Headlight bucket

[Guest]

Does anyone know if a headlight bucket off a gs1000 1980 would fit a '80 gs850g? My current stock one is a plastic one and this one is chrome and I think it would look nicer on my bike.

[Steve]

The bucket on a 1000G is exactly the same as the one on an 850G.

The chrome one you are looking at is probably on an 850GL, and is a different size,
which will require different mounting ears on the forks.

If you are interested, I have both, a bucket and the chrome mounting ears for it available.
Actually have two buckets and pairs of mounting ears.

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[BritT120]

So if I need new ears,this leads me to believe that the bucket is deeper,am I right in my thinking?Also will I be able to use the stock headlamp?My situation is this;I put the headlight assembly back together(stock) after I found a discontinued headlamp sitting on a shelf in a shop back in Indiana,I came out one day and noticed the bucket was broke,There are about 6 kids that run around the apts so go figure.Anyways I thought if I have to replace the bucket I could get something that looks a little nicer.I'd hate to have to get a new lamp especially when the one I have is new and everything I went through to find it.So if this bucket you have will accept the lamp and it's only a matter of swapping out the ears I am interested,Thank You!

[bwringer]

The smaller GL (chrome) bucket is too small for your 7" stock G headlight (black plastic bucket).


Another solution is to buy a chrome 7" headlight bucket and put your 7" headlight in that. This is the one mounted to my '83 GS850G -- first item on this page:

http://www.newmotorcycleparts.com/electrical/lighting/head_tail_light/head_light.html

Further down the page, you can see what the H4 headlight globe and bulb look like.



Looks good, eh?

[BritT120]

Thanks for the link and yeah that bucket looks sharp on your scoot.The price is cheaper than I have found on a replacement OEM so it's a win/win situation.