11-06-2019, 12:49 PM
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.