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First attempt put the headlight too far forward and exposed the neck too much. Revising the design but I've been in rough shape from my surgery so not much progress. Waiting on a sander to show up to get my angles perfect for welding, will post pics when I get it in.
Things you need:
1.5" steel, 1/8" thick
2.5-3" steel, 1/8" thick
Drill and bits
socket set and ratchet
VTX headlight stock bracket
Attempt #2. I finally finished.
1) I cut a flat piece of the 1.5 steel and rounded the edges a bit. Then clearance it for the steering neck.
2) Took the 2.5" piece of steel and cut 2 tabs at a 45 degree angle to be welded on to the base. If you had to do it without welding you could do it with angle iron but there'd be a lot more cutting/trimming and it'd be tight quarters to bolt it all together.
3) Take the original vtx bracket and cut the back ears off. I then flipped it backwards from its original orientation. The crosspiece on it will get too close to the lower triple tree, flipped backward you don't have that issue.
4) I then welded the trimmed vtx bracket inbetween the 2 welded tabs.
Here's what the bracket ended up looking like.
And on the bike:
Things you need:
1.5" steel, 1/8" thick
2.5-3" steel, 1/8" thick
Drill and bits
socket set and ratchet
VTX headlight stock bracket
Attempt #2. I finally finished.
1) I cut a flat piece of the 1.5 steel and rounded the edges a bit. Then clearance it for the steering neck.
2) Took the 2.5" piece of steel and cut 2 tabs at a 45 degree angle to be welded on to the base. If you had to do it without welding you could do it with angle iron but there'd be a lot more cutting/trimming and it'd be tight quarters to bolt it all together.
3) Take the original vtx bracket and cut the back ears off. I then flipped it backwards from its original orientation. The crosspiece on it will get too close to the lower triple tree, flipped backward you don't have that issue.
4) I then welded the trimmed vtx bracket inbetween the 2 welded tabs.
Here's what the bracket ended up looking like.


And on the bike:

