brakes done ! headlight done !

[Stingray230sx]

well i finally finished what i should have in the spring, but with a boat and two other bikes, sometimes its hard to get motivated.

here is my 97 max with the wave rotors frt/rear and a R1 caliper, and a new headlight from exactrep.

still have a chrome grabrail to install, but i am not sure on turn signals yet, i bought some, but was not happy when they came in, so that will be later.

oh yea, the right side cover is not on there, just noticed when i was uploadin the pics............

hope you guys like her, i think she looks great, now im gonna go install that cover........


doug

 

[PATMAX]

Nice big bright light, nice. You did not say where you got it or what model and how much, how the install went. Plug and play?

 

[twistedmax]

Looks good, stop better?

 

[Stingray230sx]

and a new headlight from exactrep

its their 7" prism lense conversion

lower case typing gets me every time, i got the headlight in the early early spring and it was $152.00 with the 100 watt bulb [actually comes with a bulb, wattage not specified and the 100 watt bulb in a separate box]
its $136.00 with the smaller wattage bulb
that doesnt include shipping and waiting on it from the UK

i purchased a wiring kit from eastern beaver that plugs into the stock H4 plug and runs all the way to the battery with a relay to give good voltage to the bulb without overloading the wires, so it should be good to go.


doug

 

[Stingray230sx]

Looks good, stop better?

just got the front wheel on last night[that front wheel was a pain to polish, i am wishin they were chrome after the last two nights, my hands are killin me] was in a rush because of a poker run tomorrow [cancer patient benefit] so other than rolling it off the table and outside and firing it up, i havent tried it out yet [but its had R1 calipers on the front since i bought it and it does brake well, i have no complaints]


doug

 

[PATMAX]

Must be my crappy Iphone cause the picture quality is bad. Wanted to see if it was the same headlight and brackets I got. My brackets are starting to rust. Ugh!

 

[mymax04]

Very nice... I love the paint...very well may my new favorite paint,next to hok tangerineunk:unk:

 

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Great lookin bike Doug.

 

[naughtyG]

I love that big headlight! Is it HID or standard bulb?

 

[PATMAX]

Don't think mine is similar. I have some kind of ballast box inside my shell with 100 watt high, 80 watt low and a 5 watt parking bulb in mine.


When in doubt...Gas it !!!

 

[Stingray230sx]

I love that big headlight! Is it HID or standard bulb?

thanks, its just a standard h4 bulb, they offer a 100 watt upgrade, or the standard [which i couldnt fing the actual wattage rating of it on their website]

 

[Stingray230sx]

Looks good, stop better?

tried today to "rate" my brakes for everyone.
im not a racer and dont do 10-tenths or anything crazy, but we cruise the back roads here in WV on most rides, and i found that i can haul the speed off with one finger if thats what i grab with but two finger braking is great and really hauls the bike down when some of the cruisers [ harleys] cant take the curves and you slow to stay in line instead of screaming around them [but that happens too, sometimes]

all in all, even with the stock master cylinder i am impressed with my R1 calipers, they do what i need and look great with the wave rotors too.

i m pretty sure i was the only non harley bike on this ride today but when we got to the signup stop, i got a lot of compliments on my bike.
they love the take off windup to 9 grand rpms too !!!

was a great ride today i love this bike

 

[Stingray230sx]

Don't think mine is similar. I have some kind of ballast box inside my shell with 100 watt high, 80 watt low and a 5 watt parking bulb in mine.


When in doubt...Gas it !!!

Yea, the shell of mine is different, its just a simple bowl with one rubber grommet for the wiring to go thru, mine also has a "park" light [amber] inside the lens at the 5 oclock position [havent wired it up yet, gonna pull it out and replace with an amber led [so it wont drain the battery], run a hidden switch to turn it on when i am parked]
i still have the box it came in, real cheapo cardboard with the word XANADO on it, and pics of a bunch of headlights on the box.
i googled it, china made i guess, but never saw the same light, i think some ebay stuff came up, its been a while since i bought this april/may maybe?

china or not i am still impressed with how it looks, especially compared to the 340.00 one from streetfighters inc.

they sent the same exact fork tube mounts, i am not happy with them, but instead of that nice aluminum triangular piece you have, i was given a couple stainless triangles [flat] they look good, but i can see the fork tube mounts rusting [they came with the cheapest hardware i ever saw but in the box exactrep had wrapped up 4 stainless steel socket head cap screws, i didnt know what they were for until i opened the fork tube mounts and they were to replace the crappy bolts in those packages.
i will still have to get some stainless washers and locknuts to make it better, however look here for an expensive but really nice set of the fork tube mounts.

http://www.streetfightersinc.com/VmaxAccessories.htm
scroll down to headlight and turnsignal brackets
also click on the more headlights link , there are a couple more, their headlight at 340.00 is way more and has a black shell, looks good too

i will probably order these [the cnc brackets] this winter, at 180/190 bucks they are high but look fantastic

 

[Stingray230sx]

Very nice... I love the paint...very well may my new favorite paint,next to hok tangerineunk:unk:

i cant take credit for the paint, as i bought the bike from ebay [massachusets] already painted up.

i did the wheels and bars and brakes though, gonna change the seat this winter too........

i want really badly the mid postion foot controls from overracing, they are so damn expensive,
but after 4 plus hours of riding the stock foot pegs leave me cramped and my back grumbling,
[everyone seems to want a lower seat, but i swear i could use one a couple inches thicker[read taller] without it bothering me]

it never ends.........


doug

 

[lightning]

what brand turn signals are those. They look good

 

[PATMAX]

Doug, thanks for the link to Streetfighters. Cool stuff. Have it bookmarked now.

 

[Stingray230sx]

what brand turn signals are those. They look good

i "think" they were refered to as lockhart phillips by someone, they also came on the bike,
there is a vendor that has them but i dont remember which one right at the moment, and of course i didnt bookmark it, duh.

they will be for sale at some point, i like the shape, but hate the smoked amber lens.

i saw some in chrome w/ clear lenses on ebay once but was pulled away at work or something and missed them, and i have bought at least two different sets of led turnsignals, but when they get here i dont like them.

definatly going for a clear lens look when i get the new ones, hopefully led as well.

doug

 

[gamorg02]

i had lockhart phillips bulbs, no one could ever see them. got some off ebay that finally light up well.

 

[Stingray230sx]

what brand turn signals are those. They look good

OK, I finally found these ^, on the ufo website.

but ebay has some that are claimed to be billet aluminum and chromed with clear lenses, not led though. here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/330803636681?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648

i guess if i cant find anything else i like better i could always put led bulbs in them for a kinda different look.

most of the damn turn signals are such ckeapo plastic, its hard to find something appealing AND decent quality........

it never ends..........

 

[V-Four]

....but ebay has some that are claimed to be billet aluminum and chromed with clear lenses, not led though. here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/330803636681?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648


most of the damn turn signals are such ckeapo plastic, its hard to find something appealing AND decent quality........

it never ends..........

If those are really chrome, then thats a good deal for 4.. heck, prolly good deal for 2.

I like em.