Why are aftermarket/streetfighter lights so butt ugly?

ninja_butler · World Chat Champion Joined: 19 Oct 2011 Karma :

I don't think I have ever yet seen a design that looked remotely attractive on any bike so why do they always make them so weird and ugly?

https://img.alibaba.com/wsphoto/v0/311519040/UNIVERSAL-Head-Light-dualsport-street-fighter-dirtbike-Headlight-Yellow-Suzuki-DR-RM-TS-SP-PE-DRZ.jpg

No! Sick

Bezzer · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Karma :

You're right there aren't many so called fighters that have decent looking lights, either bodged up from another bike or aftemarket like that POS you've posted. There's a lot to be said for a big single headlight, something like a GSX1400 one looks a lot better Cool

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1cyl · World Chat Champion Joined: 04 Feb 2004 Karma :

Mates got this light on his project blade:

https://bikercom.com/datostienda/productos/d_68-106.jpg

I mounted it and i think it looks sweet.

i don't like the cockeye look above. but I'm happy with my bike: Very Happy

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EXC-Rider · World Chat Champion Joined: 23 Jun 2011 Karma :

look at dis
https://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSUGVjw_hevwdupOQV1L8OqeZL-ANgfKOQYLb4GOQcl_WvBf1y4mFtBVug-
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Reid · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 24 Jan 2011 Karma :

Completely agree with Bezzer - single big headlights are the way forward. The predator-mask ones are woefully ridiculous. If you really want twin headlamps then Dominator ones are so played out that imo the older street-triple still twin-single lights still look miles better.

pepperami · Super Spammer Joined: 17 Jan 2010 Karma :

When I got that Sachs XTC 125 that I was doing up last year it had a light on it like the one in the original post Sick

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It was shit and never worked properly (badly made Chinese shit).

A decent single round headlight for me please Thumbs Up

I put a single light on the Sachs and all the ails of trying to wire up two lights were gone and bingo a functioning front light.

Some of the "stuff" you see on supposedly cool and street-fightered bike is just appauling and ugly, ie the light in the original post, it`s just wrong Sick

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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

I agree - two headlights are for cars, single ones look much better IMO. It's difficult to design an alternative headlight set-up that looks good on a naked bike.
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nowhere.elysium · The Pork Lord Joined: 02 Mar 2009 Karma :

There are some that look good - they're just hard to find, and typically expensive. If you go trawling the typical M&P offerings, then yes, you're going to be confronted with crap. Look further afield.
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Vincent · Banned Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

This is one of the better ones I've seen:-

https://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j71/Drewskovitch/BlackF2screen.jpg
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kawashima · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

OP's pic looks like TDM900. (I still don't like TDM900's face)
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Clanger · Stirrer Joined: 27 May 2004 Karma :

Twin headlights on the Triumph Speed-triple look fine.

Guess it depends on your personal taste on what you think looks good.

I think it's good that everyone differs, otherwise we'd have a lot of boring bog standard bikes everywhere. We'd have nothing different to look at, repel us or make us dribble. Thumbs Up

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TheSmiler · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Apr 2011 Karma :

Not really steet fighter but the custom light from the motorcycle in green hornet movie was the best I've seen so far. Looks awesome when working.

https://www.borntoride.com/new/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Green-Hornet-Kato.jpg
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