A few more little additions to make things more practical and of course more chrome.. cuz.. why not?
Received a few more things from ScootRS, a few rubber odds and ends, new headlight, brake switch, licence plate surround and bumper, nice quality chrome, built well.
I never have liked how the MC licence plate just sat ackwardly in that rear area, slightly too wide, made for a Euro sized plate. So since I can't have a cool British style plate, I modified mine to fit better and to look like it belongs in that space.
I trimmed the outer edges of my licence plate to fit inside the chromed area, I painted the backdrop of the plate backing from black to white, to match the plate color. I put the chromed "We Are The Mods" badge on the lower portion of the framed area. Removed the "Piaggio" sticker, to make room for my new...
LED running lights! I picked up these marker lights at the local auto store, while shopping for some tail light bulbs... I converted the cigarette lighter plug to a battery pack, (radio shack) and used the light up button for easy access to turn on the lights, inside the glove box, which I velcro-ed to the side of the wall. Due the amazing fact that LED light require such little power, I suspect the batteries will last a ridiculously long time, so its really a nice solution to having more visibility. I likely will do a front version as well.
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| Brake switch, and cable cover |
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| ScootRS head light, has a updated modern style bulb connector, and a mini "indicator light" that sits inside. My old headlight was dying and becoming unreliable and causing my taillights to blow, because it wasn't staying on... |
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| Licence plate surround and bumper |
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| New rubber feet for my front folding rack. I have the original 60's ones.. and they're pretty ugly. |
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| Here is the "BEFORE" picture. Notice the licence plate is actually slightly wider than the body.. and theres a big space below it.. just looks shoddy... |
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| And here it is installed. A much cleaner look I think, and hey.. Its chrome! |
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| LED lights running! They're hard wired to the battery pack in my glove box. I ran the wires under the frame to the back corner of the left cowl. |
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| Lighted button for easy "on and off". Velcro-ed to the side of the wall. |
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| We are the MODS. |
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