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Need to make a bracket for a fender eliminator. It would be my first time actually fabricating something.

what is a sturdy but bendable gauge of sheet steel to make a tail light bracket?

Below is the ZX6E light I will be putting on my KZ650 .

For an easy proof of concept bracket and for your skills use a cardboard.
Later, if you get the right fitment copied on an 2,00 mm an aluminum plate.
Aluminum is easier to bend as a steel plate.

Scirocco wrote: For an easy proof of concept bracket and for your skills use a cardboard.
Later, if you get the right fitment copied on an 2,00 mm an aluminum plate.
Aluminum is easier to bend as a steel plate.

Thanks for this! Also, aluminum is sturdy enough to prevent the tail light from bouncing around?

If you bent it right, yes

Scirocco wrote: If you bent it right, yes

Thanks a lot. I will keep you posted on my progress

Scirocco wrote: If you bent it right, yes

I might keep the black part of the bracket that goes on the back of the tailight housing and weld it to the Aluminum piece I will make?

Are you planning on taking it somewhere to be welded?

That plate is most likely steel, you couldn't weld the two (aluminum and steel) together if it is. I would just use some bolts to attach it to the bracket

Nebr_Rex wrote:

Yup.

M_a_t_t wrote: Are you planning on taking it somewhere to be welded?

That plate is most likely steel, you couldn't weld the two (aluminum and steel) together if it is. I would just use some bolts to attach it to the bracket

You actually CAN weld steel to aluminum ( i researched it) but what Im going to do is make the entire bracket out of either steel or aluminum. Havent decided which yet.

JBWeld doesnt count it isn't weld.

Id still like to know if the license plate to frame bracket for a 900/1000 would fit a KZ650, and what the rear frame differences are.

I dont need the tail light part and would give that away. Im only interested in the license plate to frame part.