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the bloke who originally drew the template used a ford feista light unit, i did my own thing, i found a bloke on ebay selling little LED units for about a fiver but in the end decided not to bother

EDIT: they guy who originally drew it was zunkus, the zunkus off here?? :confused:

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might want to get one on standby for MOT time
R&G do nice little ones on thier site

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Yes twas me allright.

Hehe, that Fiesta light gave me trouble from day one. The light bulb keeps blowing its filament for some reason. There's actually no need for it for it though as the rear light lights up the numberplate real fine on it's own!

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aha!! i owe you a beer my good man, it looks ace:D

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Glad I've been of some help. Good job mate!

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The R&G one looks good. May need a little modification, but should work.

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can you provide link plz i cant find it

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I didn't even know my bike had one of these until I looked at the thread. Must have been done by the previous owner!

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here you go:

http://www.rg-racing.com/browseBike/...03/LA0002.aspx

Enjoy

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cheers mate :thumleft:, i still can't be ar$ed though :lol:

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I did exactly the same-

but maybe not so neatly and not such a succinct description.

its on here somewhere if you do a search

good work matey

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tar very much :)

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LOOK LOOK i made 1na them tail tidies from the guys template.
it look rely good(for sayin i made it)

tryin to put some pics on

graham

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...g6996/bike.jpg

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<a href="http://s303.photobucket.com/albums/n...rrent=bike.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...g6996/bike.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

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http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...6996/bike2.jpg

http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...6996/Bike7.jpg

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ps i still aint got a tail tidy hence the wires.

n it cost me about 10quid all together n a days graftin. n hours of lookin n thinkin

try n get more photos soon
graham

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http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...96/Bike1-1.jpg

BEFORE

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http://i303.photobucket.com/albums/n...Photo-0373.jpg


AFTER

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nice one mate, how did you paint it?


mine paint is crap i've had to re-spray it twice

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Good work, i think you'll end up melting your plate up against the exhaust like that so a smaller ones the solution. I looks very close to the wheel too i've heard some people lose their plates after a ride, just watch for that!! :cool:

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yer i moved the exhaust away a tiny bit n the pics are a bit miss leadin with the num plate.

it is acctualy quite far away.

well i done a few hundred miles 2 up sometimes n it still intaked.
haha.

thanks
for the advice dude
graham

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i just sanded id down with about 100 grit then 500 then sumat like 3000(my dad nics it from ROLLS.

then 3or 4 primer then 3 or 4 black spray paint.

im rely pleased im useless with airosol n i didnt get any runs.

i sprayed all the temerary brakets aswell untill i can find a black tail tidy.

any pics of yours.

graham

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hey u rely 19 with that gixxer.
how much is your insurance.
n u got a car aswell or just bike.

graham

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Yeh I'm really 19, i've got a good job and still live at home with mother so could afford the bike and insurance. Its £900 tpft with one year no claim that includes all the goodies though breakdown cover ect. I've been riding bikes constantly for 3 years and its my only hobby so I treated myself to the bike.

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fair enough. i have a house n a car so stuck with th MIGHTY sv

graham

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Top tip for cutting the original undertray...take it right off the bike and use a wood saw starting from the front cutting with the saw laid on the flat bit of the under tray. One easy cut and hardly any trimming and no sealant required in the corners after.

I used 5mm lexan sheet for mine so it would be more rigid ( from work)!!

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yeah page 1 & 2 mate

my spraying has come out good aswell but it keep chipping off

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Get it powdercoated

I might make a job lot of them if I can get round to it and find some plate...

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no point gettin it powder coated. spray paint will do if ya do a few coats.

i used 1mm steel.
the jigsaw had some fun.

i took all the back fairin off n used a hacksaw blade on the original hugger. prob shoulda warn gloves.
haha.

the guy who made the template needs a medal.

graham

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Nothing gives me more pleasure to see how many folks used my template to cut off that fugly plastic and replace it with that smooth thing. leans up the rear nicely. The wife does not agree though, when it rains her back ends up soaked! Sorry guys!

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when i came back from France my ar5e was covered in white crap :)

BTW zunkus, how did you make the template, as in how did you draw it ect?

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Would you believe me that the thing started off as an almost freehand drawing!.
What I did is that I took rough measurements and drew them out on a piece of card. Then cut that out as a starter for a template. I then became religious again and started praying that I wouldn't ruin a brand new (at the time) motorcycle by cutting the rear plastic off after dismantling the whole rear end. I then mounted back the rear and tested the cardboard against the hole I created. It was almost ok except for the curvy bit at the end so I taped some more card at that end and re-cut. The template now fitted perfect. I was not happy though before scanning my cutout to my computer and redrew that in Macromedia Freehand. The curves were now much better done now, printed that out on laser printer stuck the print to card, cut and tested again. Perfect. I posted the template for all yea to enjoy.

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you went through alot a trouble to help other people.

ill make ya a medal when im not late for work.
HAHA.

wat do ya do for a job anythin to do with drawin of bikes?

graham

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I work as a radar technician for Eurocontrol but also work as a freelance designer for some big clients such as vodafone, ford, mazda, jaguar, yamaha, P&G, canon, local companies and now virgin drinks. It might sound I'm pretty loaded but the salary is not that much here and with my ever growing family I might say I get by ok. Nothing over the top, I still live in a flat and ride an SV not a Ducati Desmosedici forgodsakes :) Always wondered what it'll be like for me if I was doing the same abroad. Family keeps me here though.

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is it as interesting as it sounds. what do you design for these companies its quite a wide aray of companies.

also can you make a radar gammer for speed guns HA HA.

graham

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may have ment jammer

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Should have kept your back to the wall!!! ;)

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it was blueto, that rapscallion!!!

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Yes very much so. I design advertorial material, such as adverts, posters, supermarket wobblers, shelf talkers, stationery, billboards etc. I also do illustrations for vodafone mainly.

As a radar technician I'm currently maintaining two radars at a remote site on the west side of the island. It's situated on a cliff face which is a very nice place to be if you like heights. Great views in the morning, and more so the evening when you can see the setting sun on the Mediterranean sea.

I'm attaching these url if you'd like to see the radar.
Did not post pictures directly so I won't disturb the other posters.

http://www.fotothing.com/zunkus/photo/4/
http://www.panoramio.com/photos/original/1566977.jpg
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3256292

...errrmm, can't comment on the jamming business, top secret I'm afraid :)