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Author Topic: M696 7" Round Headlight Mod (Featuring Custom Oil Cooler)  (Read 31964 times)
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« Reply #45 on: June 13, 2011, 10:05:03 AM »

Way late now, but there are a number of 8" round lights available  - look at off road/desert stuff then pick the "dual sport" version of the off road light (an off road light won't have a vertical divider and will blind oncoming traffic quite badly).  There's even a small company that puts a 7" street-legal divided light in a 8" baja designs off road race light cage.  

I really like the round light, just looks right to my eyes.  The new light is way to small and looks unbalanced. I'm not a long time ducati person or a traditionalist so no emotional attachment involved.

If you want, a baja race light is designed to clamp to the upper legs of the fork tubes, I don't see why it wouldn't fit right onto the monster. I'm not sure whether the quick-change race cage would look awesome or awkward on the ducati - its sort of trellis-like and might work well. 

Here's a 8" baja designs cage with a 7" trail tech street light on my XR



The top has a quick-adjuster for changing height too




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« Reply #46 on: June 19, 2011, 05:49:46 PM »

DoWorkSon, would you be interested in duplicating those mountain brackets you made for your instrument cluster for cash?
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« Reply #47 on: June 20, 2011, 06:12:11 AM »

They are really easy to make with a mallet/hammer, a drill and maybe a hacksaw or dremel...

Here's how it was mounted:



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« Reply #48 on: June 20, 2011, 05:44:59 PM »

alright thanks for the quick response. honestly I am just trying to reduce the amount of possible headaches for myself throughout this project but if it is as easy as you say I might give it a try. Did you purchase the hardware or are those the same bolts that mounted it to the original headlight?
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« Reply #49 on: June 21, 2011, 08:08:41 PM »

Stock hardware + some beefy firm rubber washers.
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