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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? 03/20/16 at 12:38:47 Anyone know which year Suzuki Marauder headlight is the LARGER one than our stock light? *this blog has a swap, but the blog page is inactive, not answering questions since 2012 - http://joe-freeman-personal.blogspot.com/2011/05/suzuki-s40.html
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #1 - 03/20/16 at 13:17:58 I don't think we've ever gotten an answer to this question. I check Ebay every now and then and only see 5.25" lights. Plastic as well.
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Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap?
Reply #2 - 03/20/16 at 16:16:02

Kris01 wrote on 03/20/16 at 13:17:58:

I don't think we've ever gotten an answer to this question. I check Ebay every now and then and only see 5.25" lights. Plastic as well.

Kris,

Found out cruising through Marauder forums. The 97-04 Suzuki VZ800 Marauder OEM Headlight has the same mounting holes and beam angle as our Suzuki Boulevard S40 Savage LS650 .

Just make sure you ask about the 7" lamp, I'm not sure when they changed over to the 5 1/2" - 5 3/4" lamp, but watch out as slimy sellers are selling the smaller ones as the same as the 7", guess they lie to chics about size all the time too Wink

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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #3 - 03/20/16 at 17:56:15 deset rat, so if i am looking for one of these do i need one with a bracket, or just the bucket, ring, and glass since this one is supposed to fit our bracket?
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #4 - 03/20/16 at 18:02:28 not sure Stew. I just bought one COMPLETE w/brackets and is shipping out tomorrow. As soon as it arrives I will post pics of the swap.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #5 - 03/20/16 at 18:26:20 So you're saying the 97-04 Suzuki VZ800 Marauder OEM headlight is 7" but could be smaller?
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Reply #6 - 03/20/16 at 18:30:13

Kris, I've contacted half a dozen "sellers" who claim the light they were selling was the OEM 7" only to have them come back with a 5" light. They were pulling lights off other bikes claiming they were original. Which is not the case. The 97-04 had 7" lamps not 5" ... just send the sellers a question regarding the lamp lens size. I bought the first one who came back with the 7" measurement ... and sent back another that LIED about the size

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #7 - 03/20/16 at 18:36:17 Wow! Thanks for the tip! I'll keep my eye out for a genuine 7" Marauder headlight! Buyer beware!
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #8 - 03/20/16 at 18:40:12 ebay has about 35 listed right now, http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=Headlight%20SUZUKI%20M...
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #9 - 03/20/16 at 18:47:13 Thanks! I'm going shopping!
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #10 - 03/23/16 at 11:53:35 Kris01 wrote on 03/20/16 at 18:47:13: Thanks! I'm going shopping! Kris, got mine this morning. 2001 Marauder =
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #11 - 03/23/16 at 13:08:17 DesertRat, Can you give us an assessment on the marauder bracket versus the savage bracket? I'm curious if I need to find a bucket with bracket, or just a good bucket, ring and glass if it bolts right up to our savage bracket? Thanks!
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #12 - 03/23/16 at 15:03:43 Stew, if you get one, you will need it complete. the rear mounting for the swap is different. Ours is part of the bucket, where the marauders is multiple pieces.
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DesertRat Serious Thumper Offline I love rat bikes! Posts: 1569 Arizona	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #13 - 03/23/16 at 15:04:53 notice the backplate is screwed on, and the bracket is then bolted to the bucket
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stewmills Serious Thumper Offline Imagination is more important than knowledge Posts: 2641 Auburn, AL Gender:	Re: Suzuki Marauder headlight swap? Reply #14 - 03/23/16 at 18:08:16 great, that helps a lot. I'll have to do some shopping too
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