Where to mount auxiliary lights

[Stichill]

On my BMW I’ve had a good experience with the ADVmonster.com [url=http://stores.advmonster.com/model-30-led-off-road-spot-light/]Model 30 LED spotlights, $30 each

[GoldOxide_imp]

Gee, incredible price. The demonstration illumination example appears quite strong.

[KiowaEagle_imp]

That slider mount idea is interesting. I have sliders too and never considered them as a light mount point. Hummm.

Ditto......I’m interested in seeing how this may be done.

[Lord Popgun]

I looked at mine this morning and though maybe the top frame engine hanger bolt might be an idea. Not sure if the exhaust would be a problem.

[Stichill]

Gee, incredible price. The demonstration illumination example appears quite strong.

They are pretty darn good for the money. In case of further interest, here's an installation overview of [url=http://stores.advmonster.com/model-30-led-off-road-spot-light/]advmonster.com Model 30 LED spots on my F800GT.

While the ADVmonster Model 30 lights look good, I wasn't completely sold on their wiring kits due to poor documentation and tech support when I asked for assistance in selecting the proper harness. So I decided to use a [url=https://redirect.viglink.com/?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_155517088409914&key=6e3add1c248ed967a7b78de325215f48&libId=jufokg7m01001khl000DAex32vzmn&loc=https%3A%2F%2Ff800riders.org%2Fforum%2Fshowthread.php%2F278233-ADVMonster-Model-30-LED-Spotlights%3Fhighlight%3DModel&v=1&opt=true&out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.revzilla.com%2Fmotorcycle%2Fdenali-d1-wiring-harness&ref=https%3A%2F%2Ff800riders.org%2Fforum%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearchid%3D14807871&title=ADVMonster%20Model%2030%20LED%20Spotlights%20-%20BMW%20F800%20Riders%20Forum%20%26%20Registry&txt=%3Cfont%20color%3D%22%230000ff%22%3EDenali%20D1%20wiring%20harness%3C%2F​font%3E]Denali D1 wiring harness, which comes complete with a pilot relay, lighted* on/off switch (*lighted in the on position only) and two leads heading out to the spot lights. I didn't have matching connectors on the Model 30 flying leads, so I clipped off the ones at the ends of the Denali switched legs and crimped on insulated spade terminals. I made them male/female and female/male on the Pos and Neg wires to avoid backwards re-connections in the future. Rather than pilot the relay with a running light wire, I connected the pilot wire to the high beam wire on the bike. It's nice to be able to dip these spots at night by using the high beam switch vs. the on/off button.



Appearance of Denali switch:


Mounting height of LED spots:


Beam pattern, low beam only, no LED spots:


Beam pattern, high beam + low beam, no LED spots:


Beam pattern, high beam + low beam + LED spots:


Low beam only, no LED spots, outdoors at night:


High beam + low beam, no LED spots, outdoors at night:


High beam + low beam + LED spots, outdoors at night (sorry out of focus).
Note deer-finding power to the left and right of the road:


LED spots only, lighting up both rights-of-way for enhanced deer detection:

[GoldOxide_imp]

Concise report with results Stichill. All the reader has to do now is buy it.

[Stichill]

[Gone in 60]

I noticed two holes on the lower triple tree that don't have anything in them. I'm considering fabricating a bracket for these holes that will loop around the back side of the fork tubes and putting the lights on either side of the forks.

Or, making a mount that can be attached to the two horn mounting screws. I'd like to keep the lights on the forks to avoid running wires near the exhaust pipes.

[Gone in 60]

Actually, looking at the lower triple, guess there are bosses for holes, but they're not drilled through. Huh. Maybe fork tube mounts.

[DBM_imp]

I ain’t paying $300 for a light kit. My BMW had EBay lights on home made brackets fashioned from closet door hangers. A little wrinkle black spray paint and they looked like the nice ones.

If I wanted extra lights, this is what I would do too. I'm all about redneck engineering. Function is more important than price.