'85 450 Nighthawk- headlight bucket

[Mainerider]

Greetings,

Would anyone know off-hand any other models (Honda or otherwise) that had the turn signal stalks mounted through the headlight bucket instead of farther down the fork tubes? I need a headlight bucket, have searched everywhere and can't find a new or used one for the 450.  I found an Emgo unit but it isn't compatible for bucket-mounted turn signal stalks (the side nuts are too small). Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Joe

[Brittles]

You should have tons of choices as that was/is a fairly commmon set-up. I would search ebay for Yamaha, Honda, Kawasaki, and Suzuki  headlights/buckets and see what comes up. Might have to think outside the box a little but you can probably make something work. Good luck.

[old86nighthawk]

I found a new headlamp assembly this past summer/fall for my 86 450. I used different signals and had to drill longer bolts in order to mount/wire them. I will hunt down my paperwork on where I ordered them. The bucket is plastic, but fits and looks great.

[Mainerider]

I found a new headlamp assembly this past summer/fall for my 86 450. I used different signals and had to drill longer bolts in order to mount/wire them. I will hunt down my paperwork on where I ordered them. The bucket is plastic, but fits and looks great.

That would be great; Thanks!

[bittenbythehawk]

Just replaced my headlight bucket on my 85 450 and ran the blinkers through the bucket mounts. They were aftermarket blinkers and the thread fit perfect. I went with a honda cx500 bucket (8") as I was wanting a larger headlight. Here is a few pics. Good luck and look forward to seeing what you come up with.

[Mainerider]

Thanks a lot. With 4 bikes I'll take any time saving help I can.

[Mainerider]

Just an update in case anyone needs a replacement assembly; I sourced one for the 450 through Partsandmore.com out of Canada. It was a Xanadu unit from Taiwan and seems to be of pretty decent quality. Very fast shipping and cost was about $50 including headlight.  Thanks again for the replies.