So I've made some small progress on the XS Sidecar project. I've tidied up the front end to the way I want it, eliminating the instrument cluster and the original enormous headlight.
I've retained the original speedometer and fabricated a bracket to situate it snugly against the new 850mm wide drag-bars the I made.
And I fabricated a mount for the new, hemispherical headlight. It's a bit of an odd choice for a headlight and if the bike was just going to be a bike, I probably would have gone for a flatter lamp and mounted it as close to the forks as I could get it.
But this bike is destined to have an enormous zeppelin of a sidecar stuck to it and I think this lamp will make more sense then.
![Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNCCmNnYKDvk86tsC33TiYO1mDkPs-JCKX_Rz0XWpCs0LC-5OXLub154sZzIrex2AI771wyB7AnBBOzi7w_KLJ4C_lt98fpqtTE1KRStd-GsV8d6TsHRUnNRnIfpOAFBG2jhXRNBPr-vs/s640-rw/Mercenary+Garage+Design+Dublin+Ireland+Custom+Motorcycle+Workshop+Project+Yamaha+XS+850+Sidecar+Brat+Front+End+Handlebars+Headlight+Clock+Modification+10.jpg) |
This doofer allows the horizontal and vertical aim of the headlight to be adjusted independently of each other.
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![Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDghwVKDQ-YYYOzRRNDCTgyok0mDDKsdlWu4HHy5qSrgv96AP4ndLYMI_vnbjuqDVMkDP-fPNOMZSbu1KedCd5jANTZn7poPYSdxiheDcoHfd73uNSeYr02uWwGaaUhkEk8Fds7gSZUMs/s640-rw/Mercenary+Garage+Design+Dublin+Ireland+Custom+Motorcycle+Workshop+Project+Yamaha+XS+850+Sidecar+Brat+Front+End+Handlebars+Headlight+Clock+Modification+20.jpg) |
Mounting brackets fabricated in 5mm plate and welded to the bottom yoke.
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![Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMmLD0flE_Sgqw4rhmkOLrsV4wbZrycqoojYPnd2a5QMWWUsGM9lrn-vwOjTeej4QOCSby9Uch91zV0YsozsrtfTLUx1LtVMl5rcLrvqLBZN4wEmUguXKbbm4iAxBFzQolcsD5XJnxwRM/s640-rw/Mercenary+Garage+Design+Dublin+Ireland+Custom+Motorcycle+Workshop+Project+Yamaha+XS+850+Sidecar+Brat+Front+End+Handlebars+Headlight+Clock+Modification+30.jpg) |
It's a very robust setup and I like the look of it.
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![Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnMY9zODotlULHX8XgRSrbf1wKVw2ZjPV5gSf_75irI-GvSSawcXzq6moU08PoxbU5u0f-a1pTpJR_QCMxG1bI6nS1x_rKY9BUBuwxDPKP0PLRkHG87Nb98gKPXjdplpV4oi1eSNB_5Y/s640-rw/Mercenary+Garage+Design+Dublin+Ireland+Custom+Motorcycle+Workshop+Project+Yamaha+XS+850+Sidecar+Brat+Front+End+Handlebars+Headlight+Clock+Modification+50.jpg) |
Mounting bracket for the speedometer fabricated from 3 mm aluminium.
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![Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwk2B8L1Qf4l-e9NZRwq24M3lMu0ws4XMuXOecfUyXjzogksen5s4tFRBWpOCVjltirSawUFA6ohHhwXMFLzubWgZPVjy3miKoSm0N_x90aMYMVaxvAxSsO1Qydhxgr9lCUnp4gfiBhI/s640-rw/Mercenary+Garage+Design+Dublin+Ireland+Custom+Motorcycle+Workshop+Project+Yamaha+XS+850+Sidecar+Brat+Front+End+Handlebars+Headlight+Clock+Modification+60.jpg) |
Drag-bars on riser allow the forks to be dropped through the yokes to get the bike nice and low.
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![Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat Project XS 850 Sidecar Brat](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc4qnDr_d0liYuFul-kjMWKbvkxg3dcM8hBSPaW-BryolrVS3XqlQjAhQlZPO4WjSnsb-t90etoWOQtWuIFcNWZ-i6rjXodGYWe1QhPPibOhgtleeUdcJXrlfd_DYrrYJ6kzBC0XCvgbs/s640-rw/Mercenary+Garage+Design+Dublin+Ireland+Custom+Motorcycle+Workshop+Project+Yamaha+XS+850+Sidecar+Brat+Front+End+Handlebars+Headlight+Clock+Modification+70.jpg) |
Throttle is off a trials bike. There isn't going to be any switchgear.
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