headlight on a chopper?

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I just finished a "cooler chopper" trike. The seat is a cooler. I needed something to tote my butt around at bike rallies and parties. Pictures will come soon, but I need a way to add a headlight to it.

Much of it's intended use will be during evening hours (after dark). I am using a 6.5hp HF clone engine. Does this thing have a generator or a way to make a generator? Might it have empty coil winding posts? In the dirt bike world, we add more windings and/or more coils to the stator for a lighting circuit. Or will I have to run the lights off a battery and then charge it between runs? Another thought I had was to use a GM alternator powered by the engine, but I feel that it's way overkill.

Any and all suggestions will be appreciated.

John
 

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Pics please. Im assuming that generator was n option on that engine along with E start, might be able to put the honda part in it, but you would probably also need a new flywheel with magnets, going to the scrapyard and getting the smallest alternator you can find is you best/cheapest bet, depending on the clutch your running there is probably room for a v belt pulley on the crankshaft.
 
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