Mr. Gecko donated me Touratech twin headlights frame I collected today morning for a DYI jobby .
Altough I already got a pair of Honda CBR400 reflectors off the eBay they didn't fit into the Wunderlich twin headlights frames I had. Touratech and Wunderlich twin headlights -> they both have the same plastic reflector elements that are prone to melt if over 35W bulbs are used. 2x35Watts H4 isn't much improvement over 55W single OEM headlight...
So here's the motivation to put Honda CBR400 headlight elements into TouraTech frame (PS: NOT possible into the Wunderlich frame!) and use proper 2x55W, theoretchically giving you twice the lightning improvement riding in the dark.
Here's the procedure:
Honda CBR400 OEM headlights come like this:
You need to cut the corners and you need to burnish everything out nice'n'ROOUND - lot of handwork!
With some precision burnish and some "bending" with the hammer you can fit the elements into the TT bottom frame.
Now they'll fit in:
Now you need to modify the upper TT frame, since the glasses have been re-locared with this mod. I burnished the outer half-circles of the upper TT frame. It's aluminium, so easiliy burnishable with proper round gable.
Now the upper frame will mount on (the upper black plate on the pic):
Note how stiff the two elements are with each other:
So after about 2 hours of hard handwork (I have blister on one of my fingers now, coz of lot of burnising-measuring-burnishing-testing-remeasuring-burnishing ), your lights are ready:
And you can mount 'em on the bike:
They look good on the 1100:
Hope this gives you some ideas for those who have melted TT/Wunderlich elements who're tosser enough to have time for some relatively serious handwork, with a good set of burnishing tools and not that soft-handed.
I can say the reflectors seem to be MUCH better than the plastic ones. I'll let you know how they do in real life conditions if I have my first night rides.
Take care, and million thanks to the Mr. and Mrs. Gecko for the TT frame
Margus
Altough I already got a pair of Honda CBR400 reflectors off the eBay they didn't fit into the Wunderlich twin headlights frames I had. Touratech and Wunderlich twin headlights -> they both have the same plastic reflector elements that are prone to melt if over 35W bulbs are used. 2x35Watts H4 isn't much improvement over 55W single OEM headlight...
So here's the motivation to put Honda CBR400 headlight elements into TouraTech frame (PS: NOT possible into the Wunderlich frame!) and use proper 2x55W, theoretchically giving you twice the lightning improvement riding in the dark.
Here's the procedure:
Honda CBR400 OEM headlights come like this:
You need to cut the corners and you need to burnish everything out nice'n'ROOUND - lot of handwork!
With some precision burnish and some "bending" with the hammer you can fit the elements into the TT bottom frame.
Now they'll fit in:
Now you need to modify the upper TT frame, since the glasses have been re-locared with this mod. I burnished the outer half-circles of the upper TT frame. It's aluminium, so easiliy burnishable with proper round gable.
Now the upper frame will mount on (the upper black plate on the pic):
Note how stiff the two elements are with each other:
So after about 2 hours of hard handwork (I have blister on one of my fingers now, coz of lot of burnising-measuring-burnishing-testing-remeasuring-burnishing ), your lights are ready:
And you can mount 'em on the bike:
They look good on the 1100:
Hope this gives you some ideas for those who have melted TT/Wunderlich elements who're tosser enough to have time for some relatively serious handwork, with a good set of burnishing tools and not that soft-handed.
I can say the reflectors seem to be MUCH better than the plastic ones. I'll let you know how they do in real life conditions if I have my first night rides.
Take care, and million thanks to the Mr. and Mrs. Gecko for the TT frame
Margus