MrElectric03
XS650 Member
I have searched on and off for months and have not been able to come up with anything. If any of you can lend some knowledge I would sure appreciate the lesson.
I have a 79 XS650 special that I am putting together. I got the frame in a package deal and found another 79 special basket case and am basically building one bike from the two. There were some parts that were not on either bike. Most have not been an issue to find but I am having a terrible time with the headlight.
I have included the pictures. From what I can tell these are the correct brackets, I picked up a headlight from a 77 and was told it should be the same. But the ears of the brackets would have to sit at an angle and are not flat against the side of the headlight bucket so it doesn't seem right. I can't blame the seller for that and have 6 frames so I will use this light eventually anyway, but would like the correct headlight. I can't find anywhere that describes the newer bikes having a smaller headlight, so maybe it's the bucket that is different? Or there is always the possibility that these bracket are off a different bike.
I have a 79 XS650 special that I am putting together. I got the frame in a package deal and found another 79 special basket case and am basically building one bike from the two. There were some parts that were not on either bike. Most have not been an issue to find but I am having a terrible time with the headlight.
I have included the pictures. From what I can tell these are the correct brackets, I picked up a headlight from a 77 and was told it should be the same. But the ears of the brackets would have to sit at an angle and are not flat against the side of the headlight bucket so it doesn't seem right. I can't blame the seller for that and have 6 frames so I will use this light eventually anyway, but would like the correct headlight. I can't find anywhere that describes the newer bikes having a smaller headlight, so maybe it's the bucket that is different? Or there is always the possibility that these bracket are off a different bike.