Old Brits tail light

Nielsen · Mar 8, 2015

That's gorgeous!
Tpeever: what sort of rear turn signal lights are those? My '74 has round ones on long horizontal stalks that look like snails' antennae. I think they are stock. Yours are neater looking.

Deets55 · Mar 8, 2015

Nielsen,
Might be these
https://www.oldbritts.com/17_100110.html

Pete

tpeever · Mar 8, 2015

Nielsen said:
That's gorgeous!
Tpeever: what sort of rear turn signal lights are those? My '74 has round ones on long horizontal stalks that look like snails' antennae. I think they are stock. Yours are neater looking.

Thanks!! I like the cleaner look as well. The '74 stock taillight is very ugly IMHO.

It was a while ago when I put that taillight assembly together but believe I bought the signals as well as the slick alloy brackets for the lights from Old Britts. The lights are just cheap Chinese parts that are easily found at places like J&P Cycle, Bike Bandit or any of the other major online parts dealers. You can also get these lights with oval lenses that also look good on Commandos if your prefer oval to square.

tpeever · Mar 8, 2015

Here's a taillight assembly I made for a Moto Guzzi 850T that I restored. Made my own brackets (not nearly as nice as Fred's!!), used a trailer light assembly mounted on the stock CEV frame and used small oval signals from J&P Cycle

Nater_Potater · Mar 9, 2015

Fast Eddie said:
The Old Brits tail light arrived a while ago guys, very nice it is too. I got around to fitting it today, its far better than the stock job, especially for the 'minimalist look' doncha think:

Very nice! I guess it's time for me to do the same. BTW, is that the ignition switch protruding from the side of your saddle, or merely a seat lock?

Nathan

Fast Eddie · Mar 9, 2015

Nater_Potater said:
Fast Eddie said:

The Old Brits tail light arrived a while ago guys, very nice it is too. I got around to fitting it today, its far better than the stock job, especially for the 'minimalist look' doncha think:

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Very nice! I guess it's time for me to do the same. BTW, is that the ignition switch protruding from the side of your saddle, or merely a seat lock?

Nathan

Seat lock!

koda · Mar 9, 2015

They do look much much better than the stock one especially if you going for stripped down look I have had one on mine for decades. Your bike looks great

koda · Mar 9, 2015

I take it came already coped out to fit over the frame loop.

Fast Eddie · Mar 12, 2015

koda said:
I take it came already coped out to fit over the frame loop.

Yes they do.

Old Brits tail light

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