can see the grills in the picture but can't make out if the lights are in front of or behind the grill. Which is it and what sort of lights are they?
They are behind the grills, stuck on with double sided tape and come from here:
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