Whitehouse K17 mods...

[Bazbro_imp]

Yes! Dental picks. A very good idea, John. They would've worked and not damaged the insert either. I actually thought they were just plugs of hardened silicone, until I looked closely and realised that they were actually manufactured hexagon bars, chopped up! Why they're fitted, I don't know - none of the other hex bolts on the 'bike have 'inserts'.

One of the reasons I'm explaining EVERY little thing I do is precisely because I'm NOT a mechanic. The mechanics among you will be yawning at much of what I scribble, but I hope it explains in simple terms how I've done stuff and to encourage guys who aren't mechanics to have a go. I mean, if I can do it, anyone can!

Oh, and by the way, over here we call mechanics "mucky necks"...
Fitting Samurider's rear light unit - this morning's job...

The unit itself is very well made - up to Honda standard, robust and well-chromed. It really does look like the CB750 rear light. It doesn't use the CB1100's standard light fitting, so three new holes must be drilled. The instructions are quite clear, and include a photograph of the completed assembly.



I re-measured where the holes should go, three times just to be sure(!) drilled small pilot holes and then the 6mm holes. Here are tje bolts inserted, ready to attach the housing. I chose to have the bolt threads INSIDE the housing, for protection from the elements.



I'm not sure how Samurider plans the route for the electrics. There are three options -
1. Out of the oval hole, as standard (but the wire then goes across the top of the mudguard and must be squeezed between the light and the mudguard).
2. Under the mudguard and out of the hole below the original (same problem as 1)
3. Drill a new 'entry' hole behind the rear light, run the cable invisibly under the mudguard and up through the new hole.

No 3 is the one I favour but I have (temporarily) fitted No 1. To ease where the cable is trapped under the light, I have fitted grommets between the mudguard and the light housing. This has eased the passage of the wire.



I'll see what blanking plugs, flexible 'boots' or grommets my dealer has before I finally decide the wire route. The mudguard also needs chrome blanking plugs or something akin to coachbolts.

The grommets I've fitted will not be necessary if I drill a hole and go with No 3 option, so they will be removed. I'd be interested to hear (and see!) how others have fitted their 750-style rear lights

Wiring was made simple because (a) the wires had been stripped back in the accident and (b) Samurider very considerately includes a set of new connectors identical to Honda's originals.



It works!