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Stig / Major Tom

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Re: Dumped the scoot
« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2013, 12:15:34 PM »
Chef,
Stig here....sorry to hear about the deer hit - I see 5 to 8 every morning.
When you get her all finished, how about posting the picture  on the posting under member's scoot pictures, general category. (I have no clue what a diode is - and would love to add LED brake and turn sigs but I'm not going to mess up a fine running scooter!)
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« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2013, 04:23:30 PM »
I can do that stig, I got called in so my time frame got pushed back but I already have some lights so I just need the time.
Here is a pic of the Bat-ped as she stands now.

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« Reply #17 on: August 25, 2013, 02:38:57 AM »
DadGum!
That's a fine looking scoot!!
You did this?!!
Post this photo on to Kymco HQ....they could sell a bunch of these BatMobile Scoots.
Very,very nice job.
Very nice.
Thanks for the pix.
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« Reply #18 on: August 25, 2013, 04:37:04 AM »
Thank you, I am quite proud of how it turned out. Yes, I did this all on my own, I guess my kids helped a little but how much help can preschoolers be. Really I only did it because I could not color match the factory red and refused to have a bunch of primer showing after I fixed everything the deer broke. So she ended up going black, I have matte/satin/gloss on there to give the black lots of depth. The bat symbol was originally somewhat of a joke but it ended up looking pretty good and man is it ever the conversation starter.

Again, thank you.

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« Reply #19 on: August 27, 2013, 10:25:13 AM »
I would absolutely love to wear this suit... I truly am geek enough... but my scoot is blue and gold... and its a scooter.  Check this outfit out and imagine yourself being seeing purring down the street on a Kymco :)

http://udreplicas.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9
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« Reply #20 on: August 27, 2013, 10:37:36 AM »
I will ski till Hell freezes over... then I will have no fear of death.

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« Reply #21 on: August 27, 2013, 10:43:33 AM »
Just a note. I learned what a diode is while installing an alarm.  It is an electrical piece that makes wires one way... in other words, electricity won't go the other direction.  You only need a diode for the headlight LED conversion.  All other LED conversions are plug and play, including the LED blinker I ordered.  A t10 LED bulb has to be inserted one way... it is unmarked on the bulbs so if it doesn't work, pull in out and turn it half a rotation (clockwise or counter, your choice) and put it back in. 

The LED's reduce the amount off the alternator, it has no effect on engine power.  If they do effect your engine, just put in the original bulbs :)
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« Reply #22 on: August 28, 2013, 04:12:11 AM »
Thanks man! That suit is rad. I'm not sure I want to fork over $1500 for it though.

As for the electrical.... It's not in my wheelhouse. I know what most of the components are, and basically how they work but wiring stuff just isn't the fun part of a scoot. I have hooked up many stereos and once I did a new ECU a PA system and a train horn in a van I had. I decided I will wait until I have my brothers to help to do any wiring, it really just stresses me out and they are both mechanics. It's a fair trade, they can figure out the electrical needs and I will cook a big meal.

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« Reply #23 on: August 28, 2013, 04:19:38 AM »
I just got my diodes today from Radio Shack... 6amp, 50v 4 pack for 3 dollars.  They need to be soldered in and I hope to tackle that in the next few days.  We'll see how everything goes and I will report the results.  Worse case scenario, they don't work and I remove them and I lose an hour of my life to learning... again.

Your bike looks good!  You need to wreck it more often ;)

How did the LED install go last weekend? Did you get the results you wanted? Did you try different colored LED's in the dash?
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« Reply #24 on: August 28, 2013, 04:43:39 AM »
I had to cover two extra shifts at work, so no days off to do the light switch. You got me thinking though, what color(s) of lights would look good on the Batspa? I'm thinking of a bright yellow, maybe blue, totally open to options though.

A cop pulled me over this morning on my way to the restaurant. Didn't check my license or anything just wanted to get a closer look at the bat bike. We bs'd about his bike, a triumph, and parted ways.... Maybe I should wreck it more often ;)

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« Reply #25 on: August 28, 2013, 09:54:03 AM »
If you check out my thread titled "headlights" it has pictures I posted of some of the colors.  Just comparing white alone, it looks so much better with an LED bulb. I used a 5 LED T10 bulb for the extra brightness.  The pictures show the different types available.  I really liked the blue, thought the red looked menacing but some of the colors weren't visible, which can be seen in the pictures.  There are two main bulbs... one for the speedometer and another for the fuel gauge... the others are for blinkers, hi/low et cetera and single LED were sufficient to light them up.  I tried one red, one blue, white and blue, red and white, alternating sides and finally settled one two white because it gave the most visibility but the colors did look really good mixed.  There are purple, green, blue, yellow, red and white colors last I checked... couldn't get a green at the time (hard to find in stock) and I have seen purple since.  Don't be afraid to order two of everything and try it out.  There are some good chinese websites that sell them real cheap (1-2 dollars each but might be ordering 5 or 10) if you aren't in a hurry but USA sites were about 5-8 dollars each.

I am also looking into ordering a Mio gauge so all that work may have been for naught (by work, I mean pull out a bulb and push the new ones in :P)
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« Reply #26 on: August 28, 2013, 01:27:43 PM »
I did read that post, thanks for the update.

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