Adjustable Azimut Headlight made out of old Bicycle parts

[Ricardo Kuhn]

Note : I post this exact same topic on the Blood, sweat, and gears forum since the scope of it extend more than just the GS, but I aslo want to post it here since all the work was made for GS in the first place

Enjoy.


I just Install HID lights on the headlights of my old GS bike and since you guys know is not really a efficient way to change (deam) from low beam to high beam with HID's so As ussual I decide to make my own little Mecanical version with the Inevitable bicycle parts mayham.

Here the Performers for this act are in no particular order....

X-9 gripshift front shifter with Seven detents (No point in ussing a rear shifter)


Shimano Acera front derreileur, fully modified and hack to almost nothing, plus a suntour brake cable hanger and a few blocks of delrin and fenolic resin.


Headlight bucket Mounted on 1 1/8" bicycle headset bearings so it can move freelly.


And here is How it Works, oviuslly is very primitive, but works extremlly well, no shakes, no bouncing light, nothing...

From High beam when the derreileur is collapse all the way .










To Low Low beam (way closer than stock)


Sadly i try to take pictures of the headlight rocking fore and aft, but the changes are too imperceptible to capture, anyway from the High beam position to the low beam is about 10 degrees of motion or in terms of beam distance from about 100 feet coverage to about 15 feet in front of the bike in the low beam, oviuslly the gripshift is as easy to operate as a trottle, so you can regulate the reach of the light acording to the incoming traffic in a Nano second making it much nicer that just being on high beam and since you are not shutting down the light at every passing car the bulbs will last far longer...


Ps: I will try later with a tripod to see if I can capture the headlight motion in the day and at night.

[GB]

A lot of work to get the aiming done right! Wow! You sure love to tinker!

[Ricardo Kuhn]

Originally Posted by Gadget Boy

A lot of work to get the aiming done right! Wow! You sure love to tinker!

Well Mister Gadget I really enjoy playing with tools and old discarded pieces of Junk, To me making and inventing things is a form of expression is some how like brain masturbation so I don't end out with "Blueballs"neurons sindrome in my head from thinking a little to much, so I'm just looking for excuses to cut and glue things togheter.

Actually in 1997 I made my first set of Rickybars by hand with a hacksaw and a drill and a few week later finish them with a router sand paper and a scothbrite pad, or my bike rack that I build in about two hours, 10 years ago and so far is not being surpase in efficiency and practicality (that I know off), so yes thinkering is fun, but is also the way for seeds are planted for big trees to Grow someday in the future.

Just because is not all shiny and crome does not mean is not Valid contribution of work since was made with much love and attencion and sometimes with idea a little before their time.