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Title: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: eyeboy on September 03, 2008, 10:26:23 AM i've been looking for something like this... thanks 'Cable-Ties N' More'!
before: (http://www.medium.ca/DML/rsideb.jpg) (http://www.medium.ca/DML/lsideb.jpg) after oh, 35 seconds or so.... (http://www.medium.ca/DML/rsidea.jpg) (http://www.medium.ca/DML/lsidea.jpg) they come in red also. many different lengths. Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: desmoworks on September 03, 2008, 11:04:32 AM Looks way better!
Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: NAKID on September 03, 2008, 12:39:06 PM Or you could reroute the existing wiring and get rid of the cable ties altogether. It's a FREE mod!
Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: silentbob on September 03, 2008, 12:47:48 PM FYI, the clear ones usually aren't UV safe.
Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: eyeboy on September 03, 2008, 12:51:04 PM FYI, the clear ones usually aren't UV safe. not clear, grey. i doubt they are UV rated however, but i don't expect this will be a 'oh snap' issue Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: m9hundo on September 03, 2008, 01:42:59 PM Or you could reroute the existing wiring and get rid of the cable ties altogether. It's a FREE mod! ditto Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: eyeboy on September 03, 2008, 03:35:48 PM ditto would rather spend that extra 11ty minutes riding. [moto] Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: NAKID on September 03, 2008, 04:00:26 PM You can't ride all the time. All told, I think mine took me 3 hours total...
Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: uclabiker06 on September 03, 2008, 04:08:03 PM Very clever...looks the business.
Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: eyeboy on September 03, 2008, 04:29:17 PM You can't ride all the time. All told, I think mine took me 3 hours total... way too long. io senza pazienza Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: He Man on September 03, 2008, 07:03:36 PM You can't ride all the time. All told, I think mine took me 3 hours total... How did you run the wires? Mine is so messey i woudlnt even know where to start. pics? Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: NAKID on September 03, 2008, 07:14:30 PM Best thing to do is just take the tank off and open up the wire looms. Some things will route differently un modified, some will require additional length....
Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: toaster on September 03, 2008, 07:48:31 PM Or you could reroute the existing wiring and get rid of the cable ties altogether. It's a FREE mod! be very careful when taking this advice. i got bored one day and was like "im gonna get rid of the wire ties on the frame!!" i tend to overdo things and now im about 6 hours into it with rerouting everything, removing the part of the wiring harness that goes in front of the steering stem, and preparing for new gauges. i took a good 4 hours to get all the wiring done and out of the way, but i still have to pull it all apart and shorten the wires and rewrap the harness so it eliminates just about everything. when im done it will have the minimum of wires shown, the minimum length the wires can be, and i will have a different set of gauges (and headlights but i dont consider that a part of the wiring im working on). it will look great once its done but its gonna take a while. and they told me it was gonna be impossible to put different gauges on a immobilizer bike. ha!! Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: NAKID on September 03, 2008, 07:54:07 PM be very careful when taking this advice. i got bored one day and was like "im gonna get rid of the wire ties on the frame!!" Yeah darn, you're gonna have to spend more time with your bike... ;D Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: toaster on September 03, 2008, 08:13:54 PM Yeah darn, you're gonna have to spend more time with your bike... ;D but it will be way hot when im finished. almost no wires showing, new headlight, new gauges, and a fresh paint job. at least i still have the ktm to ride in the meantime. Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: Capo on September 04, 2008, 02:49:30 AM be very careful when taking this advice. i got bored one day and was like "im gonna get rid of the wire ties on the frame!!" and they told me it was gonna be impossible to put different gauges on a immobilizer bike. ha!! Did the bike start up straight away or did you have to mod anything after you removed the gauges? Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: eyeboy on September 04, 2008, 06:13:19 AM be very careful when taking this advice. i got bored one day and was like "im gonna get rid of the wire ties on the frame!!" i tend to overdo things and now im about 6 hours into it with rerouting everything, removing the part of the wiring harness that goes in front of the steering stem, and preparing for new gauges. i took a good 4 hours to get all the wiring done and out of the way, but i still have to pull it all apart and shorten the wires and rewrap the harness so it eliminates just about everything. snip aye, precisely why i've been looking for matching cable-ties... i could see how much fiddling it was going to be. mind you, i now have a garage and winter is almost here in the frozen north, lol. maybe in november i will prop the tank up and have a look... maybe not. ;) Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: toaster on September 04, 2008, 06:38:46 AM eyeboy, i wasnt trying to discourage you. i just have a habit of overdoing everything.
Did the bike start up straight away or did you have to mod anything after you removed the gauges? i never technically removed the old gauges. i took them apart and kept the board thats inside the stock gauges. the immobilizer is inside the gauges on that board somewhere. i will be building a waterproof box to keep the stock board in and running a aftermarket set of gauges. a pic of the part of the original gauges im using (the board) and the second pic is just to show how thick it is and that it still uses the same plug for the gauges like always. (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/struhall/the%20car%20and%20bike/gauge.jpg) (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/struhall/the%20car%20and%20bike/gauge1.jpg) Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: eyeboy on September 04, 2008, 06:49:00 AM eyeboy, i wasnt trying to discourage you. i just have a habit of overdoing everything. snip (http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y119/struhall/the%20car%20and%20bike/gauge1.jpg) not at all... i tend to start things that are harder than expected to finish. i've thought about it, but i like my solutiuon. for now, like i said winter is coming. BTW, how's the vacuum working out for you? i need something in the garage. Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: toaster on September 04, 2008, 06:58:10 AM i wouldnt recommend it. i think i left it on the charger too long and the vac doesnt work. and as dirty as my shop gets, the pads are useless almost instantly.
Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: brentnclemson on September 28, 2008, 01:34:38 PM i've been looking for something like this... thanks 'Cable-Ties N' More'! (http://www.medium.ca/DML/rsidea.jpg) I'll probably spend a few hours hiding the wire eventually, but would like to give the grey ties a shot first. I looked through www.cabletiesandmore.com and didn't see any in grey...is this where you got them? Thanks! Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: eyeboy on September 28, 2008, 04:33:23 PM http://www.cabletiesandmore.com/american/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=21_81&products_id=301
in the drop down list there are 8 colours. Only in the longer ones Title: Re: best 10-cent mod EVER!! Post by: brentnclemson on September 28, 2008, 05:08:19 PM Ahh, the long ones...thanks!
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