I have had little luck finding a replacement headlight bulb for the '00 US TTR. The local dealer *may* be able to get one in a few months for about $65 each - seriously? I have a Polisport Halo that I intend to fit at some point but I wanted to repair the existing setup for simplicity. Well... this is what I did instead - hopefully someone will find this useful:
OEM bulb on the left, Amazon/eBay/Alibaba special on the right
They have some similarities despite the base flange differences
China bulb fits nicely and aligns with the receptacle
Modify a spring to surround bulb and open it's radius on one end
Spring on bulb
Large end of spring rests in bulb receptacle
Bulb flange 'floats' between new spring and bulb socket spring when socket in normal position
Reassemble and switch light on
After 20 minutes of riding, the bulb still works
-- Edited by Fat Leopard on Thursday 9th of May 2019 03:32:42 PM
That's definitely the one I'm looking for. I can't seem to find it in the US. Rocky Mountain ATV/MC can eventually get it for about $30. I've been waiting on a crankcase relief valve from them for weeks now with no ETA in sight. It seems like this bulb would be on the shelf at every dealership in the world. I can't imagine that it only fits blue TTR250s. Local Yamaha dealer has never seen this part before. My next course of action will be to order from abroad or just replace the entire assembly with something further from extinction.
I'd be thrilled to order parts from ttrsteve and support the community in any way I can. Cost is a secondary concern over practical convenience. It makes no sense for me to order parts from the UK or Australia if they are readily available to me in the US. This bulb may be an exception and I would gladly work with overseas vendors as long as they are willing to ship to the US and deal with packaging, import, currency exchange, and payment hassles.
The above garbage is more or less an experiment and I doubt that I will keep it like this very long.
On the sound advice of mossproof and JOHNBOY, the correct headlight bulb has been ordered from totallyttrs.com. With shipping to the US and lead time of 5-10 days the order total for 1 bulb delivered was less than $18 USD (in case anyone is curious). The site has a user-friendly interface and I would also recommend using this vendor.
Good result. I reckon its easy to get stuff posted as long as you are not in a hurry.
I have had stuff delivered in 24 hours from China and US but it takes 5 days for mail to go half way across our state!!
