RedBaronX
Member
OK yes I know that there are units you can buy that are brake and signal lights, but I want something bigger and more vintage... something that looks more integrated into the bike...
A couple options for the turn signals are: one three way switch, maybe a rocker switch, thumb activated, for selecting between left, right, and off. Other option is spring loaded press buttons, one on each hand-- press the button with your thumb to signal, release the button and it's off. I guess which I choose will depend on what kind of hardware I can find, but I think I like the press button idea better (impossible to forget to turn the signal off).
For a brake light, that might be harder because its a matter of figuring out how to complete the circuit. I guess the brake handle itself could press a button, but I don't know how well I like that...
Anyone scratch-build signal and brake lights? All things considered, I think the turn signals are pretty easy and straight forward. We used to build simple circuits like that all the time when I was a kid. For the brake light, it's a matter of figuring out how to complete the circuit.
A couple options for the turn signals are: one three way switch, maybe a rocker switch, thumb activated, for selecting between left, right, and off. Other option is spring loaded press buttons, one on each hand-- press the button with your thumb to signal, release the button and it's off. I guess which I choose will depend on what kind of hardware I can find, but I think I like the press button idea better (impossible to forget to turn the signal off).
For a brake light, that might be harder because its a matter of figuring out how to complete the circuit. I guess the brake handle itself could press a button, but I don't know how well I like that...
Anyone scratch-build signal and brake lights? All things considered, I think the turn signals are pretty easy and straight forward. We used to build simple circuits like that all the time when I was a kid. For the brake light, it's a matter of figuring out how to complete the circuit.