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| | | Beaman | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 08/03/2013 | | Posts | : | 14 | | Location | : | Madison, WI, United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Apr 2013 - 04:48 Post title : Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards | | | Hi all,
I would really like to attach economical driving lights on or near the forks. I don't want to go with bigger lights with a light bar and would rather have something smaller than 3". Has anybody found a solution that looks good? I am having a really hard time finding brackets that would work on the lower or even upper forks.
Thanks for any advice!
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| | | Bender | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 659 | | Location | : | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 09 Apr 2013 - 10:03 Post title : Re: Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards (Re: Beaman) | | | 
Hope this Helps I fitted 2 50 watt driving lights wired to factory spot light switch. there is 2 threaded bolt hole under the bottom yoke to mount too.
also fitted a 35 watt HID to the headlight.
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| | | Draeger | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 28/08/2011 | | Posts | : | 63 | | Location | : | Comox, British Columbia, Canada |
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| | Posted : 10 Apr 2013 - 04:14 Post title : Re: Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards (Re: Beaman) | | | I would highly suggest motolights. I used the wiring diagram on this site and wired them up and installed them myself and I'm a mechanical idiot. Anyone can do it ... they wire right to your aux switch.
www.motolight.com
The Thunderbird in their photo gallery is my bike :)
Here's what I like about them... they 'disappear' when they are off, nobody even notices them. I got the black ones, and with blacked out forks they blend right in. They keep my upper and lower yokes free from more crap and they are wicked bright. I often flash them at drivers at intersections and have had other riders and truckers comment on how visible my bike is.
Best of luck,
Draeger
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| | Post edited by Draeger on 10 Apr 2013 - 04:18 |
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| | | sprint5t | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 355 | | Location | : | Ely, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 10 Apr 2013 - 07:01 Post title : Re: Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards (Re: Draeger) | | |
Draeger wrote:
I would highly suggest motolights. I used the wiring diagram on this site and wired them up and installed them myself and I'm a mechanical idiot. Anyone can do it ... they wire right to your aux switch.
www.motolight.com
The Thunderbird in their photo gallery is my bike :)
Here's what I like about them... they 'disappear' when they are off, nobody even notices them. I got the black ones, and with blacked out forks they blend right in. They keep my upper and lower yokes free from more crap and they are wicked bright. I often flash them at drivers at intersections and have had other riders and truckers comment on how visible my bike is.
Best of luck,
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+1 I've got the chrome motolights with LEDs, a bit pricey but seem to be good quality ... plus the lady who runs the company is very nice and pleasant and is a genuinely helpful person. I would recommend 100%.
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| | | donno | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 15/01/2012 | | Posts | : | 18 | | Location | : | Baker Prairie, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 11 Apr 2013 - 09:26 Post title : Re: Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards (Re: sprint5t) | | | Just a thought but the circuit from the switch may not be able to handle the amps. The Triumph Auxiliary lights come with a relay and wiring harness, so the power for those lights doesn't come directly from the switch.
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| | | Phantom_Red | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 22/02/2012 | | Posts | : | 36 | | Location | : | Dartmouth, Nova scotia, Canada |
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| | Posted : 11 Apr 2013 - 09:41 Post title : Re: Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards (Re: Bender) | | | Bender,
Do you happen to know what size bolt you used under the yoke?
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2010 TBird 1700 Phantom Red Haze, K&N Filter, DeCat, Tune, Clearview Screen, Mustang Seat, Avon Grips.
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| | | Bender | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 659 | | Location | : | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 11 Apr 2013 - 11:11 Post title : Re: Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards (Re: donno) | | | donno wrote:
Just a thought but the circuit from the switch may not be able to handle the amps. The Triumph Auxiliary lights come with a relay and wiring harness, so the power for those lights doesn't come directly from the switch. |
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if I have my ohms law right 50 watts x 2 is only drawing around 9amps i fitted a relay in the headlight to switch them through the high beam power supply they will only come on with high beam switch on . because I have A HID headlight high beam does not get any brighter, the globe tilts up a few mill to change the focus. ( still only draws around 3 amps) so the original headlight circuit can handle the driving lights .
to explain ;
35 watt HID headlight ; 35 watt divided by 12 v = appx 2.9 amps (incidently this is 6000 lumen's)
2 x 50 watt driving lights ; 100 watts divided by 12 v = 8.9 amps
total draw on circuit appx 11.3 amps its a 15 amp circuit. I have had no problems in the 2 years since I fitted them so if I have my ohms law wrong
what can I say nothing is melting or frying it Just works.
just to explain why I am a bit paranoid about my lights, back in the 70"s I was hit by a car at Night almost head on, because my headlight was out, I walked away but should have been killed.
Hope you can make some sense of my rambling .
| BENDER Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.
Thunderbird 1600, Foran exhaust,cat eliminator,Twin T Bars, K and N filter, Led Headlight, Rivco driving Lights, Viking Bags,quick release sissy Bar,.Joker oil pressure Gauge met-cruise seat Dyno Tune + more
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| | | Bender | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 659 | | Location | : | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 11 Apr 2013 - 11:14 Post title : Re: Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards (Re: Phantom_Red) | | | Phantom_Red wrote:
Bender,
Do you happen to know what size bolt you used under the yoke? |
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sorry mate i think it"s 5/16 but can not remember for sure but I think they are there for mounting a windscreen if it helps
| BENDER Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.
Thunderbird 1600, Foran exhaust,cat eliminator,Twin T Bars, K and N filter, Led Headlight, Rivco driving Lights, Viking Bags,quick release sissy Bar,.Joker oil pressure Gauge met-cruise seat Dyno Tune + more
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| | | Bender | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 659 | | Location | : | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 11 Apr 2013 - 11:15 Post title : Re: Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards (Re: Beaman) | | |
Beaman wrote:
Hi all,
I would really like to attach economical driving lights on or near the forks. I don't want to go with bigger lights with a light bar and would rather have something smaller than 3". Has anybody found a solution that looks good? I am having a really hard time finding brackets that would work on the lower or even upper forks.
Thanks for any advice! |
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PM sent. also read my later post
| BENDER Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul.
Thunderbird 1600, Foran exhaust,cat eliminator,Twin T Bars, K and N filter, Led Headlight, Rivco driving Lights, Viking Bags,quick release sissy Bar,.Joker oil pressure Gauge met-cruise seat Dyno Tune + more
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| | | EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Apr 2013 - 03:18 Post title : Re: Mounting Driving Lights w/o Engine Guards (Re: donno) | | |
donno wrote:
Just a thought but the circuit from the switch may not be able to handle the amps. The Triumph Auxiliary lights come with a relay and wiring harness, so the power for those lights doesn't come directly from the switch. |
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That's correct and I have the proper wiring diagram in the how to section for those using after market lights that use a relay, like motolights.
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