First things first- I was inspired by "Rajobigguy"'s post: http://www.cafehusky.com/forums/showpost.php?p=35826&postcount=159. I wanted to accomplish something similar but a tad smaller. I had gotten an Acerbis Dimension headlight off ebay for $45 because it's about 3" taller than the stocker- the actual light is exactly the same as stock, so no difference in output, and harness plugged right in. It actually made a noticeable difference in where the windblast hit me- moved it from lower chest to upper chest. Hmm, another 3" and it would be just clipping the tops of my shoulders- very acceptable for my little "610 Adventure" project! I mocked up my own design with cardboard & off to Tap Plastics I went- those guys are great- they were stoked to make something for a bike and did a really nice job They even rounded and polished the edges, all for $20! They said Lexan was the way to go for impact resistance. I then (carefully and slowly) heated it up with a heat gun and curved it to match the Acerbis plastic. I ditched the top rubber strap on the Acerbis and fabbed little brackets so it's really stable and doesn't move around at freeway speeds. I'm overjoyed with how it turned out- it's a HUGE improvement at 65 and looks very factory I.M.O.
Awesome, awesome job For $20 it looks fantastic man I had one of those home made Lexan firings on my DR500 long time ago I’ll see if I can dig a picture Great job, looks very good
Very nice set up jmesenburg. It's remarkable how an abbreviated windshield can make so much difference.
