baggy headlight

[rodge70]

hi,anybody have some suggestions for upgrading/changing standard headlight,have looked at acerbis cyclope,anyone have an opinion on them,or is there something else i should look at?

[phlat65]

I had an acerbis light on my bike for a couple years, really liked it, don't think it was the cyclops though, it had a small projector low beam, and a really wide high beam, they were side by side. around $100, glass lenses, and DOT legal.

[rodge70]

thanks for reply,still undecided as yet.tried to fit hand guards today slight problem in the levers being a bit long and only work if i angle the guards/lower the levers to stick out just in front,is it a case of shorter levers or is there a more suitable guard around instead.
also this may be of intrest to somebody,the fan actualy came on today whilst sat in the bristol gridlock on my way home,trailtech read 102c then i heard this noise and saw fan running,it seems to run for about 1-2 mins,probably less, temp drops down to about 94c then fan shuts off,the high temp was due to a lot of stationary time in traffic as the usual reading rarely goes above 65-70c and when it does, and the bike then hits open roads it drops to norm very quickly.
i now had a new seat made from the spare i bought with the bike,big difference.just a bit of fine tuning to get shape right.

[kendo]

Hi,
I am also looking to improve the dismal lighting on my bike. I was thinking along the lines of fitting a small aftermarket set of lights onto the crash bars which would be wired through a switch on the bars, PIAA make a very smart set that would look great but the only downside (as usual)is the cost at around £200-- i would rather by a big bore kit , or if the lottery comes up tonight a could always by the Touratech ones at £300 -EACH.There is also the option of fitting an aftermarket lamp (£20) to the headlight or even a HID kit (£60) ,the only problem with the HID kit would be the placement of the extra wiring/ballast box.

With regards to the handguards i am having the same issue with the brake lever being too long and rubbing the inside of the acrebis guards, I had to move the master cylinder in around 25mm to allow the lever to operate properly. I was thinking that i could cut the end off the lever ,and replace the lever for the MOT, which would let the m/cylinder return to its original position or try and source a shorter lever for the Grimica cylinder.

Kenny

[AtomicSpew]

Headlight:
Acerbis works great, but you'll need to cut wires from the OEM headlight and splice on new connectors.

Handuards: PowerMadd's work pretty well, but yeah, you'll need to finagle the switch gear to accommodate. Another option is getting wider bars. I put some Pro Taper's on mine that were a little wider than stock, and the handguards work a little better due to the extra room on the bars. However, I'm probably switching to Cycra's with the "solution mount kit" that attaches just outside the triple tree--should work on the Baggy no problem, as they work on just about any bike.

Brake Levers: I STILL haven't gotten around to looking into which ASV set of after-market levers would work with our bikes, but I'm going to do it, and I'm doing it this year! (ha ha ha). Not only are ASV's unbreakable, they're shorter and will help solve the handguard fit issue...

Lots of good stuff out there to tinker with! I"ll post pictures when it's all back together and ready for asphalt...

[roeleman]

Hey,

those ASV levers look awesome. I You find a set that match the Baghira, don't forget to post it!

[handsomejackuk]

Rodge,

I put an uprated bulb in my headlight seems to be nice and bright to me got a blueish tinge to it. I had a few comments of other bikers, also saying that it is very visible.

Bought 2 zenon bulbs from wot in cardiff cost me £3.00 if i ever go down again, do you want me to pick up a couple for you. ?

what i also did on my headlight was remove all the barwork frames that the headlight mounts onto and mounted mine on the forks with some headlight fork brackets Will post a couple of pics when i gt 5 mins. There are some pics on yahoo groups also...

Alun

[handsomejackuk]

polisport levers fitted fine on my bike, but I took them off as I hated the look of them. Now I hate the look of my levers. Polisport with standard steel domino bars works o.k. I got a scuffed set kicking about here somehweere...

Alun

[edec]

We Baggy riders need brake and cluth lever options badly!

[MSW]

polisport levers fitted fine on my bike, but I took them off as I hated the look of them. Now I hate the look of my levers. Polisport with standard steel domino bars works o.k. I got a scuffed set kicking about here somehweere...

Alun, do you mean Polisport HANDGUARDS or Polisport LEVERS? I've never heard of Polisport levers.

[handsomejackuk]

polisport handguards
sorry

[MSW]

Darn it!!!

I thought you had discovered the holy grail of Baggy handlebar accessories: correct fitting aftermarket brake levers.

[mr john]

im currently having some problems with my headlight.. sidelights are fine as is the full beam, but i cant get a dipped beam out of it? im sure it used to work but i cant get it now

checked the connections on the three prong plug and all seem fine. Any ideas anyone? could it be a faulty handlebar switch?

thanks in advance....

[keithcross]

Come in a bit late here.
Better lights
Looked at this - a lot. Ended up with one of the 50% brighter bulbs in the standard headlight, which was an improvement but had to be improved on for night time country lane riding. Fitted 2 55 watt spotlights to the crashbars fitted to the Baghira as standard.
This worked quite well and even in the deepest of winter the battery stayed charged up OK, but the bike don't get much city use so revs are kept quite high.
As for hand guards, KTM ones fit really well with the standard levers, give good protection against the elements and don't look to bad in black either.

Keith

[MSW]

Keith,

Which KTM handguards do you have? The enduro or the pro-bend aluminum? The enduros look like they have the same problem, but the pro-bend looks quite accommodating. If you have to pro-bends, how is the coverage/wind protection from the plastics?