vilguy said:
aye i know ;) and plenty o fun lanes in the area for both the landy and the cr500 ;)
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cr500, now that's a mans bike, got a maico 490 in the garage that needs an engine, but i'd love a cr just for the look on the faces of sports bikers when you leave em standing in a cloud of blue smoke.:D
 
MMm tis fun, and for duffing dopey idiots on brand new ktms that think their the bees knees ;) Ive had plenty of laughs riding it to hare n hound enduros (its road registered ;) ) and spanking a few brand new race only machines. Nothing goes like a 500 ;) well those maicos are close!

Im seriously tempted to buy the 640 big bore kit for it from america so i can enter it in "big trail bike" class enduros... imagine the looks on their faces hahahahhaah
 
Just ordered some +2" big bore expedition shocks as a temporary thing to allow me to fit this lift kit.

Dont tell the mrs (we are supposed to be saving up!!!)
 
right so one side is now converted to HID. Pic shows the difference.

Headlamp holder thing is corroded and i will replace soon





 
and today i went for it...



removed the dodgy half door / side window bits





lower bulkhead is presently "held" in place with this crappy mastik!!!! :eek:

















silverline discs didnt like cutting through ali! went through a dozen today!



****y lower rear "bulkhead" will be replaced later.



only realised a series truck cab roof is different after i cut everything... hehe... whoops! least i will get lots of fresh air in the cabin!

Foam and fibreglass shall be used to make up the rear end to make it look more standard.
 
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bit fiddly, but relatively a piece of ****. Just need to drill a hole in the back of the headlamp shell to feed the plugs through, the alternative being you could rewire it... but i like being able to swap back to standard bulbs if you had an HID go.
 
few more bits arrived, big bore expedition dampers (look brilliant!) just like one of 110womans toys i guess, and ive ordered replacement steering wheel stalks as i believe these to be causing a few electrical problems.

Amazingly the huge gap in the rear of the roof is actually a benefit as with the heater on im sweltering!!!

also got a bolt in wiring loom for the front spotlights as it was such a good price i just couldnt be arsed to make one up.

This weekend revolves around :-

replace reverse light switch
bolt in MSS cubby box
headlight guards & rad muff to be bolted on with rivnuts - no screws!
sort out the holes in the bulkhead
rear lift springs and dampers
install a windscreen washer bottle
change the coolant / antifreeze
install the pully downy bracket thingys for the side panels
make a capping strip for the gaping hole in the wheel arch where its been cut by the P.O
install HID kit for drivers side
replace steering wheel stalks

hopefully this should resolve a few issues!
 
i thought you had to be careful fitting HID headlights with the ballast packs because they have to have there own self levelling motors and wipers? :eek:
 
true.. that is the legal issue.. but ive been fitting HID's to cars and bikes for many years. Ive sold many thousand of HID conversion kits to people over the past 4 years and everyones been happy :)

Not going to turn this into a legal thing about HIDS but every vehicle I have owned has been converted to HID since 4 years ago, and I have never had any issues with police, insurance, vehicle inspector after one got written off, MOT testers or anyone.

Infact, they have all just been impressed as to how choofin bright they are.

So long as you adjust your lights after you install them to the correct level, theres never a problem.

Oh HID bulbs all have ballast packs to ramp the voltage up to 22,000V (approx) these advertised bulbs that claim to be HID but are just normal bulbs... are just that.. fakes.

And dont play around with the wiring whilst they are on.... its like being tazered... trust me I know!!!... i was a jibbering wreck for several minutes afterwards.
 
not at all - £50 for the full conversion kit. Not £150-£450 like what the main accesories companys are charging (rip offs)

I started by supplying the bmw gs chaps ages ago, and came across other suppliers making up rubbish "oh these are military grade HID kits these are" they were talking out of there arses. They were charging £120 to convert a dipped beam on one!

I charged £35 for the one kit and sold 30 kits in a night. I got a bunch of really snotty emails afterwards from the other suppliers saying I was wrecking their business... but at the end of the day. They were taking the mick.

They are really easy to install, but i think the landy is the most awkward one I have had to install.. EVER! still only takes 30 minutes though.

They do put out considerably more lumens than a standard halogen and the light is more natural to daylight. I find driving with them at night much easier.

Also draw fewer amps off your electrical system once up to temp, they do draw about 50% more for around 10 seconds whilst they warm up.
Biggest ballache is drilling through the lamp shell to get the connector out. You could take the connector apart and get the wiring out that way. But i could not be arsed. And I like the option of being able to put original bulbs back in 5 minutes "IF" someone did ever say anything.

They draw fewer amps off your electrical system when up to temperature, but do use around 50% more whilst warming up (about 10 seconds)
 
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vilguy said:
not at all - £50 for the full conversion kit. Not £150-£450 like what the main accesories companys are charging (rip offs)

I started by supplying the bmw gs chaps ages ago, and came across other suppliers making up rubbish "oh these are military grade HID kits these are" they were talking out of there arses. They were charging £120 to convert a dipped beam on one!

I charged £35 for the one kit and sold 30 kits in a night. I got a bunch of really snotty emails afterwards from the other suppliers saying I was wrecking their business... but at the end of the day. They were taking the mick.

They are really easy to install, but i think the landy is the most awkward one I have had to install.. EVER! still only takes 30 minutes though.

They do put out considerably more lumens than a standard halogen and the light is more natural to daylight. I find driving with them at night much easier.

Also draw fewer amps off your electrical system once up to temp, they do draw about 50% more for around 10 seconds whilst they warm up.
Biggest ballache is drilling through the lamp shell to get the connector out. You could take the connector apart and get the wiring out that way. But i could not be arsed. And I like the option of being able to put original bulbs back in 5 minutes "IF" someone did ever say anything.

They draw fewer amps off your electrical system when up to temperature, but do use around 50% more whilst warming up (about 10 seconds)
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Only just caught this, where can we get such a set up?
 
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