72 Suzuki TS 185 Replacement Headlight

fishingfooltim

I am new to this forum, as far as that goes I am new to owning a motorcycle so I am sure I will have lots of questions. I have a 1972 Suzuki TS 185 with a bad headlight and in Michigan where I live you are required by law to have a working headlight to ride it on the road which I would like to do. My first question is where would I find a replacement headlight for this bike. I have looked everywhere and the only one that I found was on line and they wanted $249.99 for it which is too steep for my blood. Anyone have any suggestions on what I could do to get a working headlight on this bike?

Tezza · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:44 pm Post subject:

I would hazard a guess and say that the Suzuki TS250 and the T250J model and possibly the 125 stinger all share the same headlight. Thats assuming they are all the same voltage. If you just need the headlamp without the mounting hardware then the part number should be 35121-20611 .

fishingfooltim · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:15 am Post subject:

Thanks. I will try to track down that part number. I don't need the housing if I can get the same 6 volt replacement bulb. If I endup having to use a different 6 volt bulb from another bike then I would need to the housing and I would have to figure out a way to mount it on my bike.

jws3

You should be able to get just the bulb. Get the Zedder x-ref for windows and see what other models used that bulb. I'd do it, but only have Apples! I have seen them on ebay. Check with Paul Miller as well. A pain to deal with at times, but he can have things on occasion.

fishingfooltim · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:19 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the help. Now this headlight is a sealed beam headlight so when you are talking about the bulb are you talking about the bulb inside it? If so how would I even go about changing it?

dorT500 · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:41 pm Post subject:

Tezza · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 2:42 pm Post subject:

I had one of these headlights on the old WLA. It was absolutely awesome with a good 6 volt generator behind it. The light was almost white not the standard yellow as it was on a suzuki. You should be able to take the lens off the reflector by heating it in an oven. This will soften the glue. Then a heavy duty soldering iron to heat up the solder on the bulb to remove it. I have done the same on some old car headlamps.

Shot at 2005-09-25

fishingfooltim · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:38 pm Post subject:

Thanks for everyones help. Looks just replacing the headlight is going to be a little project in itself.