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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	3 Headlight set up? 05/10/14 at 21:05:51 Has anyone done a three headlight set up? Something like this.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 3 Headlight set up? Reply #1 - 05/10/14 at 21:44:17 you'll want to keep the wattage under 100. but you'll want to keep an eye on the battery to make sure it stays charged.
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Re: 3 Headlight set up?
Reply #2 - 05/10/14 at 21:56:03

verslagen1 wrote on 05/10/14 at 21:44:17:

you'll want to keep the wattage under 100.
but you'll want to keep an eye on the battery to make sure it stays charged.

Yep. Maybe LED's for the "side lights". I like the look and it seems like the visibility factor in oncoming traffic might be better. I noticed that today when I was driving and saw a Hawg with a 3 light headlight in oncoming. I'm also wondering if anyone has done a retrofit or modification and has any suggestions for parts.

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: 3 Headlight set up? Reply #3 - 05/10/14 at 22:42:46 VS800, get the one that bolts to the lower triple tree using the headlight fasteners. Same headlight. Going to run you anywhere from $250-400 unless you find one in a boneyard.
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: 3 Headlight set up? Reply #4 - 05/10/14 at 22:47:03 WD wrote on 05/10/14 at 22:42:46: VS800, get the one that bolts to the lower triple tree using the headlight fasteners. Same headlight. Going to run you anywhere from $250-400 unless you find one in a boneyard. Cool! We have a GREAT boneyard here in Phoenix. I'll check them out! Thanks!
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ToesNose Serious Thumper Offline Pardon me, do you have Hot Sauce? Posts: 1993 Mooresville, NC Gender:	Re: 3 Headlight set up? Reply #5 - 05/11/14 at 06:11:05 I would add a headlight on/off switch to have them off when turning the bike over, and a voltmeter to keep an eye on things since our charging system isn't set up to sustain more then stock electric wise.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 3 Headlight set up? Reply #6 - 05/11/14 at 08:55:45 Someone recently posted a link to an LED voltage monitoring device. It looked easy & cheap to build & would be easy to mount.
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Reply #7 - 05/11/14 at 12:15:51

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/11/14 at 08:55:45:

Someone recently posted a link to an LED voltage monitoring device. It looked easy & cheap to build & would be easy to mount.

I'm leery of putting anything LED or computer chipped on a bike in AZ. I've baked a couple watches and cell phones in the heat here leaving them in the sun in the summer. Tongue

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Reply #8 - 05/11/14 at 16:30:47

I don't know if it is just me, but I have a little trouble with a bunch of lights on the front of a motorcycle. The reason is that the extra brightness seems to hide/mask the turn signals, making them harder to see. I like big, bright turn signals that are hard for other drivers to overlook.

The headlight on my Vulcan 800 is rubber mounted and tends to vibrate a bit, causing a it to appear to be flickering to oncoming drivers. I have not tried to stop the vibration because it is really does get one's attention. Kind of a poor man's modulator, but operating at a higher frequency than modulators. I generally don't drive a night so I don't notice it myself while riding.

Are my ideas just plain silly, or is there some merit to them.

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Reply #9 - 05/11/14 at 20:55:13

bobert_FSO wrote on 05/11/14 at 16:30:47:

I don't know if it is just me, but I have a little trouble with a bunch of lights on the front of a motorcycle. The reason is that the extra brightness seems to hide/mask the turn signals, making them harder to see. I like big, bright turn signals that are hard for other drivers to overlook.

The headlight on my Vulcan 800 is rubber mounted and tends to vibrate a bit, causing a it to appear to be flickering to oncoming drivers. I have not tried to stop the vibration because it is really does get one's attention. Kind of a poor man's modulator, but operating at a higher frequency than modulators. I generally don't drive a night so I don't notice it myself while riding.

Are my ideas just plain silly, or is there some merit to them.

I know when I'm in a car I see the "modulated headlights" better than I do the steady beams. I'm not as concerned about the turn signals as I am just being seen coming head on. I don't think you'd need huge "side lights" just something that is not your standard single headlight so people notice you.

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