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New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics)
02/13/10 at 15:26:52

Just got back from ordering a new headlight bucket and headlight for the FireLizard. My old bucket is so cracked and broken that I was afraid I would lose my headlight on my way to work tonight. But since I had to order it it won't be in for a few days so for now people will definitely think the FireLizard is an old Harley because the headlight is being held on by duck tape.

Hell, if the mythbusters can prove that duck tape can hold up a car, I reckon it's good enough to hold my headlight on until my new one arrives.

The new one I ordered by the way is metal, not the plastic piece of crap that came stock on the Savage.

Later I'll take pictures of it before and after the new headlight.

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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. Reply #1 - 02/13/10 at 20:13:24 where'd you get the bucket? How much? I wouldnt mind ditching the plastic at all.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. Reply #2 - 02/13/10 at 21:16:13 It's a Harley bucket that will actually fit my Girder front end. Ordered it from my local Harley shop. The head of the parts department likes how I am not afraid to modify and gave me a break on the shipping.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. Reply #3 - 02/18/10 at 14:28:33 Got my new headlight and bucket in today. Just got back from picking it up. Drag Specialties Halogen headlight. I will finally get to see further than twenty feet ahead of me. Now to just figure out how to wire the booger up.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics Reply #4 - 02/18/10 at 15:29:08 Before After
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EJID Serious Thumper Offline Work to ride and ride to work. Posts: 1536 Pocatello, ID Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics Reply #5 - 02/18/10 at 15:37:05 Looking good!!! But now it's SO SHINY you're going to have to wash the rest of the bike
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics Reply #6 - 02/18/10 at 15:46:14 EJID wrote on 02/18/10 at 15:37:05: Looking good!!! But now it's SO SHINY you're going to have to wash the rest of the bike Naw, eventually the shiny will fade to match the rest of the bike.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics Reply #7 - 02/18/10 at 16:51:17 vry prdy
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John_D FSO Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' and smilin' Posts: 1658 Vancouver, WA Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics Reply #8 - 02/18/10 at 23:24:19 Ooooh, shiny! Looks cool. Although I'm sure you'll miss the duct tape flappin' around.
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diamond jim Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1425 North Alabama Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics Reply #9 - 02/21/10 at 17:24:11 I see you used metric tape with it being a metric bike. Standard tape wouldn't work as well. Too loose.
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serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics Reply #10 - 02/22/10 at 05:21:40 diamond jim wrote on 02/21/10 at 17:24:11: I see you used metric tape with it being a metric bike. Standard tape wouldn't work as well. Too loose. DJ, where do I find this "metric tape"? I have been using the standard tape and you are correct, it just doesn't work as well.
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics Reply #11 - 02/24/10 at 03:35:13 John_D FSO wrote on 02/18/10 at 23:24:19: Ooooh, shiny! Looks cool. Although I'm sure you'll miss the duct tape flappin' around. Actually no, The way I had it it actually acted like rudders. Made for some interesting handling when I would take a curve at speed.
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Reply #12 - 02/24/10 at 05:00:53

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 02/24/10 at 03:35:13:

John_D FSO wrote on 02/18/10 at 23:24:19:

Ooooh, shiny! Cool

Looks cool. Although I'm sure you'll miss the duct tape flappin' around. Wink

Actually no, The way I had it it actually acted like rudders. Made for some interesting handling when I would take a curve at speed.

Sounds exciting, and not in the good way. Shocked

Duct tape has it's time and place; holding safety related equipment on/together probably isn't one of them. Glad you're getting the new one.

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Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics
Reply #13 - 02/24/10 at 20:43:46

serenity3743 wrote on 02/22/10 at 05:21:40:

diamond jim wrote on 02/21/10 at 17:24:11:

I see you used metric tape with it being a metric bike. Standard tape wouldn't work as well. Too loose.

DJ, where do I find this "metric tape"? I have been using the standard tape and you are correct, it just doesn't work as well. Wink

I get mine at the same place I buy the new air for my tires. Grin

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serenity3743 Serious Thumper Offline Striving to better, oft we mar what's well Posts: 778 Black Mountain, NC Gender:	Re: New Headlight bucket and Headlight. (with pics Reply #14 - 02/25/10 at 05:03:32 Oh, okay, I bet I can get some at the shop where I take my Savage for a radiator flush and fill.
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