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Title: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Guzziscoot on June 17, 2023, 07:58:05 AM
I've been playing around with the front end of the project California 1100. I lowered the gauges, reversed the headlight mounts, removed the giant horn bracket and added the spots and huge signals.
(https://i.ibb.co/GPnhDXJ/IMG-20230615-143632946.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GPnhDXJ)

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Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Turin on June 17, 2023, 08:52:27 AM
Lets see more from further away. So far it looks good to me .
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Guzziscoot on June 17, 2023, 02:49:10 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/JyFhbnS/IMG-20230617-135506204.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JyFhbnS)


I moved the horns to the crash bar bracket
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Huzo on June 17, 2023, 05:02:48 PM
Is it overkill ?
Anywhere but America I’d say yes.
Very Pee Wee Herman…. :thumb:
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Caffeineo on June 17, 2023, 05:11:14 PM
I like it.
Not overkill if it prevents someone from turning left in front of you.  :thumb:
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Guzziscoot on June 17, 2023, 05:19:45 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/mymdfCs/b6f1c9ab6be713c33902bc93616e8e39.jpg) (https://ibb.co/mymdfCs)


Yeah, not quite the look I was going for  :cheesy:
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: John A on June 17, 2023, 10:17:08 PM
You’ll want a visor on the rear facing lights or it would blind me at night. Front visors too. I would use relays. I like them for reliability even if don’t need em for the load.
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: John A on June 17, 2023, 10:24:11 PM
Check fender clearance on the horns. Ifirrc they can contact the fender when springs are compressed and the bars are turned . I don’t remember the scenario exactly but watch for it.
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Turin on June 18, 2023, 01:33:17 AM
I think it's going to look great.
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: larrys on June 18, 2023, 06:28:36 AM
Like it! Maybe smaller turn signal lights. Are you running the headlight ears upside down on purpose?
Larry
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Guzziscoot on June 18, 2023, 06:41:38 AM
Like it! Maybe smaller turn signal lights. Are you running the headlight ears upside down on purpose?
Larry
Larry, yes I swapped them around to see how they would look. I prefer them like that.

I had ordered the three inch lights, but they sent 4 inches instead, so I decided to try them.
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: bad Chad on June 18, 2023, 06:44:29 AM
Are you trying to scare small children?
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Guzziscoot on June 18, 2023, 08:29:56 AM
Are you trying to scare small children?
Hee hee, at least make them look up from their screens!
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: drburt on June 18, 2023, 08:48:27 AM
Have you been checked for Quadrophenia?

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Brent
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: kingoffleece on June 18, 2023, 09:08:18 AM
I'd want to examine if the lights are too close together.  If it blends into a big mess of washes out the indicators at distance it may well not accomplish your goal.
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Perazzimx14 on June 18, 2023, 09:43:23 AM
I like it.
Not overkill if it prevents someone from turning left in front of you.  :thumb:

When people quit running into emergency vehicles with lights and sirens flashing then I'll believe that adding more light will stop people from turning left in front of you. While adding lights (within reason) to the bike likely does no harm it probably does not do as much as you may think as far as safety goes.

Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Guzziscoot on June 18, 2023, 10:47:17 AM
Have you been checked for Quadrophenia?

(https://i.ibb.co/Sc3b2td/s-l400.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Sc3b2td)


Brent

I should probably get checked, cause every now and then I swear I can hear Billy Idol screaming "more, more, more!"   :grin:
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Huzo on June 18, 2023, 01:22:23 PM
Larry, yes I swapped them around to see how they would look. I prefer them like that.

I had ordered the three inch lights, but they sent 4 inches instead, so I decided to try them.
It’s amazing what that extra inch can achieve…
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: Chuck in Indiana on June 19, 2023, 11:48:30 AM
When people quit running into emergency vehicles with lights and sirens flashing then I'll believe that adding more light will stop people from turning left in front of you. While adding lights (within reason) to the bike likely does no harm it probably does not do as much as you may think as far as safety goes.

This.
Title: Re: Front end mock up. Is it overkill?
Post by: John A on June 19, 2023, 12:46:24 PM
This.



Yep, sometimes extra visability can influence an impaired driver to target fixate on you.