JAM Posted September 5, 2016 Share Posted September 5, 2016 I did some machining and some tweaking. I ordered some HID bixenons/projectors off of amazon. I saved the reflectors, and re-machined entirely new housings. I cut the back off of the Honda headlight and mounted them on a custom bracketing system. I designed it so I could align the headlights with one screw from the bottom. I got lucky, it works as well as I hoped. The alignment is perfect, and still prefer my system over LEDs bulbs. I forgot to mention, the system is a projector system, the only way to go if you do HIDs. I bought a new seat cover off of Ebay in France, love it. I got a Wilbers 841 rear shock on a outrageous sale for 350 brand new. I machined a new bracket for the reservoir that attaches on the passenger peg bracket. Last year I added the deflector off windshield, it helps a little, not earth shattering a change. I machined some new mirrors with white halo leds. I made them longer, to go around my shoulders. They have adjust ability way beyond stock. They surprised me with no vibrations a driving speeds, crystal clear. They are small, convex mirrors, but do the job. I machined out set of triple clamps that are similar to Gilles model, but have more adjust-ability, more pics later if curious. A bunch of other smaller farkles. I still cannot believe just how fast this thing still is. Speeds which I never thought possible over sweepers, the rear shock is working well. This winter the front get some TLC. I sometimes think about changing, but then I ride it and realize every decision comes with sacrifices, both financially and mechanical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer JZH Posted September 5, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 5, 2016 Bloody effin' hell, dude, stop your obsessive farkling for a moment and write up some of these fantastic mods! Pics, pics and more pics, please. Ciao, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Contributer mello dude Posted September 6, 2016 Member Contributer Share Posted September 6, 2016 2 hours ago, JZH said: Bloody effin' hell, dude, stop your obsessive farkling for a moment and write up some of these fantastic mods! Pics, pics and more pics, please. Ciao, Ditto - more pics! Nice paint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 I thought I would just continue this thread and illustrate the changes. Sorry about the dirty bike, it gets used, I am just busy. Here is the WIlbers reservoir mount. Half of the aluminum parts are unanodized, I will be pulling the parts and finish them this winter. I clear anodize them, black fades in the sun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 It gets a bit busy here. I bought a titanium yoke nut, just because. The mirrors are blind spot mirrors, they work, but getting used to them and working on tweaking the location. The triple clamps hopefully explain themselves. I can adjust the angle, clamping them down with the single pinch clamp and the the nuts with the holes in them, Conventional right hand screws on the left and reverse threads on the right. If the pinch bolt loosens, the thread direction tightens. I have another bar holder with microadjustments and a fail safe locking position. They are holding nicely, so no big rush. I machined the key holder at the top, It holds the weight of the keys and I don't like the keys marring the tripleclamp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 I changed the frankenbolt. Stainless with a blue delrin insert. What more can I say? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 I had to cover the hole, Black delrin with some stainless hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 When I get off the bike, I wanted a place to put the ear plugs. It can handle four plugs. It was cheap, aluminum and acrylic. The lid rotates with a off axis swing point. It is spring loaded and snaps shut. It does what it is supposed to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 I machined new bar ends. The bars are solid 6061 T6 AL. black anodized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 The bigger project. The only thing I did not make were the convex mirrors and the halo LEDs. Clear anodized alu., orange silicone spacer modified fasteners,hollowed tapered stalk, and fully adjustable swing points. White LED halos. Tolerances are tight, no water ingress, and most importantly, no vibrations at speed. I made the mirrors small, and positioned the pivot in the middle. I have had some mirror fold at higher speed, so this design at least eliminates that. I made them longer to avoid my shoulders getting in the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 I should have taken pics as I made it. This is the best shot I could get right now. The first pic shows the assembly and the modified projectors. I had to make new ones because the original ones were not watertight. The only things I saved were the reflector and the lenses. Bulb holder assembly up to the lens holders were made. Anodized alu. and black delrin. The two assemblies are married, and swing on a common anodized shaft. That shaft is clamped with a pinch clamp. that clamp mounts to the perforated bracketry behind the headlights. There is a small cover plate on the bottom fairing, I temporarily removed it, drilled a hold in the OEM headlight which aligns with that pinch bolt. Headlight adjustment is easy. I don't worry about alignment as everything is spot on. The lighting is simply amazing, just cannot be explained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonque Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Why the custom projector setup as opposed to using mini H1s or mini D2S'es? Also what projector body did you go with for your setup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 6, 2016 Author Share Posted September 6, 2016 Based on the amount of light these are giving me, I could have gone for the smaller assemblies and their inherent losses. I ordered these off off of amazon knowing they would have to be broken down and re-engineered. 90% that are sold are made to be installed in a sealed headlight housing, affording it some protection from the elements. These use H1 bulbs, in which I machined the lens holder, spacer, and the sealed bulb holder. Unless you have your own machine shop, I would not recommend my method. My target was simple way to access and adjust the headlight. That need to move them precisely, hold them securely/protected, and have them function better than most anything on the road led me down this particular path. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squidzilla Posted September 6, 2016 Share Posted September 6, 2016 Nice. What part of SLC are in you? Nice to see another local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAM Posted September 7, 2016 Author Share Posted September 7, 2016 Up in Bountiful. Good to know another VFR fan in Utah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WERA910 Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 Great looking VFR! Your mods are unique, functional and well executed. I'm also on dark blue, Audi Mugello Blue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VFR4Lee Posted October 8, 2016 Share Posted October 8, 2016 10 hours ago, WERA910 said: Your mods are unique, functional and well executed. Don't try this unless you are a machinist. Cool mirrors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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