Where to mount auxiliary lights

[bflint]

Beware of auxillary lights. I took mine off and they are sitting useless in a box on my tool bench. I bought the Twisted Throttle Denali DM 2.0 lights and installed on my bike last summer with the fork mounts (level with top of fender) ... whole kit cost $300. The ad stated that they increase illumnation and had supporting specs that stated the "spot beam lense" illuminated up to 400ft. Well, the ad lied ! I tried to use these at 3am in the morning between New Mexico and Arizona ... my PIA headlight beam worked better than the Denali lights. I stopped several times and adjusted these up/down, but nothing helped. Very disappointed. I believe the Denalis may serve ok a "visibilty lights" so others can see you from 400ft away, but they don't improve the rider's visibility. I am on the hunt for a "flood" type light system ... looks like Clearwater Lights may do what I want but they cost $600++.

That does sound like a lunchbox letdown. Was the set even good enough as "driving lights", that is, illuminating the area immediately in front of the vehicle?

Yes, for immediate area. Strangely, after installing them I tested them from a side road area with the light beams toward a hillside about 175 ft away. The hillside did illmuniate ok. But the light beams didn't illuminate very far on the dark open highway space ... maybe need something to reflect off. I want them for the dark open spaces so I don't get wiped out by rabbits, snakes, dear, mustangs, etc which tend wander around on/near the road at night.