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off road lighting
Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:16 am
by Len Trout III
Hi Group, went thru the post for comments on extra lighting, no luck. I
would like to add extra driving lights for the night time desert/forest
ridng here in the Reno, NV area. I have the Happy Trails
Radiator/Engine guard and would there be a way to mount to it or any
other acceptable place the wouldn't meet the demise of bouncing off the
ground? Not to mention the switch and wiring of it for the KLR. Your
help/comments would be appreciated. Thxs.
LT
off road lighting
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:26 am
by ssridesred
One simple way to increase lighting is to go with a PIAA Quartz
Halogen Headlight 55/60W Bulb. It puts out the 110w of light on high
beam and supposedly only draws 60w. I think this makes a very
noticeable difference over stock. Fred had them in stock when I got
mine. They may seem spendy at $45 but it's a simple improvement that
doesn't require more switches and/or lights to be mounted somewhere.
Steve
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Len Trout III" wrote:
>
> Hi Group, went thru the post for comments on extra lighting, no
luck. I
> would like to add extra driving lights for the night time
desert/forest
> ridng here in the Reno, NV area. I have the Happy Trails
> Radiator/Engine guard and would there be a way to mount to it or any
> other acceptable place the wouldn't meet the demise of bouncing off
the
> ground? Not to mention the switch and wiring of it for the KLR. Your
> help/comments would be appreciated. Thxs.
> LT
>
off road lighting
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:48 am
by Andy Kirby
There are any number of lights you can use but be mindful of the KLR's limited capacity for powering them, HID is expensive but will give you great output for less consumption. I'm thinking of swapping out the standard H4 in the headlight for an HID Low Beam only unit and using the spare watts to power up a couple of Aux. HID Lights for main beam duties, maybe the Phillips HID's or the Hella Micro DE's but they are around $700 a pair!
In terms of mounting, well most KLR owners are pretty creative so I'm sure there are a lot of home made versions out there but if you want an after market solution you can check BLM's brackets, not cheap but his stuff is excellent quality. He does have a day job so drop him an email if you are interested. I used is brackets on my ST1300 and they were a work of art.
http://www.blm-accessories.com/BikeModels.cfm?Model=KLR
As ever YMMV and I'm not associated with these companies in any way.
Andy
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off road lighting
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 9:47 am
by Terry Taylor
Northern tool & equipment sells a 3 1/2" halogen driving spotlight pair for $9.99 +s/h. It is item # 18814-2701. northerntool.com. 55 watts each so be careful about use during idle rpm. Not the best for serious off roading but perfect for "light"duty/fire road type stuff (excuse the pun). For the price you can't beat it.Inexpensive to replace if you wreck. They can mount using the two screws on the side of your fairing.
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off road lighting
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:51 am
by Moose
Another thing you might consider is fog lights from a junk yard. Lots of vehicles came equipped with them, they are pretty low on their power usage, you can get them for next to nothing, and you can mount them wherever you want. They won't be so bright they'll be blinding, but should provide enough lighting to do the job. Mount them near the turn signals and point them outwards, maybe 15-30 deg to get an arc of light.
Terry Taylor wrote: Northern tool & equipment sells a 3 1/2" halogen driving spotlight pair for $9.99 +s/h. It is item # 18814-2701. northerntool.com. 55 watts each so be careful about use during idle rpm. Not the best for serious off roading but perfect for "light"duty/fire road type stuff (excuse the pun). For the price you can't beat it.Inexpensive to replace if you wreck. They can mount using the two screws on the side of your fairing.
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thinking about selling my klr
Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:52 pm
by a14@att.net
> Hi Walt,
> That's funny. I was more thinking about the green, mint-plant, not
> the mint-money. I see you are just reading the words.
> revmaaatin.
>
>
Everyone knows they mint-money in the mint-plant but I never knew
the mint-plant was green.
Walt