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Did a lot sunday, not that anyone cares, but here it is:
Fixed my headlight and got the HID setup working in the stock housing. Aimed half-decent, too. With the low-beam type HID bulb I got (with the sliding Hi-beam shield position), the cutoff line is actually pretty decent, and part of the reason I have HID is for daytime visibility. I ride through an immigrant-heavy asian community to and from work, and since not all of these cagers had cars in their home country, the driving style in these parts can leave something to be desired. So, I'm a bit more visible in the daytime and during the dusk hours that I ride home from work.
Made my own custom LED tail light. Modified the hell out of a 9.99 LED trailer light from wal-mart. Brighter than hell when on. Definitely worth doing and fits neatly behind the stock lens and perfectly fills the open space in the housing.
When I got the bike, only the speedometer was illuminated, the bezel was covered in cheesy fake carbon fiber tape. And there were these cheesy rings of blue LEDs around the gauges. I removed the blue crap and fake carbon. Then I took a look at the back side of teh instrument cluster light harness. Cut to ****. I salvaged the male end of the harness light connector and its leads and connected a series of three 194-type LED bulbs/sockets, which fill the empty holes left by the type 74 bulb sockets quite nicely with a little adjustment. the lighting is very clean. note: I also added a stick-on clock. yes, I know it's tacky but it's the best solution I came across for figuring out what time it is.
I also got the fuel gauge working! yay!
I also replaced the missing rear passenger grab bar, since my lady actually enjoys riding 2-up with me.
The Katana isn't a sportbike, but it's ideal for riding with your lady on the back as you snake through the twisties. (FWIW: buying your lady armor is another way to say you really care-- i got some lovin out of it!)
Fixed my headlight and got the HID setup working in the stock housing. Aimed half-decent, too. With the low-beam type HID bulb I got (with the sliding Hi-beam shield position), the cutoff line is actually pretty decent, and part of the reason I have HID is for daytime visibility. I ride through an immigrant-heavy asian community to and from work, and since not all of these cagers had cars in their home country, the driving style in these parts can leave something to be desired. So, I'm a bit more visible in the daytime and during the dusk hours that I ride home from work.
Made my own custom LED tail light. Modified the hell out of a 9.99 LED trailer light from wal-mart. Brighter than hell when on. Definitely worth doing and fits neatly behind the stock lens and perfectly fills the open space in the housing.
When I got the bike, only the speedometer was illuminated, the bezel was covered in cheesy fake carbon fiber tape. And there were these cheesy rings of blue LEDs around the gauges. I removed the blue crap and fake carbon. Then I took a look at the back side of teh instrument cluster light harness. Cut to ****. I salvaged the male end of the harness light connector and its leads and connected a series of three 194-type LED bulbs/sockets, which fill the empty holes left by the type 74 bulb sockets quite nicely with a little adjustment. the lighting is very clean. note: I also added a stick-on clock. yes, I know it's tacky but it's the best solution I came across for figuring out what time it is.
I also got the fuel gauge working! yay!
I also replaced the missing rear passenger grab bar, since my lady actually enjoys riding 2-up with me.
The Katana isn't a sportbike, but it's ideal for riding with your lady on the back as you snake through the twisties. (FWIW: buying your lady armor is another way to say you really care-- i got some lovin out of it!)
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