any fog/driving light bracket options?

fierostetz · December 14th, 2012, 03:36 PM

I'm working on making some now, but I was wondering if anyone's had any successful tries.

I'm working on a few options
1. Mounts that will stick to the front via the screws for the windscreen.
2. Mounts that sandwich between the turn signals and the fairings.
3. I'm looking for some fork mounts.. no luck yet, but investigating.

Any options that I'm not listing? I'd prefer to buy some, but can't really find much for the pregen.

alex.s · December 14th, 2012, 03:49 PM

i retrofitted bixenon hids into mine. @choneofakind did the same with his pregen. works great.

fierostetz · December 14th, 2012, 03:53 PM

I was thinking about that eventually, but I want to configure a lighting triangle for conspicuity's sake (and the extra light). It's been well demonstrated that a lighting triangle grabs motorist attention. All my other bikes have a light triangle and I can attest - people pull out in front of me FAR less frequently now.

GeorgeRYoung · December 14th, 2012, 09:23 PM

Caveat: not speaking from experience.

Fog lights are supposed to be located low so on the fork sliders looks attractive. It has a couple of drawbacks:

The lights bounce up and down with the sliders, so mechanically stressful.

The ground current shouldn't return through the forks or the steering head bearings will be etched. Separate ground lead.

I tried low mounted fog lights and they were good for visibility but made no difference in fog.
http://web.ncf.ca/ag136/fogLights.htm

choneofakind · December 17th, 2012, 10:46 AM

Check out this thread:
http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=119789

December 14th, 2012, 03:36 PM	#1
fierostetz ninjette.org member Name: Shawn Location: santa ana, ca Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): klr 650, fz1, nighthawk 750, dr650, ex250 Posts: 39	any fog/driving light bracket options? I'm working on making some now, but I was wondering if anyone's had any successful tries. I'm working on a few options 1. Mounts that will stick to the front via the screws for the windscreen. 2. Mounts that sandwich between the turn signals and the fairings. 3. I'm looking for some fork mounts.. no luck yet, but investigating. Any options that I'm not listing? I'd prefer to buy some, but can't really find much for the pregen.

December 14th, 2012, 03:49 PM	#2
alex.s wat Name: wat Location: tustin/long beach Join Date: Sep 2009 Motorcycle(s): wat Posts: Too much. Blog Entries: 5 MOTM - Oct '12, Feb '14	i retrofitted bixenon hids into mine. @choneofakind did the same with his pregen. works great. __________________________________________________

December 14th, 2012, 09:23 PM	#4
GeorgeRYoung ninjette.org member Name: George Location: Ottawa, Canada Join Date: Jun 2011 Motorcycle(s): EX250, C10 Concours Posts: 109	Fork mounted fog lights Caveat: not speaking from experience. Fog lights are supposed to be located low so on the fork sliders looks attractive. It has a couple of drawbacks: The lights bounce up and down with the sliders, so mechanically stressful. The ground current shouldn't return through the forks or the steering head bearings will be etched. Separate ground lead. I tried low mounted fog lights and they were good for visibility but made no difference in fog. http://web.ncf.ca/ag136/fogLights.htm

December 14th, 2012, 03:53 PM	#3
fierostetz ninjette.org member Name: Shawn Location: santa ana, ca Join Date: Aug 2012 Motorcycle(s): klr 650, fz1, nighthawk 750, dr650, ex250 Posts: 39	I was thinking about that eventually, but I want to configure a lighting triangle for conspicuity's sake (and the extra light). It's been well demonstrated that a lighting triangle grabs motorist attention. All my other bikes have a light triangle and I can attest - people pull out in front of me FAR less frequently now.

December 17th, 2012, 10:46 AM	#5
choneofakind ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: . Location: . Join Date: Feb 2011 Motorcycle(s): . Posts: Too much. MOTM - Feb '13, Feb '14	Check out this thread: http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=119789