The OEM sealed beam headlight on my FA50 finally gave up it's ghost after 37 years of faithful service .
There are still some available , but , at a pretty price .
So , being as resourceful as possible , I found a halogen bulb that happens to fit into the OEM housing after removing the original bulb .
Removing the original bulb requires a propane torch and destroying the bulb .
I torched the bulb base where it meets the reflector in order to de-solder it from the reflector .
I squeezed the bulb base with a pliers . That kind of folds the base and separates it from the bulb glass globe .
Removed the base and reached inside the reflector with a pliers handle to crush the old bulb globe into small enough pieces that would fit through the bulb base hole .
After clearing the reflector of debris I toke the outer finish from around the hole so solder would have a decent hold .
The new halogen bulb has only a pair of contact nubs and needed the original bulbs wires soldered on .
That done , I inserted the new bulb into the reflector and soldered the new bulb base tab to the reflector after being bent to conform .
Installed back in the bike , it works perfectly .
The OEM sealed beam is/was 6 volt , 20/20 watt .The new halogen bulb is 6 volt 25/25 watt ( Bulb # A3625 ).
