Where to mount additional lighting...mirror mount?
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07-27-2009 | 03:12 PM
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Yer , om not a big fan of hanging extra lights on bikes unless its a humongous tourer ..lol
May I ask if this is for safety or just for looks mate .?
If its just for looks well , yer , go for it ....but if you are looking to see better , why not just whack a HID in her ...much more light and no fuss ...except for getting the globe change over of course , which can be a bugger if you have never done it before ..
May I ask if this is for safety or just for looks mate .?
If its just for looks well , yer , go for it ....but if you are looking to see better , why not just whack a HID in her ...much more light and no fuss ...except for getting the globe change over of course , which can be a bugger if you have never done it before ..
It's 100% for more light...I couldn't possibly care less how it looks. I know I'm treading on thin ice, seeing as where I'm posting this, but...er...the CBR1000 isn't exactly the Catherine Zeta Jones of motorcycles to begin with
Besides, I'm pretty sure hanging lights off the mirrors wouldn't really be considered a cosmetic improvement by many people. I own the bike for function (great bike mostly, wanted a S/T bike to do lots of miles on), and because I bought it for cheap (years of roadracing has emptied the coffers).re: HID: I want more light in a wider pattern...I have enough light in front of the bike with the 50/65 Silverstar Ultra's that are in there now. Besides, I can't ****ing stand being blinded by all the toolboxes who put HID's in lights that aren't designed for them, so I'm not about to join that fraternity
(I know that it's possible to do it properly...I'm just saying that not everyone does that).Anyway, ya, I don't care what it looks like. I just want daylight
When I said that I liked the one above, I meant that it looks perfect re: the type of thing I want to accomplish.
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07-27-2009 | 03:13 PM
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I've taken some 5150 aluminum and cut and bended it so I could mount a pair of Hella FF50's. I ran the wiring so it came out of the instrument cluster cover right by the mirror mount. I've also tried mounting to the front fender bolts and it hasn't worked out so good (lights keep spinning the mounts).
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07-27-2009 | 03:59 PM
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07-27-2009 | 05:09 PM
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It's 100% for more light...I couldn't possibly care less how it looks. I know I'm treading on thin ice, seeing as where I'm posting this, but...er...the CBR1000 isn't exactly the Catherine Zeta Jones of motorcycles to begin with Besides, I'm pretty sure hanging lights off the mirrors wouldn't really be considered a cosmetic improvement by many people. I own the bike for function (great bike mostly, wanted a S/T bike to do lots of miles on), and because I bought it for cheap (years of roadracing has emptied the coffers).
re: HID: I want more light in a wider pattern...I have enough light in front of the bike with the 50/65 Silverstar Ultra's that are in there now. Besides, I can't ****ing stand being blinded by all the toolboxes who put HID's in lights that aren't designed for them, so I'm not about to join that fraternity (I know that it's possible to do it properly...I'm just saying that not everyone does that).
Anyway, ya, I don't care what it looks like. I just want daylight When I said that I liked the one above, I meant that it looks perfect re: the type of thing I want to accomplish.
Besides, I'm pretty sure hanging lights off the mirrors wouldn't really be considered a cosmetic improvement by many people. I own the bike for function (great bike mostly, wanted a S/T bike to do lots of miles on), and because I bought it for cheap (years of roadracing has emptied the coffers).re: HID: I want more light in a wider pattern...I have enough light in front of the bike with the 50/65 Silverstar Ultra's that are in there now. Besides, I can't ****ing stand being blinded by all the toolboxes who put HID's in lights that aren't designed for them, so I'm not about to join that fraternity
(I know that it's possible to do it properly...I'm just saying that not everyone does that).Anyway, ya, I don't care what it looks like. I just want daylight
When I said that I liked the one above, I meant that it looks perfect re: the type of thing I want to accomplish.
and there is no accounting for some peoples taste ..
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07-27-2009 | 07:08 PM
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07-28-2009 | 09:10 AM
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The only problem with the fender mounts is that the light lights weigh so much and with only one bolt holding them in place, have a tendency to spin backwards (lights end up pointing down). With the mirror mounts I had,they stayed in place, but looked butt ugly and sometimes bounce to much because they were so far out.
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07-28-2009 | 10:17 AM
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Don't get me wrong...I've loved these bikes since the day the 2nd gen. 1000 was announced, I've always wanted one, and I'm tickled to have one. It's just that the Tupperware® blob w. wheels isn't my cup o' tea in the styling dept. is all. I don't think my bike is ugly though...how about this. It IS the Catherine Zeta Jones of motorcycles, but sadly she's wearing a mumu
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07-28-2009 | 04:13 PM
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The only problem with the fender mounts is that the light lights weigh so much and with only one bolt holding them in place, have a tendency to spin backwards (lights end up pointing down). With the mirror mounts I had,they stayed in place, but looked butt ugly and sometimes bounce to much because they were so far out.
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dietDrThunder.... everyone's allowed to have there own opinion mate ....so no probs
