Which Add-On Lights?

[RTNewbie]

I'm looking to add some driving/fog lights to my R1100RT. Which lights and mounting brackets have you had the best luck with? What electrical/switch set-up works best?

Thanks in advance.

[jwhite518]

I'm looking to add some driving/fog lights to my R1100RT. Which lights and mounting brackets have you had the best luck with? What electrical/switch set-up works best?

Thanks in advance.

Kinda depends on what you want the lights for. Riding in the dead of night on deserted roads - high mounted HIDs wired to your high beams. Extra visibility to oncoming vehicles plus auxiliary lighting that can be on all the time - low mounted Motolights with an independent on/off switch.

You can go lots of different ways on light switching. Check out Paul Glaves' article on his K75 setup: http://www.mindspring.com/~p_vglaves/relaybox.htm

Do a forum search on lighting - don't restrict it to the Oilhead section because everyone talks about it. This topic has been discussed once or twice before. :)

[donaldb]

I put PIAA 1100's on the forks using a bracket from CycleGadgets. I also have Hella fog lamps mounted to the cyl guards with brackets made by Hawks. I control both with AutoSwitchs through the turn cancel switch.

I get increased conspicuity during the day and lots of light at night. Nice and low to the road so I’m not blinding on coming traffic.

[Rollifahrer]

I got the lights and mounting bracket from CycleGadgets as a set. No complaints on amount of light, but fender is scratched on both sides from bottoming out shock. They are supposed to be engineered with that clearance in mind, but....

[bmwcliff]

Big "thumbs up" for the PIAA 1100X, and the brackets from Cyclegadgets. I also added the switch for the turn signal cancel, so I can switch on or off as I choose, but they are normally off when starting the Bike. Made a noticable difference.:clap

[SIBUD]

I put on Hella FF50 lights mounted to eMp Designs (http://www.empdesigns.com/) brackets. Installed AutoSwitch which uses turn signal cancel button to control light relay.

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[BMWDEAN]

Click here:

Driving lights (http://jeff.dean.home.att.net/drivelights.htm)

[wuli959]

self contained HID lights from Baja Design $$$$$$ (https://www.bajadesigns.com)





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