Customizing vertical dual headlights

[awax1969]

So... I am working on a project to change the current looks of my 796 into vertical dual headlights.  I will buy couple of aftermarket headlights together with couple of brackets...

My current problems would be the following:
1- What size of brackets should I buy  (I currently don't have my bike so can not measure and will buy brackets on-line)
2- What shall I do in regard to the light indicators!!  any ideas?

thanks
Awax

[kopfjäger]

Don't do it.

[awax1969]

Your Opinion is based on technical or taste wise? 

[polivo]

dooo it! ive been dieing for number 1 for years. Just could never find anything like it. I heard on a post somewhere that it was actaully from a car, and they modified it.

[zooom]

there is one guy here whose screename starts with a "c" IIRC ( celli maybe? ) who has a stacked custom headlight that he made from a lamborghini headlight....but I have also seen where someone chopped the hell out of and customized a 749/999 headlight also....

[Raux]

Celli has done two vertical lights. and yes, one was a Lambo

[awax1969]

Few years ago i was walking down the street of Paris.  It was there parked near tens of bikes.  I looked, walked, stopped and walked back to it and said to my self "what is that piece of art??!!" ... I fell in LOVE.... complete graphite with two narrow vertical headlights.  It was sexy, bad a$$ meeeeeeeen bike...

so anybody guys can tell me the length between the two forks... i would appreciate it...  I am heading to Germany next week and wana buy them.. I currently dont have my bike

[Raux]

where are you heading to?

[awax1969]

Starting Next week:  Paris - falais France - Frankfurt - Barcelona

[Raux]

I'm in kaiserslautern. i would say you could use my bike for a test if you know where to get the lights.

I hope to get the one part I need to get it back on the road, early in the week.

[awax1969]

Thanks man... I am sure I will find many parked to just measure the forks to buy the proper brackets... hope they don't think I am stealing it..hahah  Germany has really nice motorcycle shops... 
can wait for my bike to arrive.... bought it 2 months ago and expecting to have it in JUNE   no stock here

[DexterMorgan]

I really like no. 1 as well....I would love to do that to mine, but I probably never will.

[DucHead]

Bike #1 is Celli's bike.

[Stormtrooper]

Do it!  I like the vertical arrangement - it looks very industrial.  I looked into this setup when doing my custom headlight and came up with a fairly good solution.  I would love for someone to make this a reality.  Here it is:

Oberon makes this dual headlight kit:



Pay no attention to the actual headlights here you would only use the two fork clamp mounts (yes they will sell them separately - about $80 if I recall).  Mount the clamps staggered on your forks with the higher one upside down.  Now that you have the mounts you need to decide on a headlight.  You will have limited vertical space so you need very compact units.  You can go with small projectors like you posted or small LEDs like these:

http://www.rigidindustries.com/sr-m-surface-mount-led-lights-s/234.htm

http://www.gorecon.com/product.php?pk=532&pname=Part-264505CL-10-Watt-3000-Lumen-LED-Driving-Reverse-Light-Kit-Clear-Round-Lens-Black-Housing.

Mount the headlights on the end of the fork clamps with the higher one upside down.  Swivel and adjust them to get them as stacked and tight as possible.  They may be slightly staggered in the end depending on the length of those fork clamps.  This would make for a pretty clean look as the headlights would kinda be floating there between the forks.  You have to use some imagination here but it would looks something like this -

[DexterMorgan]

I am totally dumb when it comes to hooking stuff like this up.  I would totally pull the trigger on this if I could find someone to customize it for me...