MotoCycho
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posted November 14, 2013 11:38 AM
headlight delete using OEM upper fairing
Was wondering what can be done to delete the headlights off my 2007 using a factory upper for track use weight savings. I need to be able to put the headlights back in to get get the bike inspected for registration once a yr. I have a set of donor headlights from a post wreck salvage pile of parts. I was thinking I could basically make caps for the headlight holes out of these less than perfect housings... maybe retain the top marker lights as the track I run at requires forward facing marker lights after dark. I also have another upper I could use if modification is required to the upper.
Anyway, curious to see what others have done. Pics would be awesome.
  
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eklipse636
Needs a life
ZX-14
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posted November 14, 2013 12:21 PM
Replace with a fiberglass front end. Once a year swap it with factory one to pass inspection
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shiphteey
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posted November 14, 2013 02:17 PM
Airtech makes it for the 12R, maybe they make it for the 14/14R...
Fit and finish not perfect but they do the job.
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Shane661
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posted November 16, 2013 04:11 AM
It is easier to swap uppers than to install headlights, imo. I use a Catalyst race upper. It is fairly inexpensive, and high quality. Then you can leave your stock setup completely intact. You could mount anything up for marker lights on the Catalyst.
Otherwise, you could consider mounting a small reflector beam in the front center of the Catalyst, has been done on many bikes.
For the stock lenses, I think you have to heat the assembly in the oven to get them apart because they are glued. If that is the way you want to go, I would remove the lenses and place them in the holes to see how they might fit that way, to start. I have also seen custom setups with only one side of the headlight assembly in use.
Total weight savings from ditching both sides of the headlight is about 8.5 lbs. It does make the bike more wheelie-prone, even on a stretched bike.
Shane
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