light up the front end

[Snoopy]

Wife is new to the Valkyrie standard and we rode from Fla to NW SC last week end and some of it at night. I ride a wing and at night I lead and she follows. I had a lot of trouble finding her in my mirrors her head light seem to blend in with the auto. I dont like all the light bars with the big lights on them so what are you guys suggestion on how I can light the front up so I can find her in traffic. Think I would like to have some small lights down low like the driving lights on a wing. Got pictures of your set up would appreciate seeing them and any other ideas you have

[Charlie]

A fellow Valk rider, Stitch has Moto Lights on his lower forks.  They look great, provide lots of Light, and can be seen from a long way off.  Here is their website.....

https://www.motolight.com/

[sandy]

Kuryakin sells mini spots in 20W and 30W halogen. ($90-$100) I used P clamps and mounted a pair (20W) on the top side of my case guards. The wider stance and brightnes stands out in traffic, both night and day. No pics of it yet.

[Valker]

Hyperlights.com has some LEDs for the forks. Bright and they use nearly no wattage.

[hubcapsc]

I second the motolight suggestion...





I rode some after dark on Sunday, and was reminded that my perception of them is that they don't help me see
much, but they sure do help others see me...

-Mike "what the heck is that triangle thing?"

[SlowRoad]

This is what I did.

[Big IV]

I've been hearing recently that it was the triangle that was important. Motolights do that well.

[big d]

the wife and i have motolights on our bikes and love them. at night no one we ride with wants to lead, but all will gladly follow as we light up the road. lifetime warranty and free bulb replacement helps to accept the price of them. they also take a lot of punishment as we just installed them on the wifes new bike after they were removed from her old bike that was totaled. p.s. they still work fine and not even scratched.

[Gear Jammer]

I mounted PIAA 1100x's on top of the engine guard with Kury P-clamps.  Hotglue said he had "no problem" seeing me behind him with those.  They will force people to see you.   Warning:  Do not look directly into the lights.  Just covering my backside   

[Jess Tolbirt]

used a set of kuryakin peg mounts and mounted a set of walmart lights on the top of the engine guard or crash bar...a friend said i look like a train,,,

[Sherrill]

I put a 80/100w lamp in the VTX housing, 2 50w Wagner halogens bulbs in the Harley light bar,  and 2 100w Philips lamps in the Cobra bullet housings on the engine guards. A friend of mine gave me the Philips lamps he got from new old stock being discarded at his Delta hangar some years ago. Supposedly some kind of landing light with a unigue lens and I've not been able to find this exact bulb on the market. I hope they last a long time. The right one is pointed at the ditches and beyond to scan for wildlife and the left is aimed low and long. They are switched from 3 separate relays and at 400w max draw, I switch the big spots off and on as needed to preserve battery and alternator.
 I have been blue-lighted 3 times for bright lights (no tickets yet) and I got stopped on the way home from Cheaha this year by a Cherokee Co. Al. deputy who said it was against the law for a motorcycle to have more than 3 headlights. Unsure I asked to see the statute, he couldn't find it or get the number from dispatch, Supervisor rolls up later, looks the bike over, looks at the lights, asks me to demonstrate that I can dim the Headlight, which I did then demonstrated different lights on and off. He thought it was the best setup he had seen and wished me a safe trip home!

[junior]

this is what i have on mine



they are cobra lights

[stormrider]

Here's the link for hyper lites.

http://www.hyperlites.com/

Not what I run though. Don't have a good night pic but will get one.

[DFragn]

On the forks below my amber turns: "Adjure" floods or spots 50w/ea.
Very nice chrome and inexpensive ($55.00-$70.00 + clamps [others]) if you search an authorized distributer. They're more expensive directly through Adjure.
Very visible and they create a broad triangle with the headlamp.

[sandy]

Here's 2 photos of my front lighting. 

[Ken Tarver]

here's mine....Big Bike Parts 50W bullet lights about $45ea, Kuryakyn P clamps $7? ea, wire harness from O'reilly's about $10.
yes, they're  the same lights in all pictures.



Ken

[Jess from VA]

My supervalk IS came with Motolights on the calipers and PIAA 1100s on the fork wings (55W).  The motolights have 35W bulbs....they can be upgraded to 50W with no issue.  I run the 35W motos all the time in daylight to be seen, but at night I run the PIAAs to see better.... way better.  The PIAA 1100s are brighter than the IS dual 55/60s in the fairing on bright.  Once the 1100 PIAAs are on at night, I cannot even see any additional light if I switch on the 35W Motos too.  My motolights are soft yellow, the PIAAs are bright white.

I like the look and mount of the Motolights better, but the PIAA 1100 (not their 35Ws like 005) has amazing light, and I believe a universal kit for honda can be mounted to caliper or front fender (or elsewhere) for considerably cheaper than motos. (Like $250 for PIAAs, to $380 for brushed motos up to $450 for chrome).

I would also say that for daytime visibility to others, I would not mount extra lights anywhere near the OE headlight, rather the engine guards, fender, or caliper for separation.  For extra light at night it doesn't matter where they are mounted, though a fork/fender/caliper mount will make the lights travel with the handlebars in the curves (unlike a mount to the engine guard, radiator/frame).