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Man check out Antibody's new Dual headlight setup!!

(http://gstwins.com/images/the_antibody_real.jpg)

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2003-1/85943/Tony-Duals.JPG

That is one of the dopest GS's on the forum. I love it. DAmn I want that ligh. WHat is it?
:cheers:  Awesome awesome work. Im so impressed

i want one. that look badass.

Wow Jared, I gave that pic to you in confidence. I didn't intend on unveiling it yet, but oh well. Yeah, I like it.

 -Anti

I don't know if Antibody should be trusted to post pics.
Remember this
:o (http://www.gstwin.com/albums/member_pics/ace.jpg)
J/K and your bike looks very cool.
How is that trick paint job holding up?

Ha!  The real antibody :o

This is a travisty! John! My hair isn't that long. haha. Nice though John. I think the helmet brings out my eyes, don't you think?

Oh, by the way johNLA, the paint is still sweet. My bike was blown over in a wind storm a few weeks back, but only bars, engine case, and exaust were marked up. Oh, and a broken mirror.

 -Anti

Obviously the picture isn't genuin. I don't have dual headlights. I'm currently looking for them. That is just good photoshop work from Jared. If anyone has any extra time, like Pablo at work, I'm looking for duals like the ones in the pic. They are the lights off of the new Buell lightning. I haven't found a site that is selling them seperately. I'm going to contact a dealership soon, but any help would be... um... helpful.

Thanks,

  -Anti

Quote from: The AntibodyIf anyone has any extra time, like Pablo at work, I'm looking for duals like the ones in the pic. They are the lights off of the new Buell lightning.

Yeah, I'll bill my time to the monastery project we're working on...

Try the dealer-they sell the whole setup, with the fairing for something around $150. I posted a thread on an alternative dual headlight setup recently showcasing a bandit owner who had done the switchover and he said it was in that price range. Cheaper than any aftermarket stuff, for sure.

Quote from: The AntibodyObviously the picture isn't genuin. I don't have dual headlights. I'm currently looking for them. That is just good photoshop work from Jared. If anyone has any extra time, like Pablo at work, I'm looking for duals like the ones in the pic. They are the lights off of the new Buell lightning. I haven't found a site that is selling them seperately. I'm going to contact a dealership soon, but any help would be... um... helpful.

Thanks,

  -Anti

And who exactly said Jared did the photochopping?  Did you see who is hosing the pic?  Wanna guess who really did it?

Yeah, it was Jared, I'm just busting you Pablo. you think a dealer will sell these lights for $150? Less than I figured.

I would like to hear your hypothesis on the pic John.

 -Anti

Uhmmm Antibody...I just did the headlight swap (as you know..).....

The Mug shot swap is John's handiwork...(My pic is now the link at the bottom of my original post...)

Quote from: JaredUhmmm Antibody...I just did the headlight swap (as you know..).....

The Mug shot swap is John's handiwork...(My pic is now the link at the bottom of my original post...)

[evil laugh]Mwoohoohaahahahahah[/evil laugh]

Oh yeah, duh, I knew that John. Everyone is familiar with your smartass ways. heh heh. It's funny. I was talking about the headlights. Keep up the goo work John. Oh, and I voted to cement the fact that you are a jerk.  :nana:

 -Anti

That's an Arsenal shirt, ugh!

looks alot better than mine :oops: , who knows what mine will look like, got plans... need money...............
(http://server4.uploadit.org/files/301103-frankensycle.jpg)

slightly off topic, i wonder what this would be like to ride? :roll:  :dunno:  :bs: ?
(http://server4.uploadit.org/files/301103-TomahawkCvr.jpg)

Quote from: The Antibody... I'm just busting you Pablo. you think a dealer will sell these lights for $150? Less than I figured.

 -Anti

Yep- Based on my purchase a year ago of a new Buell Blast screen for $60, and how inexpensive the Buell turn signals are I have no doubt this to be true. Total comes to $130 for the set-up, less brackets that need to be fabricated...


From the post on Maximum-Suzuki.com about the headlight conversion:

You really only need to order 3 items from your local HD stealer: The headlight unit itself (mine was $60), the screen (I got mine for $60), and a large mounting bracket to attach the screen and headlight to. The bracket looks like this (I printed the picture out and took it into the dealer--make sure you get the bracket for the XB9S, since the XB9R bracket looks similar):



You attach the screen to this bracket using four screws included with the screen--if you look closely in the original pic, you can see the four screws, which correspond to the four holes in the bracket above. This bracket attaches to the brackets below, using the same bolts which attach the headlight.

To attach the headlight I bent some bar stock that I had laying around into the shape I needed--it looks similar to this (this is on an SV650, but you get the idea):





Bending the brackets was the hardest part, since they have to be identical. This involved bolting them onto the two bolts directly under the black plastic instrument housing, noting which side needed to be bent a little more, and then unbolting and bending, etc etc. I went down to the local hardware store and found some mounting bolts for the lights, and then drilled holes in the ends of each of the brackets to attach them. As far as wiring, it was ridiculously simple. I cut the plug off of the headlight unit, soldered some connectors to the three wires, and then plugged the sucker right into the Bandit connector plug. The wires are even the same color. A monkey could connect this thing.

One thing I don't like: the high and low beams are independant--one bulb is high, one is low, and they aren't on at the same time. If I remember right, the wattage is 65/55. On the plus side, the brightness of this unit is like night and day from my old stock unit.

and the full link:
http://www.maximum-suzuki.com/ibf/index.php?showtopic=24677&st=0&#entry216330

Wow, thanks Pablo. geez. I guess I'm not the first to do this. Awesome.

 -Anti