Is anyone running auxiliary lights on their Eighth Gen? I'm considering pulling the trigger on a pair of Denali D2 2.0 lights (http://www.twistedthrottle.com/denali-d2-2-0-trioptic-led-light-kit-with-datadim-technology), and mounting them using the front fender bolts, but $350 is giving me serious pause, especially given that the fender mount kit is an additional $40.
Anyone have any thoughts on value and installation hassle?
Anyone running anything more reasonably priced but of similar quality?
And I'd just like to say, for the record, that you Crossrunner folks over the pond get all the cool aftermarket toys compared to us F people here in the US. Mounting points are painfully scarce on the F.
Edited November 30, 2017 by litigatin I can't spell
Is anyone running auxiliary lights on their Eighth Gen? I'm considering pulling the trigger on a pair of Denali D2 2.0 lights (http://www.twistedthrottle.com/denali-d2-2-0-trioptic-led-light-kit-with-datadim-technology), and mounting them using the front fender bolts, but $350 is giving me serious pause, especially given that the fender mount kit is an additional $40.
Anyone have any thoughts on value and installation hassle?
Anyone running anything more reasonably priced but of similar quality?
Thanks in advance!
So these things are advertised as 2190 lumens at 10 watts each. Which seems a bit incredible efficiency-wise but who knows.
A friend of mine had been peddling 15 watt Cree units a couple of years ago and said they were just shy of 2000 lumens. All I can say is when he turned those things on it looked like a scene from Close Encounters.
I'm sure you could find stuff for half the price if you wanted. Just check the build quality.
Those Denali lights look pretty nice but $350+ (emphasis on the "plus"!) would definitely cause me some hesitation. For much much much much cheaper, you can go to Aliexpress and search "motorcycle LED". I'm considering trying something from there - if it doesn't work well, it was only a "few" $ and I won't be crying too much...
Check my other thread where I mounted mine under the headlight. I'm going to have to get rid of them because they dont provide enough clearance to the front fender.
I think I am going to put 2 white feniex T3's instead.
Dutchy....it looks like you were using standard incandescent lights and whilst there aren't any lights that can prevent an idiot not seeing you, LED lights are so much more stand-out. When I filter (lane-split) on my commute, it's like the parting of the waves in front of me with my 4 LEDs highlighting me.
I'm also sure there are cheaper alternatives to either the Denali or the Givis, but I wanted quality build as well as good light because they spend the winter commuting along with the rest of the Crossrunner.
Dutchy....it looks like you were using standard incandescent lights and whilst there aren't any lights that can prevent an idiot not seeing you, LED lights are so much more stand-out.
Not as bright as the Denalis perhaps, but icw all the other xmas lighting and decoration..... :goofy:
What "saved"me was my speed (39kmh in a 70 zone), being aware of my surroundings. approaching a turn-off, spotting the car waiting to merge and the ongoming car approaching. I recall the "oh fuck" moment seeing him move in front off me. Police told me afterwards that I created a 3 metre darkie.... :goofy:
Morale is: donot beleive that thanks to extra lights they will see you for sure, and thus relax your awareness. Don't...
Thanks all. The VFR is my commuter bike -- 90 mile roundtrip -- the last 5 miles of which is all unlighted back roads, and the goal is simply to throw a little more light out in the straights and a lot more in the turns, especially given that it's basically dark by 4pm or so in the middle of winter here.
Find mine ok except for the drop off on some of the tighter bends. That’s nearly 50 miles of twisties in the dark. Chickened out on putting lights on her , but bought an 1150rt and am I the process of upgrading lights on it ( only because of the posibility of a deer strike) so the vfr is warm and dry in the shed.
I don’t have a photo of how high I had to aim mine when I had my Versys, but to use these as proper cornering lights they have to be aimed incredibly high up and wide. I have this shot though. I think you all run these as a DRL, which is Okay. But at night, these can’t be on when you have traffic heading at you. You blind other drivers. Put the accessory lights on full brightness with your high beam switch, night DRL’s with the low beam.