SV650x headlight/fairing options?

[Dave20046]

Hi everyone (new to the forum)
Just bought myself a '99 SV650x and I'm thinking of changing the round headlight to something more sporty. Does anyone know if I can fit the K3 onwards headlight unit and fairings to the bike or any other similar units? I'm reasonably open minded I just want to make it look a bit meaner :rambo:
Cheers

Dave ;-)

[Dangerous Dave]

Does anyone know if I can fit the K3 onwards headlight unit and fairings
You can pretty much get anything to fit with the right bracketry although it would look odd with a Pointy front. You might want to look for something that matches the lines of the Curvy tank and seat unit more.

[Dave20046]

Yeah I think you might be right dangerous, I might try and photoshop it to see what it looks like, thought I might just get away with it...
I really don't like the curvy S fairings though - prefer what I've got.does anyone have any suggestions? :-k
cheers

[Dave20046]

Well my opinions changed since then ^
Love all the 650s's curved or pointied.
But still need something to do with mine :smt015

[johnnyuk]

how about a yam fz6 lights,or suzuki gsr can't get picture's to up load but heres a link...
http://www.tlzone.net/forums/want-buy/83416-new-yamaha-fz6-headlight.html

http://www.motohand.com/?id=90904

[plowsie]

Personally if you can afford it, a reckon a KTM whatsitface front may look good...If not, have a look on Demon Tweaks, M&P etc and see what you can get. Take my advice, the cheap ones are shat when its dark.

[Dave20046]

a KTM whatsitface .
:confused:
Cheers for your help guys I like the look of those links - just got to make sure the wirings okay and they're available in yellow!
Couldn't find anything on demon tweaks though and M&Ps are all a bit alien. I'll google around for ktm stuff :)
Cheers

[plowsie]

I think the Superduke front may look good but that isn't the one i mean, i will have a look.

[plowsie]

Here we go

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2456100482_23f89b7f4d.jpg?v=0

Looks pretty cack with it grey there, but the right positioning it could look good.

http://madmadame.smugmug.com/photos/225824842-M.jpg

EDIT: A finished article:

http://madmadame.smugmug.com/photos/362051059_HzirM-M.jpg

Its a pointy though...

[Dave20046]

Here we go

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2456100482_23f89b7f4d.jpg?v=0

Looks pretty cack with it grey there, but the right positioning it could look good.

http://madmadame.smugmug.com/photos/225824842-M.jpg

EDIT: A finished article:

http://madmadame.smugmug.com/photos/362051059_HzirM-M.jpg

Its a pointy though...
Thanks plowsie, not sure about headon but it looks nice from the sides.however I have a curvy yellow sv and really don't think that'd suit. thanks though mate. I was thinking about the mv brutale headlight but would that look a bit wrong on sv forks?

[stanie]

Here we go

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2194/2456100482_23f89b7f4d.jpg?v=0

Looks pretty cack with it grey there, but the right positioning it could look good.

http://madmadame.smugmug.com/photos/225824842-M.jpg

EDIT: A finished article:

http://madmadame.smugmug.com/photos/362051059_HzirM-M.jpg

Its a pointy though...

any idea what that light actually is?

[xXBADGERXx]

It`s off a KTM Duke II 640LC
http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery/KTM%20640%20Duke%20II%2099%20%201.jpg

[zunkus]

How about this?
http://www.fotothing.com/photos/8b4/8b45f775c7a1dcb19fa34275813bf685.jpg

[xXBADGERXx]

Now THAT is quite nice , the pointy look but with curves to blend in , best of both worlds there .

[Dave20046]

How about this?
http://www.fotothing.com/photos/8b4/8b45f775c7a1dcb19fa34275813bf685.jpg
what's that? good in yellow?

[zunkus]

That's the fairing off a Buell Firebolt. Used all the bits except for the gauges. The police stopped me just to take a look at it the other day, Asking what bike it is. Some guys thought it was the new SV!

[dizzyblonde]

quite like the look of that zunkus

[Dave20046]

That's the fairing off a Buell Firebolt. Used all the bits except for the gauges. The police stopped me just to take a look at it the other day, Asking what bike it is. Some guys thought it was the new SV!
Nice one, how much engineering did it take?
Really tempted by that if I can get hold of one, might photoshop your pic see what it looks like in yellow. What's the lighting like?

[zunkus]

Glad you like my conversion Louisa. It did take some work to fit but worth every hour as I'm quite pleased with the outcome. The fairing does provide some protection from the windblast but to be truly more effective the windshield needs to be a bit higher. I fitted new mirrors from the more recent XB12R since the photo above which have longer stems so are more practical in that I can finally see more than my shoulders now. The gauges are the stock naked SV ones but I've had to make custom bowls for them as the stock ones are too big and don't fit. The Buell braket was also modified to fit the SV frame mounts. I've had to take the Buell magnesium alloy mounting bracket to an engineer to extend the mounting part and then drilled new holes to match the frame. Make sure that you use welding material for magnesium otherwise you'll ruin the mounting bracket.
The lighting from the projector units is quite ok. Nothing in GSXR territory though. If you want real good lighting look into HID conversions. I use this bike for Sunday blasts mostly, during the day, so gave lighting second preference to looks and some wind protection.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/zunkus/Motorcycles/Cocpit_low.jpg

[Dave20046]

Glad you like my conversion Louisa. It did take some work to fit but worth every hour as I'm quite pleased with the outcome. The fairing does provide some protection from the windblast but to be truly more effective the windshield needs to be a bit higher. I fitted new mirrors from the more recent XB12R since the photo above which have longer stems so are more practical in that I can finally see more than my shoulders now. The gauges are the stock naked SV ones but I've had to make custom bowls for them as the stock ones are too big and don't fit. The Buell braket was also modified to fit the SV frame mounts. I've had to take the Buell magnesium alloy mounting bracket to an engineer to extend the mounting part and then drilled new holes to match the frame. Make sure that you use welding material for magnesium otherwise you'll ruin the mounting bracket.
The lighting from the projector units is quite ok. Nothing in GSXR territory though. If you want real good lighting look into HID conversions. I use this bike for Sunday blasts mostly, during the day, so gave lighting second preference to looks and some wind protection.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/zunkus/Motorcycles/Cocpit_low.jpg
I really like it, really tempted if I can get hold of one. Do you have to swap to clipons to do the conversion and what do you need to do to the yokes?
Kudos man :smt111

[zunkus]

I've replaced top yoke and clip-ons to SVS type. I've also replaced the clutch, throttle and choke cables, hydrolic hoses to shorter ones. You also need to machine a spacer for making sure the handle bars don't touch the tank.
But, you can always keep the naked bars and machine the fairing bracket to be a bit higher. If you look through the American www.svrider.com (http://www.svrider.com) site I'm sure that there's a bloke who did this. The fairing ends up being too high to my liking, but maybe that's me, I'm a designer so am a bit finicky about these things. Hope this helps pal.

[Dave20046]

I've replaced top yoke and clip-ons to SVS type. I've also replaced the clutch, throttle and choke cables, hydrolic hoses to shorter ones. You also need to machine a spacer for making sure the handle bars don't touch the tank.
But, you can always keep the naked bars and machine the fairing bracket to be a bit higher. If you look through the American www.svrider.com (http://www.svrider.com) site I'm sure that there's a bloke who did this. The fairing ends up being too high to my liking, but maybe that's me, I'm a designer so am a bit finicky about these things. Hope this helps pal.
Thanks a lot Zunkus, what year firebolt did you lift that fairing off - do you know? Also could I be really cheeky and ask to trouble you for another photo maybe of the bike front on when you have time?
Cheers

[zunkus]

They are all the same mate, so any year goes.http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/zunkus/Motorcycles/IMG_0663.jpg