first of all, the back of the mountain bike shop was turning into a dark dungeon catch-all. it [was] a nice space with cabinets and a nice counter top.. and then dim bulb kinda flickered, sputtered on and....everything got the boot! before (sad): after! (pardon the stain, it's gear lube from the ATV shop- those dont come out): Goal- to get the Porkinator plated- not hard to do here. I (finally) installed the factory "gift box" of goodies (no diagram, grrrrr) and got the front bits all sorted out, popped the mirror back on too. i've seen the Acerbis X-LED on another bike and thought it would look really sano on the Hoosk. first, mount the light/plate holder after a tiny trim job of the ribs in the fender- i used a dremel. wire up yellow to yellow, blue to green and tuck 'n tape the blue Acerbis lead back if you don't have a brake light switch. the wires were way different diameter so i braided them (i dropped the solder gun and it's dead- dang it!) and double-heat shrank it all using a pencil torch, not a heat gun. (cover the air filter kids, or else!) a tiny pencil torch works great in tight spots on low- just wave and shrink. (pardon the soot).
route yer wires logically, index your screws and fire it up. it's awesome. has a plate lamp too and works on almost no voltage. it's also from Itallia! i trim all my ties with a nail clipper flush to the zipper-head. no cuts that way. i did some experimenting with and without that resistor thingy or whatever it is. the head lamp is brighter with it so i safety-wired it to the "tail" on hose clamp on the head so it would stay cooler and not heat the wires under the tank, it gets HOT. i also just noticed i need to change my brake fluid- it's TOAST! lol. got it smack in the middle somehow...lol. usually these things tend to be whale-tails, this one is tiny and the photos dont do it justice.
neat as a pin....looks factory too!....figure if im going to all the trouble to install the "gift box" goodies, why not spend a couple bux and get a nice rear lamp and plate holder! bright as all get out...note the white LED plate lamp for DOT compliance. the Porkinator is a happy camper in his new spot and we are ready for inspection. yay momma-mia! what a great lamp and plate holder...it really is nice i am super stoked about it. that's all folks! braoooop!
Nice, What I want to know is? Is that your Enduro cross training area outside the window there or just a big pile of tires you could be riding on?
yes and yes! logs and rock pile are just before the tire pile...and they are filled with barbed wire n broken glass, good incentive not to stall! lol....
Glad your Chinese shark egg is working for ya. It finally stopped dropping goo I hope. Nice write up duke!
thanks HN! yeh, hanging it out in the breeze did the trick. we did some insane hard stuff this weekend, 15 hours or so (and a sprained thumb 5 miles in, darn it!!! , made for a LONG day)....not a drip. here's the new get-outa-jail-free card mounted. i used big patches of mongo-strentgh Velcro to mount it and set the glue off with a heat gun on low. then pop-riveted some vanity plate bolt cups (bolts are too heavy, wanted to really keep the weight down) then snapped on the 'disco-crystal' caps to cover all the holes. BLING-BLANG! lol.
Sweet! Much less weight than one of those bling encrusted plate frames. AZ is a wonderfully free place...folks are friendly and admire each other's sidearm, you can plate a 2 stroke. I can almost remember when Kali was like that...oh wait, no I can't.
