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RE: Observation on Triangle of Light visibility - Gone in 60 - 11-06-2019

Thanks, Chuckk. Loose, exposed wiring bugs me, so I didn't want to have anything running where it didn't absolutely need to go. Hence the switch located out of the way.
To be honest, if you don't have a switch on your setup, and don't see yourself ever needing to turn them off, I wouldn't bother. I've got your lights on my Bonneville, with a switch tucked behind the headlight mounting ear out of the way. I can reach it, but since the lights are single-beam (don't have a dimming option), I've never touched the switch.

Here's the setup on the Bonnie. I guess the LEDs are a bit closer to the headlight than I originally described.


RE: Observation on Triangle of Light visibility - GoldOxide_imp - 11-06-2019

Tidy Gin60!

(11-06-2019, 05:55 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: When Chuckk showed his setup, I considered moving my lights off of the fender mount to the cooler. But, I decided to leave 'em where they are. If they get noticed more, great. Plus, they are close to the bike, and where I need to park it in my tight garage, if they stuck out past the overall frame of the bike, there would be a good chance that I'd bump into them as I shinny between the bike and the back bumper of my car.

On my Bonneville, I have pretty much the same lights Chuckk has, but with clear lenses.

On the CB, I have Rigid brand Ignite single LED lights that I pulled them off of my BMW before I sold it. I'm not about to pay several hundred of dollars for something that will do the job just as well for a lot less. The Ignite setup was about $150 total. On the BMW, I adapted mounts by using shower door brackets. On the CB, I just used some simple L brackets from Home Depot. They are set off of the fender mount screw with a spacer.

The lights are connected to the empty power supply plug in the headlight bucket. The wires from each light run along the brake hoses to the area behind the headlight. I mounted a small weatherproof switch to the lower triple clamp (yellow arrow). It's discreet and out of the way, but can still be reached. I leave them on all of the time anyway, so I don't need the switch up on the handlebar. The switch toggles between high, low, and off. So, when riding at night, I can give the switch a quick tap to dim the beams.



RE: Observation on Triangle of Light visibility - emptysea - 11-06-2019

I suspect that aux lights on the Bonnie get lost in the spread from the headlight. The presentation I went to on this topic mentioned maximizing the spacing between the points.


RE: Observation on Triangle of Light visibility - Gone in 60 - 11-08-2019

That's pretty much the conclusion I came to, Empty.

Thinking about moving them down on the Bonnie. There are a few good natural mounting points that would work.


RE: Observation on Triangle of Light visibility - Chuckk_imp - 11-09-2019

here are my foggies in action.. comparing them to my buddy's new BMW 1600's lighting...

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RE: Observation on Triangle of Light visibility - the Ferret - 11-09-2019

Yea those are pretty visible


RE: Observation on Triangle of Light visibility - GoldOxide_imp - 11-09-2019

Bright indeed. The first bike appears to behave younger too. Smile


RE: Observation on Triangle of Light visibility - Chuckk_imp - 11-09-2019

thanks for the kind words G.O. .. I won't tell my buddy bill, on his BMW.. I am assuming, you are talking about riders ages on your comment.. I am 76 and bill is 70.. he is a pretty good rider though..

chuckk ..