I've been toying with the idea of using some HID's or some 12V LED spot/flood lamps, mounted to my forks.
anyone use any axillary lighting?
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I've been toying with the idea of using some HID's or some 12V LED spot/flood lamps, mounted to my forks.
anyone use any axillary lighting?
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Something like the Denali 2's?
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??Originally Posted by BlackBeast
thinking something like this...
'97 Ninja 250 - Kawi Green - Sold - 25k
'97 GSXR 600 SRAD - BLUE 19K
'98 GSXR 600 SRAD - Flat Black-81k-'Kawizuki"-Done!
'00 CBR F4 - RED, 32k - Sold
'04 Kawasaki 636-Blue
'98 GMC Jimmy-294k-Sold
'05 Saturn VUE AWD Tupperware ®
Do you want to make your bike more visible or make the road and obstacles more visible? LED's will make your bike more visible but will do very little to help you see.
That all depends on what type of LED's you choose.
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So far I'm only using auxiliary brake lights but I've been considering these lights, for touring use on back roads (switched).
http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/6158/787/
Here's an example of what they look like, in operation:
Last edited by Rob MacLennan; 12-28-2011 at 07:17 PM.
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You're not worried that if you lay down the bike in the picture all those pretty farkles are going to get crushed?
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^^ It happened to me... on both side of the bike
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That's what crash bars are for.
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Even on a street bike, you would need to mount the lights far enough in so that weak thin walled BMW crash bars that are prone to deflect inwards will leave the mounts untouched. Think of a roadside stop tip over.
If he plans to ride it offroad, then even with crash bars, he could easily lose his investment with a nice front end washout.
Ideally you want to mount them tight into the bike and low enough that a street or dirt slide/highside will let the crash bars do their job.
Note the crash bars on the F650GS below and how effective they were on a gravel road...
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'08 Suzuki DR650E
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'05 Honda VFR800a Interceptor (SOLD)
'01 Suzuki Bandit GSF600s (what the deer left of it)
'94 Suzuki GS500E (SOLD)
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If those bars are known to be weak, then why buy them?
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