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Little progress, cut the steerer. I'm thinking something creative for the cap would be a nice touch, maybe a clock or a compass
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Found this headlight at a swap meet, should be pretty easy to convert to LED but I might have to put a battery box somewhere else outside of the shell. I also think it would look good mounted right here.
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You could also do the LED flashlight conversion to this headlight....

That's cool, but this light is held together by a screw in the back, can't do any cutting back there. One of the reasons I like this light so much is that it takes a small bulb and the glass is separate, makes it a much easier task. I typically use a head lamp since the components are small and compact anyway.
 
That's cool, but this light is held together by a screw in the back, can't do any cutting back there. One of the reasons I like this light so much is that it takes a small bulb and the glass is separate, makes it a much easier task. I typically use a head lamp since the components are small and compact anyway.
Just get an LED bulb for it if it’s not a sealed beam. Try SuperBrightLED.com


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How's that headlight conversion coming along? Any progress on this cool build?
 
Thank you for the kind words, I feel extremely fortunate to be able build this the way I've always wanted to.

Here's some progress I made with the front light. I left the package in to show which headlamp I started out with, the insides are perfect to do this with.
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Have you considered a fender mounted light?

I did, but I want to keep with more of the motorcycle theme/look, so I'm building a bracket on the front. The top of the light will still be below the top of the fork, to keep it streamline.
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