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Scooters - 50cc => Agility 50 => Topic started by: bootscooterboogie on August 21, 2012, 05:43:13 AM
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Ok, so I know I'm a complete noob when it comes to Kymco's... But, I read back all the way to posts made at the end of 2010, and haven't been able to find any links to websites that offer any cool aftermarket plastics or lights. I didn't do a search, per se, just kept reading and reading so that I could familiarize myself and prevent from asking questions that have already been answered 2,498,254 times in previous posts.
Btw... How do I de-restrict my Agility? KIDDING!! Please, don't hit me... I bruise like a peach...
Anyway, are there any cool aftermarket body parts for our Agilities? Headlight variations? Tail light variations? I love the way the scoot looks, but thought they might have some stuff like they have for my "older than dirt" 99' Zuma.
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I thought exactly the same thing but couldnt find anything :-\
I didnt spent too long looking but i didnt even find a sniff of any body mods or lights. I was looking for a modded headlight and some clear rear brake lenses. Think most folk need to fab up some themselves really.
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as well as the mods does anyone know wher you can get new body panels from? standard or modified. need the plastic panel around the front light. looked everwher for one in silver they seem like hens teath.
1+ for a modified section for the a50
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as well as the mods does anyone know wher you can get new body panels from? standard or modified. need the plastic panel around the front light. looked everwher for one in silver they seem like hens teath.
1+ for a modified section for the a50
you are better off trying to find a used scoot for parts. As far as lights you can hook up lights right to the battery but make sure you have a fuse and a off and on switch wired to it. the fog lights they sale at walmart works great I have a pair I hook up for night time works good to see the road kill.........I hooked theam to the front of the scoot wear the reflicters are at on the scoot.
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Kymco dealer stock all body panels and the price is pretty cheap really. I got a complete floor/foot panel last year for about £35 brand new from my local dealer. Rear mudguard was under £20 too.
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As far as lights you can hook up lights right to the battery
Yeah sure, if you like your scoot to catch fire at the first wiring fault, that's the way to go.....
Always connect your "experimental wiring" behind one of the existing fuses and use a large enough wiring gauge.
A short circuit is something that has a realistic chance of happening, and it should just blow the fuse without overheating the wires, instead of showing you another meaning of the term "scoot burnout" ;D
(and it could even show you the meaning of "shed burnout" or "home burnout", depending on where you park your scoot...)
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Yeah sure, if you like your scoot to catch fire at the first wiring fault, that's the way to go.....
Always connect your "experimental wiring" behind one of the existing fuses and use a large enough wiring gauge.
A short circuit is something that has a realistic chance of happening, and it should just blow the fuse without overheating the wires, instead of showing you another meaning of the term "scoot burnout" ;D
(and it could even show you the meaning of "shed burnout" or "home burnout", depending on where you park your scoot...)
mmmmm I did add that it needs a fuse hooked to it thank you very muchhhhhhhhhhh
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Yep, I should learn how to read again :-[
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...be creative...
;D
..and welcome to the forum!!
;)
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..make it your own...
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http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=6494.210 (http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=6494.210)
Make stuff. The white man has nothing for us brothers.
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..thats right!!..
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http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=6494.210 (http://www.kymcoforum.com/index.php?topic=6494.210)
Make stuff. The white man has nothing for us brothers.
fiberglass, acrylic, aluminum, and tons of imagination....
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That Little F'er is eyeballin your CVT cover pretty hard.
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..see wha'm sayinnn'...
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fiberglass, acrylic, aluminum, and tons of imagination....
That's what I need. More "vision". I'm a pretty 2d kinda designer with 3d tastes.
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(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRgOD6fRW4LgBMXwr4_4ygxNG00h-5YobC9y6dr33I4Xjwp1Fkt)
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Getting warmer...
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..3 zombies...
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I noticed that too. The reflections.
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..3 zombies...
looks like three dudes in low waist pants drinking rum....
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That Little F'er is eyeballin your CVT cover pretty hard.
What is that thing? Some kinda scrawny rabbit? :D
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I think it's Evil ... :o
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I think it's Evil ... :o
(http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_6882.gif)
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Mods you can't live without:
Cupholder to hold your beer, while you work on the scooter. ;)
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Added a nice bright light just for the road kill..............Wired right to the battery with a safty switch that has a buld in fuse.............. I just hope someone passes me know giving me there brights.............
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Wired right to the battery with a safty switch that has a buld in fuse
Not trying to make the same mistake twice.... But if I understand this correctly, the wire between your battery and the switch is not protected by the fuse ?
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the fuse that is buld in to the switch is on a small wire just befor the switch its self that gos to the battery..........
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the fuse that is buld in to the switch is on a small wire just befor the switch its self that gos to the battery..........
You mean that you installed the switch with the built-in fuse very close to the battery ?
If that's the case then there's probably nothing wrong with it indeed...
Not trying to be annoying here, but as a professional who has seen too many dangerous contraptions built by hobbyists who were often convinced they'd built something completely safe, I'm always a little paranoid about these things... Most people don't see all possibilities for spectacular faults until you show them - and I used to be one of them before I started my career some twenty years ago, I know what I'm talking about.... ;D
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its all good I appreciate your concern. here is a pic of a fuse I used its about 4 inches from the battery.
at the other end is the switch it came as a kit to hook up lights.
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cant see the wireing from this pic but here is the switch .
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Looks solid enough, and since it's sold as a set for exact this purpose, the wire size and fuse rating should be compatible with each other and with the power source... And since the fuse is only 4 inches from the battery, the short piece of wire in between won't easily rub against metal parts or sharp edges, and all will be fine...
(...must...resist....using...quote....."famous last words"....here... 8) )
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thanks do you think it would be better to have the ground wire on the frame of the scoot then the battery.
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thanks do you think it would be better to have the ground wire on the frame of the scoot then the battery.
Dont think that would matter Blue, just as long as its grounded it should be fine. Prob wouldve been easier to just bolt it to the frame tho instead of running the wire all the way to the battery but its done now so i would leave it.
That light looks cool man. Think i need to mod my headlight soon now :). Never have liked the stock A50 headlight
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I don't like using the frame as a ground conductor, especially not for DC currents as this will promote corrosion, and also because a common ground conductor can lead to all sorts of weird interactions between different parts of a system when a connection somewhere in this ground path starts to fail or isn't as solid as you think...
But that's perhaps because of my experience with the more industrial kind of large systems with all kinds of power and signal transmission going on within the same environment - in the automotive industry however, they seem perfectly happy to sacrifice a bit of transparency for saving cost and weight...
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I don't like using the frame as a ground conductor, especially not for DC currents as this will promote corrosion, and also because a common ground conductor can lead to all sorts of weird interactions between different parts of a system when a connection somewhere in this ground path starts to fail or isn't as solid as you think...
But that's perhaps because of my experience with the more industrial kind of large systems with all kinds of power and signal transmission going on within the same environment - in the automotive industry however, they seem perfectly happy to sacrifice a bit of transparency for saving cost and weight...
Im just basing my reasoning on my car really, could be youre right :-\
Hes done it now direct to the battery anyhow.
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Dont think that would matter Blue, just as long as its grounded it should be fine. Prob wouldve been easier to just bolt it to the frame tho instead of running the wire all the way to the battery but its done now so i would leave it.
That light looks cool man. Think i need to mod my headlight soon now :). Never have liked the stock A50 headlight
thanks and thank you mono for your knowlege. I stell have my stock lights I ride at night alot and with deer season comeing up I would like to see theam befor its to late............
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with a light that big and bright you wont see any this year, they will see you from a mile off and hide.
looks good blue. what kind of power drain do you get from it?
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with a light that big and bright you wont see any this year, they will see you from a mile off and hide.
looks good blue. what kind of power drain do you get from it?
not sure on the power drain yet Im sure ill find out soon enough.If I dont like it Ill take the light off...
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What is that thing? Some kinda scrawny rabbit? :D
..lmao...sorta..that's pepper..
..he's a "registered" peek-a-chi...lol..
..dads a chihuahua..moms a pekingese..ever how u spellit..
..he was the only one of th litter that wasnt a big fur-ball...he looked lonely when i went to get him..
..bought him for my oldest girl 4 yrs ago..he's my buddy...
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..use LED lighting, off the battery, properly rated inline fuse and some kind of switch...
..all automotive dc systems use the frame as "ground"..
..i mean, what other choice is there??
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..i mean, what other choice is there??
Twice the amount of wiring ;D
(twice the cost, twice the weight, but on the other hand less possible interactions between different parts of the system and less corrosion-sensitive spots - but like I said, it's my personal preference due to experience with a different kind of systems, the advantages are mostly theoretical in real life scooter technology ;D)
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the advantages are mostly theoretical in real life scooter technology )
Bingo! I was thinking of posting in this electrical thing but kept thinking it was really in vein. Nice job Blue. Just happy to see a fuse.
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Dame that light is bright took down some country roads last night .feels funny shining for deer on a scooter lol.....
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I almost hit a deer last winter. I swear I could feel the breeze of the rear leg as it jumped past. Then I felt like Tom Cruise in "Days of Thunder" when he had to hit the gas thru the smoke. Just keep straight, and don't panic.
There's a family of squirrels that play in a road around the corner. I've almost hit them too many times to count.
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I almost hit a deer last winter. I swear I could feel the breeze of the rear leg as it jumped past. Then I felt like Tom Cruise in "Days of Thunder" when he had to hit the gas thru the smoke. Just keep straight, and don't panic.
There's a family of squirrels that play in a road around the corner. I've almost hit them too many times to count.
Ya thats why I need a bright light road kill around here is hard to see. Ever hit a coon at 40 miles a hour....................OUCH....................
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I almost hit a deer last winter. I swear I could feel the breeze of the rear leg as it jumped past. Then I felt like Tom Cruise in "Days of Thunder" when he had to hit the gas thru the smoke. Just keep straight, and don't panic.
There's a family of squirrels that play in a road around the corner. I've almost hit them too many times to count.
I've hit a cat and a duck, both by accident. :/
And most small birds flies 40km/h when they panic.. :p
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i ran a whaloby over once in a garbage truck in the uk. they had escaped from a zoo and multiplyed over the years. was a bit flat though after.lol
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What area are you from Skippy?
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now mansfield nottingham but i lived in matlock derbyshire
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now mansfield nottingham but i lived in matlock derbyshire
Cool. No idea where it is, but cool. Ive been to Sheffield, Birmingham, Manchester, London, Morpeth/Newcastle, Blackpool and Cornwall on holiday and on business but thats about the only places i know south of the border. I get lost pretty easy even around here, thats why i love sat-nav, dont know how i ever got anywhere before we had that :D
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20 mile south of sheffield. in the sticks. there is a place called matlock bath next town along. a famous meeting place for motor bikes, well worth a visit on weekends about 1-2 miles of just bikes and scooters all lined up.
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Think i heard of it or seen it on tv. Was in Sheffield a couple of years ago when the wife got sent for treatment at Sheffield Hosp, stayed in the town centre while she was in.
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i hope it was all sorted and your wife is well now.
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i hope it was all sorted and your wife is well now.
Not really...its still ongoing. Treatment at Sheffield didnt work as hoped. :(
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that does not sound good. shefield hos is ment to be one of the best. hope it can be treated and you have a speciest closer to home. from your posts in the past you all sound like a good happy family, with good spirits.
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that does not sound good. shefield hos is ment to be one of the best. hope it can be treated and you have a speciest closer to home. from your posts in the past you all sound like a good happy family, with good spirits.
Yeah we got sent there cos they specialised in the treatment, (Gamma Knife, kinda like radiotherapy) one of only 2 machines in the UK i think is there. Didnt work anyway as hoped it would. Just have to try keep carrying on as normal, not much else we can do. Shes got a specialist up here, keeps an eye on it and she gets MRI scans every 6 months. Just a case of watch and wait to see what happens. If things get worse she has to get surgery but thats a last resort due to the risks involved. Just a waiting game really with no timescale, could be she gets no worse and they leave it or could be surgery later. Just got to hope it doesnt get much worse, not easy but nothing else we can do :-\
Least she didnt ignore the symptoms years ago and got it diagnosed, i wouldve just ignored it if it was me.
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yes i would have too. or just ignored it and pretended all was ok. at least she can keep on top of it now and get help if or when she needs it.
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There are my Agilityes
(http://i50.tinypic.com/21jvtzt.jpg)
bgm net on holes
(http://i46.tinypic.com/2ptcll1.jpg)
(http://i47.tinypic.com/2m7dpus.jpg)
metal plastic stripe around front plastic
(http://i45.tinypic.com/213ez3o.jpg)
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2lclg8.jpg)
painted valve cover
(http://i48.tinypic.com/28lvss5.jpg)
poliester job
(http://i49.tinypic.com/2cwseg0.jpg)
bad look
(http://i50.tinypic.com/2dlrjix.jpg)
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Nice Agil. I like the trim on the panel edge, never thought of that one, i may have to copy that idea soon :D
You should post up under a new topic, otherwise people who are not following this thread wont see them. Most usually post in the Eyecandy and pics section. Its cool tho post here, no worries.
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I love the screen idea. I have more holes than plastic at this point, and that may keep the birds out. I'm gonna rig up something like that myself. Glad you posted those Thanks!
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Hey guys, thought id share a pic of my 08 agility 50. Still a work in progress, but its been chopped and lengthened 10 inches using 120 wall pipe (really thick), custom handle bars and using the flip up backrest as the new seat. Also in the works is an 80cc big bore kit. Hope you guys like it. Ill post more pics when I get it done
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Ahh, very inspiring... (I've got a spare Agility available for all kinds of experiments ;D )
Brilliant idea, recycling the backrest as a seat !!
Not so sure about simply lengthening the frame though, the extra pipe may be strong enough for itself, but the extra length of the resulting "flat" frame puts a higher load on the existing pieces of tube near the engine mounts and the front.
I think it would be wise to weld an extra tube under the frame, positioned lower than the side tubes and perhaps with some cross-connection to the side tubes, to keep the frame from bending vertically and from eventually breaking the tubes near the engine mounts or front because of metal fatigue....
Keep those pictures coming !
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Thanks for the kind words! I was thinking of welding in a top tube for extra support, kind of like a motorcycle. Then in the future, I could mount a fuel tank on the top tube. Id have to make a cross brace to mount it on the bottom, not to big of a deal
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Hey guys, thought id share a pic of my 08 agility 50. Still a work in progress, but its been chopped and lengthened 10 inches using 120 wall pipe (really thick), custom handle bars and using the flip up backrest as the new seat. Also in the works is an 80cc big bore kit. Hope you guys like it. Ill post more pics when I get it done
Hey Jaws,that looks cool man 8)
You should start up a new thread for this to keep it all in the one place so we can all watch it progress. I know i want to see how it turns out for sure.
I just wish i had a bigger garage, i got 2 projects going on in mine now, a car and a scoot, as well as a load of stuff stored in it and its only a single car garage :D
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Nice job more pic please more pic. and anyone ealse doing this post there pictures.
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Hey guys, got some more pics. Final frame design before sandblasting and paint.
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Big bore kit installed
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And this is the tail light im going to use, yamaha yzf led tail/turn. I can't figure out how to post multiple pics at once from my phone. Im kinda computer disabled lol
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I can't figure out how to post multiple pics at once from my phone. Im kinda computer disabled lol
I use an app called Photobooth or Photogrid to collate the pics. Also an app called Labelbox for labelling then post the pic as one...
this....
(http://i1101.photobucket.com/albums/g436/castandiello77/labelbox_20120530192654.jpg?t=1338377095)
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That is going to be lovely Jaws.
Zombie will love this when he finds this thread.... :)
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Jaws, do tell what you're using as a flasher relay and how its wired when you get it. I used an eflr-1 flasher relay on my r6 taillight on my ruckus. I got an idea for my agility to do away with the stock flashers.
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I just did a few cosmetic mods so far(only 400mi)
The cup holder
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/jayco103/IMAG0316_zps3c75cf8d.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/jayco103/IMAG0317_zpsf027eb07.jpg)
The axle puller
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/jayco103/IMAG0318_zps64053ff3.jpg)
Low pro mirrors
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/jayco103/IMAG0327_zps70a91241.jpg)
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/jayco103/IMAG0326_zps57f73650.jpg)
Variator on order
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Where did you get those mirrors ?
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nice mirrors
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They are the Daytona BSC knockoffs from eBay. I had to use a 1/2" spacer inbetween the mirror and the mount or they would hit the handlebar cowl. They look so much better than the stockers. I ordered the nakaru variator because it was pretty reasonable, $60, but do you all like the malossi or polini better? The polini for the ruckus is the top dog so I was leaning towards that one when I go big on the mods. I was looking at integrated taillights last night and some of the r1 taillights look like they may work on the bike without much modification.
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Jaws, do tell what you're using as a flasher relay and how its wired when you get it. I used an eflr-1 flasher relay on my r6 taillight on my ruckus. I got an idea for my agility to do away with the stock flashers.
Still using the stock kymco flasher for now. It does have a fast flash, but I've got some load resistors that I need to wire in to rear lights
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Nice, I've been toying with the idea of trying to put this,
(http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/jayco103/r10406.jpg)
n the bike without any or very very little bondo.
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Jaws, don't use load resistors...use LED flashers..