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Post by poppawelee on Sept 3, 2014 23:57:24 GMT -6
Hi all. I'm wondering what you experienced scooterists consider the safest and/or your most favorite Headlight style. Do you prefer fixed position on front end or the type which turns with the handlebars? Old school style or the newer LED tiny bulbs? Thanks in advance for your response. Please feel free to share any Headlight info, I'm a noob trying to learn all I can.
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Post by tvnacman on Sept 4, 2014 3:59:29 GMT -6
tvnacman.blogspot.com/If your on windy back roads without street lights go with ones that are on the handle bars . I live in the city and I have had both . I find the ones on the handle bars do better when going to unlit areas . John
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Post by trailheadmike on Sept 4, 2014 22:13:20 GMT -6
I put 10W cree floods on the sides of the scoot up by the faring. They are fantastic. though lame, here is a vid I made.
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Post by tvnacman on Sept 5, 2014 4:00:21 GMT -6
I put 10W cree floods on the sides of the scoot up by the faring. They are fantastic. though lame, here is a vid I made. Mike some window tint on the windscreen and I think you will be good . Can you post a pic of the leds you used and how you mounted them . John |
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Post by trailheadmike on Sept 5, 2014 5:23:26 GMT -6
Hey John - looks like we didn't get to that summer ride! Tint sounds like a great idea, and perhaps it will hide some of that artful repair I made. Here's a picture of the light mounted on the black plastic. I drilled a hole for the screw and one for the wire. I put a decent sized washer behind the mounting screw for support.  Here are both lights mounted:  Here are the lights I bought from ebay: .ebay.com/itm/261233601767?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> .ebay.com/itm/261233601767?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AITI thought I took more pictures but I guess I didn't. The wires from the lights go to a relay, and the relay is wired directly into the battery. There is a switch that comes off the relay that I cut into one of the dash lights and which I mounted on top of the brake reservoir cap. None of the wiring came with the lights - I had originally bought some halogen running lights that were just too heavy to mount anywhere on the scoot. |
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Post by tvnacman on Sept 6, 2014 9:09:15 GMT -6
tvnacman.blogspot.com/Mike I only rode to travel to and from work , maybe an errand . Time is/was tight this summer . The lights look fantastic and really brighten things up . John
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Post by poppawelee on Sept 11, 2014 1:01:23 GMT -6
Thank you tvnacman. Where I'm located is quick easy access to city or rural driving so your input is valuable to me.
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Post by poppawelee on Sept 11, 2014 1:04:51 GMT -6
trailheadmike thanks so much for the video and details, great stuff. I see you're in Orange NJ - back in the 70's I used to haunt Mecca Magic in E.Orange for hobby supplies.
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Post by pgflo on Sept 23, 2014 19:17:16 GMT -6
Wonderful lights. I just got my scooter and I had my hubby drive it home the night we went to get it since I had never been on a scooter before, it was late in the evening and dark by the time we headed home. I noticed the headlight was not very bright. I do not plan on ever riding in the night but those lights would sure be a blessing if I had to. paula from Mo
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