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XS1100 Topics => Modifications => Topic started by: Eveready1100 on June 25, 2012, 02:34:55 PM

Title: RH Fairing Headlight Glare Fix
Post by: Eveready1100 on June 25, 2012, 02:34:55 PM

Dunno if any others are having problems with glare from the headlight inside the fairing on their RH. It is particularly bad on mine without the little dash panel that sits across the bracket atop the gauges.
Here's my take on a quick and cheap / free fix.

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 ^ The problem. Lots of glare from the headlight inside the fairing shell

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 ^ The fix. Take one strip of stiff plastic 15 - 20mm wide and cut it to 64cm long exactly. This should push fit inside the headlight opening of the fairing and butt up against the outside edge of the lens retainer. In my case, I cut up an old plastic plantpot which was just the right thickness. (3-4mm)

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^ Before

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^ After - much less glare inside

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^ Doesn't look too agricultural from the outside either. As just a pushed in fit, it's done the trip tp Bourke and back plus lots of trips to work and it's still there. If you'd prefer, a dab of silastic or similar on the inside edge would stop it from falling out

Title: Re: RH Fairing Headlight Glare Fix
Post by: Jonesy on June 25, 2012, 04:43:45 PM

Forget that, I want your lathe ya lucky bugger.

But yeah love them simple solutions,

Title: Re: RH Fairing Headlight Glare Fix
Post by: steptoe on June 26, 2012, 01:17:45 PM

these bike solutions are starting to look and sound like a good brekky cereal,, ???

"sometimes the simple things in life are often the best"  :)