VTX Headlight Extention

[Chad in Michigan]

I will check there first

[Sledge Hammer]

Got my own extender set from Jeff Heard aka Silveradocowboy in yesterdays mail. They are much like what I had wanted to try to fabricate myself but are far better than anything I could have made.

Thanks, Jeff!

[silveradocowboy]

After the two of you get them installed let me know what needs to be modified. I have the 3rd version now and will send a pair to each of you to try out also.

[Chad in Michigan]

Here are some pics of Version 2

Note: the stock bolts won't fit with these on there-I went to a hardware store that has chrome bolts and got (4) 2" chrome allen bolts with (4) locknuts. They had a 5mm head and the nut size on the end was a 10mm. Also, It is up to your descretion, but I would also advise that you order two more spacers for the headlight so you don't overtorque  the nuts and squish the two headlight bracket mounts as I started to do. Here are some pics:

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p201/chadschloss78/Misc%20Bike/0813091559a.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p201/chadschloss78/Misc%20Bike/0813091559b.jpg

http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p201/chadschloss78/Misc%20Bike/0813091601a.jpg

Looks great so far, I need to test it at night and like Brian (BA) suggested, "Measure from the ground to the center of the headlight and put a piece of masking tape on your garage door at that same height. Put the bike 17 feet from the door and sit on it and see where the center of light is compared to the tape line. You want it even with the line."
I'll do this too.

[silveradocowboy]

Thanks for the pics and updates Chad. I got version 3 mailed out to you and Mike today. Look forward to hearing your comments.

[Sledge Hammer]

Thanks for the pics and updates Chad. I got version 3 mailed out to you and Mike today. Look forward to hearing your comments.

Thanks for the Ver. 3 extensions, Jeff. Just got them in today's mail. Since Chad has already installed Ver. 2, I will go ahead and try these out in the next few days and report back.

[Chad in Michigan]

got mine the other day too. thanks i'll try them on this week and i'll give them to Brian to test with his vtx light & sheild. hopefully they will push the light out far enough to make the sheild work with the vtx light.

[Chad in Michigan]

i finally met with brian this weekend and gave him the vtx extentions to try on his bike in texas this weekend. one of us will report back to you on how they worked out

[silveradocowboy]

Thanks Chad

[Sledge Hammer]

Jeff, I finally got the Version 3 extensions on today. Sorry it took so long (recovering from a nasty reaction to some prescription meds -- more on that in an upcoming thread in the Off Topic section).  Installation was easy and the slot works well for vertical adjustment of the beam. Road into work this morning and have not seen any evidence that vibration is causing the assembly to slip down in the slot.

I do recommend spacers to support the original bracket so that tightening the nuts will not relax tension at the headlight bucket mounting points and vice versa.

But is sure is nice to be able to turn full right lock without straining the throttle cables and brake line! Good show!

[silveradocowboy]

Hate to hear you are not feeling well, get well soon.

Thanks for the update, do you prefer one version over the other?

Do you have an accurate way to measure for the spacer? or is it a Honda stock part?

[Sledge Hammer]

Hate to hear you are not feeling well, get well soon.

Thanks for the update, do you prefer one version over the other?

Do you have an accurate way to measure for the spacer? or is it a Honda stock part?

While I did not install the non-slotted version and can't comment on it, it was a piece of cake to readjust the headlight with the slotted version. The horizontal adjustment was not noticeably affected, and it took me maybe 10 seconds to get the vertical adjustment back where it had been. I had been a little concerned about the buckets riding down in the slot, but in about 40 miles of riding since installing the extensions, I can't tell that the bucket has budged.

I think that one leads to one more reason to have some spacers, to make sure the nut at the slot does not loosen up. They would not be a stock Honda P/N and I suspect that the length(s) required would not be standard. I have Monday off work, though, and plan to go to a hardware store I know that has a real hardware selection (as opposed to the paltry inventory at the local Home Depot and Lowe's stores) and will see what my options are. I would guess the spacer should be about 45-47mm long. I will probably try cutting a nylon spacer down to size and trying that first. Stay tuned!

[Sledge Hammer]

Hate to hear you are not feeling well, get well soon.

Thanks for the update, do you prefer one version over the other?

Do you have an accurate way to measure for the spacer? or is it a Honda stock part?

Hey, Jeff, I was wrong about the spacers. They are not needed. What is needed is a good nut that does not back off. One of my nylon lock nuts was bad out of the bag and had nearly nothing in the way of back-off resistance. That's the first time I have ever seen a defective nut, but I guess such things are bound to happen sooner or later. The others held tight.

Anyway, I am thrilled with the extensions you gave me. Once again, Jeff, thank you very much. You are definitely a credit to MOOT!

[Sladar]

What does the end result look like? I put a VTX light on my 95' and didn't have anyproblems. Is this just to stick the light out further?

[TLRam1]

What does the end result look like? I put a VTX light on my 95' and didn't have anyproblems. Is this just to stick the light out further?

I believe you are correct, out away from the instrument cluster.