WHY THE HELL DID BSA FIT SOMETHING LIKE THAT. What were BSA thinking. Great job....bet your well happy with it Sir....looks fantastic.

@awesomeappleby5923

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. I know , everyone has complained but BSA are still fitting them a year later, the Indian owners obviously think it looks nice. I'm very happy with it now all changes have been made.👍

Great job ,it looks proper now!

@awesomeappleby5923

11 ай бұрын

Thanks, I think it looks natural 👍

Excellent job!!!

@awesomeappleby5923

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I went in a bit blind but it came out quite good 👍

A big improvement, definitely a must do for BSA owners. Cheers.

@awesomeappleby5923

Жыл бұрын

I fully agree, BSA need to do it on the next model definitely 👍

I bought the TEC tail tidy, it is installed using the stock screws, no drilling required. If required the stock plate holder can be reinstalled if required at a later date.

@awesomeappleby5923

Ай бұрын

That's great, but unfortunately, TEC only created that after I'd knocked this one up. Just a bit too late for me ☹️👍

Just started on mine . Ive used a hot knife heated up on the stove instead of the dremel . Great vid . Some good tips . 😎👍

@awesomeappleby5923

7 ай бұрын

Sounds good, thats another way of doing it , good luck, should look great, can't look any worse that the original one 😉👍

Nice job, looks so much better

@awesomeappleby5923

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I love the look of it now.

Well done mate . 😎👍

@awesomeappleby5923

7 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

looking good , i put hagon shroud shocks on my R E 650 to keep the retro looks .

@awesomeappleby5923

11 ай бұрын

Hagon are better quality, might upgrade sometime 👍

What about the B&W number plate? Have you not been stopped yet? Yes, it's nice, and looks more period than the reflective yellow. I managed to (legally) get a B&W plate for my 1975 BMW before DVLA corrected their mistake for historic machines. For me, it made all the difference, because I can now extract the rear wheel without having to remove the number plate!! Thanks for the information.

@awesomeappleby5923

8 ай бұрын

No not been stopped, so long as it's readable at the required distance, and correct size letters, it's not normally a problem. The biggest problem with plates is, messing with letters or numbers to look like something there not, or using that spray that hides them from Camara's. Got a real black one on my 1970 BSA thunderbolt. Glad you like the video 👍

@martinowl

6 ай бұрын

What size is the number plate? Been thinking about changing mine to black & silver, it looks good.

@4418CARLOU

6 ай бұрын

@@awesomeappleby5923 They must be yellow and black if the bike was registered after 1st Jan 1973. Hope you don't get pulled.

Bu a Suzuki S-40 and glue BSA badges on the gas tank. Better bike all way round. Better looking too.

@awesomeappleby5923

2 ай бұрын

Nice bike the S40 , but a bit too slow for me. 👍😉

Super bravo très propre 👍

@awesomeappleby5923

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

100% better! Don't you need a rear reflector? Lot's of faffing about but well worth the effort.

@awesomeappleby5923

6 ай бұрын

Thanks, It was mind boggling, but think it could be done a lot simpler now I know what to do 😄 I will need a reflector for its first MOT, but I think I can change the lens to a Lucas one, and have been told the reflector is included in the light 👍

@4418CARLOU

6 ай бұрын

@@awesomeappleby5923 Yes, I think it is.

Hello I would like to install a watch like yours on the lighthouse because I find it very nice. Thank you for your answer

@awesomeappleby5923

9 ай бұрын

I just purchased a cheap handle bar clock off eBay, then removed the handle bar clamp. Then just stuck it to the headlight with double sided tape.😉👍 eBay item number...175640162138

One thing to say that number plate is illegal for the road those plates are only allowed on vehicles first registered before 1980. Black and silver can only be used on newer vehicles as of road show plates.

@awesomeappleby5923

3 ай бұрын

Thanks, It does look good on the bike though 👍

Let's hope BSA , fit back lights like that in the future. 😅

@awesomeappleby5923

11 ай бұрын

Let's hope they do fit one like this on future BSA's, it looks perfect for the bike, there is an add on rear light unit now on the market that looks similar to this one( think they copied my design 😂😂). but I think it still looks ugly for such a beautiful looking bike., there's a big ugly plate that goes from the light to the rear seat. Just so you don't have to drill holes. But, I suppose it still looks better than the original one dragging on the floor 😂👍

Grant, would you mind sharing the brand/retailer name and a weblink to the tail light kit you purchased? Looking to replicate your work when the new Goldie comes to the States. It's such a cleaner look--I think it's how BSA should have made the tail all along from the start!

@awesomeappleby5923

Жыл бұрын

Hi, thank you , I also think it's what BSA should have done first, along with the rear shock should have been black like the originals. I got a cheap light fitting off ebay UK. £35. But the lens don't have the clear bit for the number plate, so you can buy another lens, a Lucas one, it's a lens and back surround, not the chrome bracket, you can re use that., which does have the clear. This is the ebay item number for the cheap one....374081545440 Good luck 🤞

Did put the screw upsidedown on my triumph and used a Cap-Nut on the top.

@awesomeappleby5923

10 ай бұрын

Sounds like a better effort than mine 👍 I just bodge it with what was lying around 🫣😁👍

making hard work of that, watch TEC KZread video and see how easy it is to remove the rear light fitting, it looks a lot better, but TEC kit uses existing fixing holes and is easily reversable without leaving holes in the mudguard

@awesomeappleby5923

Жыл бұрын

Yes but I was first in, they just copied me, 🤣 The tec one looks as crap as the original one already on. That massive ugly plate at the top? It just looks like a cheapo contraption, something BSA would have invented, the way I did it looks like a factory finish. And why would anyone want to return it back to the original fixing? But I suppose, not everyone is confident enough to do it properly 🫣👍

@richardreade731

Жыл бұрын

@@awesomeappleby5923 fair point, problem with your style is that the indicators are in the wrong place when a rack and panniers are fitted and nowhere else to fit them, so not a lot of options, leave as is or fit the TEC one or similar with indicator brackets I am more than qualified to do a simple rear light number plate replacement

@nickaxe771

6 ай бұрын

This light is way neater then the TEC effort.

Where is your reflector?

@awesomeappleby5923

10 ай бұрын

Not required in UK, so took them off for the more retro look. Just warm them up with hairdryer, then get some nylon fishing line behind them. Came off easy, and it's only double sided tape which peels off the forks easily. sorry, did you mean rear reflector? If so, not put one on yet , but if I change the lens to a Lucas one, it has a rear reflector built in the lens.🫣👍