Truck-lite makes good stuff. Downside for a Nighthawker is that all of our bikes have integrated optics and replaceable lamps, rather than sealed beam assemblies. The mounting ears are part of the optics, so the TL LED replacements don't just drop in.
I modified an older bike's bucket when I did my swap, looking like I'll do it against for the 650 swap. On Dec 16, 2016 8:54 AM, "Richard Potter" <rpot...@anaheim.net> wrote: > There is a company called truck-lite that makes very good LED replacement > lights > > They have a wonderful low beam pattern with a sharp cut off line so as not > to cause oncoming driver any glear > > And if on a empty road the hi beam is great > > Upside is they only pull about 2 amps witch is less then your stock unit > > Downside price just under $200.00 on amazon and the back of the assy. Is > deep it took a little work to put one in a 78 750 > > Cool factor is they look almost black when turned off > > > > *From:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com [mailto:nighthawk_lovers@ > googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Michael Chauveau > *Sent:* Thursday, December 15, 2016 6:38 PM > *To:* nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject:* Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Bright Night Lights > > > > Thanks to all who weighed in. It's been a help and given me something to > think about in this non riding weather. > > > > Michael C. > > > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 11:29 AM, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > If you are looking for a little more performance from your headlight, step > one should always be to make sure it's properly adjusted. That should also > be the last step any time you mess with it. > > > > You can also get a fresh bulb of standard wattage levels. Lamps degrade > with time and use, so a fresh lamp can be better than an old but not burned > out light. > > > > You can also upgrade your wiring to the light by adding relays and a > direct connection to the battery. Use the stock wiring to control the > relays and heavy gauge fresh wiring to feed the light from the batteries. > This way you preserve your stock functionality but feed the light it's > rated voltage and allow full current. > > > > On Dec 15, 2016 8:56 AM, "jrhoyt0895" <jeremy.r.h...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oh, and one more thing. 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