alexk
Weekend Rider
Stick with me here a moment...
I really adore my headlight modulator - during the day it flashes the headlight, making me a LOT more visible to cagers. I consider this the most important headlight feature.
But, I do a lot of riding at night, so the Rabbitman's HID upgrade is mighty tempting. Alas, you try modulating the brights on an HID kit and you kill the solenoid on the shutter. Bad idea.
So, the idea came to me... if I can find an aftermarket headlight/driving light kit at a decent price and that looks right on our straight-from-the-death-star bikes, I could use those to up the brightness at night, or modulate those and go HID for the main light.
There isn't enough space to mount a slimline headlight under the stocker without interfering with suspension travel, so this thing is out...
That leaves driving lights mounted to the outside of the forks. Has anyone seen a good looking reasonably-priced kit?
So far, I've found a crapton of chrome and oversized lights. The nicest I've found is a [ame="http://www.amazon.com/BRKTS-Lighting-Sport-Touring-System/dp/B000J4493Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375383690&sr=8-1&keywords=piaa+005"]PIAA kit for $240[/ame], but it's still chromed out. =(
I really adore my headlight modulator - during the day it flashes the headlight, making me a LOT more visible to cagers. I consider this the most important headlight feature.
But, I do a lot of riding at night, so the Rabbitman's HID upgrade is mighty tempting. Alas, you try modulating the brights on an HID kit and you kill the solenoid on the shutter. Bad idea.
So, the idea came to me... if I can find an aftermarket headlight/driving light kit at a decent price and that looks right on our straight-from-the-death-star bikes, I could use those to up the brightness at night, or modulate those and go HID for the main light.
There isn't enough space to mount a slimline headlight under the stocker without interfering with suspension travel, so this thing is out...
That leaves driving lights mounted to the outside of the forks. Has anyone seen a good looking reasonably-priced kit?
So far, I've found a crapton of chrome and oversized lights. The nicest I've found is a [ame="http://www.amazon.com/BRKTS-Lighting-Sport-Touring-System/dp/B000J4493Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1375383690&sr=8-1&keywords=piaa+005"]PIAA kit for $240[/ame], but it's still chromed out. =(