Front fork mounting brackets

[talreli]

Looking to install a pair of the Clearwater Darla LED lights on the upper part of the front forks (goldish color). Clearwater only offer matching brackets that would fit on the wheel fender and a crash bar.

Pointers to source such brackets for the upper part of the forks are appreciated.

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[Dogdaze]

These may help:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pro-tek-Aluminum-Motorcycle-50mm-Fork-Tube-Clamp-PRO-FTC-50mm-Fork-Tube-Clamp-/271425591569?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f3239d911

 

[talreli]

These may help:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pro-tek-Aluminum-Motorcycle-50mm-Fork-Tube-Clamp-PRO-FTC-50mm-Fork-Tube-Clamp-/271425591569?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f3239d911

Thanks Dogdaze.

Clearwater was generous enough to send me a few photos with the setup I am looking to duplicate on the upper part of the fork (they offer only brackets that fit the wheel fender and a crash bar).

Any idea on were to get such brackets and the diameter of that section of the fork on the S10 ?

 

[Dogdaze]

The fork tube is 50mm at that point, however, I would be reluctant to fit lights there if you cannot find those exact clamps or they might interfere with the fender or bodywork during full compression under braking.
I would be more tempted to mount lights on the engine bars or under the headlight cowl, right up front as others have done and I will do when my LED strip light arrives.

 

[OX-34]

DarkKnight, you've probably made up your mind already, so ignore this opinion if you like:

- Lights for seeing down the road work better if they are placed higher. The main reason for that is that any of the cone of light that strikes the road just in front of your bike is wasted for seeing down the road and can lead to oversaturation of that part of your eye's field of view because of pupil constriction. Objects/animals way out in front then become harder to see, despite the extra light striking them.

- Lights for being seen by others may (or not) work better if they are separate from your headlight like down on the forks or brake calipers. This is often referred to as the 'triangle of light'.

Raising them up to the space below the headlights provides easy access to the brackets holes there or the crash bars if you have them fitted. Depending on your local regulations you may decide to go even higher.

 

[talreli]

DarkKnight, you've probably made up your mind already, so ignore this opinion if you like:

- Lights for seeing down the road work better if they are placed higher. The main reason for that is that any of the cone of light that strikes the road just in front of your bike is wasted for seeing down the road and can lead to oversaturation of that part of your eye's field of view because of pupil constriction. Objects/animals way out in front then become harder to see, despite the extra light striking them.

- Lights for being seen by others may (or not) work better if they are separate from your headlight like down on the forks or brake calipers. This is often referred to as the 'triangle of light'.

Raising them up to the space below the headlights provides easy access to the brackets holes there or the crash bars if you have them fitted. Depending on your local regulations you may decide to go even higher.

Great tips OX-34. I hardly ride at night so the main reason for these lights is for being seen. Too many stories of car drivers coming out of side roads or have their turn signal blinking right while turning left and then claiming to the officer…”sorry I didn’t see him”.

The lower position made more sense to me as well in order to create a separation from the headlights or ‘triangle of lights’ you mentioned. Still on the fence for whether to install it on the front wheel fender or the upper portion of the fork. Currently, leaning towards the latter which might be a more stable install as the lights wouldn’t be subjected to the constant expansion/contraction motion of the shock.

On with the hunt for that 50mm bracket…

 

[OX-34]

Decent LEDs like Clearwaters seem wasted in that role.

Dodgy eBay lights will create enough light for that task.

Use the good lights for what they were designed for and all of a sudden 12 more hours of uninterrupted quiet backroads become available.

 

[AVGeek]

Tabasco has a set of brackets that mount to the handlebars. I installed a set of 10w LEDs I got from my friends over at Lazer Star Lights (lazerstarlights.com) on a Skene controller.

I don't have a head on shot (I was showing the illumination), but they definitely look different than the headlight and create a triangle of light