Lights !!
 

Hi Guys,

Went for a cup of tea at a truck stop last night and met up with a couple of pals..

Long story short we drank tea and decided to go back via the green lanes and forests....it was gone 9pm so dark.

One thing became immediately apparent and that is that the main beam on the Tenere is next to useless.

Can anyone recommend a specific make of spot light they have fitted and tested ?

I'd like to go for LED if possible.

p.s. it was foggy too, it was very cool riding through muddy forest track at night. quite moody.

pps we did not tear it up and make a load of noise and a nuisance of ourselves, our tracks hardly go past any houses.

The VisionX Solstice or Denali seem to be the most commonly used. But they are bloody expensive.
You could get some cheaper Chinese Cree LED lights of ebay. Both VisionX and Denali use the same LEDs as the chinese ones anyway. You'd have to do your own wiring/relais/switch tinkering though.

Just fitted these from Halfords

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...egoryId_272451

I used to have a set of Xenon (low and high beam) and modded the light switch such that low beam stays on when high beam is switched on...

... MASSIVE FLOOD OF LIGHT!!!:eek2:

try these or ones like it. i have 1500LM and they are very good


http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-1800Lm-...item3a62f21f94

I've used a few different types.

Halfords Ring Ice : These were the cheapest and best solution I found. More light on the road than LED's but they use more power. I sold them when I got the VisionX

VisionX Solstice : Expensive, and I'm glad I bough them second hand, because they are abysmal at getting the light on to the road and I would have cried if I'd paid full price for them. Yes they are very bright when you look at them. The upside is they run on next to nothing and make great Daytime Running Lights.

Halfords super cheap (�15 if I remember) : These were great at getting light down, again they use much more power than LED's and the quality wasn't great. The reason I don't have them now is because the lights fell apart....

Today I have nightbreaker bulbs fitted to the headlights. These are perfectly adequate for my riding style (I'm not concerned with what is in the dark patch in front of the bike as long as I have some middle distance light). I have the VisionX LEDs as DRL's They help to fill in the gap left when main beam comes on.

[Visionx might actually be Xvision - I can never remember!]

That sounds good, can you detail the mod to the switch, I'd probably be happy enough if they both stayed on as it happens...

Did you use proper Xenon's with ballasts etc or the Xenon (not real xenon) bulbs???

cheers.

the real thing.

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto650-PWRAHPDW.jpg

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto650-EFSJKGV8.jpg

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto650-A6EI6F6D.jpg

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto650-PLHKQTRW.jpg

http://www.mijnalbum.nl/Foto650-T3BOMEDO.jpg

HJ

Great pics but can you explain what you did please ?
Phil

Both the green and light blue wires terminals in the switch need to be connected together. That's what Singleminded has done.

If you don�t fancy breaking into the switch and soldering, you can achieve the same effect, by bridging the light blue and green wires on the switch side of the lighting loom�s connector under the tank with a Scotchlok. The connector is by the top of the radiator on the right hand side under a rubber boot. However, you do have to take the tank off! Do whichever is easier for you.