wannabe
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posted August 21, 2004 05:46 PM
Headlight plug???
Hey Kids,
I was just thinking about a couple of things. (Now my head hurts.) I've been wanting to buy some race bodywork for my bike to lighten it up for the strip...since I'm too much of a pig to actually lose weight off myself. Anyway, the standard method is to just replace all the fairings with either fiberglass or carbon parts. I actually want to take baby steps and just remove the very heavy headlight assembly. The problem is the headlight cutouts in the fairing. So, I figured that I could make a fiberglass 'plug' that could fill up the headlight holes in the fairings. The plug would obviously be a lot lighter than the stock headlight assembly.
But, before I take the time to actually make a set, does anyone know if there is anyone out there that already makes fairing plugs that fill up the headlight holes?
  
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posted August 21, 2004 05:53 PM
Id be interested as well.
However my current plan is to take this damaged headlight assembly I got and hollow it out to a shell...then put some of the tricktape vinyl headlight covers over the lenses.
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rac4it
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Bergie
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posted August 21, 2004 07:58 PM
Not to burst your bubble but the headlight assembly doesn't weigh very much, at least not enough in my opinion to take the time and trouble to remove it. I have a spare unit sitting here and it can't be more than a couple pounds, tops. You could probably save just as much weight taking a shit before you ride 
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Scooter
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posted August 21, 2004 08:35 PM
 Edited By: Scooter on 21 Aug 2004 21:45
Geez, and right after I post in the classifieds... YCIS I'd be interested in the innerds of said headlight. Need the valance between the lens and reflector.
wannabe, I believe someone in the classifieds a while back was asking for a used unit to cannibalize the lenses for just your purpose. Don't know if they succeeded.
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ninja12
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posted August 21, 2004 09:16 PM
wrong place to to drop weight.
big name racers actually add weight to the headlight and other places on the front of the bike.
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posted August 21, 2004 10:25 PM
Eh...I had gotten a freebie from a board member...he has already claimed the "innards" when I remove them.
It wasnt so much as a weight savings thing for me...but with the lights and wiring removed..why not get rid of the rest. Plus it may make room for other "cooler" things for the turbo project 
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Scooter
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posted August 22, 2004 02:04 AM
Ah well easy come easy go. Sat mine(spare) down on a hot soldering iron. :o   Duh. It's in a bazillion pieces spread into every crevice of the garage now. Brittle little thing. 
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