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RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - Gone in 60 - 05-08-2019
Just a quick follow up. I got my lights mounted, and chose the front mounting bolt location on the fender. I fabbed up a quick extension and L-bracket from aluminum tube and a shelf bracket. The lights are Rigid Ignite single LEDs which I pulled off of my BMW before I sold it. I like these lights because they're very compact, throw out a lot of light, and also have a dimming function so I'm not blinding drivers at night.
I now have my all-important triangle light pattern up front, which helps distinguish me from a one-eyed car in L.A. traffic. Combined with my obnoxious LED brake light flasher, one more measure of safety against the cagers.
RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - misterprofessionality - 05-08-2019
looks perfect, but considering that the mounting point is just one bolt and it's below the dampening effect of the forks, i wonder if you'll experience any tilting/slipping as the miles drag on?
RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - Gone in 60 - 05-08-2019
Eh, they way a few ounces each, but I'll check them periodically. Actually, they're designed to be mounted to a GoPro mount. Not my preferred location, but with the horns below the headlight and the turn signals, the sprung area on the upper forks was a bit crowded, and I like to keep the three beams away from each other so they can be seen easily from a distance.
RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - the Ferret - 05-08-2019
Looks like a real clean mount to me
RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - GoldOxide_imp - 05-08-2019
Your CB is starting to look like a BMW.
RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - Gone in 60 - 05-08-2019
Ha! Funny you should mention that. I transferred the Givi trunk, brake light flasher and auxiliary lights from the old bike to this one. I now have newer and undeniably more reliable electronics, (archaic German vs dumb-simple Honda) and all I really don’t have are the heated grips. But, my new daily commute is much shorter so I can live without’em.
RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - GoldOxide_imp - 05-08-2019
(05-08-2019, 01:33 PM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Ha! Funny you should mention that. I transferred the Givi trunk, brake light flasher and auxiliary lights from the old bike to this one. I now have newer and undeniably more reliable electronics, (archaic German vs dumb-simple Honda) and all I really don’t have are the heated grips. But, my new daily commute is much shorter so I can live without’em.
SoCal ... heated grips?
Without them you'll be just fine!
RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - Gone in 60 - 05-08-2019
Yeah, I know... but on my last job, I commuted through a canyon and there were a few days where it got down to the low 40s. Tragic.
RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - GoldOxide_imp - 05-09-2019
(05-08-2019, 11:57 PM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: Yeah, I know... but on my last job, I commuted through a canyon and there were a few days where it got down to the low 40s. Tragic.
lol - So-K. We tend to acclimatize to our region. I chuckle in L.A. seeing people driving with the windows up and blowin' heat when it is a gorgeous night time 60F outside.
RE: Where to mount auxiliary lights - the Ferret - 05-09-2019
Lol I am like an old person from Florida now. In my teens to 50s I didnt need any heated gear at all. At 60 I got my first heated gear but only used it if it got below 40. Now nearing 70 I find myself turning it on if it's below 50. It's got to be over 85 for me to wear my mesh gear.