Broken headlight bracket

Ridefree · 08-02-2017, 10:36 PM

Since I bought my Vaq I've been reading a lot of threads about the rattles and vibrations at the front end of the bike . I noticed that I had a lot . I went down to the local CT and bought a roll of black weather stripping . I took some time on Monday to pull the fairing off and tie down some loose wires and tighten the bolts here and there .

Now for the kicker . I noticed the headlight was vibrating like crazy . When I pulled the fairing I found the headlight bracket was broken on both sides at the same place .

Since it was only $45 I went ahead and ordered a new one .

Has anyone else had this problem ? Funny it would break at the same spot on both sides . I'm probably just going to weld it back together and keep it as a spare .

altadrifter · 08-02-2017, 11:06 PM

I am going to blame it on the roads in Saskatchewan!!!

Ridefree · 08-03-2017, 07:45 AM

I can't argue with you on that . Some of those back roads have the nicest scenery but will rattle your fillings out if you can't find that sweet spot in the road .

Snake Ranch · 08-04-2017, 04:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Ridefree

I can't argue with you on that . Some of those back roads have the nicest scenery but will rattle your fillings out if you can't find that sweet spot in the road .

That's because of the buckboard suspension in the front.

I bought some Race-Tech springs and emulators and after "tuning" it, the road reflectors that used to cause my faring to shudder, are not felt at all. I also went to the dark side on the rear and that softened the back end up a bunch.

Just food for thought.

08-02-2017, 10:36 PM	#1
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	Broken headlight bracket Since I bought my Vaq I've been reading a lot of threads about the rattles and vibrations at the front end of the bike . I noticed that I had a lot . I went down to the local CT and bought a roll of black weather stripping . I took some time on Monday to pull the fairing off and tie down some loose wires and tighten the bolts here and there . Now for the kicker . I noticed the headlight was vibrating like crazy . When I pulled the fairing I found the headlight bracket was broken on both sides at the same place . Since it was only $45 I went ahead and ordered a new one . Has anyone else had this problem ? Funny it would break at the same spot on both sides . I'm probably just going to weld it back together and keep it as a spare . Login or Register to Remove Ads
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08-02-2017, 11:06 PM	#2
altadrifter Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 16	I am going to blame it on the roads in Saskatchewan!!!
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08-03-2017, 07:45 AM	#3
Ridefree Sr. Member Join Date: May 2015 Location: Saskatchewan , Canada Posts: 1,441	I can't argue with you on that . Some of those back roads have the nicest scenery but will rattle your fillings out if you can't find that sweet spot in the road .
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