Alien Cafe Racer Headlight! fitted! now with lotsa pics!

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Definitely feeling it more. What a difference a little paint and some clip-ons makes :eek:

Looking forward to more photos.

Cheers, going to do a photo shoot today, after i have had a sleep!

Actually, there is no paint yet! That is still the unpainted black ABS Plastic! But i am wondering whether i need to paint it, after giving it a good polish, followed by some decent Carnubrua Wax....it came up a million dollars, just doesnt have the tiny silver fleck that the rest of bike's paint has in it...

The Clip-ons definitely make a massive difference! I also now plan to fill in the bottom of the "Fairing" with a piece of moulded ABS plastic that will match the finish of the rest of the thing...

This should hide the rear of the 2 headlights nicely, but will be a "Mission" to get right!!! I love this stuff....tweaking and modifying your mods to get them just right...

Spent 4 hours in the shed today, doing the conversion...enjoyed every minute immensely...

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Cheers, going to do a photo shoot today, after i have had a sleep!

Actually, there is no paint yet! That is still the unpainted black ABS Plastic! But i am wondering whether i need to paint it, after giving it a good polish, followed by some decent Carnubrua Wax....it came up a million dollars, just doesnt have the tiny silver fleck that the rest of bike's paint has in it...

The Clip-ons definitely make a massive difference! I also now plan to fill in the bottom of the "Fairing" with a piece of moulded ABS plastic that will match the finish of the rest of the thing...

This should hide the rear of the 2 headlights nicely, but will be a "Mission" to get right!!! I love this stuff....tweaking and modifying your mods to get them just right...

Spent 4 hours in the shed today, doing the conversion...enjoyed every minute immensely...

:rockon:

Excellent! Rest up, then get out there and do a photo shoot...oh, and if you want to have a few of those hot chicks pose with the bike that would be ok with me :thumbup:
 

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Naked ladies on naked bike +1 please

They could'nt be naked if i wanted to post the photo's on here....it'a against forum rules, anyway, "implied" nudity is far more appealing IMHO!

I have the 2009 Zoo Weekly Australian Swimsuit Model Calender cover girl coming to my office this week, to collect her crown & sash....maybe i could get her to pose for a few shots

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:D:D:D
 

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They could'nt be naked if i wanted to post the photo's on here....it'a against forum rules, anyway, "implied" nudity is far more appealing IMHO!

I have the 2009 Zoo Weekly Australian Swimsuit Model Calender cover girl coming to my office this week, to collect her crown & sash....maybe i could get her to pose for a few shots

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:D:D:D

Yep! That'll do just fine :jawdrop:
 

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They could'nt be naked if i wanted to post the photo's on here....it'a against forum rules, anyway, "implied" nudity is far more appealing IMHO!

I have the 2009 Zoo Weekly Australian Swimsuit Model Calender cover girl coming to my office this week, to collect her crown & sash....maybe i could get her to pose for a few shots

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:D:D:D

Now that is by far the best mod you could do :D
 

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OK, the light has arrived! Woohoo! After all my misgiving's, and confusion re the Spanish postal service...my light turned up exactly one month after it was sent! It seems the tracking sites were misleading me as to where the package was!

Anyway, it's here, and it is now on my bike...

This is only a "First Fit", and at this point, i have not had it painted, i have not installed my clip-on handlebars, and i am yet to remove the old headlight mounting bracket! So it will look VERY DIFFERENT once all the other stuff is done...

but for now, i thought i would fit it up, and see that it fits...

Am reasonably happy with the look at the moment, but it does need modification to fit how i want it too...just aint had time yet, as i have been moving house...It needs to be angled back a bit more than it is now, but that will require a small modification of the mounting brackets, which i will do this weekend, when i fit the Clip-on handlebars...

Wiring the thing up, was a little interesting, but in the end i got there....the H3 Projector beam headlights are fantastic!!! Much brighter, and broader coverage than the OEM headlight's! Getting the lights to point in the right direction was easy, via 4 adjuster screws on each headlight.

The overall quality of the unit is great, great finish, easy fitting, decent mounting brackets, Headlight assembly, very sturdy...definitely worth what i paid for it in that respect.

Anyway, here are some photo's of it as it looks for the "first fit"!
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Opinions please!!!

as i expected! these headlights 'hug' the bike nicer than my previous puig streefighter headllight! congrats on your purchase. :cheer:
 

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OK, never got the photo's taken yesterday, as it was raining all day, but today i got some better pics, from the side, etc. I also have adjusted the position of the headlight unit again, since fitting the clip-ons...and i think i am getting closer to getting the look "right"...

At night, the light's are fantastic, and the unit is pretty stable. I reckon i am one more fit away from getting the light exactly where i like it...

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Good job.

Love them both :thumbup:

One suggestion - remove the sticker from the radiator cap. I have. Looks much better :D
 
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Good job.

Love them both :thumbup:

One suggestion - remove the sticker from the radiator cap. I have. Looks much better :D

Your not the first person to say that! Only the other day, i thought, hmmm, i really should get rid of that sticker! well spotted though! :D
 

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They could'nt be naked if i wanted to post the photo's on here....it'a against forum rules, anyway, "implied" nudity is far more appealing IMHO!

I have the 2009 Zoo Weekly Australian Swimsuit Model Calender cover girl coming to my office this week, to collect her crown & sash....maybe i could get her to pose for a few shots

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:D:D:D

If You like I could pop around and whip out my tripod:eek::spank::D:BLAA:

As for the light/screen...Looking pretty good. I'm gonna have to say that with the clip-ons on there, it might look better about an inch lower...lol...that's if you haven't already tried it and as far as sports riding position, and hiding behind it, it looks to be pretty close:thumbup:.
 

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If You like I could pop around and whip out my tripod:eek::spank::D:BLAA:

As for the light/screen...Looking pretty good. I'm gonna have to say that with the clip-ons on there, it might look better about an inch lower...lol...that's if you haven't already tried it and as far as sports riding position, and hiding behind it, it looks to be pretty close:thumbup:.

It looks better already... +1 on it being too high on the forks :)

I am about to go out to the workshop and turn the mounting brackets upside down...or maybe it's the right way up!!!! Instructions were in Spanglish, and minimal at best, so, so far it has been...adjust, scratch my head, adjust, scratch my ......, adjust....stand back, have another smoke, adjust...

:D:D:D
 

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I am about to go out to the workshop and turn the mounting brackets upside down...or maybe it's the right way up!!!! Instructions were in Spanglish, and minimal at best, so, so far it has been...adjust, scratch my head, adjust, scratch my ......, adjust....stand back, have another smoke, adjust...

:D:D:D

Ok, i turned the brackets upside down, and now the headlight unit is sitting about 4 inches lower, or the bottom is now about 3 inch's below the bottom triple clamp, the top of the unit, now sits about an inch and a half above the instrument cluster, and i have also pulled the unit closer to the bike, with the back of the "screen, now about an inch in front of the instrument cluster, and the side's of the unit, is about half an inch in front of the clutch and brake levers....all much sleeker, lower, and just as i desired...i love it when this forum promotes a moment of inspiration!!!

Bringing the unit so much lower, as i always wanted it to be, but could not work out, until i deceided to reverse the mounting brackets, has also enabled me to pull the brake lines up and over the top of the rear of the 2 stacked headlights...Phew!

Photo's tomorrow, it's 3.30am in the morning! :eek:
 
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