Niterunnr
Active Member
Not sure how I feel about the projector setup on this bike; there must be a reason so few manufacturers use projectors.
I have my beam set as high as possible without blinding oncoming traffic, (just barely), and still when I roll into a turn the corner ahead disappears.
For extreme night riding I went big and added a set of Rigid DSS spots which literally turn night into day with 11,000 raw lumens of well focused power!
But now, when I switch them off, I feel like I’m using a candle with the stock setup.
Admittedly I’m running an unknown LED bulb set installed by the previous owner that doesn’t seem much brighter than a stock setup, but it’s certainly not worse when directly compared to stock. The low beam has a crisp upper cutoff which of course cannot illuminate corners while leaned.
Really like my Rigid, but they are not compatible with dimmers. Maybe I should have went with a dimmable option that could be used in traffic?
My OEM setup feels next to useless in nighttime canyon rides, almost dangerous at speed.
I have my beam set as high as possible without blinding oncoming traffic, (just barely), and still when I roll into a turn the corner ahead disappears.
For extreme night riding I went big and added a set of Rigid DSS spots which literally turn night into day with 11,000 raw lumens of well focused power!
But now, when I switch them off, I feel like I’m using a candle with the stock setup.
Admittedly I’m running an unknown LED bulb set installed by the previous owner that doesn’t seem much brighter than a stock setup, but it’s certainly not worse when directly compared to stock. The low beam has a crisp upper cutoff which of course cannot illuminate corners while leaned.
Really like my Rigid, but they are not compatible with dimmers. Maybe I should have went with a dimmable option that could be used in traffic?
My OEM setup feels next to useless in nighttime canyon rides, almost dangerous at speed.
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