Mounting a bottom mounted

[Qawls]

Hey guys new to the forum, was just wondering what the best why to mount
a bottom mounted headlight is? Should I fabricate something of my own or do
you mount this type of headlight off a fork brace?

May be a stupid question as there isn't much info out there about this, would
appreciate some suggestions. I'm looking at headlight from the DCC guys I'll
link...

http://www.dimecitycycles.com/vintage-cafe-racer-caferacer-bobber-brat-chopper-custom-motorcycle-electronic-lighting-parts-retro-satin-black-mini-bates-brass-headlight-67-7710.html

Cheers guys.

 

[VonYinzer]

Mount off of the bottom triple tree usually. HDs run bottom mounts and that's usually how. What bike? You'll likely need to make a mounting bracket and drill/tap the bottom tree.

 

[Qawls]

Oh okay, I've got a cb360. That sounds fairly straight-forward cheers man

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

Here's what I did for my Suzuki GS450.
I wanted to mount dual headlights that I originally bought for my Harley. I hated the fork ears. I brazed a piece of 1/4" stainless to the bottom triple tree.

What I had to do to accommodate the added electrical load was another matter altogether.

 

[Qawls]

Well done that looks great! That really helps thanks a lot, the pictures were are a good reference.
I'll attempt to do something similar and keep ya posted.

Cheers

 

[lingo]

That is some mighty fine work ADC

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

Thank you.
That was actually the very first piece I ever powdercoated. I was pleased with how it came out.

 

[Qawls]

Funny you say that what method did you use for powdercoating I'm looking to do home job on the smaller parts of the bike. Cheers

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

Harbor Freight powdercoat gun.
Super Mirror Black powder from Columbia Coatings
Cured in a kitchen oven that I trash picked from the street.

The key to getting the good results was that I spend a lot of time smoothing the surface to remove all the casing marks. Surface irregularities are not filled in and hidden by the powdercoat. A high gloss powdercoat amplifies surface imperfections. That piece is cast steel, so it started out with a pretty rough surface. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of it before I smoothed it out.

 

[Qawls]

Cheers, that really helps! Gotta go out and find myself an oven now, my girlfriend would suffocate me in my sleep if I trashed ours.

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

DO NOT cook food in an oven used for powdercoating.

Look around for a used appliance dealer.

 

[Scruffy]

Check the older homes at the outskirts of town, especially homes with owners in their late 70s and older. They don't throw ANYTHING away if it can possibly, maybe, potentially be used, for something... okay, anything. I have a set of Ford AA truck doors in my hayloft, the ancient one (my father in law, or as I call him fossil in law) hasn't had a double A truck since... sometime in the 50s at the latest. Keep finding new old stock 48-50 Dodge pieces, in boxes, in the outbuildings, he sold those off about 1964, but since I own one that I'm building a bike hauler lowrider out of....

Any schools or apartment complexes being remodeled in your area? Good sources for all kinds of neat "junk" that you can reuse.

 

[carnivorous chicken]

Gotta say the title of this thread gave me a chuckle... but I also have the mind of a 14-year-old at times.

 

[Qawls]

Haha I actually didn't even notice the error in the title until you posted that. I'm the same bit immature at times. Funny stuff. Hmm I dunno about the idea of checking out old abandoned homes, live in inner city suburbs so there's not much of that around where I live. Thanks for the suggestion though, I wish I had that luxury.