Anyone fitted after market lights, I have looked at forum, on SW motech brackets causing radiator failures etc, I have looked at the vision X lights, but there don't seem to be many brackets on the market, I was considering the GT lights, but don't know how good they are, any feedback, and pics welcome.
Fitting locations are pretty limited unless you have crash bars, or the ugly side brackets now the rad ones were poor and caused issues
satzoomer I had to get the sw motech bars as their Hawk lights cracked my rad. They fit fine but does make it look more like a GS! Can send photo of mine to you if you wish?
Yes please as it will give me an idea on how they look, I have seen u can get the lights etc for the gran turismo they are about £300 but not sure if they are just pure fog lights, Seastar superbikes did say it would be £300 fitted when I got the bike from them but was a 6 week backlog on the kit
How often are additional lights really needed? I've not had a problem with seeing where I'm going at night and if I want to spunk money on bling it had better make the bike either go faster or improve the handling because if I was worried about cosmetics I'd buy a Harley.
I use mine when filtering and in heavy traffic. I don't need extra lights to see, they are to be seen. Mine are very, very intense white LED's that are extremely noticeable. Fuck all to do with cosmetics.
I fitted spots to my GS (dare I mention the tractor in here?) after reading how it is hard for people to discern the speed and direction of movement of a single light. However, having three lights allows the brain to triangulate and determine this much more accurately. So, yes, definitely to be seen rather than to see. Nick
point taken, its not so much what I can see, but what can see me, its been proven that if you change positioning of the lights on a bike the "sorry mate I didn't see you " brigade actually do see you better, a triangle layout with headlight and 2 markers are a lot more visible, I'm not after KC daylighters or anything like that, and PS try a Harley you might just like it..... especially if you did the Sturgis rally like I have done
I've tried a Harley (an 883 Sportster) and it was great fun to ride as long as you didn't mind filling up with fuel every 65 miles, having no ground clearance on the right hand side, chain made of knicker elastic, headlight bulbs blowing and lacquer peeling off the engine casings before it was 6 months old. The fact that it had a chain drive and was brand new when I bought it shows how long ao it was and it really was a laugh to ride but the build quality on it drove me mad so I sold it after a year.
My spots came with the bike. But cracked the rad so bought SW Motech nudge bars as somewhere to put them. Agree with the 'triangle' light show train of thought too. Not every ones cup of Earl Gray but beats lying in the road on a spinal board! Been there, done that.
On this subject, I have ordered an ST with a set of the GT led spots, I am interested in fitting a set of GIVI crash bars but concerned as to whether they are compatible to fit together. Anyone have this combo fitted?
The Givi website leads to garage fitment, but can't see why it can't be DIY they're cheaper than sw motech ones, that I fitted, and those were straight forward to do,
Apologies for going off topic, but I have....and unbelievably, I did like it....in the right environment though!
brings back memories when we went to Bad lands, I had a 1584 road king classic, on hire from orlando Harley, we rode from there to Sturgis, on a one way hire and stayed at rapid city
Lol - the bike was only a year or so old (35k miles though!), but I must admit that the "engineering" is something from the Stone Age! Gearbox is from a tractor and the handling is "interesting", but in 2,600 + miles, I only encountered about 5 corners ;-) As I said, it was ok in the right environment, which is over there, not over here in the UK. It did keep on plugging away though, (through 43 deg C temps and huge dust storms in New Mexico) which is more than can be said for my Multi, which has half the miles and is still off the road after a full 6 months in the dealers!!
