Jimbeamrye
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I know lots of you out there are like me, and want plenty of "extras" on your bike but might not know where to start. So I decided to snap off some photos of some of my projects I have worked on in the past year. I did all the work myself, and I suggest you do the same because it "feels" so much better to do it yourself even if it is not "perfect" than to have someone else do it perfectly...Just my Opinion!
Everyone I have heard who got that Stebel Nautilus Air Horn said they couldn't fit it where the old original POS horn was located, But I was DETERMINED to get it into that spot! I had to make some 1 and a half inch extentions for the plastic horn cover, and remove one little metal wire support rod behind the headlights, and I fit it in there! I covered the horn with a black vinyl bag and cut out the horn holes only. Ran the fresh air hose under the tank with a foam air filter attached. That is one LOUD cool sounding air horn. Sounds just like an Air horn should.
Too many bikers seem to be getting run over from behind while stopping at red lights around here, so I bought a bunch of red LEDs from JCWhitney, and started putting together some insurance against dumbass cagers that can't "see" the stock tail light. The ones on the saddle bags stay on as do the tag LEDs. But when I hit the brakes I have these twin 12" long red ones come on also, and they are super bright! Had my wife follow me on a bright sunny day and she said they are attention getters! You can't see it in the photos, but I have modulators that pulse all these lights when I hit the brakes. Have a modulator on the headlights also for daytime driving.
The speakers and stereo(not pictured) was the ALL TIME hardest and longest project of all! It took 2 months to finally aquire all the parts for assembly. I had to find all waterproof speakers, waterproof radio remote(pictured) and rust proof front speaker housings. Bought the stainless steel front speaker housings from Summit Racing (sold as 5" fog lights for trucks). bought the 5" poly planar speakers from local marina. Had to shave off a half an inch of the speaker diameter to fit into housings. Pyle Radio #PLCD18MRMP was bought on-line also(not sure where now) but it plays normal CD's and CD's that have mp3's burned onto them. Have 225 songs on 1 CD inside unit right now, plus it has a "weather band". It puts out something like 50x4 watts a channel, so it was perfect for these 4 speakers. Rear speakers are Sony, with HZ down into the 30's, so they have a nice punch to them. I can hear my stereo perfect at speeds below 60 mph.
The volt meter was very easy to install. Having to make a mount for it was the most time consuming.
The 205/55-16 tire is an Advan Yokohama ZR AA traction all weather tire, and it is almost as wide as the original. I chose this size so I'd lessen the effects of a too wide square tire causing probs cornering. It works great, but it still takes some time to get used to the different feel of cornering! BTW I took the wheel off the bike and took it to an automotive tire shop to mount the tire. You will never be able to do that yourself without a comercial tire mounting device! Best of luck if you do try it yourself!!!
Anyway I hope these pics give you "do it yourselfers" some great ideas to start with now.
FYI If you right click on a pic and "Save As" it, it will give you the pics decription. Just pick out the words, not the %,$ signs.
EDIT: One last thing, I have to give my wife the MOST credit for helping me complete most of these projects. She was out in the garage many hours helping with the wiring, soldering, and anything that required that "3rd" hand. After all, she was the one who said "We will be tight on money for awhile, but we can afford that Triumph, so lets get it"
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Everyone I have heard who got that Stebel Nautilus Air Horn said they couldn't fit it where the old original POS horn was located, But I was DETERMINED to get it into that spot! I had to make some 1 and a half inch extentions for the plastic horn cover, and remove one little metal wire support rod behind the headlights, and I fit it in there! I covered the horn with a black vinyl bag and cut out the horn holes only. Ran the fresh air hose under the tank with a foam air filter attached. That is one LOUD cool sounding air horn. Sounds just like an Air horn should.
Too many bikers seem to be getting run over from behind while stopping at red lights around here, so I bought a bunch of red LEDs from JCWhitney, and started putting together some insurance against dumbass cagers that can't "see" the stock tail light. The ones on the saddle bags stay on as do the tag LEDs. But when I hit the brakes I have these twin 12" long red ones come on also, and they are super bright! Had my wife follow me on a bright sunny day and she said they are attention getters! You can't see it in the photos, but I have modulators that pulse all these lights when I hit the brakes. Have a modulator on the headlights also for daytime driving.
The speakers and stereo(not pictured) was the ALL TIME hardest and longest project of all! It took 2 months to finally aquire all the parts for assembly. I had to find all waterproof speakers, waterproof radio remote(pictured) and rust proof front speaker housings. Bought the stainless steel front speaker housings from Summit Racing (sold as 5" fog lights for trucks). bought the 5" poly planar speakers from local marina. Had to shave off a half an inch of the speaker diameter to fit into housings. Pyle Radio #PLCD18MRMP was bought on-line also(not sure where now) but it plays normal CD's and CD's that have mp3's burned onto them. Have 225 songs on 1 CD inside unit right now, plus it has a "weather band". It puts out something like 50x4 watts a channel, so it was perfect for these 4 speakers. Rear speakers are Sony, with HZ down into the 30's, so they have a nice punch to them. I can hear my stereo perfect at speeds below 60 mph.
The volt meter was very easy to install. Having to make a mount for it was the most time consuming.
The 205/55-16 tire is an Advan Yokohama ZR AA traction all weather tire, and it is almost as wide as the original. I chose this size so I'd lessen the effects of a too wide square tire causing probs cornering. It works great, but it still takes some time to get used to the different feel of cornering! BTW I took the wheel off the bike and took it to an automotive tire shop to mount the tire. You will never be able to do that yourself without a comercial tire mounting device! Best of luck if you do try it yourself!!!
Anyway I hope these pics give you "do it yourselfers" some great ideas to start with now.
FYI If you right click on a pic and "Save As" it, it will give you the pics decription. Just pick out the words, not the %,$ signs.
EDIT: One last thing, I have to give my wife the MOST credit for helping me complete most of these projects. She was out in the garage many hours helping with the wiring, soldering, and anything that required that "3rd" hand. After all, she was the one who said "We will be tight on money for awhile, but we can afford that Triumph, so lets get it"
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