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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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anyone found a new headlight for their 1200n mounting seams like a pain to find a new one!
 
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 09:07 PM
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there is one guy that I have seen on here that put a new black one on. It looked like he mounted it on the bottom of the triple tree but I lost the thread. Maybe he will repost the pic.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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whats wrong with the stock headlight .seams to me it goes with the theme of the bike just asking??????????????
 
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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I would think you could just drill a hole into the triple and use a regular light or a custom's light setup.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 09:17 PM
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I would think you could just drill a hole into the triple and use a regular light or a custom's light setup.
You can, but you need to use a custom mounting block...J&P sells em cheap, or you can make your own. You'll also need to hide your wiring connectors somewhere else.
 
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Old Apr 13, 2008 | 09:20 PM
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I would think you could just drill a hole into the triple and use a regular light or a custom's light setup.
You can, but you need to use a custom mounting block...J&P sells em cheap, or you can make your own. You'll also need to hide your wiring connectors somewhere else.

yup I was thinking that too, but wasnt sure if the new light may come with one. either way I found on on ebay for 20 bucks in under 1 minute.
 
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I like my headlight except for the silver bezal, which i will paint black tommarrow.
 
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Changed out my headlight. It was easy. I purchased the headlight and mount from J&P. The headlight is drag specialties.

Just drilled hole for the mount on the bottom triple tree. I just didn't like the stock visor.

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one more pic. I modified the new bucket to accept the stock harley glass.

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How did you remount your speedo?
 
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