I’ve been putting off buying a headlight for some time as it’s such a focal point I think it’s worth spending a little time to get it right, it needed to be big to keep to the chunky theme but also simple so I plumped for this one, it’s 8 inch with a chrome surround and a black body, all metal, very British looking.

Needed to get a rough idea of the shape of the mounts so I got some cardboard and a sharpie and made a rough template.

Next decision was what to make the mounts from, no expense spared here as I butchered some twisted steel from a fancy fence, looks better on my bike, very 70’s.

It needed bending quite a bit but my ‘El Cheapo’ bender made short work of it.

Using a line on my table I was able to find the centre point.

I made a couple of stainless washers to join to the twisty fence metal, lined up with the centre marks from earlier.

First trial fitting and it looks OK!

I wedged it all in place to get a first look at how it should end up, may be pointing at the stars but proportions look alright.

The ends are made from some plate and tacked in place on the bike to make sure it all lines up when I put it back together.

I used a cramp to make sure the foot mounts stayed in place whilst I welded them up, worked quite well.

I think they turned out alright, I’m quite pleased with the overall look of them, quite simple but effective.