UPDATED: Night Video At Bottom.

Hey Guys,

I was thinking a few of the members might be interested in seeing the following pics of my custom headlight install.

I got the bike in October, but was really dissatisfied with the headlight the dealer put on. Instead of the two, side-by-side headlight mount, he replaced it with a traditional 5" Fatbob headlight.

Not sure if all stock HD lights are awful, but this along with my '07 Sporty headlight were basically useless to me on dark roads. I might as well have held up a candle.

I just don't have great night vision, so I figured to do something about it.

It was a long process. I first researched Sylvania bulb and PIAA direct-bulb replacements, which would have worked fine. But, in the end, I decided to do something completely custom in a 7" bucket that would give me way more light. As I'm used to xenons on our cars/SUVs, I explored this route.

After speaking with lighting expert Daniel Stern, at danielsternlighting.com, I decided on an XSighting 7" self-contained xenon headlamp mated to a flame-embossed Adjure bullet bucket.

I had some initial questions regarding the install, but Dave over at XSighting was awesome and very helpful.

I searched around for the best pricing and this light and bucket cost me a grand total of around $650. IMHO, it was completely worth it. It has low and high beams and lights up the road as well as my wife's SUV equipped with xenons. For me it's perfect and I don't feel insecure about driving at night on dark NJ poorly paved roads with deer prancing around in dark corners anymore. As an added bonus, car/truck drivers hardly ever pull out in front of me anymore. I attribute this to the attention the much brighter light gets.

Took her out in the Winter Wonderland for a photo shoot. Without further ado, here are the pics:

















For perspective in the street portion, the nearest cars to the left and right are approximately 25-30+ yards away.

http://s32.photobucket.com/albums/d1...NewProject.flv

 

If I had to describe it in a word I'd have to say, "voluptuous".

 

try and get a pic at night of it lighting up the road or something, just so we can see how good it lights up...I like the look though..and yeah, it is "voluptuous"

 

Sorry,doesn't do a thing for me.......would look better to me if it wasn't so far out in front, moved back about 3"

 

i think its pretty cool def. different than trad. fat boy or bob

 

I don't care for it either, but if it works for you, that's great

 

I like it. Would LOVE it moved back some. Love the brightness.

My HELL you got a lot of snow!

 

Wow, that thing is bright. Those high beams really get out there! IMHO it would look better recessed back a little into the forks.

 

Can I borrow your snow blower? I've been shoveling snow everyday for a week!

 

thats a huge bitch.............