Speedmaster Bpos Headlights

Thanks Wessa
Might have a go at putting them on tomorrow
Sitting suffering with an overhang at the moment ...like a hangover but worse

 

Freezing my feckin nuts off in my garage
I bloody hate wiggly amps
Have blown 4 fuses trying to get these lights working
Think I've sussed it now by using the tried and tested method of trial and error
Gonna have a coffee and get warmed up a bit then I'll get the soldering iron out, shrink wrap and sleeving etc
Got 5 wires coming from my BPOS wiring loom
Only need 2?...one for dipped and one for main
The earth has been the problem ....with ignition off one of the wires from the bike is an earth but turn ignition on and I have no earth ?????
So I'll run a wire from headlights earth to the frame somewhere this way everything is working as it should and the BPOS starts and runs fine

 

Cheers mate but I can/got plenty from work....although I'm gonna have to get some more 10amp ones to replenish my stock
And you're right...the devil invented wiggly amps

 

Right then that's them done all wired up and working...well pleased with how they turned out and how they look on my BPOS Only one job left to go and that's to go out in the dark and set them up
Can't look at them directly as they're too bright and the high beam is a lot stronger again
Hope they're as good as I think they'll be

 

I dunno if these are road legal (dilligaf) but I'll worry about that (not) when it's MOT time
I do know a friendly MOT tester who's a stickler for safety but has let me get away with loud pipes and dodgy lights in the past

 

Cheers mate
Next I would like to make my own handlebars but I think I'll have to do a lot of research as the type I want to make will have the throttle cables and wiring on the inside and leave only the clutch cable and brake hose on the outside giving a much cleaner look
I know that this can be done as I've seen it at custom shows at rallies and have spoken to people who've done it but then I get drunk and forget what I've learnt
Best one I've seen looked like it had nothing on the bars
But on closer inspection an almost invisible throttle was in the usual position and on the left side bar the same set up operated the clutch....a twist clutch...very clever no levers on the bars...the brakes were linked and operated by a foot pedal in the usual position
I think that would be beyond me and I don't like other people doing this sort of stuff for me as I get job satisfaction and they always want mega bucks for it

 

I'll be careful mate
I cut my teeth working on those Land Rovers when I first joined the RAF