indian036 wrote:

indian036 wrote:Don't know about brands in UK, but anything labelled penetrating oil should do it. It needs to to work - to penetrate. 

Bill

Stupid autocorrect!

"It needs time to work - to penetrate."

Makes more sense that way..

Bill

I thought you were just emphasising your point haha. 

"It needs to... TO WORK!.... TO PENETRATE!!!! "

Haha

It's been a while since we had an update so here we go..

I managed to get my paws on a mint condition k1200 rear light assembly (the red one with the BMW badge, not the humpy looking smoked one) and I've created an LED circuit for the brakes and sidelight to go inside it... And it works! Genuinely impressed at my ability haha. 48 LEDs make a very bright rear end...

So developing on that - obviously that won't fit on the current seat/frame etc. So I've pulled the rear cowl and seat off (currently on eBay along with many other rear end parts and a few others - user jase_ypk if anyone is part hungry). 

And today the frame has been chopped and I've sized up a sheet of steel to make my new seat base out of. I'm going to be creating a composite rear cowl to house the light and indicators out of a mixture of carbon and fibreglass (just because I have a shed load that needs using up), so hopefully be Christmas I'll have a shortened sportier seat on the bike! Just need to source a nice seat material now. I quite fancy a suede alcantara style one..... Thoughts?