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Three headlights / light bar?
09/16/08 at 10:16:09

Greetings all. When I see other motorcycles approaching, the ones with three headlights (two smaller ones around the big center one) are much more visible than just one headligh. I also like that look.

Has anyone installed additional lights around their stock Savage / S40 headlight, and if so, what kind / which supplier?

I suspect this topic has been discussed before but when I searched under "headlight" or "light bar," I didn't get anywhere. Thanks in advance.

Ride safe,
Amy

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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Online PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6048 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #1 - 09/16/08 at 15:12:24 got three white lights on my front.,. changed the stock h4 headlight bulb to a higher kelvin type mounted two mr11 sized spots to the forks w/P clamps and changed the 20watt halogen bulbs to a white mr11 led array(hint of blue).. im all for more "noticability",cagers tend to doze or text message while ........
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EssForty Senior Member Offline Sunshine, Surf & Suzuki Posts: 382 Melbourne, FL Gender:	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #2 - 09/16/08 at 15:21:46 Thumperclone: Any pics you can post?
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flcruzr Ex Member	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #3 - 09/16/08 at 17:55:02 I added a pair of driving lights to my s40, I ordered them from JCWhitney, optronics 50 watts, look very cool, chrome housing and are nice and bright. I dont have a close up but you can see the lights right under the turn signals.
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firetruckredbike Full Member Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 185	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #4 - 09/16/08 at 18:55:53 Thanks a lot - those are both good approaches! Flcruzr - that does indeed look very cool. Thumperclone, I'd love to see your version also. Very helpful, thanks again. Amy
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #5 - 09/16/08 at 20:15:58 Hey FL, are those the one you can get at walley's world? ($20 or $30) Didn't someone say the bezel can fall off and you need to secure them better? Another suggestion from the BMW riders... http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/auxlights.html There are some lights at home d'pot. But at $10 each I'd rather go to walley world.
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firetruckredbike Full Member Alliance Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 185	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #6 - 09/17/08 at 02:54:28 Verslagen - thanks! Interesting! I'm not too good with the welding, but at that price, I think our mechanic could be brought into service. Thanks again and ride safe, Amy
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Reply #7 - 09/17/08 at 08:01:14

Im soooo glad to see this topic because I almost got side swipped not once not twice but three times the other day by morons not checking their side mirrors. I wanted to mount the additional lights to my forks as well. Nice mod Flucruzr hey Firetruck let me know how it works out for you buddy. I will be right behind you getting mine done very soon. If I can get sometime I may do this mod this weekend. I will post to your thread if I do. Ride Safe everyone

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Reply #8 - 09/17/08 at 11:31:07

verslagen1 wrote on 09/16/08 at 20:15:58:

Hey FL, are those the one you can get at walley's world? ($20 or $30)

Didn't someone say the bezel can fall off and you need to secure them better?

Another suggestion from the BMW riders...

http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/auxlights.html

There are some lights at home d'pot. But at $10 each I'd rather go to walley world.

They may be, I went to a Walmart recently that is in another town and they had the same lights but different box display.
I did read someone elses post that the housing fell off but mine seem fine, i've had them on for two weeks and no problems, they do get really hot but that's about it.

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Reply #9 - 09/17/08 at 11:33:59

Kirk wrote on 09/17/08 at 08:01:14:

Im soooo glad to see this topic because I almost got side swipped not once not twice but three times the other day by morons not checking their side mirrors. I wanted to mount the additional lights to my forks as well. Nice mod Flucruzr hey Firetruck let me know how it works out for you buddy. I will be right behind you getting mine done very soon. If I can get sometime I may do this mod this weekend. I will post to your thread if I do. Ride Safe everyone

Thanks, I'm happy with the look, I went to home depot and bought two clamps and found that this was the best place to install them on the bike, plus no worries with running too much wires through the bike.

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Bear_Rider Senior Member Offline Posts: 289	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #10 - 09/17/08 at 11:45:07 I'm concerned about one thing here. These lights add 100 to 110 watts to the electrical load. Is the Savage's system able to handle this load? Even if it is within the max rating, is the load so high that it risks premature failure of components?
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Reply #11 - 09/17/08 at 13:07:40

Kirk, I will let you know what I end up doing here, promise! And you be careful my friend - that side swiping is no joke, very scary stuff. They just don't see us, do they? I am revving my engine so people will at least hear me...especially when they are on their cell phones or putting on MAKEUP in the car.... Shocked

Bear Rider brings up a very good point about the amp draw. Somebody told me to forget heated gloves / vest for this very reason...so I would think the lights require still more power than those items.

Somebody help us out here - what about the electrical requirements?

Thanks everybody and ride safe,
Amy

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #12 - 09/17/08 at 14:16:19 If they're 50 watts each, you may have problems. 35 watts each you should be ok.
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flcruzr Ex Member	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #13 - 09/17/08 at 19:38:50 verslagen1 wrote on 09/17/08 at 14:16:19: If they're 50 watts each, you may have problems. 35 watts each you should be ok. Well, this has me thinking? The packaging says 50 watts but not sure if it means combined or each? Hmmm!
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Three headlights / light bar? Reply #14 - 09/17/08 at 19:42:07 Yeah I know what you mean, I think it's combined.
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