So, after cutting the handle out, I was left with this. At this point, all the welds in the wire rack part were redone to ensure they could take a hit if it came to be.
A little bit of work with the torch and a hammer, and I flattened the ends enough to accommodate a 5mm bolt. I also heated and bent the piece so it would wrap around the headlight housing.
While the metal was cooling off, I drilled a couple of holes in the fairing to acts as an anchor point for the headlight guard.
Since I did not want metal rattling in the plastic, I used some rubber tubing as a sleeve. Of course, the holes in the fairing are the right size to fit to rubber.
Once the metal cooled, I filed the ends to a nice radius, drilled 5mm holes, and glued an O-ring to the side that contacts the plastic fairing. Again, this is just to dampen vibrations.
And voila, headlight guard installed. It anchors securely in the lower holes and all I needed to do is to drill two holes behind the headlight. A Nylock nut on the inside and a buttonhead allen screw from the outside. The hardware and the wire are both stainless.
A closer look.
It should serve the purpose quite well, and it is not an in-you-face headlight guard that screams at you from fifty feet away.
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