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Oh, Look What I Have
04/08/17 at 19:20:07

I hate to brag...but I will. I managed to get the first of the Dave/Armen Headlight Bucket Adapter. I love how the larger headlight looks on the bike. Added bonus; the larger size better hides the wires and cables that have always bothered me (see how the speedo cable is at the front of the light in the photo below - now it sits behind the light). The adapter bracket has a nice shape and provides a nice placement of the headlight. Well done gentlemen.

I think these will be available shortly - Get one while you can. I believe Dave is the point of contact.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17821 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #1 - 04/09/17 at 10:10:44 Gary: You got the pre-production test model......so you can determine if we got any bugs. It appears the sample worked the way it was intended. Armen is going to be away from the shop for a bit - so production will begin after he gets back. I am anxious to hear how much better the new larger (7") light works. Dave
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springman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2193 Spring, Texas Gender:	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #2 - 04/09/17 at 13:15:09 Nice!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #3 - 04/09/17 at 14:41:23 I hate to brag.... Did you hate taking each picture, too? Nice ,, How much more road can you see?
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #4 - 04/09/17 at 16:32:07 Gary, Where did you get the speedometer & tach mounting plate? Kenny G
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #5 - 04/09/17 at 20:04:16 Where'd the headlight come from? Direct wiring swap?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #6 - 04/09/17 at 22:26:15 That's so cool. What other forum has people modifying tensioners, building head lamps, changing out parts, Kawasaki pulleys, Yamaha petcock,
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Reply #7 - 04/10/17 at 03:08:28

The headlight is for Harley Davidson. You can buy good used ones as some of the Harley guys take off good headlights to put on custom ones. I an looking to see what I can get in quantity on new headlights so there can be a price break and make it affordable to offer a complete kit.

The stock wiring is used....it is a "plug and play"....except the wiring hole has to be made a bit larger so the Suzuki connectors can fit though the hole. If I can find a source for the headlight....they will have the larger hole and rubber grommet work already done.

Same thing for the reflector......there are a lot of options out there. The Candlepower units are good - but I understand the factory burned down and the remaining units are left over stock, and they are selling on eBay for about $40. You can get LED unit that install in the bucket for $150 and up. There is a company in India making Hella copies that are affordable...I will see how well those are made. (It is important to get one with a glass lens - some cheaper ones use plastic for the lens).

The adapter will be sold individually - so you can find a new Harley Take Off headlight or a good used one. If I can find a good light bucket and reflector source - I will put together a complete kit. I will provide links to where you can buy the light bucket and reflectors if I can't find any discount from buying in bulk.

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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2626 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #8 - 04/10/17 at 05:30:42 Kenny G wrote on 04/09/17 at 16:32:07: Gary, Where did you get the speedometer & tach mounting plate? Kenny G Covered in my build thread ==> http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1426265605/0
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Kenny G Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com The Singles Club...LOL Posts: 1754 Robson Ranch, Denton, Texas Gender:	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #9 - 04/10/17 at 07:39:33 Gary, Thank You. Kenny G
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #10 - 04/10/17 at 18:45:20 Dave, you're a real blessing to this site!
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 17821 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #11 - 04/11/17 at 06:45:41 Kris01 wrote on 04/10/17 at 18:45:20: Dave, you're a real blessing to this site! Dunno.....some might see it as a curse! Here is what the light will look like on a standard bike without the speedo/tach mounted on the forks.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #12 - 04/11/17 at 07:51:14 Most people condemn the brakes first. I'm not at all satisfied with the light. I do ride at night and it is not comforting riding into oncoming traffic on high beam and Nobody Cares. It's just too puky to bother people. Okay, I've had ONE person flick the lights at me. I Need a safer headlight. Looking forward to being a customer.
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youzguyz Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 2525 San Antonio, Texas Gender:	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #13 - 04/11/17 at 09:05:42 I'm just really really REALLY tired of busting headlight buckets. Yeah, I ride rough roads at times. Yeah, it shakes the headlight. Yeah, it BREAKS. Put me on the list of someone who would be interested in your adapter.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28376 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Oh, Look What I Have Reply #14 - 04/11/17 at 09:12:25 I have bucket envy...
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