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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 04:30 PM
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im looking for a headlight bracket for the nightster so i can relocate my stock headlight to my triple tree.....i saw one with it and i love the lower mounted light with the stock blinker relocation setup.....i cant find this bracket anywhere though.......thank you in advance!


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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 04:33 PM
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Just get one for a 1200 custom or the new 48. J&PCycles sells them too. I think they are only like $15
 
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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I just made my own and painted it black.
 
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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This mount came with the headlight I bought. Not sure about just a clamp though. Mounted it on the lower fork bracket.

 
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 10:54 PM
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Where did you buy that from and how much? bdoor67
 
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Old Jun 4, 2010 | 11:38 PM
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Where did you buy that from and how much? bdoor67
Bought it HERE and had it powder coated.

Here's a video of us fabricating the lower fork bracket for the mount.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyxp8AGRhzI
 
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yea im definatly looking to just BUY one lol im not at all mechanically inclined to make my own or anything....couldnt find it on JP cycles either.......
 
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Old Jun 5, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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You will have to flip that stock headlight over to mount it there and fill the holes. Another method is to do like I did and buy another headlight.
Now with that said, you will need to drill a hole in the lower triple tree. You need a 90 degree angle drill or remove the tripple tree and use a drill press wich I highly recommend because it is very hard to get it dead center and straight just by eyeballing it. Then you will need a mount something like this
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HEADL...item3f00586ee7
I made my own and painted it black. Mount that bracket to your triple tree and the headlight to that........ good luck and be very patient with it.
 
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