Cafe Racer Turn Signal Setup - XS400 Build

Making a clean cafe racer LED turn signal setup on my Yamaha XS400 build with these units from Purpose Built Moto. These are a really well designed light that I can use as a run/turn/and brake on this build to keep the rear end very clean and minimal which is the goal! In the rear I made some bushings to weld into the frame for a very tight fit with no visible brackets. Up front I used a P-clamp to mount the signals off of the fork tubes.
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[@bravo55286]

The attention to detail makes me smile

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🙏🙏

[@bravo55286]

@@BrickHouseBuilds I've been watching you for a long time now you're the inspiration for me to actually buy my bike and finally start a cafe build. After wanting one since highschool

[@kurtmacleod1158]

Thanks for bringing it back for the home garage guys with the lath comment. You are the best, keep it up!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Of course!

[@jonbeargenx]

Just what I needed on a lazy Sunday afternoon!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Glad to be of service! 🤘

[@pipersall6761]

Sharp looking signals! Great job modifying the fame and fork mounts. I appreciate you thinking of all the guys (like me!) who dont have the funds to get fully tooled up and showing alternate ways of doing things. Thank you.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya!

[@mmotorcycles9497]

They look really nice. I like the size. I’m getting ready to build a cafe bike 72 cl100 I will probably look at these.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

They have a few variants as well which is cool

[@JustanOlGuy]

Wind resistance is race approved, lol. Love watching you work, sir!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🙏🙏

[@AndyH-13]

I like the look of the indicators, nice smooth lines and a bonus being the same size as the tube.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Definitely!

[@andymiller5611]

That's a very clean and tidy look you've got there! Im looking forward to seeing more XS videos! 🍻🤘💜

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya, definitely taking shape

[@tiff9137]

Enjoying this build and those side lights are very reasonably priced 👍🏻

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya! For a quality light they are priced right

[@talltom1129]

Looking forward to the wiring video, as I understand that adding led you have to do some additional work. And I'm clueless about wiring led.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

If you add LED signals on a vintage bike many times the stock flasher relay won't work. A simple flasher relay meant for LEDs is all you need. Ignore all that ballast resistor stuff

[@dvsdev2403]

Old flashers used the electrical load to heat up a wire inside, LED’s don’t draw enough power to make it heat up enough, that’s why they flash quickly, pop in a digital flasher and you’re sorted 👍 They work on old bulbs too, so you can run a mixture of bulbs with no concern

[@miguelpagansr6128]

@@BrickHouseBuildsI also heard that Napa auto parts carries an electronic signal flasher, it doesn't whether you're running leds or regular lights it doesn't care and it also works if you have 6 or 12 volts the only thing it sees is a signal to make it work. Something you might want to look into.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@miguelpagansr6128 the O'Reilly/napa/auto zone selection is fine. The EP34 flasher is great and I use it all the time for LEDs

[@TheWingnut58]

When setting up a part like this out near the edge of the lathe jaws, you can use a piece of flat stock between the part and the face of the chuck to get the alignment very close. Nice job, very clean look.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

I definitely need to make a couple pieces just for that job

[@TheWingnut58]

@@BrickHouseBuilds you don't really need to "make up" anything special, it's only used as a setup aid. Any piece of flat stock of usable width and depth you have laying around will work great....just use it to position your workpiece, snug the jaws and then remove it before doing the machining.

[@gerardcullen5131]

Nice neat job BJ can't wait to see the finished bike

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya! It's getting there!

[@tonyfurneaux3399]

Hi BJ, love your work bud, attention to detail all the way. I hope to visit you one day, you and your shop is on my bucket list bud, in a year or two, as I am old and live in middle of Canada 😁

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thanks Tony!

[@henryhawk978]

Nice work BJ. I believe this bike is gonna be a really sweet ride. Enjoyed the video and RIDE SAFE OUT THERE! Oh! I noticed the VFR in the background. What's up with it?

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya! That's my friend Seth's bike. He's borrowing the Vstrom for a bit

[@xanbiker]

Those are very clean looking lights!!!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@Butterfly07949]

Or some black anodised aluminium nuts to mount the indicators. Great video once again.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya

[@keithagn]

Great job! Very well done!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thanks!

[@stevenwarner7348]

Yo B.J.~. (True-Moto-Resto). Posted five hours ago. ~ CB 360T - Body Work and Re Paint. Man~~~. ya gotta go and see this guy. What he does. So I bought a (damaged) 600 Bandit on Wed with the seller supporting my enthusiasm for my 1200 Bandit. The guy admitted that "Norman Goodlooking" was not his real name. The bike was not his~ didn't.know anything about it. Yada Yada Yada. Such a crappy story explaining that his very messed up jaw (really bad) was from a "drunk driver." His "bosses bike." I took the "bits and pieces" back and am eating my purchase price. Oh well. I have an addiction. Anyway, I'm selling my 750 Honda (West Virginia) and focusing only on the Bandit 1200. What a life man! Best wishes here. This is a great video. You are an inspiration. Thank you. ~ Steve from New Hampshire. 👍

[@peteraitken6494]

Class job BJ really like the look nice and clean liked your pen knife lol 🏍️🏍️❤️🔧🔧🔧👍👌

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thanks Peter 😉

[@rydazim]

Those look great

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

They are really clean

[@robertadams4415]

Thanks BJ good to know

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘🤘

[@jimclarke1108]

Purpose Built Moto, news to me, oi oi oi🙄XS400 lookin great

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Check them out! They build epic stuff

[@nigeltyrrell3952]

Supper clean lights nice job 👍

[@RodneyPowell-g6m]

Good job dude

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya

[@scottcates]

Excellent

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya

[@gnemois]

That looks great! May I ask the type of the lathe that you're using? Thanks in advance! Cheers from subscriber from Indonesia!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya! My lathe is from little machine shop and is a 16" brushless setup. I think it was 5400 series but I don't know the actual part number

[@krisz_1150gs]

Hi , nice job ! One question : this headlight is 5 3/4" (5,75" ) size ? Thanks & well done !

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Yes this is a bates 5 3/3 from Dime City Cycles

[@steveneastland4128]

Are the stems on those indicators long enough to turn the front mounts the other way around? I think that would look so much cleaner

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

They would hit the forks

[@BosesHannes]

This looks very nice, but how do you register these bikes once they are finished? Afterall you alter the Frame which needs to be registered and idk how you do it, but if I were to cut into a frame of my bike i would just immediately loose the "Operating Permit" for the bike. Especially with not registered/Custom made turn signals and lights etc.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Here in murica this is not an issue. It retains the vin and is relatively light for mods. Simply register it like normal. It has to pass the necessary inspection for functions though.

[@BosesHannes]

@@BrickHouseBuilds alright thanks, I am located in Germany, and this would invalidate everything...

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

You have TUV which is much more difficult to work with

[@cainbeeping8480]

Nice

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thank ya!

[@tiff9137]

Whats with the 5/16"... On a metric bike😉

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Just keeping things controversial 😎

[@chamalsachin]

❤

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🙏🙏

[@nickvinten7803]

What happened to the yoga mat holder idea ?

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Not going to do one. Past ideas and life

[@nickvinten7803]

@@BrickHouseBuilds ah, should have twigged, apologies 😵‍💫

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@nickvinten7803 no worries at all. I really appreciate that you remember that idea

[@tsifj]

The machete was a great joke!

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

😁 glad you enjoyed!

[@paulrooney8164]

Motorcycle ninja”ing”

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

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[@MarkKoekenbakker]

You build beautiful things and I like to follow you from the Netherlands. I find this adjustment aesthetically pleasing, but less so in terms of safety. The viewing angle of the turn signals is no more than 90 to 100 degrees due to the design of the units and their placement. That's just not safe enough in my opinion. Anyway, I look through European and not American eyes.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

90 to 100 degrees seems like a huge viewing range actually. If you are parked behind this bike at a stoplight you can easily see the rear signals. From across an intersection you should also easily see the front signals. I cant see how there will be a problem. Thanks for watching

[@MarkKoekenbakker]

@@BrickHouseBuilds I think that if I am a little right behind this bike, that I'd like to see if it's going left. Now this light is behind the tire. For the front the same. For my bike I also custumized the lights, but I'd like that others can see my turning lights for at least 180 degrees.

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@markg6062 I think if you can't see either of my rear signals from behind me, you need to give more space though. These are very bright and visible lights. Also, to me 180 degrees means you need to see the front signals from behind the bike as well which doesn't make sense. If your original comment suggests that there is only a narrow 90 degree field of view for these signals you are very mistaken. These are legal for on road use in Australia which is more strick than here in the US. Check out the product links and confirm for yourself to see them in action

[@MarkKoekenbakker]

@@BrickHouseBuilds To see the front signals from behind is too much and not needed. By 180 degrees I mean that the front signals are able to be seen from a full range from left to right. The fact that certain lamps are approved in certain countries does not mean that they are safely installed. You mount turn signals so tightly against pipes that they cannot be seen from the other side. That's just not safe. And I don't mean to attack you with that at all. But to make you aware of the fact that the requirements for road safety in Europe, among others, are simply stricter in this area. To promote rider safety.

[@togwilson]

You could do with a bigger knife to open your packages 😂

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

@@togwilson 🤣🤣🤣😉

[@victorgonza4528]

Not sure , they break the flow on the rear .

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Well I'm thinking once the frame is a solid color it will look proper and maintain that flow.

[@dtacklind]

Did you learn TIG in school?

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

I had more instruction with ARC and MIG. I had a very quick hour demo on TIG and then it was mainly friends helping me get started on the basics. Then I bought my old machine and just practiced a ton

[@MrNiklas1967]

Hi buddy

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

🤘

[@JamesColeman1]

Ow my eyes 😂

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

Thanks for watching

[@iamrichrocker]

great for you to give a shout out to excellent manufacturers..people, least i am, are sick of crap chinese products with shoddy standards..

[@BrickHouseBuilds]

I always try to showcase the quality stuff. China products don't have to be bad as it is us to the buyer to find the better item