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Portero72
| Posted on Friday, December 18, 2015 - 01:50 pm: |
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Opinions/wise advice please... Curious about the placement of pencil beam LEDs on the lower fork legs and what problems this might present. My thinking is, the triangle of light formed by the headlight plus the two lights lower on the bike(close to the axle) might jog the brains of the otherwise clueless drivers we encounter on a daily basis. Also, it seems an idea position for a pencil beam to be able to project as far down the road as possible, while minimizing the annoyance to oncoming drivers at night. Thoughts? |
Natexlh1000
| Posted on Friday, December 18, 2015 - 03:12 pm: |
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Unsprung weight and vulnerability to road F.O.D. would be my main worries. I prefer them up high. I made a crude lightbar that goes in the beak mounting screws. Others have used the turn signal mounting holes and I think that looks better. |
Hughlysses
| Posted on Friday, December 18, 2015 - 03:44 pm: |
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Yes, from a safety standpoint, getting distance between your headlights and your auxiliary lights is supposed to make you noticeably more visible. |
Buellmeister57
| Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2015 - 04:58 am: |
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Motolights. Had them on my Cyclone, transferred them to my Uly. They've worked well for me. |
Ratbuell
| Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2015 - 08:36 am: |
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Lower lights will throw longer shadows from road bumps and terrain changes. Pointing lower lights "up" enough to travel far downroad will point them into oncoming drivers' eyes. Low lights are to be focused low. And while I agree to a point with the "spread the lights out for a bigger face" theory...that still relies on "the other guy" and requires that they be paying attention. I NEVER rely on the other guy, they're all worthless IMO. Ride defensively, and don't count on ANYTHING you do passively to make a difference. Bright lights are akin to "loud pipes save lives" - it's BS. If the cager isn't paying attention, they're not paying attention. Take an active role, don't wait for them to notice you. I run bright lights - HID low beam, 4500lm LED high beam, PIAA 35w driving lights - but I do it for MY visibility, so I can see obstacles and deer. I live in the mountains - being able to see allows ME to react. I run HID's in my trucks as well, same reason. |
Glenn
| Posted on Saturday, December 19, 2015 - 10:48 am: |
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I run Motolights. I originally bought them with halogen lamps but bought LEDs from ebay and they work great. |
Kilgore1826
| Posted on Sunday, December 20, 2015 - 09:20 am: |
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I also run Motolights. I had them mounted on the forks but am in the process of moving them further down on the front forks using the fender mount. To Ratbuell's point I think you have to ask yourself what are you trying to achieve. Do you want to see, or be seen? I use the main headlight for my seeing and use the running lights to be seen, to (attempt to) improve my conspicuity to other drivers by increasing my visual front profile. |
Burntwiches
| Posted on Monday, December 28, 2015 - 09:52 pm: |
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I did it on the plastics. Added LED floods for unfamiliar mountain twisties at night. $30(ish) a pop from the Amazon. I tapped a hole for the push-pull switch in the dash and RTV'd the worries out of it. On a trip this summer I had occasion driving through Bumshart Nebrahoma to cover the headlight with tape and run LED only for a few (120) miles. Plenty of light in open mind-numbing washout fly-over terrain. They also gave the desired side-ways light when going through the Rockies for a flat-lander laden with gear. My Uly and I have a "kiss with a fist" kind of relationship. https://flic.kr/p/CzFBVE
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