headlight rim painted black?

[TAftonomos]

you could also paint it to match another color on the bike, like so

Only thing it's missing the the headlight ring and forks anodized black   Then again, the rotor carriers, and DLC the sliders.  Ok, now it's done

[Magnus]

Only thing it's missing the the headlight ring and forks anodized black   Then again, the rotor carriers, and DLC the sliders.  Ok, now it's done

If I had bad taste, then yeah, I'd do that...  there's such a thing as too much black.   

[TAftonomos]

Whooooaah  relax there big guy, I didn't mean to pee in your cornflakes.  Sorry I'm not allowed to have a different opinion and say something on a message board 


I did just get back my headlight ring, powdercoated black in bad taste.  I think it looks great, and for $10, you can't beat the finish/durability.  Only problem with paint I see is potential for rock chips.

[junior varsity]

Finally got around to doing this. Along with CF turn signal brackets, Rizoma Signals, Titanium Bolts and Ti drilled washers. powdercoating was a little thick on the inside part of the ring so I had to file it quite a bit to get it all back together. While that was a pregnant dog to do, it was worth it because I'm happy with the results.

[DucHead]

Since the headlight brackets are grommeted,  do you think that aluminum bolts would be sufficient (anodized of course) to hold the headlight in the brackets?

[junior varsity]

Well, I think the aluminum bolts would be plenty good to replace the M8 bolts on the sides of the bucket - I went with Titanium for the tapered, high-tech look. I've got a set of aluminum bolts holding the U-Bracket in as well - seen somebody else do this with colored bolts so they had to be anodized aluminum. I guess my only worry is excessive vibration, but there isn't a lot of load on them (less than those which people use to replace their engine side cover bolts with I believe.)

[junior varsity]

For any body stumbling across this later with headlight ring related issues - the small bracket that is fitted to the inside of the ring by the small screw at the 6 o'clock position - this is used to apply tension and hold the ring to the bucket when have it all assembled. You have to remove the screw, square "retaining nuts", and bracket to go to the powder coater.

when i went to put mine back together, i had boogered up (technical term) the screw's threads and couldn't get it to turn very easily. BUT, atomemphis, WHAT SIZE SCREW IS THAT?!?

Tell you what, I'll go out of my way to solve that problem for you, free of charge: M4 works great. Use an M4x20 or so, that way you have plenty of threads to use, put some tension in it so when you have it together, you don't have to worry about the square retaining nut popping up and out of the bracket, preventing you from getting the proper 'torque'.

I happened to have a Ti socket head for this too, which is nice since I just get to use mostly hex-wrenches to take most of the motorcycle apart.

[Chchadder]

I did mine with truck bed liner paint, as well as the headlight bucket.  Gives it that nice rough finish and has held up well.  Wish I could say the same thing for the belt covers that are bubbling...again.  I almost considered leaving it with a clear finish after I sanded it, it looked so nice all bare aluminum and all. 

[JEFF_H]

I chromed the headlight bucket to match the chrome ring
 

[ducrider45]

Still working on this one. Btw, it started with painting parts black

http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv108/ducrider45/000_1534.jpg?t=1239911693