Low Budget Purple Project
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They’re more expensive.
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And they’re definitely a lot shinier.
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Off Road wrote:And they’re definitely a lot shinier.
Wowsers!
Colin
79 RD400F Daytona Special
81 RD350LC
89 TDR250
75 Kawasaki H1 500
77 Can-am Tnt250
79 RD400F Daytona Special
81 RD350LC
89 TDR250
75 Kawasaki H1 500
77 Can-am Tnt250
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Wow they are indeed shiny!
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Anytime mate!Off Road wrote:So, I spent $50 of my hard earned money, and put in 10 hours of my time, to cut, file, sand, and polish, a one of a kind bracket,
and all I get is 1 atta-boy from my friend in Australia.
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82 RD350LC decapitation project
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All of that time welding and polishing a teeny little part that can barely be seen and not a minute spent sorting out that crappy paint job.Off Road wrote:And this is what you see when the bodywork is back on.
'82 RD350LC in '81 colours, OEM pipes, UNI filters
'85 FZ750
'85 FZ750
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Hi mate.Hooligan wrote:All of that time welding and polishing a teeny little part that can barely be seen and not a minute spent sorting out that crappy paint job.Off Road wrote:And this is what you see when the bodywork is back on.
Thank you very much for your insightful comment.
It was kind of you to point out the incredibly obvious, even though the merely obvious would have done.
The good news is, I have a plan.
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I think I've been hearing about a plan for several years now?Off Road wrote:Hi mate.Hooligan wrote:All of that time welding and polishing a teeny little part that can barely be seen and not a minute spent sorting out that crappy paint job.Off Road wrote:And this is what you see when the bodywork is back on.
Thank you very much for your insightful comment.
It was kind of you to point out the incredibly obvious, even though the merely obvious would have done.
The good news is, I have a plan.
Insightful and pithily biting comments are what I'm all about.
'82 RD350LC in '81 colours, OEM pipes, UNI filters
'85 FZ750
'85 FZ750
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Trust me, I know what I'm doing.
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The Koso EGT gauge came with a pretty nice mounting bracket.
The bracket had a part that was rubber mounted, so that the gauge was cushioned from any shocks.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find any way of using the Koso bracket that would mount the Gauge in a useful location on the FZR400 triple clamp.
I decided to cut up the Koso bracket so that I could use the rubber mounting part, and then bolted it to an aluminum bracket, which then bolted to the FZR triple.
This is what it looks like when it’s all together.
The bracket had a part that was rubber mounted, so that the gauge was cushioned from any shocks.
Unfortunately I couldn’t find any way of using the Koso bracket that would mount the Gauge in a useful location on the FZR400 triple clamp.
I decided to cut up the Koso bracket so that I could use the rubber mounting part, and then bolted it to an aluminum bracket, which then bolted to the FZR triple.
This is what it looks like when it’s all together.
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This is what it looks like when it’s installed.
Unfortunately, the temperature gauge display, the LED for the shift light, and the LED for the 2nd ignition curve in the Zeel,
were mounted below the gauge cluster, and when I put the Koso gauge here, it hid the other displays, so they had to be relocated.
The 2 LED’s are now mounted above & to the left of the EGT gauge, and the Temperature display is mounted above & to the right of the EGT gauge.
Unfortunately, the temperature gauge display, the LED for the shift light, and the LED for the 2nd ignition curve in the Zeel,
were mounted below the gauge cluster, and when I put the Koso gauge here, it hid the other displays, so they had to be relocated.
The 2 LED’s are now mounted above & to the left of the EGT gauge, and the Temperature display is mounted above & to the right of the EGT gauge.
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And this is what you see when you’re riding the bike.
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What you don’t see when you’re riding the bike, is the LED for the 2nd ignition curve in the Zeel.
The last thing you want is this LED shining directly into your eyes.
Trust me. I’ll know when it’s on.
The last thing you want is this LED shining directly into your eyes.
Trust me. I’ll know when it’s on.
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And here’s something that I hope I never see when I’m on this bike.
- Tach and Speedo at zero.
- Temperature gauge at max.
- And the EGT on one cylinder 400*C hotter than the other cylinder.
- Tach and Speedo at zero.
- Temperature gauge at max.
- And the EGT on one cylinder 400*C hotter than the other cylinder.
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nice! I have the same EGT gauge on my LC, tho its all in boxes right now :/
80 XT500 Supermoto!
81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
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81 RD350LC Resto
82 RD421LC Hybrid
82 RD350LC decapitation project
82 RD250LC JDM '251LC' YPVS
83 RZ350 Resto
84 RZ500 Resto
85 RZ350 F1 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Resto
86 RZ350 F2 Hybrid
Like Watches? www.PloProf.com & www.DeskDivers.com