Did anyone ever make their own headlight bracket ?

[gert du prez]

Hello,

I recently purchased Tarozzi high rise clip ons from 'Fast from the past' for my
beloved GS1100GL (37 mm fork width).

These fit perfectly and do turn the machine into the desired new 'cooler' look.
There is one problem...the thickness of the clip on ring that goes over the forks, prohibits the original headlight brackets to be used.

I cut off the top connector ring (with rubber inside) from the existing 'standard' headlight, but my test turned out terribly.

Did anyone ever make their own headlight bracket ? pictures available ?
or a design so that I can ask a welder to make one ?

thanks in advance,

G

 

[Steve]

Have not heard of anyone making them, but there are some "universal" units that clamp on.

They are shorter, top-to-bottom, which should leave enough room for your clip-ons.

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[gert du prez]

Hi Steve,

thanks for the 'early' answer (how late is it now 'over there' ?).

Do you have any idea what name/brand/company I'm looking for ?

 

[Spiff]

search for "headlight brackets" on ebay or dimecitycycles for example.

 

[Steve]

Hi Steve,

thanks for the 'early' answer (how late is it now 'over there' ?).

It was just after 7am, about ready to head out the door for work.

Just after 4pm now, ready to head through the door in the other direction. :-\\\


Click HERE to see the ones from dimecitycycles.
These appear to be very nice.
Sorry about the picture size, I just copied from their catalog.

Click HERE to see the bolt-on universals I mentioned earlier.

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[trevor]

Yep...this guy did...

 

[gert du prez]

had one made (see picture).

Don't look at the colours, these are temp parts that I use so that I have a running bike. Will be painted correctly soon, I hope...

If anyone is interested in the correct measurements (metric system) just let me know...

 

[Guest]

Have custom brackets on one of my bikes too.
PO machined them out of aluminum. Have drawing if anyone is interested.

 

[gert du prez]

this is the result

this is the result

double headlight, one with blue LED light...

 

[gert du prez]

picture 2

picture 2

picture not of the best quality but I think it kind of looks cool...

 

[wedoo2]

Why the blue LED? Volunteer fireman?

 

[gert du prez]

my son is a big fan of 'Cars - The King', that's why I rattle canned the bike 'light blue', thought it would be 'logic' to put in a blue LED as well...

I can understand the difference in taste ;-)

Me, I liked 'Doc' more...