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Posted by Hatchet54
- October 17, 2019, 10:07:59 AMWow Mittico, that looks really great! Just the type of advice I was looking for. Fabricating a bracket to fit the OEM hole is a good idea and even turned out looking stylish in the process...I never think of those types of solutions.
Guess I'll start looking for a light!
Posted by mittico68
- October 17, 2019, 01:49:39 AMWell, you could switch it to a vintage Indian taillight, as I did with ma-deuce (look at pics).
All it takes is a repro taillight (here's one: https://www.ebay.com/itm/392404766011), a 2mm. metal base and some elbow grease... 
You have to cut and reshape the metal base, until it matches the oem tailight shape, then drill 3 holes so to match those on the rear fender (where the oem taillight is screwed to). Add in the middle a hole as wide as the rear housing of the Indian taillight, plus 2 more holes where you'll put the Indian taillight's screws.
Then, wire the new taillight to the oem female harness base, by using the male harness of the oem taillight. And voilà!
P.S.: I used a mouldable paste, such as the Loctite Kintsuglue, to create a seal that goes underneath the Indian taillight base.
This way, you'll add a vintage and stylish touch to your bike.
And, most of all, you'll be able to get back to the oem taillight, whenever you want!
Posted by Hatchet54
- October 16, 2019, 21:11:36 PMI've been looking for something a little more to my taste re: the taillight on my 800.
Obviously there are lots of options, but my biggest concern is finding something that more or less replaces the size and dimensions of the OEM light, in order to fit that cup in the rear fender and therefore present as little bodywork as possible.
I did manage to find one photo online where a guy had a HD "beehive" style mounted up and it looked pretty good. Wondering if it bolted on pretty easy...
Any anecdotes?