Tail light idea's?

[Gsxar]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/95824780442646.jpg

Looking for idea’s for a tail light. Planning to fill in or change the holes in the tail.
I want something just plain (Leds) with integrated blinkers if possible, been looking and looking. Any suggestions or web sites that might have what I’m after?

Motors out of the bike now, Uncle Gibbo is going to paint it for me :D:D

[BOHEMION]

How abut the 03 R1 tail light like what Iceman is using

[fimpBIKES]

if u wanted to use those cut-outs then you could make some lens
Exben has the vacuum forming experience to do it i think

then just a heap of LEDs behind that clear lens would sort it out
(amber and red, that way u get your blinkers ;))

do u have that tail, or is it just an example?

[Gix11]

What about something like two strips of LEDs, ala YZF style? Saying that, I quite like the twin set up. I'd just replace them with LEDs if you want to be new age (!) and then recess them so they are just visible from the side (just so no cock hits you at night) as opposed to the big sticky out originals. Indicators could be mounted in those two other spare holes. Get a bank of LEDs in there. Huddo just made a custom bank to go in his Augusta tail holes. Looks trick.

[willow]

G'day Gsxar. Nice tail piece.
Get onto e-bay - "m/cycle led tail lights". Heaps of intergrated ideas.

here's the 1 i have Jo,i think its FZ6.it has no globe socket fitted and can be easily modiffied for LED's.probly not what your after but it is just plain.

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/95824807533342.JPG

[damo1]

ah jo why dont you run your pipe up into it and have two
great big square pipes coming out of it and then work on the lights
around that???????????????????????????
would look trick.

[Gsxar]

I orginally wanted the 2 pipes out the tail,think it would look great, then changed to the twin short pipes instead as I didnt want a shitty job done by someone running the pipes up, might have to go see the exhaust man and rethink it:D
Really liked the idea of just a strip/bar of L.e.d's underneath so its descreet.
Ta Davo I shall keep that in mind;)

[damo1]

you might find it hard to get the exhaust guy to do
it they didnt want to touch mine so i bit the
bullet and did it myself came out quite well i recon.
Hire a mig buy some mandrel bent pipe and get into it
your in no hurry take your time it will all come together

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SUZUKI-GSXR1000-2003-TAILLIGHT_W0QQitemZ4651832232QQcategoryZ35232QQrdZ 1QQcmdZViewItem

[veetwo tls]

if you use those cut outs RC-51

[damo1]

dont listen to them put pipes in jo

[Gsxar]

Ta Davo, but cause back of the tail slopes down not up dont think it would look right?
Damo ya really making think about going back to sticking the pipes out the back [8)] rang the guys who normally make up joining pipes for me and going to take it over and see what they think next week;)

Dont want orginal shaped lights..... dont want it to Ducati like lol

[fimpBIKES]

what size are the square cutouts gsxar?

[Zed14]

jo. go to a truckline or similiar truck parts supplies. they have small square led clearance lights and taillights.

[Gsxar]

Not done anything for a couple of days shall get back into it this week and see what happens :D:D
There about 70ml by 75ml Fimp

[damo1]

Pipes jo pipes it will look trick cut the out lets at the same angle as the
tail so there flush would look awesome.

[cammy9r]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/1004729721162764.JPG

Left to right. top to bottom.

zx10r.
zx12r
zx7r
Thundercat YZF
r6 98>00
r6 03>04
r6 01>02
Fazer 1000/r1 2000

[damo1]

She wont be needing any of those cammy shes putting pipes in
arnt you Jo!!!!

[cammy9r]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/1004729721148379.JPG

Left to right. Top to bottom.

Blade 02>03
blade rry
cbr1000rr 04>05
cbr 600 fx>fy
duke monster
fazer 600 03>05
r1 02>03
r1 98>99

[cammy9r]

http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/upload/100472972144685.jpg

05 r1.

They might not be of use to you but maybe some one else who is doing a forum search will find them handy.

[cammy9r]

Maybe since your tail slopes down at the rear you could turn a tail light upside down. This way the view angle is the same?

TVR sport cars (reads as fibreglass pish) have done this on a few of their cars.

OR just crack a led light open that looks ok and make/have made a lens that suits you (think that was mentioned but can't be arsed reading through again).

[fimpBIKES]

hi jo

i was wondering the size cos perhaps u could use something like this in an undertail
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Universal-Twin-Square-Tip-Canon-NEW_W0QQitemZ4650989582QQcategoryZ50140QQssPageNam eZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[EXBEN]

Jo I agree with Damo, you gotta put the pipes in it & slash cut them to match the angle of the fiberglass. Oh & by the way I've gotta bunch of trick Radaintz strip led's on the way ova from the US, they should be here next week.

[Gsxar]

Bike has been stranded in Melbourne for a week cause the wait for it....... wheel fell of the trailer while it was being towed [:0]
Lucky bike was okay anyway finally taking it home so will be able to try some of the different idea's u have come up with ( thanks everyone):D
Cammy those pics are great will keep me entertained for ages.
Love the look of that pipe Clint going to email him and ask what sizes it is.

Yeap Damo still way keep on the ended tail idea ( lots trying to talk me out of it lol) is it true it will get really hot and I will have a sweaty arse[:0]

Ben yell out when u get the LED's in I'm interested

[gibbo]

Hey Joe, whats the story wiyh that trailer, I thought Ross was going to fix it? Has he been a lazy boy then?

[damo1]

Thats crap Jo look at mine its fine ive put a heat sheild
under the seat to aid in heat distrabution but its fine
i was worried about it to and its not a prob even in summer.
Ask Exben hes done it as well and hes got no dramas either.
Do it you know you want to.

quote:Originally posted by cammy9r

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05 r1.

They might not be of use to you but maybe some one else who is doing a forum search will find them handy.
mmmmm,i chose this little number for mine. it was a fuckin nightmare to fit but i'm glad i did coz it now looks evil.

[Gsxar]

Hey Gibbo,trailer is still how it was when u saw it lol , but I borrowed another 1 to take take her home. Good news is motor stand is free now so you can paint the motor when ever ya up for it ;)

Just been out planning and study'n, under tail pipes are GO :D as long as I can get someone to run them neatly up there. Keep ya updated.

Good news is have decided on having the indicators in the top holes (shown in pic)
Ben do u or anyone have the techo knowledge to make me some up to fit in there? Holes are 100ml by 20ml high but they taper of in size towards the edge

[damo1]

Good to hear Jo cant wait to see them will look trick.

[EXBEN]

Jo,if you draw a template & fax it to me I'll cut you a lens that fits in there ( which you can glue in place)then I can supply you strip led's to fit in behind.These could be stacked one above the other to take up the whole opening. Or I can even make up the complete indicator if you like.

[Gsxar]

Xlent Ben I will send u of an email.
Went and saw my exhaust friend and he said No worries just bring it over when your ready.:D
So the plan is, untail pipe ( have to find something suitable yet)
and led strip tail lights underneath, blickers as I said above ;)

[EXBEN]

Jo, I've got the led stuff in, look ere http://streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2272

[niceguyeddie]

i agree with damo and ben, slash cut square pipes will look good and a bit different.also have a look at any of the clear lens led tail lights, they seem to all have a basic led rectangle inside a clear lens,this could be chopped(the rectangle bit) to suit your cutouts then some square peices of clear perspex to fit the holes. indicators could also be wired in too or placed inside the other panel vents. for my vtr, i bought the clear tailight with red leds and just squeezed some extra yellow ones into the corners.

[Gsxar]

Have finished mounting the tail up/moving the electrials, moulded and mounted a seat ( need to cover it yet).
Still haven’t found a pipe I like/can afford yet so it may end up with a short normal 1 for the time been.
Motor's of with Gibbo being painted black.
I have a thirst for knowledge, very little skill lol and a insane curiosity about how things work and attempting heaps of shit I probably shouldn’t lol[:I]
So after many hours of thinking bout the indicators I decided to try and make some practice ones. Marched down to dicks smiths and told the man tell me how [:I] been just mucking around learning how to do it. Going to have a go a making a lense and box tomorrow.


Grinders are not my friends and its really hard to cut in a straight line[}:)]:D