Re: Strobe lights - Ideas on where to get them, how to install them?

Posted by Thorby on May 17, 2012; 5:21pm
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Strobe-lights-Ideas-on-where-to-get-them-how-to-install-them-tp3999372p3999429.html

Right on, that's what I'm looking for.  Low power consumption is sure to help.

As for the fines: No, I won't get fined.  When I say I live in an anarchy I mean it.  I haven't even been stopped for the out of state, 2 years expired, plates that I have.  The cops don't care, they just stop speeders and bribe them.

sgtslag wrote

Well, save some money for the fines.  

Aside from that, are you looking for LED's that draw little power, or something else?  I bought, and installed, a set of these, off of e-Bay, on my touring machine:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/350310731409?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

They draw a total of 0.5 Amps, measured, 3 Watts per light, waterproof.  Being LED's, they can be strobed, if you can find a switching unit to flash them.  To mount them, I purchased a set of C-clamps, attached them to the engine guard bars, and used a flat piece of aluminum bar stock from a local DIY store.  Drill holes for the screws, screw them to the aluminum bar stock (cut to size with a hack saw, or a cut-off wheel on a moto-tool), and wire them into your power circuit.  They put out 350 Lumen(?) each (auto headlight is rated at ~700 Lumens), lighting up around 12 feet distance in front of the bike.  They create a triangle of lights in the front, which supposedly makes you very visible to oncoming traffic.  Cheers!