I'm doing a lot more night riding on the Interstate. With Fall and Winter approaching, I'm looking for ideas on some auxiliary lighting.

Also, does anyone use a rain treatment for their visors?

If so, what works for you?

Cheers,

Dave

 

Don't use any rain treatment, but I do have a Pinlock visor insert, which is absolutely brilliant at stopping fogging on the inside of the visor. The best money I ever spent on bike gear.

There are also a few threads on auxiliary lighting, if you have a search.

 

ive used turtle wax car wax. it keeps the rain off the visor real good by beeding it off the side. especially at highway speeds when i turn my head to either side for two or three seconds it makes the rain beed off faster, kinda wipes it clean for min or two. i had some laying around and wanted to test it.

 

Fit a set of HID headlights to your bike - 3x more light and they draw less amps from the battery.You won't need more than that, believe me..... Fit 5000K bulbs and it'll look like a football stadium in front of you...........
Visor inserts/pinlock inserts are a great investment. I have an insert which is photochromic so can be used both day and night.

 

I have no problem with the inside fogging ( and I wear glasses), it's the shedding of the rain on the outside I need help with.

 

Did a search and came up with nothing conclusive

 

On the lighting thing - true quality auliliary HID units (not conversions) usually run in
the four to five hundred dollar range

for example

Usually you'd have to make custom brackets for where you want to hang them from
at the mirror mount points or out from under the center fairing crash bars etc.

 

I use car wax on shield. Alcohol will cause IGA on plastic so I put the wax on my finger and let the alcohol dissipate before rubbing it on.

I use these bulbs with this mod. Huge difference in night riding.

 

The problem I have is during a hard, driving night rainstorm. Low beam works but really only allows me to be seen. Hi beam reflects off the raindrops

Research has proven Sprock's point. External aux lighting, though do-able, is a pricey proposition.

Going to go with the h-4 mod

Thanks to everyone

 

Upgraded mine to bi-xenon 5000K lamps for £50 2 years ago - MASSIVE improvement on seeing AND being seen -give them ago