I ave started to prepare a 2003 exc 450 for a rally and thought it may be of interest to some of you guys..
purchased the bike for £1600
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Got myself a big tight A BIG TANK 25 lt i think a bit tooooo big
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Roadbook and Imo
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Roadbook mount i was going to mount it strait to the frame but i was running out of time so i opted for this.
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IMO fitted.
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GPS Mount bolted on to side? not sure if it will stay there...
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Wireing needs some planning..
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I ran a single cable to the fuse box that is mounted under the roodbook frame.
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Armour cable thingy and a tidy up
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So i wanted to have some type of fairing to protect that expensive kit.
So in card board tying to get my head around what is needed.
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so this is the first shape, i think i can mount it.
Iv ordered some foam plastic stuff ( supposed to be easy to shape and mold) after speaking to a perspex suppliers and they recommended it, its not arrived yet.
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A bit too square. I will put more shape to it, as its mounted to the forks it has to move with the steering, the downside of using that type of roadbook mount...
purchased the bike for £1600
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Got myself a big tight A BIG TANK 25 lt i think a bit tooooo big
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Roadbook and Imo
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Roadbook mount i was going to mount it strait to the frame but i was running out of time so i opted for this.
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IMO fitted.
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GPS Mount bolted on to side? not sure if it will stay there...
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Wireing needs some planning..
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I ran a single cable to the fuse box that is mounted under the roodbook frame.
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Armour cable thingy and a tidy up
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So i wanted to have some type of fairing to protect that expensive kit.
So in card board tying to get my head around what is needed.
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so this is the first shape, i think i can mount it.
Iv ordered some foam plastic stuff ( supposed to be easy to shape and mold) after speaking to a perspex suppliers and they recommended it, its not arrived yet.
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A bit too square. I will put more shape to it, as its mounted to the forks it has to move with the steering, the downside of using that type of roadbook mount...