Has ANYONE put and AFTERMARKET TAIL LAMP on their XS?

fredintoon said:

Hi Yamaha77,
oh yes, contrast is there for sure.
Most likely the red & black wires are for the rear light and brake light bulb filaments and the manufacturers are leaving the ground wire up to you.
You'll have to attach a ground wire to the lamp casing, (a ring terminal under one of the bolts that hold the lamp body to the mounting shell should work)
Because almost all modern bikes (later than a 1960s Britbike, that is) have rubber mounted fenders.
Check if it's the red wire or the black wire that powers the brake light and put rubber washers under the plain washers on the fender's inside as well as the rubber sheet on the outside when you bolt the rearlight in place.
Nice upstate house. "Thou shalt not covet - - - ". It tells me that in the Bible.

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littlebill31 said:

Just wondering. After the pages about an aftermarket taillight. And your title stating an aftermarket taillight for an XS. Why do you now say you are not going to put in on your XS, but instead on a Honda?

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aldo5468 said:

I've got one - had to replace the OEM taillight as'sy on my '82 when I replaced the OEM seat, so went with the Lucas-style re-pop. The rear signal lights contain twin-filament sockets so I have running lights back there to improve visibility. The lenses and trim rings are Virago items that fit the XS650 housings "plug-and-play"; the red lenses are high quality aftermarket items.

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littlebill31 said:

Na. Stuff like that makes my head hurt. I'd rather be told!

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MaxPete said:

Geeezzzz Aldo - that looks really nice! Me likey much.

That photo is going into my album of snazz cafes.

Pete

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aldo5468 said:

Thanx for the kind words. I bought it in April 2010 as a very unmolested '82 Heritage Special, lacking only its generator brushes, for some reason that totally eludes me. As you can tell, I've molested it quite a bit in nearly 7 years; you can see more of my mod's in my ("Redleg's") picture album, including some done since the pic I posted above was taken. In that time, I've learned far more from this forum than I can ever repay through my meager contributions. At nearly 73, my bones are too old to do a true café racer - café roadster is as close as I can make it and ride comfortably - ergo, Standard handlebar and OEM mirrors. I truly believe that these late Specials, somewhat ugly ducklings as they are in stock form, make a really good platform for such modifications.

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