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Auxiliary lights that don't empty the wallet suggestions

My first LED aux lights were the VisionX Solstice Solo lights as shown in the link below - the seller offers a discount (see ADV vendor page for more info). These lights were easy to mount, are highly visible (to oncoming traffic), and provide decent illumination -
http://www.visionxstore.com/Motorcycle LED Lights/XIL-S1103

Next I became interested in the less expensive LED lights from ADV Monster - I have several of the 3 LED and 4 LED flavors. These were also pretty easy to install and are pretty durable - there are some pretty good write-ups about testing of these lights on ADV under LED Aux Lights -
http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=607184
http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/hstrial-QualiRegResou/-strse-LED-Lights/Categories.bok

Similar LED lights to those sold by ADV Monster can be found at 24x7DIY. The cost seems a bit lower, but the lights come directly from China and there is less support than offered by the ADV Monster vendor -
http://24x7diy.com/index.php/cPath/23

The least expensive option that I've found are LEDs from PlasmaLEDs. The power is lower and thus these lights would not really serve for nighttime illumination. However, the LEDs are really bright and very noticeable to oncoming traffic. The 008 LEDs are water proof -
http://www.plasmaled.com/high_power_module.htm
 
and you can, with a bit of labor and ingenuity mount them to the brake caliper housing(?) using $3 "L"brackets from home depot. There are pix somewhere on the forum. maybe oilheads. works for me.

Uh, shelf brackets to mount a piece of wood on the wall? Well...maybe. (NOT)

With the amount of shock and vibration from being mounted on a front wheel/fork assembly I'd be checking that "mount" for metal fatigue frequently. Like hourly at least. The FF's for example are fairly light, but the flex from even a small mass like that on a $1.49 bracket isn't something I'd want attached to my brake caliper bolts.

Just saying that I think I'd look for some better metal than a bracket that was forged out of the cheapest possible materials in a Chinese factory...YMMV.

Cheers!
 
Uh, shelf brackets to mount a piece of wood on the wall? Well...maybe. (NOT)

With the amount of shock and vibration from being mounted on a front wheel/fork assembly I'd be checking that "mount" for metal fatigue frequently. Like hourly at least. The FF's for example are fairly light, but the flex from even a small mass like that on a $1.49 bracket isn't something I'd want attached to my brake caliper bolts.

Just saying that I think I'd look for some better metal than a bracket that was forged out of the cheapest possible materials in a Chinese factory...YMMV.

Cheers!

C'mon Bill, we all know what the cheapest thing on a BMW is............ :bolt
 
When I bought my 02RT it had the small PIAA lights and liked them alot, But one burned out last year so this winter I went real cheap..
If they are the same 'small PIAA Lights' that are the 1200 or 1100x, you can slip over ot Lowes and pick up a couple Sylvania MR-16 bulb of your choice and they are a perfect fit to the housings. The MR-16s are for track-lighting - or your occasional burnt out PIAA lights.....;)
 
It amazes me that I can't find some micro can style single LED easily mountable lights under $50. 300 lumens maybe?

All I'm looking to light up is the shadow underneath the headlights to make going down a long dark driveway a bit easier.

I'm tempted to get a couple of 12v rechargeable flashlights and wire them up.
 
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