Cat C Bike

benji182 · 25 Nov 2015 at 19:06

It does look like there could be a bit of excess stress here with that banjo going one way and the hose then going back on itself.

wazza300 · 25 Nov 2015 at 19:37

yeah I think that end should be at the lever end,and the straight piece end at the caliper (or I could flip it over so it curves downwards? ill need to try it)

I tried to follow the original lines and hit the stop piece on the caliper,but it looks a bit odd

benji182 · 25 Nov 2015 at 21:25

looks like it just needs a flip 180 rather than a swap of end to end but if you're taking it off no harm in offering it up to see if it looks better

Fireskull · 26 Nov 2015 at 12:31

Yeah going by the pic it looks like it needs to be flipped, made that mistake before

wazza300 · 26 Nov 2015 at 14:21

redone it now,tried every other combo and it was making it touch the exhaust,pretty much as i had it before only i went under the stop on the caliper rather than above

Fireskull · 26 Nov 2015 at 14:23

Looks miles better, good job.

Kreeeee · 26 Nov 2015 at 14:28

Looks far better, now clean your rear wheel

Craig321 · 26 Nov 2015 at 14:36

Aren't you itching to ride the thing yet wazza?! You've been working on it for ages

wazza300 · 26 Nov 2015 at 14:40

I'm not fussed tbh,its too new and clean for me,I'm used to old nails, its gonna be a mission keeping it clean and looked after

If its too heavy on petrol it will be up for sale

There's a boat load of jobs to do on my other bike aswell

wazza300 · 27 Nov 2015 at 14:06

plate arrived today,good quality...stuck it on with sticky pads

Craig321 · 27 Nov 2015 at 19:05

What's it like at night with the R&G tail tidy?

Also, who did you get it printed by in the end?

wazza300 · 27 Nov 2015 at 19:08

its illuminated well,but it seems to shine a lot of white light outwards aswell,i might unbolt the led light and bend the bracket up then angle down towards the numberplate more,so its not so dazzling from behind

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221766774047?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

got it from them

Craig321 · 27 Nov 2015 at 19:11

Did you put the plastic cowl over the top? Did the guy you bought it off send that? There should be a bit of plastic over the LED light which will stop it blinding people behind you

Mine just seems to point into the plate too much, making a white concentrated patch. But tbh it's no less readable than most cars full size plates. I might still stick some washers in or bend it though to make it look better.

wazza300 · 27 Nov 2015 at 19:19

nope,some don't have them though,not sure but mine looks the same as this

Craig321 · 27 Nov 2015 at 19:21

Ah, slightly different on my bike.

You can see the slightly chunky plastic bit between my indicators - that's the cowl that goes over the light to reduce the backwards glare.

Edit: pshhh, picture has my old mirrors. They look so crap

wazza300 · 27 Nov 2015 at 20:00

benji has one fitted,maybe he can post some close up pics of it

benji182 · 27 Nov 2015 at 21:33

wazza300 said:
benji has one fitted,maybe he can post some close up pics of it

I'll be back at mine tomorrow afternoon. Are you wanting a dark picture to see the LED reflection?

wazza300 · 27 Nov 2015 at 21:46

Yeah,but look to see if its just the numberplate light or if there's also a black plastic shroud or cover over it aswell

I think mines missing but not sure

Craig321 · 27 Nov 2015 at 21:48

wazza300 said:
Yeah,but look to see if its just the numberplate light or if there's also a black plastic shroud or cover over it aswell

I think mines missing but not sure

Ahhh shroud is the word I was after, not cowl

Here's one with a clearer with shroud

And without shroud

So it does look like yours is missing?

Send an email to R&G. Just ask nicely - they sent my LED resistors for free when I ordered the wrong ones and let me keep the original wrong ones.

wazza300 · 27 Nov 2015 at 22:00

You can buy the whole light on eBay but its £12 and I only need the shroud,its too dazzling without it

I'll email them and the person I bought it off and ask for partial refund

Mine looks like the one in the bottom pic