Topic: X painted on headlights whats this?

[73nancy]

hey guys wondering what the deal or story behind the black X people tape or paint onto their headlights on cafe's and bobbers

[scunny]

for some trackdays they allow you to ride with your headlight taped up.

[TwoTired]

Used to be that headlight had to be taped at races so a crash wouldn't leave broken glass on the track.

So, taping an X on your headlight turns it into a race bike.

For the street, it's all about looking cool.

Cheers,

[73nancy]

ok thanks guys i think it looks cool just never knew why..

[gmonkey]

Is it purely symbolic?  Doesn't seem like 2 strips of tape would do a hell of a lot for a shattered headlight.

[cb650]

Regardles on how effective it is it's required at most tracks. 
When I was are one of the vintage auto races a guy had a gt350 Hertz that was black and gold.  He used gold colored contact paper.

[KeithTurk]

actually it ends up working fairly well.... most the time it's in big bits.... not tiny....

We require it at Maxton and this year have gone to the point of requiring window tint on side and back windows for the same reason... ( they are tempered and shatter into a bazillion bits )

[754]

...Looking FAST..is 1/2 the Fun...

[tgtint]

We require it at Maxton and this year have gone to the point of requiring window tint on side and back windows for the same reason... ( they are tempered and shatter into a bazillion bits )

I love it!  (I work for a tint manufacturer)

[KeithTurk]

How perfect is the circle....  ( do you know Kevin Beacon?? )

[mrblasty]

How perfect is the circle....  ( do you know Kevin Beacon?? )

Does he have a flashing light on his head?

[The_Crippler]

How perfect is the circle....  ( do you know Kevin Beacon?? )

Does he have a flashing light on his head?

Not only that, but he's at most, six degrees of separation from other window tinters.

[Sam Green Racing]

Is it purely symbolic?  Doesn't seem like 2 strips of tape would do a hell of a lot for a shattered headlight.

I guess you wern't in London during the blitz.

Sam.

[Sam Green Racing]

How perfect is the circle....  ( do you know Kevin Beacon?? )

Does he have a flashing light on his head?

  well spotted B.

Sam.

[gmonkey]

blah blah blah

I guess you wern't in London during the blitz.

Sam.

Perhaps in a past life.  My ancestors were in a different city getting bombed/shelled/starved at the time.  I did have a grandmother give me some tips related to that but nothing to do with taping up glass.