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So I've been doing a bunch of mods to my bike and I thought I'd share. The whole purpose of doing some electrical mods was to personalize my bike, but above all try to increase my visibility/warnings for myself (indicator lights) and others (brighter turn signals) on the road.
Here's what I've done so far:
1) Personalized gauge cluster with with LED conversion
2) Painted needles to match the theme of my bike (red & black with a bit of white)
3) LED Flasher (cause the incorrect flash time makes any bike look silly)
4) LED front turn signal bulbs
5) Halogen rear turn signal bulbs (turn indicators are from Fender Werks Eliminator Kit)
6) Integrated rear tail light
I'm not sure yet if I actually like how bright the LED conversion front turn signal bulbs are... but I'm leaving them in for now (1156 15 LED).
Here are the pics I've taken so far. A few more to come once my needles dry.
I left this needle white.. you'll see why in about 10 minutes when I get more photos up of my "lit" gauge cluster.
Have since put a second coat on this needle. Looks a lot better than this pic... damn these needles are hard to cover with paint... it just doesn't like to take...
Here are the rest of the pics. I'm sure you guys will appreciate them as much as I do. I think it's a HUGE upgrade from the white needles considering I've got "Cool White" LEDs to light up the TACH and SPEEDO.
IF you do end up trying to paint your needles and you make a mistake... DO NOT try to wipe the face of any of the gauges with your finger... I tried that and left myself a nice little white mark from my finger nail on my gauge face. Use a small piece of paper towel instead, rolled up as if you were going to stick it in your nose for a nosebleed (same conical shaped principal is what I used).
Here are the final pics (note... the clock and fuel gauge don't look nearly as orange as they show. They look almost exactly like the colour my bike is).
Little bit fuzzy... but you get the point.
This is the best pic by far, but I had the flash on so you can't see my clock and fuel gauge as well as you should be able to
Here's what I've done so far:
1) Personalized gauge cluster with with LED conversion
2) Painted needles to match the theme of my bike (red & black with a bit of white)
3) LED Flasher (cause the incorrect flash time makes any bike look silly)
4) LED front turn signal bulbs
5) Halogen rear turn signal bulbs (turn indicators are from Fender Werks Eliminator Kit)
6) Integrated rear tail light
I'm not sure yet if I actually like how bright the LED conversion front turn signal bulbs are... but I'm leaving them in for now (1156 15 LED).
Here are the pics I've taken so far. A few more to come once my needles dry.
I left this needle white.. you'll see why in about 10 minutes when I get more photos up of my "lit" gauge cluster.
Have since put a second coat on this needle. Looks a lot better than this pic... damn these needles are hard to cover with paint... it just doesn't like to take...
Here are the rest of the pics. I'm sure you guys will appreciate them as much as I do. I think it's a HUGE upgrade from the white needles considering I've got "Cool White" LEDs to light up the TACH and SPEEDO.
IF you do end up trying to paint your needles and you make a mistake... DO NOT try to wipe the face of any of the gauges with your finger... I tried that and left myself a nice little white mark from my finger nail on my gauge face. Use a small piece of paper towel instead, rolled up as if you were going to stick it in your nose for a nosebleed (same conical shaped principal is what I used).
Here are the final pics (note... the clock and fuel gauge don't look nearly as orange as they show. They look almost exactly like the colour my bike is).
Little bit fuzzy... but you get the point.
This is the best pic by far, but I had the flash on so you can't see my clock and fuel gauge as well as you should be able to
Ride like it's your last ride 
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