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Message started by swing69 on 04/01/15 at 11:25:30

Title: Headlight ears and aftermarket lights
Post by swing69 on 04/01/15 at 11:25:30

I've seen plenty of crude looking aftermarket lights that mount by a single post off the bottom tree. The "nicer" onces in my opinion, use the 2 side mounts, requiring headlight ears.

I measured the 2 fork tubes, they are roughly 7 1/2 c to c. So nice cast alloy ears (38mm tubes or universal types with shims) would hold the side mounted one nicely.

I like the steel body lights, with glass. rather than ABS bodies with a plastic lens. But an issue with all of the lights I've seen has be an enormous hole for the wires to pass from, with no closing grommet provided! looks pretty crappy in addition to a rain catcher.

To the point: anyone using such a set up??? Picts and links to parts if you have some! thanks

Title: Re: Headlight ears and aftermarket lights
Post by verslagen1 on 04/01/15 at 11:42:46

Old GS series bikes had side mounts, tin buckets and glass.
several sizes, shop around.

Title: Re: Headlight ears and aftermarket lights
Post by Dave on 04/01/15 at 11:50:26

One of the problems is that the Savage has a wide fork spacing for most headlight buckets - so unless you use a big headlight the mounts end up not being parallel and must angle inward...or you could used some spacers on the side of the headlight bucket. I bought some of the really nice cast aluminum mounts from Dime City and could not use them as the angle was too great. A few others have used the mounts that are made from flat pieces of steel or aluminum, and they had to cut and angle them to fit the light. It may be that the mounts could be put on the forks with the light bracket on the inside of the forks instead of the outside.

I believe the best headlight you can get is a bucket that will accept a 7" light....then buy a Hella or Cibie headlights that are E code instead of DOT. The E code headlights have a better light pattern than the DOT lights. Dime City has some metal housings that will work wit the 7" headlight inserts.

There was a thread about this somewhere....I need to go find it.

Here it is......

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1413314755/4#4

I did not like what I found available...so I made my own using the turn signal mounts, some aluminum bar, and a few bolts and JB Weld. In 3 years and 6,000 miles it is still working.

http://i46.tinypic.com/308wa3q.jpg

Title: Re: Headlight ears and aftermarket lights
Post by Dave on 04/01/15 at 12:13:52

On the last page of Spamy's build he shows his headlight....not much information on it - other than it works really well.
http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1343089863/90

Title: Re: Headlight ears and aftermarket lights
Post by verslagen1 on 04/01/15 at 12:18:31

3310010D19600 wrote:

I used this one. Very happy with it.

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-electronic-lighting-parts-satin-black-7-inch-british-headlight-bucket-66-65068.html

and this bulb/lens

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-lighting-parts-7-inch-sealed-h4-headlight-lens-66-75804.html

Title: Re: Headlight ears and aftermarket lights
Post by Dave on 04/01/15 at 12:46:12

405344455A5751535807360 wrote:

[quote author=3310010D19600 link=1343089863/90#97 date=1414003589]I used this one. Very happy with it.

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-electronic-lighting-parts-satin-black-7-inch-british-headlight-bucket-66-65068.html

and this bulb/lens

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-lighting-parts-7-inch-sealed-h4-headlight-lens-66-75804.html

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Oh yeah.....and this:

7556474B5F260 wrote:

I bought ears that I trimed to size and then had to bend them in a little bit to fit the light. I wouldnt recommend the rigid old CB750 type of headlight ears, not too many of the headlights are exactly the same width of the forks.