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Midnight ride with new/old brace painted low-key black:

Just noticed you had the same long ears, but I guess you're using them for turn signals. Did you just drill out the rivets to get the front brace out?

Better pic of the new ears. Just ordered a trashed front fender so I can drill out the brace and run fender less in the summer:

How's it ride with no fender and that Firestone up front? CB750 forks require a fork brace or the legs shift in turns. That's why I haven't lost my front fender yet (although I'm thinking of running just a black brace in the summer.)

Thanks!

So here's what I came up with. The generic ears were super long, so I made some cardboard templates and test fitted the headlight to the forks. Then I used an angle grinder (the big kind, not the nifty air-type) and drill and several hours of shaping and cutting 2 inches off later...

@PHeller I thought about the bottom mount option, but this one was a royal pain to get working correctly, so I feel attached to it ;)

@PHeller Yeah, the ears were thrown on there as an afterthought when I went to the smaller headlight. I just picked up some of these: With plans to redrill them to pull in the headlight close like a proper Japanese bobber:

Not yet- next March ;)

Yep- should start an FB page to regularly update it for rides.

Very nice bike- definitely would notice that out and about. This is me for ID purposes:

Glad to see DTT still going strong! :)

With the new LED tail light installed: Time to focus on the headlight...

Re: 74' CB550 Build (It runs!) Did you have any issues wiring it? Mine just came in the mail yesterday: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006ID36RC/ref=pe_175190_21431760_M2T1_SC_3p_dp_1 Wiring: Ground: black wire Tailight: yellow wire Brake light: red wire. Right now, I have a ground wire going from...

Found it- thanks, Deviant! http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=6496.msg143405#msg143405

Clearance shouldn't be an issue- it's an aftermarket 5 inch bucket So something like this? http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/3/13/123/37203/ITEM/Kuryakyn-P-Clamp-Mount.aspx

I'm hunting for these short head light ears I see on a lot of Japanese bobbers. Source would be great; if not, I guess I'll start on trying to fab them.

Dropping in to say hi. I'll probably be downtown this weekend taking in the bikes on 6th and Congress.

... And here's a pic with the finished seat: Thanks to the fellow DTT that have gone before me built skateboard seats. This one is made out of Maple grommet board, the padding from the old seat, and the vinyl from the old seat (66 Buick Riviera seat material). I need to work out the nut...

The frame is finally hooped and fender remounted- time to pull out the skate deck seat trick. Next up is a new oval tail light to go between hoop and fender (please excuse the funky old seat):