Howdy all,
I was looking to add some auxiliary lighting but wasn't interested in the usual light bar for a couple of reasons. I like the looks but they're a bit too common for me.
I shopped around for P clamps but didn't find much, the problem is the diameter of the Valk's fork tubes. I know they must be out there because I see the photos here of lights mounted to the fork tubes, maybe using windshield mounting hardware?
I decided to go with mounting via OEM front directional clamps. Should fit with no problem and look appropriate for the bike right? Well 1 out of 2 ain't bad.
It turns out the fork tube diameter is slightly larger below the lower triple-tree than it is above, it's also tapered.
I had to make a few mounting templates to find the right mounting location where the lights wouldn't hit the radiator at full lock but eventually I found the sweet spot.
After that it was a simple matter of using a dremel to open the directional mounts a bit and making the brackets out of 3/16" aluminum plate to mount two lights to each stalk.
To keep the wiring simple I powered both sets of auxiliary lights off my smart switch (great product by the way). I'm using an LED headlight bulb that draws 2 amps high or low beam, the auxiliary lights are 1 amp each so the combined load on high or low beam is only 4 amps, well within the capacity of the smart switch. Lights are also switched so either or both pairs can be turned off if I want.
I don't know if anyone else has used directional clamps for light mounts but I haven't seen it done so I wanted to post it as another option.
Matt
