Replace headlight with MX style plate

[kiwijohn]

I am planning on ditching the headlight on my XR400 and replace it with an MX style plate. I only use it offroad so figure I might as well save the weight and risk of damage. Getting it prepped for the Dawn til dusk 12hr - I hope it lasts the distance!!

Has anyone else done this? Will a standard plate fit or do I need to find one specific for the XR. I guess it should have vents for the oil cooler.

Many thanks for any help.

[ogri]

you have a lot of "gubbins" behind the xr light,unlike a mx'er so the plate may not sit right.i used an old aftermarket enduro light that was held to the forks with rubber straps.like you,i wanted to avoid damaging expensive OE parts.,speedo etc.

[Xman]

What I used to do was take off the headlight and Speedo then put the cowl back on so that you can put a race number on You then still have the oil cooler aperture open.

I now have taken off the light and speedo complete with all the heavy mountings and replaced it with the US spec XR headlight that is much lighter and looks better.