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05-30-2016, 12:52 AM | #1 |
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Driving lights. L.E.D. or Halogen ?
Hi every one, I'm looking into a set of lights for my engine guard. Last time I did this the only option was Halogen. But with all the L.E.D.s on the market I'm wondering if that might be the better choice. One of the L.E.D. sets I'm looking at is bar shaped & I wonder if I would lose too much light going through a corner. Thanks for any advice.
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05-30-2016, 09:43 AM | #2 |
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Check out Ciriususa.com I think it is, looks interesting.
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05-31-2016, 09:30 AM | #3 |
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I know it's a unique offering but damn they are proud of those lights!
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05-31-2016, 11:05 AM | #4 |
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Seems like they are competing for crowded real estate on the engine guard with the highway pegs.
I would like to see setups with both mounted on the bikes.
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06-01-2016, 01:19 PM | #5 |
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Interesting idea, but $200.00 for this Vs. $40.00 from Walmart. And I would really prefer not to drill holes in my engine guard.
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06-01-2016, 02:12 PM | #6 |
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On my old bike I made a u-bracket to mount some underwater LEDs like this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1X-Marine-Bo...BW3R5m&vxp=mtr I found some that matched the heat color of my LED headlight and also some that were 3 for $20. They were great! There are all sorts of underwater lights on Ebay to choose from and most are really cheap compared to lights that are packaged for motorcycle use. |
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06-02-2016, 02:28 AM | #7 | |
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06-02-2016, 10:51 AM | #8 |
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I don't think those lights would work well for driving lights. I'd bet the projectors in them are designed differently than the ones for a driving/headlight.
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06-02-2016, 12:59 PM | #9 |
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I have motolights mounted on the brake caliper mount. Works great.
https://motolight.com/ Not cheap but very high quality.
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06-02-2016, 11:35 PM | #10 |
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For that, they worked as well as any actual running lights. They were brighter than the halogens I had previously, but also had a more narrow arc that they lit. I think my headlight gave me more warning of critters on the side of the road than any running lights ever did.
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