Teds new project a CB500 K1 mostly version 0.5 circa 1972.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Purists look away now - my DS Chrome finished plastic headlamp bowl & aftermaket rim kit arrived today so I was able to fit a neat Land Rover LED headlamp unit without any alterations.
Thanks for the tip Allankelly & the link. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/303960372602

 .500 LED headlamp by Macabe Thiele, on Flickr

[Sesman]

Like that Ted. Novel and functional👏

[Laverdaroo]

Give over Ted, that's ace and solves an issue rather well. I have the standard shell and lens for mine but looking at others too for ideas as it looks like half a beach ball, its massive!

I'd say yours is spot on mate and an easy win too,

[SPR]

Go for it Ted 

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Oh plus the sidelight is a slightly dated but was trendy Halo / Angel eyes type.

[Laverdaroo]

\halo, how posh!

Get you!

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

\halo, how posh!

Get you!

Not so much posh as Christmas themed -  Halo / Angel.

[Laverdaroo]

 

[paul G]

Does that have DOT (DOT approved) stamp on the lamp, if not you might struggle to get it through the MOT if it needs one.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Does that have DOT (DOT approved) stamp on the lamp, if not you might struggle to get it through the MOT if it needs one.

Yes it has the DOT SAE E9 stamp on the outer edge it has Osram LED's similar cheaper ones do not.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Spent a lot of time bimbling about sorting out what bits were where - putting some parts in Evaporust etc.

It's much warmer today so I've been doing some work on both lower fork legs cleaning out the threads & the sediment inside the legs.
I need to do some more polishing on the right fork leg as ther left one is much shinier at the moment.
Once I am happy with the polishing of the fork legs I can get the front suspension fitted with a view to fitting the front wheel for better frame stability.

When the cold weather returns I can do some soldering on the Pilot light loom now I have some better lamp holders & rubber shroud fitting thingys.

[Oddjob]

AFAIK Paul so long as it passes the beam pattern test it should pass the MOT. Same for when you fit an LED bulb into a regular headlight. Mine passed no problem this year.

[Oddjob]

Your not thinking of doing the double disc conversion Ted? Makes the front end look more balanced IMO and of course braking is improved.

[McCabe-Thiele (Ted)]

Your not thinking of doing the double disc conversion Ted? Makes the front end look more balanced IMO and of course braking is improved.

Sounds like an expensive alteration Ken.

[Oddjob]

Depends on what you already have Ted, you need a spare caliper and disc, a set of 550 sliders, a longer set of disc bolts and another part of the brake line. Not that expensive if you already have some of these. There's a little work involved as well adapting the speedo drive.

For me it's a good investment, if it stops you quicker it could just avoid an accident and those can be very expensive.