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nateordie YaBB Newbies Offline impossible is nothing Posts: 37 Gender:	want to install a bigger headlight 03/21/13 at 15:57:08 does anyone no an inexpensive upgrade to the headlight. I want it to be BIGGER. Thanks.
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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #1 - 03/21/13 at 16:51:24 There is another Suzuki one, I think about 8 inch which apparently bolts straight in.
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Oldfeller--FSO Serious Thumper ModSquad Offline Hobby is now "concentrated neuropany" Posts: 12645 Fayetteville, NC Gender:	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #2 - 03/21/13 at 17:14:45 You want brighter, put in a Sylvania silver star bulb for <$30. You want bigger, be aware it might NOT be brigher and it might draw more current to boot. Depends on what you actually buy, of course.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #3 - 03/21/13 at 17:24:36 Paladin had The Coolest lookin lite,, looked like he robbed a train.,
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Reply #4 - 03/21/13 at 18:15:40

Thankyou. I did steal it -- it was $10 plus $10 shipping from e-bay. The seller called it a Hot Rod headlight, only one. Since only one, no one wanted it. It was actually a 7" bottom mount headlight for a Harley, selling for about $200 new. Picture of mine and verslagen's, and the mount:

The mount was four pieces of 1" x 1.5" x .125" aluminum angle, eight small nuts and bolts on the sides, drilled down for the stock mount, drilled one up for the headlight. Simple, cheap, worked just fine.

A Model-B headlight bucket is a 8", available aftermarket with an H4 lamp. I think the Model-9" was bigger, but shallow front to back and is ugly.

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wambr Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 610 Russia, Samara Gender:	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #5 - 03/22/13 at 00:01:13 you can set the Faro from Suzuki Desperado(marauder). it was a little larger in size and is installed without the hassle.
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nateordie YaBB Newbies Offline impossible is nothing Posts: 37 Gender:	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #6 - 03/22/13 at 08:30:03 jcstokes wrote on 03/21/13 at 16:51:24: There is another Suzuki one, I think about 8 inch which apparently bolts straight in. yeah I think it's from the marauder. I just don't like the plastic base to it.
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nateordie YaBB Newbies Offline impossible is nothing Posts: 37 Gender:	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #7 - 03/22/13 at 08:30:52 Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 03/21/13 at 17:14:45: You want brighter, put in a Sylvania silver star bulb for <$30. You want bigger, be aware it might NOT be brigher and it might draw more current to boot. Depends on what you actually buy, of course. thanks for the tips!
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Reply #8 - 03/22/13 at 08:32:42

Paladin. wrote on 03/21/13 at 18:15:40:

Thankyou. I did steal it -- it was $10 plus $10 shipping from e-bay. The seller called it a Hot Rod headlight, only one. Since only one, no one wanted it. It was actually a 7" bottom mount headlight for a Harley, selling for about $200 new. Picture of mine and verslagen's, and the mount:
http://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/Rides/GasStop1.jpg http://www.savageriders.com/paladin/images/headlight2.jpg
The mount was four pieces of 1" x 1.5" x .125" aluminum angle, eight small nuts and bolts on the sides, drilled down for the stock mount, drilled one up for the headlight. Simple, cheap, worked just fine.

A Model-B headlight bucket is a 8", available aftermarket with an H4 lamp. I think the Model-9" was bigger, but shallow front to back and is ugly.

hahah holy cow that is a monster. ya got it from a light house right? Wink

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28825 L.A. California Gender:	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #9 - 03/22/13 at 09:02:32 naw... this is a train light. here are some more suggestions... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1352620262
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nateordie YaBB Newbies Offline impossible is nothing Posts: 37 Gender:	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #10 - 03/22/13 at 09:09:28 verslagen1 wrote on 03/22/13 at 09:02:32: naw... this is a train light. http://p1.bikepics.com/2007%5C07%5C10%5Cbikepics-958570-full.jpg here are some more suggestions... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1352620262 That looks like a cartoon! I bet he sees all the nooks and crannys with that!
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nateordie YaBB Newbies Offline impossible is nothing Posts: 37 Gender:	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #11 - 03/22/13 at 09:11:47 thanks for the link verslagen. I am lovin the mods on these bikes. awesome!
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Cavi Mike Serious Thumper Offline Thumper n00b Posts: 1005 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: want to install a bigger headlight Reply #12 - 03/22/13 at 09:19:28 Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 03/21/13 at 17:14:45: You want brighter, put in a Sylvania silver star bulb for <$30. I used to swear by those silver-stars until I got sick of them blowing out every 3-4 months.
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Re: want to install a bigger headlight
Reply #13 - 03/22/13 at 10:44:38

Cavi Mike wrote on 03/22/13 at 09:19:28:

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 03/21/13 at 17:14:45:

You want brighter, put in a Sylvania silver star bulb for <$30.

I used to swear by those silver-stars until I got sick of them blowing out every 3-4 months.

I have owned cars that have the same headlight bulbs as long as I owned them. I put Silverstars in my wife's VW a few years after we bought it and they lasted 9 months.....so I put the stock ones back in....and they lasted 9 years. I would like to get a brighter bulb - but when you go to the really bright stuff the life does drop significantly.
Here is a link to a no-nonsense lighting guy that is down to earth and honest:
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/tech.html

Here is the new light I am using on my bike.

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Reply #14 - 03/22/13 at 11:33:19

Dave wrote on 03/22/13 at 10:44:38:

Cavi Mike wrote on 03/22/13 at 09:19:28:

Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 03/21/13 at 17:14:45:

You want brighter, put in a Sylvania silver star bulb for <$30.

I used to swear by those silver-stars until I got sick of them blowing out every 3-4 months.

I have owned cars that have the same headlight bulbs as long as I owned them. I put Silverstars in my wife's VW a few years after we bought it and they lasted 9 months.....so I put the stock ones back in....and they lasted 9 years. I would like to get a brighter bulb - but when you go to the really bright stuff the life does drop significantly.
Here is a link to a no-nonsense lighting guy that is down to earth and honest:
http://www.danielsternlighting.com/tech/tech.html

Here is the new light I am using on my bike.

dang what's the size of that one?

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