Text only | Text with Images

GStwin.com GS500 Message Forum

Main Area => General GS500 Discussion => Topic started by: tripleb on March 31, 2009, 01:45:40 PM

Title: vertical dual headlights
Post by: tripleb on March 31, 2009, 01:45:40 PM
Has anyone done vertical duals?  I was looking at the hella angel eyes and and looks like you could install them vertically with a little ingenuity.  Using the brackets they come with you can invert one and put them together one on top of the other and then make some home made brackets to mount them to the bike's headlight brackets like in the pic below.  The bottom one for the low and both for hi.  The wiring shouldn't be any different than for the horizontal duals.  What do you guys think?  Anything I'm missing?  This has got me excited...

(http://pktdo.com/GS500/model25002.JPG)  (http://www.toolparts.co.uk/acatalog/hluver.jpg)

that's 1 of 2 pics I could find of them on a motorcycle and those obviously have a housing so not exactly what I'm thinking...
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: tripleb on March 31, 2009, 06:18:07 PM
anyone? ....bueller?

would it look cool or a bad idea?
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: The Buddha on March 31, 2009, 06:23:00 PM
Oh yea, how would you like a chick with 2 vertical boobies.  :cookoo:
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: tripleb on March 31, 2009, 06:42:33 PM
I mocked it up using travis' bike...

(http://pktdo.com/GS500/vert.jpg)
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: Triumph203 on March 31, 2009, 09:23:05 PM
me no likes the looks... but not my bike either so have at it
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: ATLRIDER on April 01, 2009, 07:28:21 AM
Me no likey  :icon_eek:
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: Big Lou on April 01, 2009, 11:03:23 AM
mebbe if you got rid of the gap and put them closer together? :dunno_black: would take a little more "ingenuity" but might improve the look of it.  Good idea, tho, will def stand out.
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: tripleb on April 01, 2009, 11:19:43 AM
how about this?

lights right on top of each other                                     horizontal
(http://pktdo.com/GS500/vert2.jpg)           (http://pktdo.com/GS500/horiz.jpg)
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: cafeboy on April 01, 2009, 12:19:37 PM
Quote from: tripleb on April 01, 2009, 11:19:43 AM
lights right on top of each other                                   
(http://pktdo.com/GS500/vert2.jpg)           

I sort of like this one.
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: cafeboy on April 01, 2009, 12:22:10 PM






<<<<<<<< Looks alot like my buddy here  :tongue2:

           (http://pktdo.com/GS500/horiz.jpg)
Title: Re: vertical dual headlights
Post by: ATLRIDER on April 01, 2009, 03:02:36 PM
I like them a little closer togerther too.  I ended up with 3/4" by swapping headlight brackets from left to right and bending the middle bracket inward.  Also installed a threaded rod with rubber bushings and nylon lock washers (courtesy of Lowes) to keep them in place.  I rode it this way for 3k miles and it stayed solid with no problems. Got them off now cause they're going on another bike.

(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg26/photonut2008/P1010395.jpg)
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg26/photonut2008/P1010396.jpg)
(http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg26/photonut2008/P1010397.jpg)
Text only | Text with Images