Fog/Driving Lights
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Fog/Driving Lights
Anybody add additional lighting to their Hawk? I bought some driving lights from Autozone with the intention of mounting one on the chin fairing and pointing it straight down so I have light for those long nighttime interstate wheelies. Now I'm thinking I just want more light but I'm scared these lights will make the Hawk look like a Goldwing.
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twin 55 watt halogens
Anybody add additional lighting to their Hawk? I bought some driving lights from Autozone with the intention of mounting one on the chin fairing and pointing it straight down so I have light for those long nighttime interstate wheelies. Now I'm thinking I just want more light but I'm scared these lights will make the Hawk look like a Goldwing.
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People actually say neato?
Looks good. There is a company that makes fork mounted lights for motorcycles. I can't remember the brand, but I always see them in my motorcyce magazines. They mount to the forks by the fender attach points.
Looks good. There is a company that makes fork mounted lights for motorcycles. I can't remember the brand, but I always see them in my motorcyce magazines. They mount to the forks by the fender attach points.
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DLs
I frabricated the mounts & wiring loom myself. The lights themselves I bought for like $20 at Pep Boys or JCW many moons ago. The key is finding lights with a "female" clevis. PM me & I'll send you a sketch of the installation. MoonLights aatch to the forks & other mfgrs sell better lights with the femail clevis, you just have to look around.
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Ok...next question for everyone...
I was looking at my $20 "Driving Lights" and did not see any indication of electrical power supply required. I don't know much about electricity. Today I switched to single filament turn signals so I have 2 hot wires in the front of my bike. Could I use this circuit to power 2 55w driving lights? Or should I just upgrade to full coverage insurance and run it?
I was looking at my $20 "Driving Lights" and did not see any indication of electrical power supply required. I don't know much about electricity. Today I switched to single filament turn signals so I have 2 hot wires in the front of my bike. Could I use this circuit to power 2 55w driving lights? Or should I just upgrade to full coverage insurance and run it?
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Schematic & Detail Sketches
I drew these for Stu Abbot in Nippon in 04 (who had a little guy at a local track near Tokyo make 10 morwe sets of our case guards) but designed, fabed & installed my DLs around 01
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DL Wiring
Ok...next question for everyone...
I was looking at my $20 "Driving Lights" and did not see any indication of electrical power supply required. I don't know much about electricity. Today I switched to single filament turn signals so I have 2 hot wires in the front of my bike. Could I use this circuit to power 2 55w driving lights? Or should I just upgrade to full coverage insurance and run it?
I was looking at my $20 "Driving Lights" and did not see any indication of electrical power supply required. I don't know much about electricity. Today I switched to single filament turn signals so I have 2 hot wires in the front of my bike. Could I use this circuit to power 2 55w driving lights? Or should I just upgrade to full coverage insurance and run it?
Terminal block can be used (in conjunction with relays) other devices.
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Ok...scratch the full coverage insurance then...I'm upping my life insurance cause I'm gonna get fried! Haha, I know it won't kill me but I guess this will be an all day project (depending on when I run out of beer). So what would happen if I ran the lights off the running light circuit? I have tried one light just to see if it worked, would 2 blow the fuse?
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Ok...scratch the full coverage insurance then...I'm upping my life insurance cause I'm gonna get fried! Haha, I know it won't kill me but I guess this will be an all day project (depending on when I run out of beer). So what would happen if I ran the lights off the running light circuit? I have tried one light just to see if it worked, would 2 blow the fuse?
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