New UK Skyteam V-Raptor 250 - Lights for the Forks

JTHSPACE · 06-11-2015, 03:26 PM

I bought some bright white LED bar lights for fitting to the forks. They were avertised as waterproof. Only cost a few £'s. So waterproof, yeah NOT.

Basically you could see the bare soldered joints which were open to the elements. I thought about chucking them out, but instead, spent $5 for a tube of clear bath sealant. You can buy tubes about the size of toothpaste so you dont have to buy a fitters sized tube, use a bit, put it in the toolbox and discover it has set hard by next week.

So, a photo of the fairly cheap and nasty lights - open wiring

A close-up with the clip-on back cover removed

A blob of sealant on each connection

Before and after

Making a silicon grommet

This is where I read the instructions to use "in a well ventilated space". Even the dog was smiling by this stage.

Refitted into the front holder and a bead of silicon spread around the whole thing. It looks far messier than it does in real life - the camera never lies, right?

Now, this is why I wasn't worried by neatness (

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I fitted the double-sided strip to the light whilst the silicon was still fairly wet. This meant that the strip pushed into the silicon, forcing it out at the sides. A damp cloth wiped away any excess. It also meant the strip fitted tightly to the light.

In the best CSI style, here are the lights against a pencil. Of course you don't know the pencil isn't 3 feet long, but you will have to trust me on this one.

The tools of the trade.

I will be fitting them soon, tomorrow is forecast to be hot, thunder, lightning and a plague of something or other. I may fit them tomorrow . . .

Jeff

Weldangrind · 06-12-2015, 01:21 AM

I hope it's not locusts. I hate locusts.

SpudRider · 06-12-2015, 02:03 AM

I hate the locusts also.

But I really hate it when the river turns into blood.

JTHSPACE · 06-12-2015, 07:35 AM

Agghhhh. Haven't you been reading the right chapter? It's thunderstorms here, so . . . No. 7 it is.

The plague of hail.

Summary: In this plague, hailstorms kill all slaves and animals not brought under cover in response to the warning that this calamity was coming. These storms also destroyed vegetation and motorcycles.

Exodus 9:13-35

SpudRider · 06-12-2015, 09:38 AM

I do get my plagues confused.

Thanks for posting the additional, clarifying information.

06-11-2015, 03:26 PM	#1
JTHSPACE Join Date: May 2015 Location: Cambridge, England Posts: 140	New UK Skyteam V-Raptor 250 - Lights for the Forks I bought some bright white LED bar lights for fitting to the forks. They were avertised as waterproof. Only cost a few £'s. So waterproof, yeah NOT. Basically you could see the bare soldered joints which were open to the elements. I thought about chucking them out, but instead, spent $5 for a tube of clear bath sealant. You can buy tubes about the size of toothpaste so you dont have to buy a fitters sized tube, use a bit, put it in the toolbox and discover it has set hard by next week. So, a photo of the fairly cheap and nasty lights - open wiring A close-up with the clip-on back cover removed A blob of sealant on each connection Before and after Making a silicon grommet This is where I read the instructions to use "in a well ventilated space". Even the dog was smiling by this stage. Refitted into the front holder and a bead of silicon spread around the whole thing. It looks far messier than it does in real life - the camera never lies, right? Now, this is why I wasn't worried by neatness ( ) I fitted the double-sided strip to the light whilst the silicon was still fairly wet. This meant that the strip pushed into the silicon, forcing it out at the sides. A damp cloth wiped away any excess. It also meant the strip fitted tightly to the light. In the best CSI style, here are the lights against a pencil. Of course you don't know the pencil isn't 3 feet long, but you will have to trust me on this one. The tools of the trade. I will be fitting them soon, tomorrow is forecast to be hot, thunder, lightning and a plague of something or other. I may fit them tomorrow . . . Jeff __________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Riding bikes for over 40 years Honda C50 / SS50 / CB125 / CB250 Velocettes (various) Piaggio's / Honda's / Yamaha's Raptor . . . . the List Goes On . . . .
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06-12-2015, 01:21 AM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I hope it's not locusts. I hate locusts. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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06-12-2015, 02:03 AM	#3
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I hate the locusts also. But I really hate it when the river turns into blood. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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06-12-2015, 07:35 AM	#4
JTHSPACE Join Date: May 2015 Location: Cambridge, England Posts: 140	Agghhhh. Haven't you been reading the right chapter? It's thunderstorms here, so . . . No. 7 it is. The plague of hail. Summary: In this plague, hailstorms kill all slaves and animals not brought under cover in response to the warning that this calamity was coming. These storms also destroyed vegetation and motorcycles. Exodus 9:13-35 __________________ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Riding bikes for over 40 years Honda C50 / SS50 / CB125 / CB250 Velocettes (various) Piaggio's / Honda's / Yamaha's Raptor . . . . the List Goes On . . . .
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06-12-2015, 09:38 AM	#5
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	I do get my plagues confused. Thanks for posting the additional, clarifying information. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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