Archive for the 'motorcycle modifications' Category

Using UPS battery in motorcycle, 10 month update

It’s been over 10 months since I first started using the UPS battery in my motorcycle. While the battery had been working fantastically for the past 8-9 months, from past few weeks it has gotten somewhat discharged and hasn’t been working properly.
I guess it is mostly due to the fact that for past few of [...]

Five reasons why you shouldn’t modify your motorcycle

Motorcycle modification is a touchy subject and almost all bikers at some point think of modifying the looks, performance, ergonomics etc. of their motorcycles.
Naturally I have gone through the similar phase, though I did managed to resist the temptation of doing any major modifications, I have done several minor ones like getting a dual sports [...]

Night shots of the motorcycle spot lamp at work

Here are few photographs of the spot lamp that I got installed on my motorcycle on Sunday.
Here is a photograph of the low beam of my motorcycle, remember I am using Avenger coil with 55/60W halogen:

Here is the photograph of the spot lamp at work, it uses a 55w H3 Halogen.

As you can see, the [...]

Got the spot lamp fitted on my Pulsar 180

After I got the Avenger coil plate and 55/60w H4 halogen fitted in my motorcycle, touring at night has been a lot safer than earlier and majority of the time, I have been able to maintain 80+kmph at night. But I finally decided to add another 55w light, in the form of a spot lamp, [...]

7amp battery in Pulsar 180, six month update

It’s been exactly six months since I installed the 7 amp UPS battery in Bajaj Pulsar 180, so far it is working flawlessly and there are no signs of the battery getting weak even if I leave the bike unused for couple of weeks, so far so good :).