looking to go naked...
11-19-2011, 06:42 PM
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looking to go naked...
hey, guys. been reading from the outside for a while. just off'd my drz400sm and am looking to buy a superhawk. found a few good deals locally. reading around, it seems like most people are ditching their gauge clusters and going aftermarket for a naked front end. is this necessary? i have a few different lights laying around... one being an acerbis cyclops. yeah... it's ugly... but it works. been using one for a long while. without having a bike in front of me to know, would it be a simple as removing the fairing and stock light and just wrapping the cyclops on the fork tubes? how far out does the gauge cluster protrude? any help would be appreciated!
11-19-2011, 08:58 PM
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the cluster is all one piece,it attaches to the fairing stay.
you would have to cut the fairing stay posts that hold the body and such or mock up one to fit whichever headlight you put on if you keep the original speedo.
in reality,you would have to mock one up or go with different speedo.
here is a side pic,the best i could find.
you would have to cut the fairing stay posts that hold the body and such or mock up one to fit whichever headlight you put on if you keep the original speedo.
in reality,you would have to mock one up or go with different speedo.
here is a side pic,the best i could find.
11-19-2011, 10:24 PM
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People have run a few different setups...
You can fairly easily swap guages with one of the newer CBR clusters, which are much smaller and gives you more room to work with (also, more waterproof). Most of the wires are the same, you just have to match them up.
Like this:
You can build a housing around the stock gauges which cleans them up pretty well, like pappy did in his recent build:
Or this one, which was swappable to stock if I remember right:
You are probably going to want to somehow re-mount the stock gauges, though, because they sit way out there without fairings on.
You can fairly easily swap guages with one of the newer CBR clusters, which are much smaller and gives you more room to work with (also, more waterproof). Most of the wires are the same, you just have to match them up.
Like this:
You can build a housing around the stock gauges which cleans them up pretty well, like pappy did in his recent build:
Or this one, which was swappable to stock if I remember right:
You are probably going to want to somehow re-mount the stock gauges, though, because they sit way out there without fairings on.
11-20-2011, 06:09 AM
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those are some good pics. my biggest concern about swapping gauge clusters is the mileage discrepancy that will be present for future sales. in the state of south carolina, you are required to disclose this on the title and it makes for a MUCH harder sale.
11-20-2011, 07:30 AM
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Well those last two use the stock gauges, but just mount them closer to the forks. The red one still uses the fairing mounting bolts on the frame, which means that when you turn the handle bars, the lights/gauges still point straight.
Pappy mounted his gauges to the forks, so they turn when he does.
If you're worried about mileage then definitely keep the stock ones. IMO mileage for bikes this old doesn't play too much of a buying factor... because it gives no indication as to how the bike was ridden or taken care of. I know that doesn't help you much re-selling it, but just throwing it out there.
BTW, re-selling bikes that are converted naked is usually just as hard as ones with mileage discrepancies
Pappy mounted his gauges to the forks, so they turn when he does.
If you're worried about mileage then definitely keep the stock ones. IMO mileage for bikes this old doesn't play too much of a buying factor... because it gives no indication as to how the bike was ridden or taken care of. I know that doesn't help you much re-selling it, but just throwing it out there.
BTW, re-selling bikes that are converted naked is usually just as hard as ones with mileage discrepancies
11-20-2011, 08:44 AM
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I bet you'd be surprised what you can do with parts you find at a hardware store and some hose clamps. There are also plenty of options out there like this (which may double as a gauge mount maybe?):
Universal Chrome headlight mounting brackets Honda CB650 CB750 customs superbike | eBay
Universal Chrome headlight mounting brackets Honda CB650 CB750 customs superbike | eBay
11-20-2011, 09:50 AM
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11-20-2011, 10:01 AM
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I bet you'd be surprised what you can do with parts you find at a hardware store and some hose clamps. There are also plenty of options out there like this (which may double as a gauge mount maybe?):
Universal Chrome headlight mounting brackets Honda CB650 CB750 customs superbike | eBay
Universal Chrome headlight mounting brackets Honda CB650 CB750 customs superbike | eBay
03-27-2012, 03:48 PM
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Perhaps I can resurrect this thread. Where the heck are you guys hiding the wiring monstrosity? I am having the hardest time. From a lot of pictures on here, some of you have made thing virtually disappear.
I just pulled my fairings and everything the other day. Now I need to get the headlight on, and I'm stuck.
I just pulled my fairings and everything the other day. Now I need to get the headlight on, and I'm stuck.
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