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HappyHighwayman Ex Member	Dual Headlight Mod? 12/15/09 at 17:44:18 Has anyone ever done a dual-headlight mod similar to what a Triumph Street Triple has?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #1 - 12/15/09 at 17:52:22 Nope,... but I've thought about it.... If you do it,.. let's see pics... Also,... You might consider goin' to Led's on the tail and running lights to preserve juice...
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smokin_blue Serious Thumper Offline From Cafes to Streetfighters! I build them all! Posts: 830 St. Paul, MN Gender:	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #2 - 12/16/09 at 04:42:02 does this count?? if so YES! I also did a speed tripple style side by side on my old GSX-R750 slab side. What do you want to know?
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HappyHighwayman Ex Member	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #3 - 12/16/09 at 07:02:29 Where do I start?
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #4 - 12/16/09 at 07:30:39 I saw this kit on ebay and thought that it would be awesome. Doesn't come with the lights or hardware, just a metal mounting plate for almost $70 after shipping (seems really high).
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #5 - 12/16/09 at 09:00:18 If you want to pay $70 for a polished plate... you bought the wrong bike. Somewhere, there's a dual light kit like the one shown for between $80 and $120. Make your own plate.
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Re: Dual Headlight Mod?
Reply #6 - 12/16/09 at 09:10:34

verslagen1 wrote on 12/16/09 at 09:00:18:

If you want to pay $70 for a polished plate... you bought the wrong bike.

Somewhere, there's a dual light kit like the one shown for between $80 and $120.

Make your own plate.

I totally agree, I would never pay $70 for just that hardware. Now the whole kit with lights for $80-$120 sounds more feesible.

My concern would the be amount of juice needed for those. Seems like it's been mentioned here before that the charging system on these bikes don't put out a whole heck of alot, and they even have trouble just keeping up with some added driving lights. So what would be the best way to go about wiring up a pair of lights so that you don't overload the electrical system?

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HappyHighwayman Ex Member	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #7 - 12/16/09 at 09:18:14 Except for the price what about something like this: http://www.aztec8.com/catalog/i37.html I'm not very handy unfortunately.
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Re: Dual Headlight Mod?
Reply #8 - 12/16/09 at 09:28:29

HappyHighwayman wrote on 12/16/09 at 09:18:14:

Except for the price what about something like this:

http://www.aztec8.com/catalog/i37.html

I'm not very handy unfortunately.

$250.00!.... Shocked

I was thinking more like $25.00... just find somebody that upgraded their stock headlight, and rig a bracket to mount two... Grin

Hunt down a muffler shop with slow business, and get him to fix you up a bracket, then paint it black and bolt her up... Wink

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Reply #9 - 12/16/09 at 09:46:19

I have been thinking about doing his mod too.

The mounting plate should be easy to fabricate. Cut some plate aluminum with a jig saw and drill out the holes. Making a new pigtail for the wiring should be simple enough. My only issue is power. I don't think I would do it until I converted the tail light and turn singles to LEDs.

I'd love to see what you come up with.

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HappyHighwayman Ex Member	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #10 - 12/16/09 at 09:48:15 Are there common LED kits that people here recommend?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #11 - 12/16/09 at 10:06:04 If you like the stock signals,... you can just buy bulbs... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x-25-White-LED-1157-TAIL-STOP-BRAKE-TURN-SIGN... or there's lots of aftermaket signals...
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HappyHighwayman Ex Member	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #12 - 12/16/09 at 10:14:14 Would those work for the stop indicator as well? My turn signals are broken in that without the black electrical tape they would just hang by their wires, but the lights themselves work. I'd like to replace them, but it appears to be annoyingly difficult on the savage.
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HappyHighwayman Ex Member	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #13 - 12/16/09 at 10:15:34 Also how many MM are the fork tubes on a savage?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Dual Headlight Mod? Reply #14 - 12/16/09 at 10:37:24 1157's for stop/tail and front signals... 1156 for rear signals... Forks are 38mm... I mounted my front aftermarket like this...
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