9 ways to install LED turn signals on your motorcycle

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How to Wire + Install LED indicators on your Motorcycle 9 different ways LED indicators are one of the most common modifications on any motorcycle. It’s usually simple, and cheap to do, and will have a great effect on how your custom motorbike looks. That’s why we’re all here isn’t it? To make our motorcycles
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Cafe Racer swingarm mount license plate bracket

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License plate bracket swingarm mounted – An 8 Step how to I’ve made a lot of these swing arm mounted license plate bracket lately. Like all of these articles I write, I’ll wait until I’m happy enough with my own method to share it with all of you. It takes a few goes to get
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Motorcycle Leather Hand Grips- and how to make them

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Motorcycle Leather grips – and how to make them. I was building my first bike, and struggling to find a set of decent matching grips. I had a copper orange leather seat, and black everything else. Do I use black rubber? Some horrible orange rubber? Glittery grips? Fuck all that. I wanted something to properly
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Installing a Fender mounted LED brake light

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Fender mounted LED Brake Tail light + indicator install It’s a simple job, and there’s a million ways to do it. But how do you install a fender mounted tail light?  Well this is one way that I’ve used that incorporates a tail tidy/plate mount and a tail light all in one. A quick install
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Rearset install on a Honda CX500

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Installing rearsets on a CX500 Café Racer Rearsets are a staple modification for anyone serious about making their café racer or brat build function properly. When moving the bars down to clip ons, the standard foot peg position will generally have you folded over like a half opened pocket knife. Shifting the foot position back
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How to make a Motorcycle Fork Brace

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Building a motorcycle fork brace for your Custom bike project. Regardless of the legality and practicality of this modification, removing the front fender of your bike is just something people do. Feel free to comment below and tell me how stupid it is. People want it, I’ll do it. That’s the bottom line. Everyone knows
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3 in 1 LED turn signal install Sportster

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Harley-Davidson Sportster 3 in 1 LED turn signal install. Purpose Built Moto’s 3 in 1 turn/brake/tail lights have been immensely popular with Harley riders. In particular Sportster riders have taken a liking to these tiny ultra bright 3 in 1 LED turn signals. Opting for the cleanest finish possible on the rear fender, and often
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Cafe Racer Parts Guide: What parts you need for your 2019 project build.

Table Of Contents: Custom Seats Cowl Headlights & Tail Lights Bars Rear Set Pegs Tyres Speedo / Tacho Custom Exhaust & Mufflers Electronics & Switches Air Filters Suspension Triple Clamp Spokes Custom Tank Setting out on a project bike is an exciting time. Whether you’re going it alone or having someone do the work for
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Black Box V2 Motorbike control unit

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Purpose Built Moto- Black Box V2- Motorcycle electrics module. A small Aluminium case full of magic. Our latest iteration of the Black Box motorcycle control unit is packed with even more functionality to make it easier to use than ever! Thanks to the feedback of our dedicated network of professional bike builders and garage enthusiasts,
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Ducati Scrambler- The simple DIY tail tidy.

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Ducati Scrambler Tail Tidy- How to No matter where you are in the world, the standard tail fender on your Ducati Scrambler will look horrible. Over engineered beyond belief to comply with import regulations or local vehicle requirements, the last thing on the designer’s mind was how it looks. The tail piece serves a purpose
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