Unique BRIGHT LED that fills the void below the headlamp nicely.

[gbergma1]

Below is a light I am trying, it is multi-led flood lamp. I picked up a couple when I was in China last month, the factory is in Guangzhou which is near Shenzhen, near FOXCON who makes alot of the Apple products. It is a proper technology cluster. Construction is pretty solid, there are waterproof seals (I have yet to ride in the rain), and the spacing matches the stock hole width below the headlamp. You will need to configure something to get the light a bit lower. My mount is lower than I would have liked, but I had some heavy duty laser cut pieces left over from a different project so I just used that. I used a switch, relay, fuse holder, and stock plug receptacle from Eastern Beaver. I don't know how bright it is compared to other lamps, but it is brighter than the stock lamps for sure.

I have one extra, send me a PM if interested. Thanks.

http://www.zxlight.co.uk/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=544

 

[stevepsd]

Looks good. You might want to check that the light will not contact the fender at full fork compression.

 

[gbergma1]

Steve, good call, 7.48" of declared travel, I am half an inch too low. Like I said above, this is a temporary mount until I get around to making something exclusively for this. The current mount was "MacGuyver'ed" from what I could find in the shop at the time of motivation. I wanted to tuck this up a little higher for pure aesthetics, but now I have some "function" to push me to get it done.

 

[Cerenkov]

Looks great, PM'd you about that spare light.

 

[Waspworks]

They look bloody good Geoff.
Very similar look and construction to the RIGID light beam product - Prolly a hell of a lot cheaper too. 8)

I initially set my lights where ever they could fit, always with the goal of tucking them up higher.
I too made a custom laser cut/pressed bracket to lift mine up as high as possible for both function and aesthetics.

Before (twin lights straight into original mounts):

After (three lights about 1 1/2" higher):

Greg.

 

[gbergma1]

Thanks Greg. Your set-up was my initial inspiration, but I didn't want to spend that much. The light I used retails for around 140 USD shipped. When I get some free-time at work I am going to mount the light similar to your light. I don't have a laser at the office so I will just use the mill to make a couple vertical bracket with a couple holes. Once painted black no one will even be able to see them. I would be curious to compare the brightness. I flipped the switch when I was installing the light and looked right into it. Saw spots for about 30 minutes, maybe you can blast yourself in the eye and we can compare how long you see spots?.... Pretty scientific.

 

[gbergma1]

Here are the light dimensions. Also, see how the mounting brackets make a "L", you can flip them 180 degrees for much narrower mounting options. That configuration lines up with the stock holes, but the light rides too high and there are clearance issues...almost too good to be true...almost.

 

[gbergma1]

Light sold and sent...Thanks GarageMonkey. Let us know what you come up with for wiring, mounting, and performance.

 

[snakebasket]

Did similar with home fab'd bracket and £10 lights off ebay. Fills the gap!

http://www.yamahasupertenere.com/index.php?topic=2908.msg50171#msg50171

 

[sail2xxs]

How did you install the switch, and how did you wire it? Do you have a parts list from Eastern Beaver?

Thanks,

Chris

 

[gbergma1]

Hello Chris, hope the photos help. I didn't draw the lines between the parts to depict the wiring. I do not like electrical but I think it is best to sit down with a beer or two and think your way through it. If we are riding one of these things we should have a pretty good handle on what every wire does and why. Not hard just take your time. Also, leave all your wires extra long until you ensure it works, than you can cut to length and leave everything tidy, without having to splice in sections to complete a short wire run. Mine hasn't drained the battery or caught on fire yet, so I think it is a success.

 

[sail2xxs]

Thanks! This was very helpful!

Chris

 

[roy]

Nice work ::008::

 

[gbergma1]

Ok, just got my first night ride with the light....I just about wet myself with joy when I flicked this beast on. The color, around 6000K, bring fantastic clarity to everything in front of you. It is a very bright white light, not like the 3500'ish of the stock lights. It is so bright I can't even tell when I flick from low to high on the stock beams. I bought the "flood" version and it throws and incredible spread left to right. I went through some familiar corners and I was actually dragging a lot more of my boots than during the day because my peripheral vision wasn't lit up, but everything in front of me was clear as day, so I was flying. I pulled over and checked to see if the light was hot, it was barely warm to the touch. If you pony up and buy this thing you will not regret it.

 

[Cerenkov]

Can't wait for mine to show up. ::008::

Will still need to fab up brackets, and brackets for my trailtechs, too. ::26::