Pics of "new" headlight

[rock_rebel]

I'm interested in this project as well. How hard is it to do? Has someone found a way to add a windshield?

[Pelikan]

Hey if anyone wants a GS-F headlight PM me; I'm taking the one off my bike within the next few days.

[rock_rebel]

How difficult is it  to mount the brackets to the forks? I haven't tried it yet as I fear i'll scratch the forks if the brackets are too tight.

[bombshelter13]

Mounting the brackets is dead easy, they basically just screw on. As far as scratching, put some foam tape on the inside of the bracket.

[dsmgs500]

I have a E model, can some one tell me how they are mounting the f light to e headlight mounts? Can I use the ones there or do I need to order some other ones?
Can someone get some pics up close?

Thanks!

[wings1240]

Hey if this thread is still going what did you use to connect the head light and the brackets? It looks a bit like a rivet but just wanted to make sure I got the best method to make sure the light doesn't come loose or shake a lot.

[erbilabuc]

4+ years later and Im still getting pm's. Ill answer any questions that come up but I sold the bike about 2 years ago.

[sQuijeW]

would doing this mod decrease the selling price of a gs500f?

or would it not affect the price at all?

[erbilabuc]

I dont think it would affect anything. I sold my bike for $1800. This mod is really for people that crash their bikes or buy an F model with messed up fairings. I bought my 07 gs500F with 7k miles wrecked for 500$. My plans were to take fairings off and buy a headlight off ebay but then I got the idea to use the "F" headlight since it would retain factory wiring.

My new project is a 95 VFR 750 with single sided swingarm and I plan to use a GS500 headlight for that too.

[crzydood17]

BRAAAAAAAAINNNNNSSS

[Xevamir]

Does anyone know if this bracket can be "re"-bent to fit a round headlight down the road? I was going to get the bracket soon just so I could convert without buying a new headlight... but I would like to get a round headlight in the future.

[Dave!]

This thing rocks, I've been hunting for how to get a light like this onto my GS. Hate the circle light. I'm gonna give this a go I reckon

[Dave!]

so we took off the Acerbis Alien headlight because I got a crazy idea to use the stock one. All the mounting tabs except 2 were broken so it was pretty much useless and if this idnt work I was just going to donate it. Came out 100000 times better then I thought it would plus its all stock wiring so there isnt any crazy wiring going on.  This is the look I have been going for since I bought the bike. Parts are the stock headlight, 10$ set of EMGO mirrors  plus a 12$ universa headlight mounting kit - all from denniskirk. All I had to do was bend the ends  of the headlight mounting kit to form to the headlight. It took me about 2-3 hours total because I also installed a stainless front brake line and bleeding it was a bish.

from my dennis kirk invoice

-Part# H27101
Side-Mount Headlight Brackets

- Part# 391615
Universal Mirror (2 come in the package)

Hey Mate, Do you have any specifics on exactly which tabs/mounting points on the 500F light you used to mount this up?

Cheers,
Dave

[cWj]

If anybody has done this on a pre-01 model, I hereby demand/request visual evidence.

[Xevamir]

so we took off the Acerbis Alien headlight because I got a crazy idea to use the stock one. All the mounting tabs except 2 were broken so it was pretty much useless and if this idnt work I was just going to donate it. Came out 100000 times better then I thought it would plus its all stock wiring so there isnt any crazy wiring going on.  This is the look I have been going for since I bought the bike. Parts are the stock headlight, 10$ set of EMGO mirrors  plus a 12$ universa headlight mounting kit - all from denniskirk. All I had to do was bend the ends  of the headlight mounting kit to form to the headlight. It took me about 2-3 hours total because I also installed a stainless front brake line and bleeding it was a bish.

from my dennis kirk invoice

-Part# H27101
Side-Mount Headlight Brackets

- Part# 391615
Universal Mirror (2 come in the package)

Hey Mate, Do you have any specifics on exactly which tabs/mounting points on the 500F light you used to mount this up?

Cheers,
Dave

I did this project within the last few months, and I had to grind some tabs down off of the headlight in order to mount it to the brackets. I also had to drill holes in the headlight for bolts to attach to the bracket.

[Dave!]

I did this project within the last few months, and I had to grind some tabs down off of the headlight in order to mount it to the brackets. I also had to drill holes in the headlight for bolts to attach to the bracket.

Thanks mate. I got me an F light the other day so I'm gonna have a crack a this next weekend.

[MARider]

So how do you like your bar set up. I just ordered some vortex mx bars. Oh one more thing how wide are your bars?

[erbilabuc]

wow 6 years later and still being done. I had to get rid of the GS years ago because I moved to hawaii. I built this 1995 VFR750 and wanted to use a gs headlight but for some reason the cheapest I could find when I was building it was 90$ shipped so I went with an 06 gsxr600 headlight and learned how to make my own  headlight mounts for about 3$.gsxr headlight, cbr 600 forks, r1 rear sets, gsxr tail, cbr600 gauges.
before headlight fairing

with headlight fairing