Light Bar Design

[rtortore]

I am wanting to build a lightbar - and was wondering if anyone else has done the same?
If so, please reply here or drop me a line: [email protected]
with any hints/tips.

Thanks!

Richard.

PS As they say, the only cheap part of a BMW is the owner

 

[ELIMINATOR]

yes I did. I made another one for someone on here, Warthog. i thought that as an improvement for the one I made for myself. I made it in 2 halves, and used a ty wrap to stop it rotating. The idea was that if th bike was dropped, having it in 2 halves would allow the ty wrap to snap, and the bracket to rotate, lessening the chance of damage.

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78843&highlight=light It's somewhere in this thread.

 

[how much]

its a lot of work....



you could just buy one of mine


http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=158137



hm

 

[Noddy]

Bit like re-inventing the wheel.

The classic. www.migsel.com

 

[ELIMINATOR]

It's a bent piece of metal Where's the rocket science? There is a satisfaction in making something yourself you know.

 

[rtortore]

yes I did. I made another one for someone on here, Warthog. i thought that as an improvement for the one I made for myself. I made it in 2 halves, and used a ty wrap to stop it rotating. The idea was that if th bike was dropped, having it in 2 halves would allow the ty wrap to snap, and the bracket to rotate, lessening the chance of damage.

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=78843&highlight=light It's somewhere in this thread.

Thanks Eliminator - exactly the reason I wanted to build my own - easier to fix, cheaper - and gives me the satisfaction of doing it myself ... otherwise I can just take it into a shop and have them do it for me.

BTW Where is it? - After all anyone who looks like John Cleese can't be all bad - can they?

HM - I could, but being in Canada makes it rather clostly - unless you want to absorb shipping costs?


Thanks! I'll keep this thread going once I get drawings and can build it.

Richard.

 

[ELIMINATOR]

Just make a template out of a piece of card. try to keep it narrow, otherwise if the bike is dropped the lights will get damaged. If I had cut the middle section out on my light bar this would not have happened. Drill two holes in each side for a ty wrap to hold the 2 halves in alignment, in conjunction of course with the bolts that hold it in place,

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48620&highlight=MIGSEL

 

[D6]

the bolts you hang it off are all the same, but what lights are you using?
what sort of "drop" do you want under the beak ,
when you made it make sure the steering doesnt foul,
as eliminator says get a bit of card and make your own template 1st,
other peoples designs might not suit your lights

 

[how much]

be aware, get it wrong and the top of the forks will hit the light bar!

honest... i aint making it up!


hm

 

[Bronco Billy]

Why would anyone want to bolt a lump of old scrap Iron on their bike when you could get a pair of these beauties from uncle Les ... ? .....

 

[mr_magicfingers]

Why would anyone want to bolt a lump of old scrap Iron on their bike when you could get a pair of these beauties from uncle Les ... ? .....

Reference please, they look great.

 

[Dinger]

Reference please, they look great.

+1

 

[blues_bleu]

Why would anyone want to bolt a lump of old scrap Iron on their bike when you could get a pair of these beauties from uncle Les ... ? .....

hey, where can i get these??
thanks!!!

 

[elevensies]

if you look a few posts up their is another thread regarding EXACTLY the same as yours

have a look at how others have done it, choose how you want to do it, and just do it.

eliminators right, more fun doing it yourself