Home built brake light mount GY200 haha

Ranbo · 11-24-2011, 10:27 AM

Check it out guys. The sorry light holder that came with the bike was showing cracks and the screws were pulling through so I took it off.

I got some 1/8" thick aluminum from work and cut it to match a cardboard template that I made.

Because I didn't have a metal brake I had to bend it over a piece of 1/4" thick flat bar. You can see where the bends were to be made. I had to make 2 of these. The other for my Dad's bike. I wanted to make sure that this one fit right before i made the second one. I got lucky because it did. After I made the bends it had a few hammer marks so I polished it up with the 9" angle grinder. Didn't have a soft pad. Oh well !

Now the bike has a lot less vibration noise and the lights don't bounce past my knees every time I hit a bump or a jump. Made the whole bike feel different somehow. All I need to do now is squirt some paint on it and go.

Happy Thanksgiving yall!

Weldangrind · 11-24-2011, 10:43 AM

That's really creative! I bet it doesn't weigh much, either. I've never heard of a 9" angle grinder. 8O The 7" grinder I have is enough of a handful.

FastDoc · 11-24-2011, 11:30 AM

That's gotta be te strongest part of the whole bike! LOL!

11-24-2011, 10:27 AM	#1
Ranbo Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 70	Home built brake light mount GY200 haha Check it out guys. The sorry light holder that came with the bike was showing cracks and the screws were pulling through so I took it off. I got some 1/8" thick aluminum from work and cut it to match a cardboard template that I made. Because I didn't have a metal brake I had to bend it over a piece of 1/4" thick flat bar. You can see where the bends were to be made. I had to make 2 of these. The other for my Dad's bike. I wanted to make sure that this one fit right before i made the second one. I got lucky because it did. After I made the bends it had a few hammer marks so I polished it up with the 9" angle grinder. Didn't have a soft pad. Oh well ! Now the bike has a lot less vibration noise and the lights don't bounce past my knees every time I hit a bump or a jump. Made the whole bike feel different somehow. All I need to do now is squirt some paint on it and go. Happy Thanksgiving yall!
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11-24-2011, 10:43 AM	#2
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	That's really creative! I bet it doesn't weigh much, either. I've never heard of a 9" angle grinder. 8O The 7" grinder I have is enough of a handful. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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11-24-2011, 11:30 AM	#3
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	That's gotta be te strongest part of the whole bike! LOL! __________________ Happy to serve.
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