Making Motorcycle Headlight Brackets from Scrap ★ Scrambler / Cafe Racer Build

Making Motorcycle Headlight Brackets from Scrap - Fitting the headlight and making some unique brackets from scrap. They turned out awesome and very industrial looking that suits this build very well I think. Let me know what you think of them in the comments below
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HERE IS A LIST OF WHAT I USED IN THIS VIDEO:
Headlight - amzn.to/2QgObaU
Dremel 8220 12v Max Cordless - amzn.to/2GVxRnl
Center Punch (Spring Loaded) - amzn.to/2D2nhJe
Clamp One-Handed Clamp - amzn.to/2Jxl6l5
Cordless Drill - amzn.to/2FjsrTc
SuperJaws (Foot Clamp)- amzn.to/2FfyoV6
Angle Grinder - amzn.to/2HaDsXq
Welder- CigWeld 185 Ultra www.cigweld.co...
Dremel - amzn.to/2GVxRnl
Parts and tools I use:
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[@CafeRacerGarage]

ALL Parts -www.amazon.com/shop/caferacergarage HERE IS A LIST OF WHAT I USED IN THIS VIDEO: HEADLIGHT- amzn.to/2QgObaU CENTER PUNCH (Spring Loaded) - amzn.to/2D2nhJe DREMEL - amzn.to/2GVxRnl CLAMP - amzn.to/2Jxl6l5 CORDLESS DRILL - amzn.to/2FjsrTc SUPERJAWS(Foot Clamp)- amzn.to/2FfyoV6 ANGLE GRINDER - amzn.to/2HaDsXq WELDER- CigWeld 185 Ultra www.cigweld.com.au/product/transmig-185-ultra/

[@jarryMakes]

Your link for the headlight is broken, looks to have merged with dremel!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

@@jarryMakes All fixed, Thank you for letting me know :) Hope you enjoyed the video brother

[@himaxediting6012]

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[@lorenzojabari6465]

you probably dont care at all but does someone know a method to get back into an instagram account? I stupidly forgot the account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me.

[@omaribrecken7916]

@Lorenzo Jabari Instablaster =)

[@caryd67]

Personally, building anything yourself for your motorcycle and seeing it finished and dutifully serving its purpose is an immensely satisfying experience. It bonds you to your machine. It adds artistic elements and shows the owner’s personality. On the flip side, a bike outfitted with homemade pieces rather than approved OEM parts could be devalued and hard to sell.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

C Dykhuizen so true 😁 thank you for the compliment and comments my friend

[@abhinavbhatt]

Wow. The brackets look sick. I have no skills, no tools, but you give me hope. Cheers buddy.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you so much mate. we all started somewhere and we are always learning :)

[@ahmedzubairsheikh]

Im not a big fan of cafe racers but the headlight bracket specially with powder-coating finish and minimalist looks great and robust and unique, the best thing about them is made out of leftover scrap yet brilliant indeed!

[@niconine268]

Both builds are slick sport

[@padre6833]

Swing the tightening tags to the inside and fab some new tags on the front to get your centres......def worth doin yo self!

[@Healthfighthunt]

Sick mate..totally sweet look for the bike, keeps the bikes appearance balanced. Just got your welder and have been fabricating in the garage since. I cannot live without my cordless dremmel, I use it every day..

[@jameskottinger2671]

I would have left the brackets on the tubes alone and put the arms on the outside of them to showcase your work and build up the space between the arms and headlight with right amount of spacers on either side.

[@AnthonyIlstonJones]

exactly this, saved me a comment :-)

[@tonyclausen8106]

Man, you really do quality work. I'm glad you're making your own brackets.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you my friend, Id like to get a Mill drill and a lathe so I can build even cooler stuff for you

[@BobbyShafer]

I bought brackets... yours are cooler... I'll make some on a future bike. Great work mate!

[@michaelirvin9559]

Absolutely amazing craftsmanship and attention to details. I know it's an old clip but perfect timing

[@secessioncycles1357]

Been wrestling with a headlight mount, not wanting to spend the money on the ones I would actually buy vs the cheap ones. These are just the right look and I should be able to knock something out in the shop. Thanks for sharing!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Secession Cycles that was the same thought pattern I had lol Feel free to share the final product on the Cafe Racer Garage fb page if you want. I’m glad I was able to help :)

[@jurianrabie2451]

Awesome craftsmanship.

[@ajattitudejunction4428]

Looks very professional... Great man...

[@CHIBA280CRV]

Fantastic job,,,,, fantastic headlight ,,,,,, fantastic music,,, Thanks

[@davidvalentine3630]

looks great , by how i looked at it just move the mounts to the outside . looks like it will line up perfect

[@HUNTERHUNTER806]

After watching your videos, i am all fired up to build one scrambler myself while following your steps and methods 👌 thanks CRG 👌 keep uploading your bright ideas.. I am learning 👌

[@CafeRacerGarage]

This is awesome and I love to hear this :) it inspires me to share more

[@ronniecurnutt4309]

2 bikes, twice the fun

[@CafeRacerGarage]

very true

[@FrenchAngler]

Well done ! sturdy looking but delicate !

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate, yes you are right it is :)

[@laurentlavie9136]

Man I knew Aussie were great rockers (acdc, rose tattoo, airbourne....) but they are also huge fabricator ! Great job man. You did killer brackets !! I love them. Very creative. Unusual. Nothing compare to ebay or china brackets. Please continue to show us cool thing to create. Thank you

[@CafeRacerGarage]

WOW this comment makes me want to get back to the garage to crank the music and create more stuff :) thank you so much mate.

[@timlindgren8264]

Very cool, one off designs that work are what separate the true builder from the parts builder. You my friend have nailed it with those brackets. Wish you could send some of that heat my way, currently it is -5 C where I live in Minnesota.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you brother, Yes Im over the moon with how they turned out :) one day I will have a mill drill and lathe to make the process quicker and cleaner (after I learn how to use them) but it just goes to show you don't need super expensive tools to create and build stuff if you just think about it, Regarding the weather, I do love the snow, Does it snow in Minnesota? living in the cold weather must be hard, its the hottest time of year for us now and im going to want a bigger fan for the garage lol our winter is not that cold only gets cold morning and night through our winter No snow here :(

[@timlindgren8264]

Yes it snows in Minnesota! Unseasonably cold fall, put the bike away on Saturday. 😩 We have already seen a little taste of snow but it didn't stick around. Winter temps can get down to -30 C in January. Warmth is always good! LOL

[@CafeRacerGarage]

@@timlindgren8264 that's crazy. i feel for you bro

[@runsolo7418]

CAD Cardboard Assisted Design

[@CafeRacerGarage]

100%

[@99odo]

Looks great, really like the look of the light brackets.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Ross Fu thank you mate. It was a little different to the run of the mill brackets but I think they sure came out well 👍 thank you for taking the time to comment mate :)

[@Hans-fz6cc]

Great job, you should make these in bulk and sell 'em on Ebay. The look awesome.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

It’s a good idea but it’s a lot of work and I’m not sure if it’s what I want to spend time doing at this stage. I have to spend time working on the bikes to finish them :)

[@lachlangill382]

Those brackets look tough, well worth the effort! Only thing I'd do differently is tap a thread in them rather than using a nut on the other side! 👍🏻

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate, awesome idea by the way :)

[@rcsv54]

they are great, never compared to ebay ones, good job.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

You are 100% right :) thank you

[@sparklygames71]

Really like those brackets may do that to mine.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Awesome, Glad to help :)

[@shedenvy691]

I dig the headlight brackets i was thinking of making something very similar.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate, yes go for it mate it's so fun and you will end up with something totally unique

[@johnkingston7244]

Great fabrication - lovely looking mount. Was going to make the same (belated) comment as below about putting the lugs outside the fork brackets...

[@Gus-cg9yp]

Hi, nice job and it looks great. They'll allways be 100% better than any expensive ones that you can buy on ebay because you made them yourself. You gave me a good idea for my cx built . thanks a lot , Gus

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate, Yes you are right, its fun to see and idea come to life even small ones like this :)

[@pradeepgehlot7039]

head light look its imazing

[@CafeRacerGarage]

PRADEEP-ENG thank you mate

[@davem7385]

Fair play to ya man. Great job on the headlight bracket. If i had the hands to do it, i'd make all the parts for my bike. Well done!

[@joshrobinson4365]

Love the brackets!!

[@14u762]

Looks awesome dude.

[@myorangetwin]

Great work, really inspiring.

[@michaelhughes425]

They look great defo worth the time

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you Mikes bikes, Are you located in Australia ?

[@michaelhughes425]

@@CafeRacerGarage no mate I'm in UK check out my scrambler build .I did a gs550

[@michaelhughes425]

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[@davemeagher904]

Looks Incredible

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Dave Meagher thank you mate :)

[@gladiatorinclawncare]

Looks great to me.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you

[@shedbuiltmoto]

The CX is looking awesome! I'm a scrambler fan anyway. Headlight is a perfect choice. Bracket looks factory made (Better than factory!) Excellent job man! 👍

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you so much and yes I would agree with you on this one :) Im kinda proud of my self, It doesn't always work out the way you hope but when it does I guess you need to give your self a pat on the back :) Thank you for taking the time and leaving me a comment

[@dmasterson12]

Headlight Brackets came out great. Only thing I'd say is you might have to drill out the part that the bolts go though and into the headlight bucket. Put some rubber grommets in and then the bolt through those, it'll isolate the engine vibrations from the headlight so the light beam isn't shacking to bad at night.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you, the headlight came with some small rubber washers so I will need to test this and put bigger ones if need be, Thank you for the great comment and Idea mate :)

[@dmasterson12]

@@CafeRacerGarage you're welcome. I only know because my headlight bounces all over with it solid mounted.

[@Beachmangarage]

Awesome work! Well worth the effort.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you brother :) it was fun to make

[@Kapilroyashiq]

Very talented you bro supperbb

[@mrbusak3]

Really love the style of the brackets. I made rearsets for a Z750 the same way years ago and its so simple but it looks great. Love this bike, it's officially my favourite CX to date.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

wow that is cool. I'm very humbled, we also think the same with ore fabricating so that is also very cool as well :)

[@03TorchRedMach1]

Dude you are seriously talent and crafty. Really enjoy the videos. Been following for a long time, fell a little behind on this series so I’ve been binge watching haha

[@rahuldewangan1555]

Great work

[@mongrelkat1139]

Great piece of aussie fabrication son, keep it up and the colour suits it (tank), impressive!!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate, this has made me wonder what else I could fabricate as a give away on the channel. I'm open to ideas.

[@mongrelkat1139]

@@CafeRacerGarage the world''s your oyster mate,not much you can do for a mongrel katana if you get my drift!

[@ech0brav0]

Just had a thought, since you’re skilled enough to make these, you should try a custom fork brace, mudguard bracket.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

You may be on to something, thank you for the idea brother :)

[@jeffp.5080]

Once you're done with the cafe and the Scrambler I hope you decide to do a European Bobber. Also I am planning on a version of these mounts for my personal bobber build

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Jeff P. Hi mate, yes a bobber is on my list. I was thinking a Honda shadow would make a cool starting point.

[@manminh9051]

Perfect headlight Good job

[@CafeRacerGarage]

I think so to :)

[@lotrex1602]

Dope brackets!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate :)

[@knobblystudios6237]

Looks awesome, Mate! Well done! Def better than ebay.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Knobbly Studios thank you mate, it’s always nice when it turns out better than you planned:) Thank you for the comment brother.

[@cr7sinhcustomz]

Well done 👏✔

[@mx5luke]

Genius! Loving your work!

[@abitofthisndat]

Love the brackets 👌🏼

[@CafeRacerGarage]

MOR093 thank you mate, they were fun to make :)

[@inigopimentel]

Truly inspiring

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you, my friend, I appreciate the comment :)

[@waynemartinez8620]

Very nicely done my friend!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you brother :)

[@jdwhite2dw]

Really nice fabrication there. Looks awesome.

[@subendranthushanthan6378]

Great Great Great that only i can say

[@betoportillo661]

You are amazing bro congratulations!!!!

[@Uncle_Chuck]

Looks magic mate

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate

[@sahil9251]

Good work brother

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you so much mate :)

[@garyyorke1619]

Hi Dan not sure how far along you are now as im a few days or so behind ..i have used a bicycle inner tube as a packer before ..just cut to length and place on fork tube if its a snug fit it wont move when you fit the brackets .gaz

[@niconine268]

Lank cool rig bro

[@pkck97]

Love it!!! I’m stealing the design too. Lol. Great job.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Do it :) Your not stealing my idea or design bro, you are creating your own version of the bracket and im glad I was able to inspire you to have a go at this little project :) feel free to post your build on my facebook page so I can follow along facebook.com/CafeRacerGarageAU/

[@brwhyon]

Nice build, where did you find your tires? I'm having trouble finding an on/off road tire for a 16" rim for my CX and my Cb650 Nighthawk builds, yours looks great !

[@tekkietekkie]

great another idea for me to try on my build lol, love it

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Glad to help :)

[@shubhammayekar2280]

Nice job.thanks for the idea.this will useful to me

[@CafeRacerGarage]

You are very welcome my friend, I'm glad you enjoyed it

[@mauricehill5782]

That was a really great idea i wished that I could do that myself great job!!!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Anything is posable If you want to try, If you have any questions just ask :)

[@alanbratton8357]

Fantastic Job.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thanx mate

[@DifferentRides]

Brilliant as always mate! You're a genius!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Nuno Cox thank you my friend I’m glad you like them, they were fun to make

[@johnDukemaster]

And with dancing weld-moves! Well done TIGger! :-)

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Bahahaha 😂🤣 I just like to keep them fun to watch and see who comments on the extra stuff I put in the videos. you are the first one to mention that so well done John :)

[@lcrgarage3245]

Think it looks great. Built, not bought. I built my own headlight bracket for my virago,, but not as nice as yours. Live and learn.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Brice Loyd feel free to share your build on the Cafe Racer Garage page :) I love Viragos

[@jarryMakes]

Love the light brackets man, looks solid af and really suits the style!

[@AnthonyIlstonJones]

That is soooo cheap & nasty, but it looks fantastic. Hopefully it'll be solid too. I'm quite surprised how well you're doing for so little monetary input. Nice work fella.

[@DutchedShedBuilds]

Great video's and love the tips and tricks you give for the diy-shed-builders in this world. Of which I am one ;)! Keep up the good work

[@CafeRacerGarage]

I'm glad you like the tips and thank you for your support and taking the time to leave me a comment, I always appreciate them :)

[@rayhuillca7298]

Hello, What type of welder is it?

[@robbymagen2]

Great job man , if you are in NSW and blue mountains please let me know need some advise to finish my motorcycle project thank you Robert

[@garya3056]

You really nailed that, Mate! I love my Dremel machine, too. 🏍👍🏍

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you Gary, It was really fun to make something like this from scratch, I should make something like this as a giveaway! If you have any ideas for something like this I can make I'm all ears, Something cool that this community would want.

[@garya3056]

Cafe Racer Garage great idea, Dan. I’d think you’d have to stick with Australia entrants for the giveaway though... due to shipping costs. Maybe a seat hoop or a headlight mounting kit? 🏍👍🏍

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Gary A paying postage for a giveaway wouldn’t worry me. I think it’s worth it.

[@garya3056]

Cafe Racer Garage wow that’s generous of you, Mate...

[@1212sman]

Great vid, as usual. I've really gotten sucked into this build. Quick question: How come you didn't just move the brackets to the outside of your clamps instead of modding the clamps? Seems like you would've gotten the same result.

[@CafeRacerGarage]

It was hard to see in the video but the measurements didn't line up to do that but now that they are made the way they are I can try that :) thank you and im glad you are enjoying the build

[@1212sman]

MORE!!! I NEED TO SEE MORE!!! I'm stuck without a garage right now & I need to feed my head!!!

[@padre6833]

What you doin for indicators....?

[@rejects101]

Good job mate

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate

[@skarobby]

Is a good Job

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate

[@andrewsmith-zi7db]

Do fab it’s great to watch great videos love the content

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you for taking the time to comment Andrew :) I will do!

[@andihandoko2877]

nice info ...

[@ech0brav0]

Bro, great job on those! They look sweet!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

thank you mate I had some fun making them :)

[@coryfugate7890]

Very creative and cool idea to mount the headlight 👌🏻 I’m a new subscriber but I love the build so far!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you Cory comments like this make my day and inspire me do more so thank you for taking the time to comment

[@Adawaitgoddamnit]

Bad ass, dude!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Great comment, Thank you :)

[@evaljake303]

What would you call the bit you used in the dremel?? I need something similar

[@CafeRacerGarage]

It's like this mate, there are all different ones for different applications amzn.to/2PfgcLt hope that helps :)

[@evaljake303]

Cheers mate@@CafeRacerGarage

[@Ocunfurco]

Keep up the great work!!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you

[@we_wonder_the_world]

Looks great 👍🏼

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you

[@darrellcoy]

You need to collab with MCM... Id pay to see it. lol

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Darrell Coy I’m not sure I know who they are But I’m always happy to Callab if I think the our audience will get something out of it 👍

[@capitanknightfilms3986]

Mint!✌

[@MillfieldWheels]

Could you have bolted the brackets on the outside of the fork tabs rather than the inside? To give the extra width instead of bending?

[@CafeRacerGarage]

I did try that but it didn't work, unfortunately, I'm just a bit fussy about some things I build lol Thank you for the comment tho Ian

[@johnDukemaster]

My thought too!

[@ZoltarSoulFunk]

Bolt on the outside of original tabs and cut some more shims to get it straight. Once they are painted you won't see the extra shims

[@tcherf]

great! really nice!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you, Glad you like it :)

[@박스나이영천]

좋은영상기대합니다.

[@박스나이영천]

♡

[@bepbepsalisid8336]

Is this available and how much

[@bintangsena2249]

Turned out 50x better than the drawing 🤔🤔🤔🤔 Im super impressed 🤣 Keep it up! And how's the spaghetti monster project going?

[@CafeRacerGarage]

HaHaHa The Spaghetti monster is getting a little attention also, Im working on the headlight for that build (also custom made) and I will be doing something with the seat upholstery soon just to cover that foam Brat seat :)

[@garyyorke1619]

Looking good Dan , nice brackets ..as said below in one of the other comments use a inner tube but from a bicycle smaller and thinner and if ya get it small enough it will fit perfect as it will expand as you fit it ..

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Gary Yorke this is a very good idea and this is why I love this community, there is always awesome ideas like this one coming in to help with the build :) Thank you mate 😊

[@chiefpepdesign]

Nice one!

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Thank you mate :)

[@CyrilleLecat]

Just use some inner tube to protect the fork !

[@CafeRacerGarage]

Cyrille Lecat this is an amazing idea, thank you so much for the tip. 😊