Headlight lense ID

[wilcom]

I'm going to run my R65 without the Hannigan fairing for awhile. I put it on years ago and can't remember if I used the Headlight reflector & lens off the R65 or had to get a larger unit from a /7 or something.

Seems like when I put on my first Hannigan (30 years ago on R90/6) I had to go get a R65 headlight to fit the Hannigan.

I poured over the Net this morning trying to find dimensions of the lenses for an R65 with no luck. My lens measures 7 1/4 " from chrome ring to chrome ring(see pic). Now is that the guts from my old r65 unit I have installed there........? If it is, I just need a bucket to make it right again. If not , it's gonna be more of a problem$$$$

[Barry]

Sounds like you might have used the original R65 headlamp which is smaller than the 8" units from a /7

Mine measures 7" across the chrome ring at the front probably 7 1/4" at the rear as it tapers some.

[wilcom]

Thanks Barry............... I will hunt up a headlight bucket and convert back for now. That will be less costly than getting the bucket, reflector & lens

[montmil]

Yo, Joe

There's an R65 headlight bucket on eBay right now. Not beat up and "only" $170.00. Yikes! I knew these lens and bucket bits were getting pricey, but... Jeez, [smiley=furious3.gif] 170 bucks? Gag me with a spoon!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-R65-R65LS-R80ST-HEADLIGHT-BUCKET-Shell-R1100R-R850R-/380318248308?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item588cbbed74#ht_1144wt_944

Good luck in your quest. You may very well need some luck.

Monte

[wilcom]

Not beat up and "only" $170.00. Yikes!

 I saw that one too! I don't want one "THAT" bad.  There are others there for a lot less money.

 I started looking for a rotor a year or so ago and found that I could buy a whole parts bike for not too much more than they wanted for a brake rotor.

 I bought a parts bike with front wheel , rotor, forks frame and a complete motor & trans(starter to drain plug) for $170 and sold the wheel for $100 and stripped off the rotor , now I have  forks , frame, engine & transmission setting here for free.

I might have to do that just to get a cheap bucket LOL

[zebedee]

Lord knows why BMW felt the need to use weird headlight sizes. Standard circular automotive headlights were 7" or 5.75". BMW used 8" on the bigger bikes and something like 6.5" on the R65/45. Honda used/uses the same size headlight as the R65/45 on their CB250T, CB400T, CB250N, CB400N, Superhawk, whatever they were called in your part of the world, right through to their current bikes still using essentially the same motor. Affordable aftermarket headlights for the Honda will fit the BMW too.

[montmil]

... Affordable aftermarket headlights for the Honda will fit the BMW too.

Hey, ZDB   This is some good info we all can use. Thanks!

Monte