You know - that might work as well.... When / if these two flashlights
go under - I might go that route.
Thanks!
-Joey
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 7:54 AM, greenzer...@gmail.com
<greenzer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> U know.... I think that comment was directed at me.... But i just can fogure
> out why.... I was going to sugest getting led book lights and set them to
> light your clusters
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 7:02:39 am
> To: nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com
> From: "Joey Kelley" <sandp...@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Temporary Lighting repair
>
> You know - the thought did cross my mind. However - I'm reserving the
> Helmet Zip tying for my light saber. Easier to defend myself against
> the Sith if I can ride and use my head for defense.
> -Obi-Wan Joey
>
> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Kyle Munz <kyle...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> You could try ziptie-ing it to your helmet.
>>
>> On 6/22/10, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello All,
>>> Well mustering the best in engineering (you might question
>>> that after what I'm about to describe) I mustered up a temporary
>>> solution to my lack of gauge lights.
>>> Went to the hardware store - picked up a pair of LED
>>> flashlights ($2.50 /each) and used plastic wire ties (aka cable wraps)
>>> to attach each flashlight near the brake fluid reservoir and the left
>>> hand side hand grip. A little adjusting later - the right hand one
>>> shines on the speedometer, the left hand one shines on the tach, (both
>>> cross on the instrument panel) and provide just enough illumination
>>> that I can clearly see the gauges and not too much to look like I'm
>>> lighting up the sky.
>>> DOT approved? Probably not. Workable - yes. Advantage, no
>>> tearing apart of perfectly working gauges and wiring - disadvantage
>>> battery replacement required and not exactly legal....
>>> -Joey (last of the great bike Mechanics. Really.)
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:37 PM, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Everything else is ok - your comment about the two lights makes me
>>>> even more curious, the bike appears to have been re-wired since it
>>>> left the factory - however - I have never bothered to dig any deeper
>>>> than the obvious re-routing of wires to see why or what was done. The
>>>> fuses were checked at one point - that might have been 10 years ago
>>>> though so I might have missed something. I should take my own advice
>>>> and just replace them all on principal.
>>>> I'll do that shortly and let everyone know.
>>>> Thanks Gene!
>>>> -Joey
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 1:29 PM, Gene Henry <hangh...@new.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>> The schematic at
>>>>> http://www.bikebandit.com/houseofmotorcycles/1982-honda-motorcycle-cb450sc/o/m14678 shows
>>>>> two bulbs in each of the two instrument clusters so I think it unlikely
>>>>> they
>>>>> have all burned out. More likely a wiring/fuse problem. I have a 84
>>>>> CB650SC with an entirely different single instrument cluster so I can't
>>>>> help
>>>>> much.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do all the other circuits and light work OK?
>>>>>
>>>>> Gene
>>>
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