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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 03:16 PM
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Old Jan 10, 2010 | 03:23 PM
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For use on your ride, "B" is weather resistant.
 
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A looks like it would cost less, but B looks more water tight, and looks better.
 
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The speedo housing has room for an additional rubber coated pushbutton (similar to "B") if you are willing to drill a hole in it. Might look better too.

Neither "A" or "B" looked all that good to me on the handlebar.
 
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I like "B" better because it's more stream lined but you can buy rubber caps that thread over the chrome toggles to help shield them from moisture.
 
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I like the bracket for A. You can get a screw-on rubber insulator for the toggle from places like McMaster-Carr.

What's the switch for?
 
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well, I picked up a pair of these



and I wanna run them off of a switch (pref handlebar mounted), and I'm having a heck of a time finding switches for 1" bars.
B is National Cycles lightbar switch, and you would think it would work with other lights.
 

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I kinda like A because you could mount it on the right side, and then the switch would be tucked under the bars and not really that noticeable.
 
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Cool. Lookin at your bike, the B switch will probably match better. I liked A because of the black.
 
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Thats some nice lookin' lights right there!!! where you get those?
 



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