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Originally Posted by
CaptMoto
Jmo forgive my ignorance, but I have been figuring out that with the Tenere having a fixed light to the frame structure, meaning that its mounted somewhat on the tank, that you all the other Terene owners going off road at night should actually fit a set of deep beams to the uppermost part of your fork legs so that when you turn a sharp corner you would at least have some kind of illumination. How do you compromise?
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That is a good point - certainly a regular trail bike tends to have a 'directional' headlight in that respect, but in reality, it doesn't seem to make that much difference unless you are stopped and using it as a searchlight so to speak?
On the move, I've found there is plenty of light to each side on dip beam (same with my 650R with the rallye fairing/twin light set-up) although you could always angle the side mounted auxiliary lights outward slighty to improve the spread perhaps?
That said, I'm looking for long range illumination for primarily road and desert riding, rather than to illuminate the side of the trails... Some people choose one fog and one spot (typically the fog is mounted on the nearside), but that is surely going to compromise the other side? I guess ultimately you could fit a pair of both spot and fog lights, but there is a danger you might start to look like a Christmas tree?!
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