After Market Headlight Mounting?

BeanerBiker · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 103

This bike is shaking the hell out of this headlight I have. We have the headlight rubber mounted. Any suggestions? How has everyone placed their headlights on their bikes?

thanks.

beaner

BeanerBiker · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 103

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best pic I have..I will have to take a close up later

easytravel

F#CK YEAH!!! nice bike dude.

easytravel

Sorry to get off topic, seriously thuogh...love the bike, nice headlight (headwinds?). I'm assuming you have already solidly mounted the light yes? Did you put just a rubber washer or is there a rubber grommet? Is it only at idle or across the rev range? I guess I need more info to try and help.

BeanerBiker · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 103

bascially a metal bracket with a rubber washer. The only time it doesnt shake is when its turned off! LMAO

Ive read and heard and now witnessed the "SHAKING OF A 650"..the stories about them moving across peoples garages while on the kickstand...I can see it! LOL

jerseykat1 · Full Member Joined: May 03, 2009 Posts: 79

I have what I think is the same exact headlight that I got from americanclassicmotors. Mine has an HID set up installed with the ballast, and all wires stuffed into the headlight housing.

I fabed up a mounting bracket out of thick steel strips that I picked up from home depot, and mounted it directly to the front with 2 m6 (I think that's the size) bolts in the place were the brake line union bolted, I then moved the brake line union over to the other mounting hole just a bit to the right of the headlight (looking head on). No rubber or anything and I get vibration only at idle sometimes. The stronger your bracket the less likely it is to vibrate. Get rid of the rubber, stiffen up your bracket, loctite all your bolts, and u will reduce the vibration a lot.

easytravel

I could walk my Norton 850 across the floor on it's center stand with just a little bit of throttle. I agree with jerseykat (cool name), solid mount is the answer.

BeanerBiker · Full Member Joined: Apr 01, 2008 Posts: 103

Thanks guys...I will give it a try.

dpmphoto

Is your motor all tuned up??? I notice when things are running the way they should I hardly get any vibration out of my mirror or exhaust,when something is out a little bit its parkison's time

TwistedLeather

I mounted my light solid with a highly modified piece of angle iron. Of course, my headlight is a spot light for a Semi tractor, but that really doesn't matter. Solid mount lights will vibrate, but not like the rubber mounted ones.

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