Plate light .........

What started as this


Was turned into this


Then Reddog suggested this .
Which i thought was a great idea so ended up doing this
Lens looks like this


Trim with hacksaw to look like this


Glue clear plastic over hole ,reassemble ,stick on reflector $3.50 .and you get this


or this

Gus. Do you like the look of the clear tail light units that you can get to replace the original ? I think they match the clear indicators, and look pretty cool.

Havnt heard of those, sound o.k.

Hammy wrote:Gus. Do you like the look of the clear tail light units that you can get to replace the original ? I think they match the clear indicators, and look pretty cool.

Not raining on your parade but I might pay to check ADR specifically for motorcycles. I used to have a link but can’t find it

I have seen clear ones on cars with red globes .

gus wrote:

Looks a bit odd to me mate. IMO. what about swapping the reflector and number plate around. To me it looks up side down.

eBay

The clear lense LED rear light I have on the 1250 was used on my 650. Never had any issues. I don't use the integrated indicators though, they're not quite bright enough IMO.

Four40 wrote:The clear lense LED rear light I have on the 1250 was used on my 650. Never had any issues. I don't use the integrated indicators though, they're not quite bright enough IMO.

That's not the point. Try claiming on insurance for a rear end collision with none compliant tail light.
Its more of an issue than a tail tidy or hugger or zorst. Clear may be OK for ADR just saying check first.

Your right Reado it does look upside down .I knew something was wrong .I was sure the last time i looked at doing this something was differant .
I'll fix it tomorrow and see if it looks better.

I'm already a bit paranoid about getting rear ended so i'll be keeping it the way it is .I had a mate who got rear ended on his Bandit .Broke his back and was in a brace
.He is ok now but hasnt ridden since .Lady who ran into the back of him was pissed .

Wouldnt you get a hot spot on the top one .As in uneven light .
I'm thinking the last thing you would want with a quick police walk around like i got the other day .

Heres one that I have my eye on. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160480982335&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

If an cylindrical rego holder is illegal in QLD no way is that going to pass .

Thanks Reardo

2wheelsagain wrote:That's not the point. Try claiming on insurance for a rear end collision with none compliant tail light.

I see. I put the original tail light back in before taking it to the shop when I had my rear ender.

gus wrote:If an cylindrical rego holder is illegal in QLD no way is that going to pass .

Thanks Reardo

Looks good Gus. What's it look like from side on?

Looks good gus. I've been meaning to do this to my bike for ages. Will crack out the tools when I'm fitting my Scottoiler and give it a shot.

.The light didnt show up the number plate enough .Had to make up another bracket , should have done it
this way the first time .

What happened to hiding the number from the number-plate-nazis?

You could have got the old man who points at things for you to put his hand over it.

Re-Cycled wrote:
You could have got the old man who points at things for you to put his hand over it.

Boom Boom Peter

Gus. The caterpillar is a nice touch

I got sick of hiding it .I'm sure there are pics here of most of our bikes on a ride somewhere with the plate showing .Now i'll never have to
bother again .

I think if you tried harder, you could actually get a more beaten up crappier looking bracket. For someone who has a caniption over scratches from keys, that's funny.

What are you going to do with the spade now?
Moving the plate exaggerates it heaps.

I'm telling you Saikan its camera flash . I ran out of paint (again) .Now i now it fit and lets enough light on the numbers i'll tidy it up to please you and Reardo .

The shovel is going to have to be trimed shorter .But how much can you cut off before it gets you a ticket.???/

gus wrote:I'm telling you Saikan its camera flash . I ran out of paint (again) .Now i now it fit and lets enough light on the numbers i'll tidy it up to please you and Reardo .

The shovel is going to have to be trimed shorter .But how much can you cut off before it gets you a ticket.???/

I do like it Gus, it's the best looking snow shovel I've seen on a Bandit.
I played around with mine (snow shovel) before I cut it off

i ended up cutting it shorter .Looks a bit differant (strange ) to me at the moment .
Just what length looks best .

I'll post a pic tomorrow ,please dont say " a bit longer "

gus wrote:i ended up cutting it shorter .Looks a bit differant (strange ) to me at the moment .
Just what length looks best .

I'll post a pic tomorrow ,please dont say " a bit longer "

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