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« on: February 12, 2013, 03:59:48 PM » |
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Hello fellow Valk' addicts. Need some advice on increased frontal illumination!!  Anyone install one of these on a Valk' Tourer? I don't want to drop a ton of cash and find out the darn thing doesn't fit. Also, for those who have successfully installed, any pointers you care to share (i.e., recommended relay, mounting brackets, etc.). http://www.customdynamics.com/driving_light_bar.htm
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2013, 05:22:46 PM » |
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Haven't seen one mounted, but if you do install any light bar, be sure to have it on a circuit totally separate from the headlight circuit. First, because there already is a lot of current going through the start switch on a normal headlight setup. Second, if your headlight goes south on you, you still have the extra lights to get you home.
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Sparky51
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« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2013, 06:02:38 PM » |
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My son put those on his VTX, Chrome peeled off in just a year or two. The LED turn signals are not very visible. He also had to rebuild the Halogen Socket after burning it up. Other than that, they are great!
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2013, 06:14:02 PM » |
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My son put those on his VTX, Chrome peeled off in just a year or two. The LED turn signals are not very visible. He also had to rebuild the Halogen Socket after burning it up. Other than that, they are great!
The light bar on my buddy Henry's Valkyrie was kuryakyn, looked like that, and the Chrome all peeled off of it too... -Mike
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9Ball
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« Reply #5 on: February 13, 2013, 03:30:54 AM » |
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Had that setup on my standard for 3 or 4 years. The turn signals are definitely washed out by the driving lights, but they do put out some adequate light. The national cycle driving lights I had on before these really lit up the side of the road, which was better for seeing deer or other critters at night. Here's a couple of pictures showing them during the daylight when we rode the dragon a few years back.  
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f6john
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« Reply #6 on: February 13, 2013, 06:26:28 AM » |
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My son put those on his VTX, Chrome peeled off in just a year or two. The LED turn signals are not very visible. He also had to rebuild the Halogen Socket after burning it up. Other than that, they are great!
The light bar on my buddy Henry's Valkyrie was kuryakyn, looked like that, and the Chrome all peeled off of it too... -Mike They must use the same chrome plater as Cobra!
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #7 on: February 13, 2013, 07:47:54 AM » |
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They must use the same chrome plater as Cobra!
I've seen some really nasty Cobra stuff, including their light bars... There's a theory that the older stuff holds up better than the newer stuff, all my cobra stuff is hanging in there so far...  -Mike
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« Reply #8 on: February 13, 2013, 09:30:34 AM » |
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+1 My Cobra bar doing fine after 13 years.
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wobray
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« Reply #9 on: February 16, 2013, 01:25:52 PM » |
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The Hurt study says that motorcycles with a large frontal presentation are UNDER represented in the crash group. Whatever you do..... make the lights LARGE.. JMHO
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