Aux lights- main beam supplement
 

Simple solution and a bargain(?) at about �110.

Buy 1 relay solution of your choice.
Get mounting point http://www.adventure-spec.com/defaul...0z-tenere.html
Choose spot lights which are similar size to expensive (but probably very good...) Solstice lights. I chose http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400587348429 and can recommend them, reasonable quality for the price.

Wired into main beam via relay and I can now see in the dark! Position of lights protects them from scrapes and still allows for a high up mudguard.

Hope it helps someone,
Penfold

That looks awesome mate :)

Any chance of a picture of the final fitted solution ??
Also a bit more detail on the wiring if possible. Thanks

Looking at Aux light solution, as I have to ride some dark lanes to get home...

Pic at last
 

Took me a while to sort out the picture, but here goes...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/115698558@N06/12177198035/

Purchased a relay of eBay, fairly standard and probably easy enough to make yourself if you're so inclined.

1. Wired into battery, cut off supplied switch and soldered it so the loom is permanently in the on position.
2. Power elements are wired into battery, simply bolted in place.
3. Pick-up for the relay is on the main beam bulb holder, released the copper female sockets into which the bulb male plugs slide in to. If you look at side of bulb holder where recesses are you can see the copper bit is held in by two prongs which can be pushed out of the way to release it. Watch which side of the bulb you put it in as it only works on one side, the +ve side I think.
4. Put spade connectors onto spot light wiring (soldered for security) then connected these to the relay loom. Had a load of excess cable which I removed, leaving some slack in the system.

I managed to get the wiring from the battery to the front under the tank with some patience and without removing the tank. Would be a lot easier to remove the tank!

The lights come on with the main beam (flash or proper main beam) so add some redundancy should the bulb blow. Plenty bright and obviously adjustable.

I think my poor write up has made it sound a lot more complicated than it actually is. Surprised myself in how simple it actually was, spent more time looking for the bits and faffing than actually doing it.

Hope that helps, if not ask away.
Penfold

Link won't work, click here- http://www.flickr.com/photos/115698558@N06/12177198035/

Funny. I just made the same add-on.

Just got these:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2309807394...84.m1439.l2649

I looked at the same bracket that you posted but decided to manufacture it myself. Looked quiet simple so I modelled it in SolidWorks and got it cut/bent by a friend.

The wiring is still left to be done so I haven't tried them out yet.

As I understod, you hooked yours to the hi-beam so when you turn on your hi-beam the LEDs go on, right? I'm thinking of adding an extra switch so I can maneuver them separately.

Great work man!

Thanks for the photo and comments. Just the right size for the space there.
Will be looking at doing this mod in the next few months.

Thanks for the info Penfold.

Do the LED lights come wit a switch?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/400587348429

It does not say anything about this on the ebay post.

THanks

Hi,

No, the lights come with about 30cm or less of cable. Enough to wire into a loom and no more. There is no switch or anything else included

A mod I'm thinking of doing is to wire in a 2nd loom so I can operate the lights without main beam for foggy conditions, but I'm not sure how effective that'd be and the extra hassle of more cables.

Bandola- when I got the bits I thought something similar, lot of money for what it is I guess, but better than many options. For those that don't know, the bracket hangs off the the cockpit subframe, reach under your light and you'll find 2 metal bars side by side (like thick twin wire) with cabling for the cockpit on top of it. The bracket clamps in to it so you could make your own thing.
I looked at those lights and they look good (similar to solstice), but was too impatient with the seller's hols. Be interesting to see how they do and what quality they are. Ones I have look and feel good quality, time will tell though!

Final words of encouragement aumed at hebbo, do it now! Winter will be over in a few months and you won't need additional lights!

Penfold

Ok. So i will have to get an extra switch. I just ordered these lights and the bracket. My intention is to wire them to the Centech fuse box (hence connected to the battery) with a switch (independent of the hi/low beam).

This is in prep of a long trip, so not intended for immediate use. I hope the LED lights will give some decent light :)

An update
 

It's that time of year again and the lights are still doing very well. I've 'loctited' some of the fixings as they vibrate loose (tiny screw on back of main body for those who have purchased them) but that's it.

My mix of riding for my daily commute mean that these get used about 25% of the time and you really cannot use them as running lights as you'd blind other road users (I leave that to the cyclists!). For increased road presence I decided to try out some cheap Chinese LED running lights, at 99p for 2 plus some small L brackets for around 25p each it felt like a reasonable risk. The end result, as you can see is pretty good for the money.

Parts:
L brackets- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3108956125...552%26_rdc%3D1
Lights- http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-3W-Eagl...item35def55b56

You'll need to modify the L brackets, opening the holes so the light fits and it can then be attached to your bike wherever you choose. Wiring, I simply fed it up to the cockpit and wired it into my sidelights. Cheated here, simply hooked the end of the cables around the sidelight bulb contacts (they are poled so if it fails first time swap them over). Given my sidelights are already LED I think the power consumption is nothing to worry about, but I'll let the others on here who know better give an proper view on this.

One point of learning, if you're going to put these on the adventure spec brackets like I have then put them above not below. Although I'd prefer below, they'll fouls the forks on full lock.

Lights are distinctive but not dazzling, not sure if I'd go brighter though.

I have the same aux lights - I used a fly lead off the main beam terminal of the bulb connector to act as a trigger for a relay so the aux lamps come on with main beam.

I really don't like other road users with stupidly bright lights so don't see why I should do so - which is why they're operated via the main beam switch.

Incidentally, I use these people for my relays, connectors, terminals etc:

http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/

Great minds and all that, exactly the same set up. Only I bought my relay fro eBay. Some of the newer cree spot lights look tempting, but no indication of physical size so don't know if they'd fit in the space under the standard light.

Ditto
 

I've just fitted a pair of these Cree spotlights. I intended to use a 4 pin relay as I'd read about. I spoke to an auto electrician yesterday that happened to be working on the same site as me and he said there was absolutely no need for a relay. (My electric knowledge is pretty basic). I calculated a 1.4 amp draw from the 2x10w.
Anyway, I wired them direct from the side lights with an in-line fuse & switch and earthed back to the battery. (I took the tank off to route it).

Thanks Penfold for the recommendation of thread locking the small screw, I'll do that. The lights do seem of high quality but one thing I noticed was the threaded hole was not deep enough to fully accept the screw. I contacted the eBay seller and he said he'd swap them out. In the end I just packed it out with a tiny washer.

I also used the adventure spec bracket (which at �30 was at top limit of resorting to making my own). Looking forward to trying them out obviously adjusted to not blind on-coming drivers.
Will post pic later.
Btw- if there are any sparkies on the forum whose opinion is different regarding the relay, I'd be interested. Cheers