950 Headlight Transplant?

Tervanun · Jun 27, 2020

Anyone looked at the possibility of doing this swap?
I’m assuming the whole front fairing would have to get replaced as well.
(I love the LED running lights)

DutchHyper · Jul 11, 2020

Have you attempted to do this?
I would like to do this as well if it is possible.
But I am afraid it's hard because the 821/939 front probable doesn't fit with the 950 front/dash

Araitim · Jul 11, 2020

This is a great idea. I think the 950 looks more agressive in the front. I prefer the look tail better on the 821/939. It can't be too difficult. It is literally just 2 mounting points for the whole assembly And the top one is rubber. You slide the top piece into the red circles area and bolt the bottom piece.

Tervanun · Jul 11, 2020

I have not, and unfortunately I’m currently away from home and my bikes so I can’t even begin to compare parts.

Tervanun · Jul 11, 2020

Araitim said:
This is a great idea. I think the 950 looks more agressive in the front. I prefer the look tail better on the 821/939. It can't be too difficult. It is literally just 2 mounting points for the whole assembly And the top one is rubber. You slide the top piece into the red circles area and bolt the bottom piece.

Tim you’re a genius... hadn’t thought of pulling the diagrams. I’ll look into this some more tonight!

DutchHyper · Jul 11, 2020

The 950 does look a lot 'beefier' and mature than the 821/939
Keep us updated, and if you're gonna attempt the swap, please film so we can copy if it works

P.S. how would the headlight be turned on, since the LED should be the standard daytime riding light.

Tervanun · Jul 12, 2020

Confirmed with more diagrams that the mounting points appear to be identical.
However, going to need to wait for a use complete assembly to show up on ebay or classifieds before I consider this more seriously.
Buying everything new would be around $1k!

Araitim · Aug 17, 2020

How is the progress going?

Tervanun · Aug 18, 2020

Araitim said:
How is the progress going?

It’s not lol
Need to wait til I get back from my deployment around October to get serious about it.... and sell my Multistrada

Relax · Aug 20, 2020

950 part #7 (48019501A) is the only one you really need to see if it will mount to the 821/939, and a used one sold on EBAY for about $50:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2019-2020-...=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Alternatively, a new one is $115:
https://www.ducatiomaha.com/products/48019501a
If that doesn't fit, then you might just need the 950 mounting brackets (11 and 16), assuming the bolt spacing and vertical distance between the triple clamps is the same. The rubber spacers (950 #14 and 821/939 #8) are the same part number.

Relax · Aug 20, 2020

Also, this would give an indication of how much work it would be to refit the 821/939 dash before investing in the rest of the beak. Plus you could go aftermarket carbon if desired.

Relax · Jan 20, 2021

Any progress on this? I was curious to see what it would look like, so I did a quick and dirty mock up in Paint. I know, I should have used a red 821:

Hypermotard 821 with 950 headlight fairing.jpg

Relax · Jan 20, 2021

OK, here's a better one. I lowered the mounting height to line up better with the tank shrouds:

Tervanun · Jan 20, 2021

Nice Relax!
I like it. Now my only concern is will I still have an option to use a real windscreen for longer rides? (Haven’t looked into it)

Unfortunately I’ve been pretty swamped with life and my other toys to focus on the Hyper... but I have a few items on the to-do list... vinyl wrap and/or decals, suspension, and this headlight

gatdammit · Jan 21, 2021

Is this cosmetic or functional? I just think there's much easier ways to get LED lighting effects. I do love Duc's modern running light effects but if one of my DP handguard LED turn signals costs $400...that modern cluster has gotta be well over $1000.

Daytime running lights is one of those "I don't see it from the saddle so I don't care" items, but, I do very much care about effective lighting. Since the Italians communicate with their highbeams and none of the roads are lit at night, I need max performance. No factory main beam is going to satisfy this so aux lighting is my crutch.

N4teTheGreat · Jan 21, 2021

I don't think the 950 comes with LED lighting aside from the DRLs, so I'd suspect the beam patter / lighting is very much the same.

Tervanun · Jan 22, 2021

It would all be aesthetic.... I like the more aggressive look and I’m a sucker for LEDs lol

Araitim · Jun 18, 2021

Did you ever move forward with this swap? How did it turn out?

Tervanun · Jul 5, 2021

Nothing yet. I’m in the middle of getting ready to sell my house and move back to Vegas. So I’ll revisit my hyper mods after I’m settled out there.... check back in November

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