Lighting?

Roberto Gonzales

Roberto Gonzales

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Hey all,

Although I upgraded the headlight on my 16 Street Glide to the daymaker, as I'm sure most if not all will agree, the "cone" of light is simply too narrow for dark and unfamiliar roads. I know there's a good bit available now for engine guard mounted lights, and even some that are part of the turn signals. Do any of you have experience with these add ons? Which set ups work the best for you?

TIA
 
I run all three daymakers on the batwing with the two outer lights programmed to stay on all of the time and Denali lights on the crash bars tied into the high beam switch. So far this setup handled every thing easy of the Mississippi from Canada to Florida without hesitation
 
Tep_52 said:
I run all three daymakers on the batwing with the two outer lights programmed to stay on all of the time and Denali lights on the crash bars tied into the high beam switch. So far this setup handled every thing easy of the Mississippi from Canada to Florida without hesitation
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I've got a 16 Street Glide, so no "Passing lights" on it. Which lights give you the broader "cone" for side of the road, if you can say.
 
Harley calls them auxiliary lighting if you Search their website and as far as my Denali lights go they are the d4 with the combination spot and flood. If you program the auxiliary lights on all of the time you will get a nice low beam pattern about equal to a car. With the d4s on it's the same as having 3 really good headlights, but because mine are not dimmable they are too bright for oncoming traffic.
 
Just to throw it out there [and reviving a long-dead post] I am running the Clearwater Darla's on my engine guard. This is my second set as I also put a set on my older 09 FLHX. They work very slick and include a dimmer. you can dial them down for daytime riding, then turn them brighter as night encroaches. They also have a sensing wire for high beam and "go to eleven" then you kick on the high beam. I think they're awesome but can't compare to Denali or much else. I did have the Harley-Davidson rounded oval fog lights at one point, I even upgraded the bulb to H3 PIAAs - garbage in comparison.
 
Discussion about lighting never expires... I asked for back-issues to the Iron Butt magazine, and spotted several advertisements and mentions of Clearwater lights. More research, more reading, and I thought to see this for myself. At the most recent Jamboree, I spotted several chariots that sported various Clearwater lights, and had the opportunity to chat with the respective owners. While Denali lights seemed to be prolific, true adoration was heard from the Clearwater owners.
With the new Valkyrie lights in their product lineup (3" OD, 5500 lumens each), they would be just what the doctor ordered. My ride from Virginia to their offices in Rancho Cordova was worth every mile: They were good for their word, and installed them at no cost (with my purchase, of course), and this was not a marked-up rate! They also offered to put me up in an area hotel if the installation took longer than a production day (they did not). Everything FLHXHS above says is utterly true. I have Darlas on my calipers (I run those with yellow covers), and the Valkyries on my handlebars (only a cafe fairing, and I run those without any filters). They also wired a Billy Brake Light to my auxiliary circuit so I could turn it on in foggy conditions as one might see on Audis and Mercedes as a little extra insurance of being seen before being plowed into from behind in low-vis conditions.
Bottom Line: I couldn't be more pleased. Excellent customer service, they took the time to listen to what me needs and desires were, and their recommendations were spot-on in terms of what they thought I'd come away happy with. I'll not mention the lights they removed to make room for theirs, but it bears repeating that I couldn't be more pleased.
Now, if only Mike would bring back the magazine...
 
@H60PLT - Thanks for the shout out. Yep, you can not go wrong with Clearwater lights. Once I was removing [this set actually] off of my old FLHXSE, and nicked the insulation... too close to the light to not have it a concern. I was mad/sad/disappointed. Why did I rush? I did have to trade it in on my current motorcycle. I reached out to Clearwater, and asked support if I could send them for repair...

Unlike any M.I.C. type of light, they didn't need to pull one off the shelf, they took my light and carefully replaced the lead and returned it to me like nothing had happened. I don't remember the cost off hand, but it was more than reasonable. Just saying, they're great if you needed 'service' [repair] as well. I'd think this might be similar if an errant rock chose to make its mark on your lens as well.

I'm intrigued by these Valkyries. Something to go checkout.
 
My choice is the Kewig K12 and K11. During my last night ride through the rural roads of Vermont, they were a great help. K12+K11 Kewig.jpg
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