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Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 5:54 pm
by eatpasta
Solarboy wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2017 6:31 am
eatpasta wrote:
Stevo Kifaru wrote: Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:02 pm The box under the tail light appears to have the rear indis & number plate light attached in some custom made box?
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Not sure what that is, maybe someone has made the aluminium plate holder as the plastic one broke? The black bit that pokes out though like a plug in hybrid...is it an extra small fuel tank?
It would be nice to have a mile or two of extra range....

:whatever

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:01 pm
by KermitLeFrog
It's a fecking number plate light. For goodness sake!

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 8:02 pm
by alanfjones1411
KermitLeFrog wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:01 pm It's a fecking number plate light. For goodness sake!
:lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:18 pm
by eatpasta
KermitLeFrog wrote: Fri Aug 18, 2017 7:01 pm It's a fecking number plate light. For goodness sake!
:lol:

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2017 9:21 pm
by eatpasta
Got out for a short rider yesterday and was supposed to go to the local Ducati shops' bike night but we had a family thing we needed to take care of...but the bike is still running hot.

It was mid 70's F and breezy and it was still running ~215F. I havent had a chance to get it started without the radiator cap to try and burp the system. What I really need to do is flush the system and make sure there arent any bubbles.

Also, sorry I still cant answer PM's so if you want to ask me something, fire away in here

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Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 8:21 pm
by Solarboy
KermitLeFrog wrote:It's a fecking number plate light. For goodness sake!
But there's already a number plate light built into the rear light!! It's not that obvious. Why would someone put that one in?

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 10:35 pm
by VTRDark
For the looks of course. This is a US bike and they don't do anything subtle :lol: Is it even a legal requirement to have the number plate illuminated over there. :think:

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:01 am
by xeris
US market bikes have separate license plate light (hideous). The tail light is blacked out where (most?) other market bikes have a clear section to allow illumination of the tags.

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:34 am
by Solarboy
Thanks for the info, I've never seen it before so excuse my stupidity!! Maybe 'eatpasta' you could buy one of the European tail lights with the tag light built in?

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:32 pm
by xeris
Solarboy wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:34 am Thanks for the info, I've never seen it before so excuse my stupidity!! Maybe 'eatpasta' you could buy one of the European tail lights with the tag light built in?
That is exactly what I did. Found one on UK ebay (took months to arrive). With the Storm tail light and hacking off the ugly square fender the rear end cleaned up quite a bit.

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:20 pm
by Solarboy
There is a really nice clear rear light with LED indicators built in. I'm thinking about buying one for my bike

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:21 pm
by Solarboy
Solarboy wrote:There is a really nice clear rear light with LED indicators built in. I'm thinking about buying one for my bike
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Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:33 pm
by alanfjones1411
MOT failure.Indicators are too close together.

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:43 pm
by Solarboy
alanfjones1411 wrote:MOT failure.Indicators are too close together.
Not if you leave the original ones or smaller aftermarket ones on, and you don't need the LED relay if you do.

Re: My first VTR and How I May Have Made a Big Mistake...

Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:45 pm
by eatpasta
xeris wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:32 pm
Solarboy wrote: Mon Aug 21, 2017 6:34 am Thanks for the info, I've never seen it before so excuse my stupidity!! Maybe 'eatpasta' you could buy one of the European tail lights with the tag light built in?
That is exactly what I did. Found one on UK ebay (took months to arrive). With the Storm tail light and hacking off the ugly square fender the rear end cleaned up quite a bit.
Care to post a before and after pic for me?

Puhleez?

and sorry for being absent, all. I have a 6 day old baby at home

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