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A new taillight

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Got this from Mike's XS. It's their "Brit" taillight. Nice, solid chromed steel with rubber mounting pad and license bracket that actually fits American plates. By the way, this is a '78 GS550E to which I mounted a Yamaha seat and 550L rear fender, among other things.
 
Looks pretty good. But I am wondering if the Yamaha seat was a simple process. Was it easily bolted on or was a little modification necessary?
 
Nice and tidy. I notice you have drag bars too, how do you find them?
 
Great looking taillight, do you have a link? BTW, I would be happy to take that UGLY exhaust of your hands!! :rolleyes: The rear fender swap really looks great!
 
Flaming Chainsaws said:
Looks pretty good. But I am wondering if the Yamaha seat was a simple process. Was it easily bolted on or was a little modification necessary?
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It was pretty simple, but took some thought. The seat fit well over the frame, but was too narrow to retain the hinges and latch, so I cut them off the frame and mounted the seat with a tang under the tank and a thumb bolt up through the rear fender. I don't think a thief would know where to look for that.
 
Seanie said:
Nice and tidy. I notice you have drag bars too, how do you find them?
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They are Tarozzi clip-ons from Fastfromthepast.com, which also sells rearsets. They come in several versions and clamp sizes, with different risers and offsets, and are adjustable for angle, which I wanted. Very good quality. About $120.

I did have drag bars on there, but they were so low that the master cylinder interfered with the triple clamp, and I had to ride with the brake lever cocked up too high for my taste.
 
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Maddog209 said:
Great looking taillight, do you have a link? BTW, I would be happy to take that UGLY exhaust of your hands!! :rolleyes: The rear fender swap really looks great!
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Thanks. Your 550 looks just like the one I had from '79-'83. I rode about 3,000 highway miles behind a Windjammer fairing, then converted it back to stock, with black rectangular turn signals and a quarter fairing like yours.

Where did you get those nice fork boots?
 
ChicagoBob said:
Where did you get those nice fork boots?
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I ordered the boots from the local Triumph dealer. They are stock T-100 boots that I had to get a little creative with because the upper diameter of the boots are larger than the 550 tubes. I was able to secure them and overall I like the way they look. Thanks for the compliment on my 550. I have a few more things plannned........
 
Love your work Bob .. I know what I'll be doing to my GS550 this summer! :)
 
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