Topic: Need help finding headlamp

[Bobber]

Hey all, I'm new to the forum and to the 73 CB500.  I'm looking for this headlamp.  Is it even Honda?  Trick is I have built a bobber using a box of parts. 

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[Don R]

It looks like the original headlight. Stanley 7" In an emergency a car headlight can be used a bike headlight has a better light pattern.

[Bobber]

Alright thanks, any idea where to find one?  I can't find them online at all.  I find plenty that will fit and work but don't have the tabs for the bolts to hold it steady.

73 CB500 Bobber

[thirsty 1]

http://store.candlepower.com/ca53mohe.html

brighter then stock.

[Bobber]

http://store.candlepower.com/ca53mohe.html


Mine is about 6.5 inches in diameter.  However the tabs that I was speaking of don't seem to match up with the ones in my image, maybe they do and are just bigger.  Does Stanley 001-1047 ring a bell?
73 CB500 Bobber

[thirsty 1]

Good question. I ride a 400 so ? Try the search function you'll be amazed what with what you find.

[Black 750K8]

DSS and many others have them they are not a hard item to get.

[Bobber]

Turns out that I have a Kawasaki light setup.  Gonna find some OEM and go with an HID

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[Don R]

It's hard to see in the pic. So the tabs don't remove from the glass?

[Bobber]

No they don't.  They're pare of the sealed backing.  Weird right?  The Stanley part number leads me to Kawasaki parts.  Even then however I can't find one with the tabs/brackets on the metal backing sealed to the glass

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[LesterPiglet]

I bought a new complete headlight and bucket from Fleabay for £25. It's listed for Yam RD/LC but does the job perfectly.

[evanphi]

Do you still want sealed beam? I went with a Hella H4 halogen conversion kit when my last sealed beam died. Got it on amazon.

[Bobber]

Lester, going with a new bucket and something more modern would be a long term solution, good suggestion.  No, I don't have to stay with a sealed beam.  I'll check out hella's kit

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[evanphi]

Lester, going with a new bucket and something more modern would be a long term solution, good suggestion.  No, I don't have to stay with a sealed beam.  I'll check out hella's kit

73 CB500 Bobber

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002M9QK6/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the one I got

[Bobber]

What bucket do you use?

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[Bobber]

Wow, nice bike btw

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[chickenman_26]

Lester, going with a new bucket and something more modern would be a long term solution, good suggestion.  No, I don't have to stay with a sealed beam.  I'll check out hella's kit

73 CB500 Bobber

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0002M9QK6/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This is the one I got

That should do the job. But unfortunately, it's a car headlamp designed to be used in pairs. The motorcycle headlamps have an altered beam pattern designed to illuminate the road in the same pattern as a pair of car lamps and have the word Motorcycle embossed on the glass.

Stu

[evanphi]

What bucket do you use?

73 CB500 Bobber

Stock bucket and rings.

[LesterPiglet]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-Headlight-Universal-Round-8-Side-Mount-Fits-Yamaha-RD250LC-RD350LC-/150661111873?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item23141a2041
This is the one I used, just had to remove some of that blocky bracket thing at the rear of the bucket.
Not from that particular seller though.

[Bobber]

Alright, again I am new to the CB500, terminology for things, etc. completely.  This is my bucket, along with the mounting brackets, holes for screws etc.  Pictures of the headlamp is at the top of post.  The pictures of the headlamps in the links we first discussed don't seem to match up with my tabs which has led me to believe my sealed headlamp/bucket isn't Honda at all.  Correct?  So let's go with a bucket that supports my brackets, and the bulb/light that goes with it.  You guys may have already shown me those answers.  Basically an entire "light kit".  And if at all possible, one that will support HID in the future.

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[Bobber]

I bought a new complete headlight and bucket from Fleabay for £25. It's listed for Yam RD/LC but does the job perfectly.

Perhaps this is my answer?

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[evanphi]

I bought a new complete headlight and bucket from Fleabay for £25. It's listed for Yam RD/LC but does the job perfectly.

Perhaps this is my answer?

73 CB500 Bobber

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-customer-motorcycle-lighting-parts-7-inch-chrome-black-headlight-bucket-6630-26.html

[Bobber]

Perfect.  Greatly appreciate the help!  Next is the entire front brake assembly...  Woo hoo

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[LesterPiglet]

The beam from the light in DimeCity link may have a crap spread. I had one with the same reflector arrangement and I couldn't use it at night. In fact I was told by the MOT tester not to use it at night.

[Bobber]

I'll tell you now, the beam from the light in DimeCity link will have a crap spread. I had one with the same reflector arrangement and I couldn't use it at night.

Alright.  What's a better suggestion?

73 CB500 Bobber