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Light and 45w coil
Posted: January 7th, 2008, 7:01 pm
by britincali
I bought a headlight and 45w coil from someone on the other site a few months back and never installed it as it was white and horrible looking, today I hit it with some krylon fusion black and installed the coil on the AF.
It took a lot of hacking at the light part to get it to look halfway decent, the part above the light was at least 4" over the bar pad sticking up

, a grinder took care of that
So far im happy, I haven't ridden anywhere but it seems to do the job, it does definatly go to 1 candle power at idle but gets really bright when revved, I already blew the low beam filament just revving it in the back yard
I was hoping for something that would let me cruise over to the hills at night and I think Ive done it, I dont think it will be too much fun when at the top of comp you get off the gas and it all goes dark
Im gonna velcro a little red LED to the rear fender and I'll be all legal
For $40 shipped im a happy camper.
Posted: January 7th, 2008, 7:06 pm
by AlisoBob
LED's are DC, your current set up is AC.
If you get a rectificer and a battery, you can even out the voltage surges in your headlight and run your LED tail light..or just use the rectificier alone.
Posted: January 7th, 2008, 7:08 pm
by britincali
I was just gonna find a cheapo battery LED mini flashlight to velcro on the back, or even a glowstick
I'll see how it goes but Im pretty sure its gonna need a regulator, it gets really bright when over revved.
Posted: January 7th, 2008, 7:11 pm
by britincali
Heres a piccy...
I got a cheapie LED fishing headlight thing from walmart and rivited it to the rear fender for a back light.

Posted: January 7th, 2008, 7:32 pm
by AlisoBob
britincali wrote:
I'll see how it goes but Im pretty sure its gonna need a regulator, it gets really bright when over revved.
Another reason to short-shift it!

Posted: January 8th, 2008, 9:01 am
by britincali
Posted: January 8th, 2008, 10:29 am
by britincali
Here is the coil I got, it is 45w not 35w so I edited the title
http://www.electrosport.com/shopping_ig ... sl190.html
And here are the instructions for fitting (really handy after I already installed it

)
http://www.electrosport.com/Images/fitting.esl1031.pdf
I just got off the phone with them and ordered the RG-20 voltage regulator from them, it was $19.99 and came to $29.99 with tax and shipped. It will save headaches in blown bulbs.
Posted: January 8th, 2008, 6:29 pm
by ou812
yep ya need the regulator to keep peak voltage at 12.5 . BTW if you shoe horn a 35 watt H3 PIAA extreme bulb in there you get way better light.
http://www.denniskirk.com/jsp/product_c ... Id=&mmyId=
check out the output rate. yeeh haaaa
Posted: January 9th, 2008, 8:20 am
by dannygraves
DO IT! PIAAs kick ass. Hoofarted put a set in old uncle jessie (the '85 f-150 that was rusty and could not be killed) and I used to ride right up on people without even the brights on and get them pulling off the road!

Posted: January 9th, 2008, 12:22 pm
by tadiv
This looks like the economy setup I will try this summer. Let us know what you find for the tail light, you going to put a switch on the brake?
Posted: January 9th, 2008, 4:35 pm
by britincali
tadiv wrote:Let us know what you find for the tail light, you going to put a switch on the brake?
Im gonna zip ty a glowstick on the fender, and no it wont be connected to the brake

Posted: January 9th, 2008, 7:28 pm
by britincali
Regulator got here today (fast as hell AA+++ for shipping!) and I just installed it on the tripples, the light no longer goes ultra white
I checked the bulb and its a weird one, Ill post up a pic when i find it.
Posted: January 9th, 2008, 7:31 pm
by britincali
Weird....

Posted: January 9th, 2008, 7:55 pm
by 100hp honda
britincali wrote:Heres a piccy...

during the day you might have a few people laugh but at night no one will be able to see that work of art

. right on man. i see you still have sand all over the carburetor

Posted: January 9th, 2008, 8:04 pm
by britincali
I aint much on cleaning toys..... Oils fresh and the filter got done tonight

Posted: January 9th, 2008, 8:07 pm
by pstoffers
britincali wrote:I aint much on cleaning toys..... Oils fresh and the filter got done tonight

F-in

Posted: January 9th, 2008, 8:09 pm
by britincali
Posted: January 9th, 2008, 8:12 pm
by britincali
Posted: January 9th, 2008, 9:14 pm
by AlisoBob
Did you have to park them on the grass, cuz their all leakin' oil?

Posted: January 9th, 2008, 9:18 pm
by pstoffers
AlisoBob wrote:Did you have to park them on the grass, cuz their all leakin' oil?


Posted: January 9th, 2008, 10:25 pm
by iggys-amsoil
Pffttt.... you live in the desert = plenty of dust / sand. Just park it on the lot and have the homies wash it.
Is that Tox in that pic? Lookin pretty hot either way.
Posted: January 10th, 2008, 6:34 am
by AlisoBob
Check out Sancho, movin' in....
Posted: January 10th, 2008, 7:58 am
by britincali
AlisoBob wrote:Did you have to park them on the grass, cuz their all leakin' oil?

It was the Harley davidson love ride at castaic lake, it was all grass fugger

Posted: January 10th, 2008, 8:02 am
by britincali
Posted: January 10th, 2008, 5:04 pm
by iggys-amsoil
I'm go'in after the ones that can jump.
Maybe I'll buy a street bike?
http://www.roadracerx.com/slideshows/20 ... index.html
18 left and 21.
