Driving lights
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Road Captain
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From: Fenton, MO
Driving lights
I got a chance to ride with a group of 7 bikes last weekend. Being new to riding in a group, they asked that I ride at the back.After the ride, we were talking over a few cool and delicious beverages and one of the guys mentioned that from up front, he could easily keep track of everyone but me. They were all on softails or Glides and all hadtwo 4 1/2" extra lights up front. My Dyna only has the standard headlight and yellow running lights in the turn signals.
I want to make it more visible in front but:
1st Harley does not make a light bar for the o7 Dyna
2nd I do not like the looks of 4 1/2" lights. Does anyone have a bright but small and good loking light setup on the front of their Dyna?
I want to make it more visible in front but:
1st Harley does not make a light bar for the o7 Dyna
2nd I do not like the looks of 4 1/2" lights. Does anyone have a bright but small and good loking light setup on the front of their Dyna?
Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2006
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From: SW Corner of NW Corner
RE: Driving lights
well, its not a light bar. Its basically two clamps that mount on your forks above the lower tree. There are a bunch of part numbers
69284-05. You will want take a look at the catalog to figure out what you need. $284.95, includes the actual lamps as well as the brackets.
with that said, i agree with you, I think they would look like *** on the front of a Dyna... those are for baggers as far as I'm concerned (for those that may have these, sorry, don't mean to offend... to each his own
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There are a variety of different bulbs you can put it to make the stock lamp brighter.
by the way, I think that guy was full of sch!t anyway. I've been the leader of larger groups numerous times and I've never had an issue keeping track of who was back there based on their lighting setup. Think about it... he couldn't see you cuze you didn't have a friggen light wing sticking out there in space... you were behind someone, therefore your lamp was behind someone.
69284-05. You will want take a look at the catalog to figure out what you need. $284.95, includes the actual lamps as well as the brackets.
with that said, i agree with you, I think they would look like *** on the front of a Dyna... those are for baggers as far as I'm concerned (for those that may have these, sorry, don't mean to offend... to each his own
)There are a variety of different bulbs you can put it to make the stock lamp brighter.
by the way, I think that guy was full of sch!t anyway. I've been the leader of larger groups numerous times and I've never had an issue keeping track of who was back there based on their lighting setup. Think about it... he couldn't see you cuze you didn't have a friggen light wing sticking out there in space... you were behind someone, therefore your lamp was behind someone.
Road Master
Joined: Oct 2006
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From: Maryland
RE: Driving lights
As I've mentioned in several other threads, I added the Kuryakyn Panacea LED's to my bike this past winter. I was told by those I rode with in Daytona that the yellow LED running lights in the high mount turnsignals made me easy to pick out at night. I'm of the opinion that the LEDs are more visible than stock bulbs. It won't add the same type of light as driving lights, but it makes you easier to see on the road. (although you may still get lost among a flock of baggers....)
Tourer
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RE: Driving lights
Here is an idea for driving lights that I did.
https://www.hdforums.com/m_1385693/tm.htm
https://www.hdforums.com/m_1385693/tm.htm
Cruiser
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RE: Driving lights
have you check to see if an older model of the dyna's passing lamps will work? Mine is a 2000
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RE: Driving lights
ORIGINAL: Boxjoint
Here is an idea for driving lights that I did.
https://www.hdforums.com/m_1385693/tm.htm
Here is an idea for driving lights that I did.
https://www.hdforums.com/m_1385693/tm.htm
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Road Captain
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From: Fenton, MO
RE: Driving lights
Great job Boxjoint. I am a wood worker and probably could follow your lead but my personal taste is for higher mounted lights. A couple of you said run a brighter light for the headlight. What are you running?
My best solution so far has been to use the Kuryakyn Large Silver bullets with clear lenses and the 35 watt bulbs. The make 49 mm clamps for $49.99 and a mounting kit that looks like it mounts under the pinch bolt for $24.99. I don't know how visible they would be and how much light they would provide for night riding.
My best solution so far has been to use the Kuryakyn Large Silver bullets with clear lenses and the 35 watt bulbs. The make 49 mm clamps for $49.99 and a mounting kit that looks like it mounts under the pinch bolt for $24.99. I don't know how visible they would be and how much light they would provide for night riding.
Road Captain
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From: Land O'Lakes, FL
RE: Driving lights
A lot of riders (often of other types of bikes) SWEAR by a lower set of lights. You'll see quite a few BMW's for example with lights down on the lower part of the fork tubes. It actually makes sense if you think about it. A cluster of lights near the headlight area doesn't help someone if they think you are a mini-van that is a mile or more away and you are really only a hundred yards away. Whenever I see crash bar lights, or something like what Boxjoint did, or those lights on the lower forks, it is always readily apparent that the vehicle is near even if I don't know right away that it is a motorcycle.
But that was funny to say the guy in the rear was hard to keep track of. You are at the back, with big bikes between you and him and then they apparently all had a rack of lights. I suspect you could hide an aircraft carrier behind enough lights.
Kevin
But that was funny to say the guy in the rear was hard to keep track of. You are at the back, with big bikes between you and him and then they apparently all had a rack of lights. I suspect you could hide an aircraft carrier behind enough lights.
Kevin
