time to install the fairing i bought from planedick, and i don't want to butcher the headlight ears, i'm sure one of youz, had dunnit before, please assist thanks!
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how do you take the reflectors off an f headlight
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how do you take the reflectors off an f headlight
"a good man knows his limitations" dirty harry
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85 Yamaha FJ 1100
79 yamaha xs1100f
03 honda cbr 600 f4
91 yamaha fzr 600
84 yamaha fj 1100
82 yamaha seca 750
87 yamaha fazer
86 yamaha maxim x
82 yamaha vision
78 yamaha rd 400Tags: None
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you need to remove the lens assembly
two screws at the bottom of the chrome around the headlight
then inside the headlight housing there is a nut on the inside of the reflector, take the nut off and the reflector will come off
"BUT" that is also what holds the headlight houseing to the headlight ears,
i guess you can replace them with boltshttp://home.securespeed.us/~xswilly/
78E main ride, since birth the "good"
78E Parts, the "bad" fixing up now
78E Parts the "ugly" maybe next year
79F Parts
80G Parts
75 DT 400B enduro
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If you are putting on a frame mount fairing, you will remove the headlight bucket anyway. You may also have to remove the "ears", if they cannot rotate out of the way. To do that, put the bike on the center stand, lift up the frame at the front of the engine, and loosen all the pinch bolts on the triple trees. The forks will slide down, and you should be able to remove the ears, lower the front end of the bike to slide the forks back up(you DID use a jack on the front?) and tighten up the pinch bolts once again.
RayRay Matteis
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XS1100 E '78 (winter project)
XS1100 SF Bob Jones worked on it!
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i've seen then rotate and i've seen them with the bucket still on but thanks for the info gents"a good man knows his limitations" dirty harry
History
85 Yamaha FJ 1100
79 yamaha xs1100f
03 honda cbr 600 f4
91 yamaha fzr 600
84 yamaha fj 1100
82 yamaha seca 750
87 yamaha fazer
86 yamaha maxim x
82 yamaha vision
78 yamaha rd 400
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