spots or driving lights?

[blackvalkyrie]

which throws more light down a dark road..spots or driving lights?
thanks

[John Schmidt]

Depends on your definition of each. To me over the years they're pretty much interchangeable terms. You talk to most Harley drivers, they're either spots or passing lamps. To me regardless of what I've been riding....spots, passing lamps, driving lights, all the same thing. Whatever you do, when you wire them up you always want them on a totally separate circuit from the headlight circuit with a separate switch for on/off.

[Jess from VA]

Many lights for sale now specify the beam angle.  I prefer spots (narrower) to fog lights (wider), but fogs may be more visible to more cagers than spots.  And fogs can be aimed higher, while spots need to be acceptable as dims to oncoming traffic.  Are you trying to see better at night, or be seen better in daylight?

[blackvalkyrie]

yea..  already got the switch wired.. thanks! I know, when I look for this stuff on the net, the terms are confusing

Depends on your definition of each. To me over the years they're pretty much interchangeable terms. You talk to most Harley drivers, they're either spots or passing lamps. To me regardless of what I've been riding....spots, passing lamps, driving lights, all the same thing. Whatever you do, when you wire them up you always want them on a totally separate circuit from the headlight circuit with a separate switch for on/off.

[blackvalkyrie]

see better at night

Many lights for sale now specify the beam angle.  I prefer spots (narrower) to fog lights (wider), but fogs may be more visible to more cagers than spots.  And fogs can be aimed higher, while spots need to be acceptable as dims to oncoming traffic.  Are you trying to see better at night, or be seen better in daylight?

[Jess from VA]

Then you want spots (or driving lights), not fogs.

PIAA 1100X give tremendous light, better than my interstate brights.  Not very blingy, but small and powerful.

http://www.amazon.com/PIAA-73112-Platinum-1100X-Driving/dp/B003D5IXS0/ref=sr_1_4/182-8361316-4376048?ie=UTF8&qid=1405296007&sr=8-4&keywords=piaa+1100+led

[Pappy!]

We just went through this a couple months ago.
Read up on two different ways to run LEDs.
Grumpy's are spots and mine are fogs.
Grumpy has to aim his down due to brightness. Mine are as bright but are on a dimmer and by-passed to full brightness when I hit the bright switch for my headlight.
Both of us have had comments on how very noticeable they are.

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php/topic,68020.0.html

[dubsider]

the PIAA 1100Xs burn a hole in the night... I use them during the day as well.
SEE ME.

[NITRO]

I installed PIAA 1100LEDs this spring. They are very noticeable and extremely bright, but draw little wattage.

[blackvalkyrie]

thanks! I'll check em out!

Then you want spots (or driving lights), not fogs.

PIAA 1100X give tremendous light, better than my interstate brights.  Not very blingy, but small and powerful.

http://www.amazon.com/PIAA-73112-Platinum-1100X-Driving/dp/B003D5IXS0/ref=sr_1_4/182-8361316-4376048?ie=UTF8&qid=1405296007&sr=8-4&keywords=piaa+1100+led

[salty1]

I installed PIAA 1100LEDs this spring. They are very noticeable and extremely bright, but draw little wattage.

NITRO what clamps did you use to mount your PIAAs?

[NITRO]

I installed PIAA 1100LEDs this spring. They are very noticeable and extremely bright, but draw little wattage.

NITRO what clamps did you use to mount your PIAAs?

I used PIAA clamps. I tried some other options and this worked best for me.

[salty1]

I used PIAA clamps. I tried some other options and this worked best for me.


Did you use the 1.25 inch chrome PIAA clamp and did you have to use spacers to fit your crash bar?

[NITRO]

I used PIAA clamps. I tried some other options and this worked best for me.


Did you use the 1.25 inch chrome PIAA clamp and did you have to use spacers to fit your crash bar?

I used these. They are black like the spots and come with spacers to make them work with the valk.