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| Birdman | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 27/12/2010 | | Posts | : | 135 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Apr 2011 - 03:54 Post title : Installing Motolights | | | I (with some assistance :) ) will be installing caliper mounted Motolights tomorrow. Engage's very useful thread on wiring the lights to the Aux lighting switch will come in handy.
Quick question - The instructions remind you to know the manufacturer's recommended torque settings for the caliper bolts. I don't have a service manual. Could someone please let me know this setting.
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| Fordster | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 365 | | Location | : | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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| | Posted : 21 Apr 2011 - 06:04 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Birdman) | | | 50 Nm (37 ft lbs)
(Service Manual pgs. 12.4 & 12.15)
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| Ultimate38 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 134 | | Location | : | Albany, NY, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Apr 2011 - 06:21 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Birdman) | | | An in line version :
Thunderbird Service Manual
Check pages 1.36 and so
Cheers
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New Tbird 2012, 1600, black and ... stock until now !
Previous 2009 1600 Tbird/KN Air filter/Hog Slayer exhaust/Brian Custom saddle/Oil pressure gauge/oil temperature/Horse saddleback.
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| Theazrp | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 111 | | Location | : | Gold Canyon, Arizona, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Apr 2011 - 17:03 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Birdman) | | | Good luck with your install. Please give us an update (pics would be nice) when you get them in place. I'm interested in installing aux lights at some point and would like to put them on myself. I've looked at Motolights and I think that's what I may eventually end up with.
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| Birdman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/12/2010 | | Posts | : | 135 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Apr 2011 - 04:34 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Theazrp) | | | The install of the Motolights went very well although I had some help with the electrical hookup. Engage's diagram showing how to hook up to the Auxiliary light switch was invaluable - thank you.
I really like these Motolights. They look to be very well made and durable. The brushed aluminum really ties in well with the front fork and wheel and looks like an OEM accessory designed for the Bird.
Engage and others have posted pics but here are few of mine.
BTW I went for the 50 watt bulbs for increased brightness.
   
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| Steve | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/03/2011 | | Posts | : | 480 | | Location | : | Chesham, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 25 Apr 2011 - 10:29 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Ultimate38) | | | How do you manage to screw up the forum like this?
Is it sabotage? Are you typing in extra html tags to throw the system?
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| feduke | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/08/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,441 | | Location | : | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Apr 2011 - 11:46 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Birdman) | | | Some of my posts show up like the above also after freshly posted. But, when I go back to the thread and open them from there they look alright. All I do is type in the box and I doubt Birdman was the cause of the problem. Why jump on someone when you don't know what's going on? Personally I think George Bush did it. I think he was in on the Lincoln assassination thing too.
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| EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Apr 2011 - 12:49 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Birdman) | | | Awesome 
Next time you are out riding with friends, swap bikes and ride in front and look at yours through the mirrors. Have your friend turn the motos on an off. You'll be amazed at difference in visibility. At night, they'll light up the roads sides quite nicely as well.
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| Thatch | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Apr 2011 - 13:41 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: EnGage) | | | Sweet. Now you can ditch those silly reflectors! 
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| Birdman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/12/2010 | | Posts | : | 135 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Apr 2011 - 14:17 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Steve) | | | Actually it was the post above mine that started the weird formatting and mine followed suit when I posted but now has sorted itself out
I hope you are kidding about the sabotage??
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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Apr 2011 - 14:41 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Birdman) | | | Truth be told, it was Ultimate38's post (2 up from yours) that was the culprit. (it had an orphan /quote tag). That caused the subsequent posts to be improperly formatted and was a simple oversite.
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| narsisco_lopez | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 2,765 | | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Apr 2011 - 14:59 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Thatch) | | | Those lights look pretty cool, indeed, and would be a great addition for my ride. But, if I spend ANY more cash on farkles for the 'Bird this season my wife will throw me out and I'll be sleeping in that new tent of mine permanently! 
| 2012 Storm (SOLD!)
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2012 K13S
2009 KTM 990 Adventure
2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen)
2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!)
2007 Kawasaki ZX10R
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman"
1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J
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| Steve | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/03/2011 | | Posts | : | 480 | | Location | : | Chesham, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 25 Apr 2011 - 15:06 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Birdman) | | | Birdman wrote:
Actually it was the post above mine that started the weird formatting and mine followed suit when I posted but now has sorted itself out
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It's cos your avatars eyes are too close together, it looks shifty.
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| mito3dc | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 81 | | Location | : | Adligenswil, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 26 Apr 2011 - 07:10 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: Birdman) | | | Compliments Birdman, looks really cool 
I'm actually looking into them of course the black version...
Could you make a pic about how they are fixed on the bike. Any issue mounting them or just straight foreward?
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| Birdman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 27/12/2010 | | Posts | : | 135 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 26 Apr 2011 - 13:31 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: mito3dc) | | |
mito3dc wrote:
Compliments Birdman, looks really cool
I'm actually looking into them of course the black version...
Could you make a pic about how they are fixed on the bike. Any issue mounting them or just straight foreward? |
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I am away on a bike trip without a camera so I can't post pics but the mounting is very simple . You remove the existing caliper bolt and mount the light with a supplied longer bolt.
On this trip when my friend rides ahead of me is amazed how visible the Birdd is. He says it's a night and day type difference.
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| | Posted : 26 Apr 2011 - 16:45 Post title : Re: Installing Motolights (Re: feduke) | | | feduke wrote:
Some of my posts show up like the above .... But, when I go back to the thread and open them from there they look alright. |
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That's because I went in and fixed them (I think there were a couple last week)  .
Like Thatch said it's an orphan /quote tag (that's for ending a quoted passage).
If in doubt (or have another occasion), go quote a passage with the quote button and you can see how the start and end quote tags should be.
Otherwise, it will eventually be seen and rectified ... no problem.
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