Brake light
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Brake light
Need some advise on installing a brake light onto the kdx(2005 220). Like most of us due to the trails system here we are now forced to run the roads to get to the next trail.I was able to get it blue plated( thanks to a friend and a bit of cash) Anyway i would like to hook up a brake to the bike. Has anyone done this..I would like to keep the stock look if possible!
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Yes... all you need is a Nissin hydraulic switch and a dual element socket.
They are $20 from http://www.kevinscycleracing.com/
They are $20 from http://www.kevinscycleracing.com/
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If you choose to install it on the rear mc, it will interfere with the frame bracket for the reservoir. I even looked at the "right angle ones", but they were no better.Indawoods wrote:Yes... all you need is a Nissin hydraulic switch and a dual element socket.
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I cut off the reservoir bracket, rotated the reservoir 180 degrees, and am securing the reservoir on the back of the frame guards.
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Really? All I did is add a couple of washers!
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"People ate cows a thousand years ago for the same reason we eat them now. Cause they are easy to catch.We're not savages,we're just lazy. A cheetah could taste like chocolate heroin. But will never know. Those bastards are fast!!! "
****'95 KDX 200/****
"People ate cows a thousand years ago for the same reason we eat them now. Cause they are easy to catch.We're not savages,we're just lazy. A cheetah could taste like chocolate heroin. But will never know. Those bastards are fast!!! "
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Uh... not really. I didn't think it was a noteable install or anything. It was hitting the frame so I added a couple of washers inbetween the cylinder and the frame. This gave me enough clearance... The wires on it just make a connection to power when the pedal is depressed.... nothing hard about it at all....
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****'95 KDX 200/****
"People ate cows a thousand years ago for the same reason we eat them now. Cause they are easy to catch.We're not savages,we're just lazy. A cheetah could taste like chocolate heroin. But will never know. Those bastards are fast!!! "
****'95 KDX 200/****
"People ate cows a thousand years ago for the same reason we eat them now. Cause they are easy to catch.We're not savages,we're just lazy. A cheetah could taste like chocolate heroin. But will never know. Those bastards are fast!!! "
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I modified mine over the winter, moving the brake reservoir, and right afterwords found a low profile switch. This may work.
http://www.procycle.us/dskits/dskit.htm
http://www.procycle.us/dskits/dskit.htm
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1st Bike: '72 Arctic Cat Whisker (rode it to the wheels fell off)
2nd Bike: '76 KT250 Trials (gone, but not forgotten)
3rd Bike: '01 KDX200
4th Bike: '96 DS80 (okay, my 9yr old's and it's gone)
5th Bike: '04 RM65 (okay, he's now 10 and it's gone)
6th Bike: '08 KTM 105xc (okay, he's now 13)
7th Bike: '06 KTM 200xc-w (okay, he's now 16)
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Good find. Looks cool.sthutch wrote:I modified mine over the winter, moving the brake reservoir, and right afterwords found a low profile switch. This may work.
http://www.procycle.us/dskits/dskit.htm
Double check the banjo size for your application.
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