Acerbis Cyclops headlight

[firefighter]

Anyone have one of these or seen them in the flesh?

Are they good quality?

Do the provide good lighting?

Do they look tacky (again quality)

Any issues with them? (yes I know the one I have sourced IS road legal etc)

Heres the link to the site for what it is to jog any memories.

http://www.acerbis.com/p107_headlight/3002.html

Why the fuck do I want it? Well i'm trying to streetfighter the hornet of course. (the single ghey headlight is not staying)

Cheers

[Blackshear]

I personally believe that all polls should have that 3rd option.
As for the headlight, I haven't heard of it before now.
Good luck.

[Sam I Am]

you make your own decision if it looks ok... pict attached

As for light it seems to do a ok job but then one could always do with more light .. but if i wanted lots more light there are far better options but with out the looks...

It's never going to give you the same light as a modern sports bike..

IMHO > If was doing a lot of night riding I would choose somthing with more light....

[firefighter]

you make your own decision if it looks ok... pict attached

As for light it seems to do a ok job but then one could always do with more light .. but if i wanted lots more light there are far better options but with out the looks...

It's never going to give you the same light as a modern sports bike..

IMHO > If was doing a lot of night riding I would choose somthing with more light....

how do you find the actual quality of the thing? Is it quite cheap or reasonably solid?

[Laava]

What about the;"Fuck no! It looks like a munted up popeye face!" option?
I like it BTW!

[-df-]

Ive got one installed on my R1 Streetfighter and it seems like a nice unit. Haven't been using it for long but so far it meets all my needs...also looks quite nice once you paint it to match your bike

[firefighter]

how do you find the lighting at night? I realise it's not going to be anywhere nearly as good as the OEM headlight (which is fucken amazingly good I must say)

[-df-]

it works, but is not amasing...but that doesn't worry me as I hardly ride at night

[Sam I Am]

how do you find the actual quality of the thing? Is it quite cheap or reasonably solid?

Yep its quite well built I have had mine for a year and a half with no worries and as of yet hasent fallen apart..

[firefighter]

Cheers man, anyone else? Someone else must have one.

[firefighter]

Ive got one installed on my R1 Streetfighter and it seems like a nice unit. Haven't been using it for long but so far it meets all my needs...also looks quite nice once you paint it to match your bike

you have any pics I can check out?

[Gremlin]

Mate had one on a streetfighter. Not bad, for the size of the headlight, it was good, but compared to good headlights, it wasn't brilliant.

Attaches to the forks with rubber straps, that wrap around, so should fit pretty easy.

[colsan1]

personally i think they look shit, acerbis stuff is usually good quality as long as you
dont mind mx grade soft plastic stuff strapped to your road bike.
the lights are pretty useless for night time riding and are really only designed for enduro use reguardless of the style.

my choice would be these but with different fork brackets

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Twin-Headlights-Chrome-Streetfighter-Bandit-Hornet_W0QQitemZ350175159772QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item350175159772&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318

[Moki]

I have one on my Husaberg FE600 and though the styling is great, it's a bit flimsy and difficult to clean. The mounting system is great - it's just how the lighting nacelle/assembly is joined together that's the problem. On balance I'm happy with it though

[Sam I Am]

my choice would be these but with different fork brackets

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Twin-Headlights-Chrome-Streetfighter-Bandit-Hornet_W0QQitemZ350175159772QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ Motorcycle_Parts?hash=item350175159772&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1683%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318

I have had those in black before an there not much better light than the Cyclops..

[Sam I Am]

Attaches to the forks with rubber straps, that wrap around, so should fit pretty easy.


totally agree i love the rubber fitting even if it does shake a little when bumpy..

[-df-]

you have any pics I can check out?

Here ya go, sorry for taking a while...been busy at work.

Can't really get a good shot from the front in the garage.

Only thing I wish I had done, is paint the gloss black Satan as well (and also paint of the clear plastic bit)...think I was a bit pissed when I made that decision.

[firefighter]

totally agree i love the rubber fitting even if it does shake a little when bumpy..


Here ya go, sorry for taking a while...been busy at work.

Can't really get a good shot from the front in the garage.

Only thing I wish I had done, is paint the gloss black Satan as well (and also paint of the clear plastic bit)...think I was a bit pissed when I made that decision.

Finally got it done (well a week or so ago)

Pics in my profile if your interested.

[Sam I Am]

looking good !!!

[monkeymsea]

I reckon that head light is sick!! looks mean as.. Never seen one in real life tho..

[lankyman]

lol @ your poll results

[firefighter]

I reckon that head light is sick!! looks mean as.. Never seen one in real life tho..

Yeah it looks pretty mean, better than I was expecting- definately better than the single headlilght

[Taz]

So light out put is acceptable?? I was thinking of replacing the standard 35/35w headlight on my 525 with one of these.
Andy.

[Jizah]

I'm keen to hear more too.

[chef]

yeah mate i was looking at those for my hyosung everyone told me there great and they cost around $300 its worth it id say.

[firefighter]

So light out put is acceptable?? I was thinking of replacing the standard 35/35w headlight on my 525 with one of these.
Andy.

The light output is ok. Acceptable yes, but not great.

I ride all hours and find it does it's job, cars still notice me fine and I can see where i'm going no worries. (actually you get noticed more as people seem to stare and wonder what the fuck your riding......some funny expressions on faces! )

The one time it's a bit shit is dusk, as it does'nt light the road well, which is about normal anyway, even in a car.

Other than that i'm happy with for sure.