Hello.. I have a 99 gs500e. When I got my bike, one of the first things I changed was the big ugly circle headlight.
I did the dual headlight/angel eye mod ... i think it's in the wiki.
Anyway, spring has come, and I want to do a few quick mods before I start riding again. Sealed battery, Bob's ignition advancer mod, and I'm getting tired of my headlights..
I remember seeing some pictures of a bike, where the owner put the "F" headlight (no fairings, etc), on a naked bike, and I thought it actually looked really good. I think it was a black/grey, newer 2000+ model..
I can't for the life of me find any threads on this mod. I need to know what all is involved in doing this before I buy the headlight.
Thanks for the help!
You just need to buy a set of brackets from dennis kirk or somewhere and the f headlight. Youll have to find a good spot to connect the brackets on the plastic of the headlight. I had this on my bike. I rec the brackets with the rubber so you dont scratch your forks. Also it will be difficult to adjust your headlight properly and it will wobble a bit (up and down) Get some washer for the turn signals to keep them in place. Youll also have to bend the brackets to fit.
(http://i262.photobucket.com/albums/ii93/jchc413/100_2772.jpg)
beautiful bike! are you the original person to do this? if so, do you have a link to that thread?
I think it's great. Like I said, I did the $20~ dual headlight mod, and mine bounce around a little, so I don't think it will bother me.
This guy was one of the first: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=39815.0
Then there was this guy, who used some bondo to clean up the edges: http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=46340.0