Auxiliary Lights

[MattyBoy1976]

I found these lights on Amazon, and installed them yesterday:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o01_s01

For 50 bucks with free Prime shipping, not a bad deal. I like the fact that they came equipped with weatherproof (resistant!) plugs.

I also purchased this wiring harness from an eBay seller in England:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191533392034...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I know my limitations, and creating neat wiring is an area in which I am limited . I liked this one because it came with the same weather resistant plugs that the lights came with-pretty handy.

I purchased the 1" bar mounts from CSC, and mounted the lights inside the lower crash bars.

http://www.cscmotorcycles.com/1-BAR-...p/csc-1011.htm

I wanted a large triangle of lights for daytime visibility, so I was a little concerned about mounting them inside the crash bars. But after hooking these things up and turning them on, I'll probably be summoning aliens-they're plenty bright! Plus, I can always move them if I want.

I also stole a tutorial from a website called Canyon Chasers on how to build a power distribution block for a motorcycle:

http://www.canyonchasers.net/shop/generic/relay.php

I couldn't find the sort of block the author used, but I did find this device that's apparently used for car stereo amplifiers:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...ilpage_o02_s00

Once I had the power distribution block wired together (it stows nicely under the passenger seat), I hooked up my previously-installed heated grips to make sure it worked. It did. So I hooked up my new wiring harness, mounted the lights, and they fired right up, too. By the way, I have the power distribution block powered with a relay that's attached to the Auxiliary 1 switch. So I can turn the switch to the Aux 1 position, and then have power for my heated grips or lights or both, and each is switched on and off separately.

Here's what they look like mounted to the crash bar:

Here's "on:"

Now I just have to wait for my new O2 sensor to arrive from CSC, and the current round of snow to melt, and I can go try them out!

[SpudRider]

Originally Posted by MattyBoy1976

I found these lights on Amazon, and installed them yesterday...

That is a clean installation. Thanks for posting all the great links and excellent photographs.

[MattyBoy1976]

[QUOTE=SpudRider;197416]That is a clean installation. Thanks for posting all the great links and excellent photographs.


Thanks for the kind words...you notice I didn't post any pics of the underside of the install! I think I'll reroute cables when I have the gas tank off when I do the valve adjustment, and then I might reveal what it looks like behind closed doors!