Let ther be lights

[guywheatley]

I started out having to fix the windshield. I epoxied back a couple of pieces that I'd
knocked off.


While the windshield was off, I figured I'd go ahead and install the road lights


OK, Here's the plan. I'll attach them to the windshield hardware.


Maggie sure looks strange without her windshield.


Here's the first one mounted.


You can see the cracks on the windshield. I don't think they will be so obvious once
it's back on the bike


Starting on the other light. Step one, drill a hole.


Here's the bracket mounted to the WS hardware. I may have to came back and use a
wedge shaped spacer here to direct the lights back toward the center of the road.


Both lights on the windshield.


Here they are on Maggie. They're not hooked up yet. I'll have to take the windshield
off again to wire them up. Maybe I'll even clean it before I mount it back.

[Magnum Magna]

Very cool I like it. 

Some States have a requirement that lights need to be X inches from turn indicator lights.

[dgc67]

Very creative.  You don't think the weight of the lights will be too much for the windscreen once on the road, with the wind and vibrations/bumping of riding?

[guywheatley]

Very creative.  You don't think the weight of the lights will be too much for the windscreen once on the road, with the wind and vibrations/bumping of riding?

I don't think so. It's mounted directly to the hardware right on top of the brackets mounting the screen to the forks.

[tmds3]

Man what an idea,wish it had been mine. I have been trying to figure out a way to put lights on with hidden wiring, so I may have to steal your idea

[guywheatley]

Man what an idea,wish it had been mine. I have been trying to figure out a way to put lights on with hidden wiring, so I may have to steal your idea

Well they do say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Go for it. I'd like to see pictures of yours.
I haven't exactly figured out the wiring yet. My first thought was to just tap into the low-beam line. But Charles has his behind the ignition switch, on a switch of their own. He can run them on or off as he likes, but they go off when the key is off so he won't forget them and run down his battery. I think that's what I want also. Just gotta figure out the wiring now.

[Charles S Otwell]

Your new lights look good. How many watts? I've about decided to fab me up a light bar for the Valk and have it chromed when I get my engine guards rechromed. We'll have to have a driving light shoot out (Magna vs Magna) to see whose lights are the brightest .

[guywheatley]

Your's will probably win. I think your Maggie has 55 watt lights. These are 45.

[Charles S Otwell]

Don't you mean Zilla's  !

[dgc67]

How did you break the screen?

[TLRam1]

Guy if you just replace the plastic the price is not too bad IIRC.  Good job thinking outside the box! 

[guywheatley]

How did you break the screen?

Unloading it from the bed of my pickup. It just got away from me and leaned over on the bed rails. There was some very verbose speculation on theology and genealogy

[guywheatley]

Guy if you just replace the plastic the price is not too bad IIRC.  Good job thinking outside the box! 

Yeah, That broken piece was just a few month old. I'd replaced it with a new one from J&P. Without the hardware it was around $80.00. I'll replace this one sometime, but thought I'd finish fooling around with the lights first. If I'm gonna mess around and break something else, I'd rather it be this one. In fact, depending on where I eventually mounted thelights, I might have wound up cutting the bottom off anyway.

[Slydynbye]

Perhaps it's time to consider a better material for your shield.
Take a look at this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDXwcgSYjws

[dgc67]

thought I'd finish fooling around with the lights first. If I'm gonna mess around and break something else, I'd rather it be this one

Very wise.  Sucks when we do something ourselves that messes something up doesn't it!