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Message started by Blade on 06/26/17 at 05:42:02

Title: Stacked headlights
Post by Blade on 06/26/17 at 05:42:02

Finally got these mounted - inspired by Rayven:

Title: Re: Stacked headlights
Post by Blade on 06/26/17 at 05:43:13

To match the sissy bar:

Title: Re: Stacked headlights
Post by Tocsik on 06/26/17 at 06:30:14

Some jammers or slant Z bars would look to match the angles you have going on there.

Title: Re: Stacked headlights
Post by Blade on 06/26/17 at 06:53:13

Yes, these were in contention, you never know......

Title: Re: Stacked headlights
Post by madmikesmech on 06/27/17 at 17:34:50

[ch128077]

Title: Re: Stacked headlights
Post by SoC on 06/27/17 at 18:43:07

Blade, How about a photo or 2 of the details of the mounting? Like th idea of stacked.

Title: Re: Stacked headlights
Post by Blade on 06/29/17 at 03:33:52

Firstly, these lights are designed to be mounted pointy end down, and I wanted pointy end up, so I drilled out the bracket rivets, removed the brackets and then siliconed the rivets back in.

For the lower light I took a block of aluminium a little wider than the mounting holes and shaped it for the angle of the forks - I have +4" forks so the angle is steeper than normal. Then drilled the block to match the mounting holes.

Two bolts go through the bottom of the fitting and two angled (filed) nuts under the head of the bolts "clamp" the fitting to the block, through the lower triple tree plate.

Title: Re: Stacked headlights
Post by Blade on 06/29/17 at 03:35:48

Title: Re: Stacked headlights
Post by Blade on 06/29/17 at 03:41:18

For the top light I used a handlebar riser and put the riser bolt straight through the back of the fitting - then just clamped the riser onto the handlebar.

Title: Re: Stacked headlights
Post by Blade on 06/29/17 at 03:53:52

I wired the low beam to the low fitting, high to the high, and slightly elongated one bolt hole in the lower fitting so that I have some ability to turn the fitting towards the curb to comply with design rules.