Cheap headlight options?

[sen]

I want to fighter my storm.. the fairings have cracked through now anyway and I cbf getting them plastic welded, so they might as well come off.

It's just my commuter, and the bike is pretty thrashed, so I don't want to go the $600+ route (as much as some of those headlight units on ausfr make me jizz my pants).. I just need a cheap option that isn't a single round light.

Been scouring ebay, but haven't really found anything that grabs my attention.

Anyone got any ideas?

I'll also need a dash I guess, but I don't mind grabbing an Acewell, just gotta figure out how to hook it all up.

[Hillsy]

Seen a few fighters with these headlights

http://www.sachsbikes.com.au/Madass.html

Apparently the whole set-up with brackets is (or was) under $200.

Or you could go the Acerbis dirt bike downlight thingy. They're pretty cheap (for a good reason....)

[Fight_fan]

Mate what sorta dash u after? I got a K2 Gixxer dash I wanna get rid of!

[scotty mac]

what about a enduro style light?

[sen]

Yeah i had one of those acerbis/enduro lights off egay on one of my first bikes.. never again haha. Couldn't see SHIT with it.

The headlight off the sachs is pretty awesome.. if I could get away with that for $200 i'd be pretty happy.

Fight-fan: Dash-wise, I just want anything that gets me functional really.. as long as I can wire it up and get all the usual controls going i'm happy. I just hate how the stock one is on an arm sticking fwd from the frame.. so want something mounted to the triple.

[scotty mac]

yeah them acerbis one's are shit! there jus halogen down lights. i ended up in a cane padock cause of em... i was using a crf450x light for awhile seemed to work ok.

[JackTar]

Check supercheap and repco they have dual light setups for around $40 you will probably need to put some typ of waterproof shroud around some of them though.

[Cruisecontrol]

quote:Originally posted by scotty mac

yeah them acerbis one's are shit! there jus halogen down lights. i ended up in a cane padock cause of em...


Then you were definitely using the wrong globes.
I bought a couple of narrow beam (10deg) 50w globes and had to unhook one because two was just overkill.

[gumby190]

http://thereifixedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/tifi-macgyverheadlight.jpg

Cheap & easy????
:D[:p]

[gumby190]

http://thereifixedit.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/tifi-peanutbutter.jpg
Sport version.

[oldskool]

A dolfin torch sprayed matt black or the Streetfighter option 2 dolfin torches sprayed matt black, quite cheap.

[scotty mac]

quote:Originally posted by Cruisecontrol


quote:Originally posted by scotty mac

yeah them acerbis one's are shit! there jus halogen down lights. i ended up in a cane padock cause of em...


Then you were definitely using the wrong globes.
I bought a couple of narrow beam (10deg) 50w globes and had to unhook one because two was just overkill.
i was using similar set up. had 1 norrow beam n 1 spread beam. around town had no worries but on back roads there was alot of glare too.
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1248429267.jpg



sorry for the hijack lol

[sen]

Maybe I just had a crap one.. mine had halogen downlights that basically didn't even light up the road 2m in front, let alone let you see anything.

I'll trawl ebay a bit more try find one like that..

[Cruisecontrol]

Just go to a lighting shop and buy narrow beam (8-15deg) globes.
Supermarkets only stock either 36deg or 60deg which are way too wide to be of any use on the road.

[TurboKat]

Good tip Daniel-san, I didn't know you could get different light spreads.

[sen]

Yeah neither did I, thanks for that.. looks like a nice cheap option all-round.

[80s freak]

Can't go past a good set of twin spots, very happy with the beam on mine.

[hooligan]

you can also get LED lights that are designed to be a direct replacment for halogens - the halogens are being fazed out 'cos they're not energy efficient enough, apparently.

[Cruisecontrol]

DO NOT BOTHER!

The LED's are expensive and fucking useless. If you think the standard halogens are shit, then you are in for a shock if you buy the LED version...

[EXBEN]

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1248621045.jpg


I've got one of these thats been in my workshop for a while, it's new & its cheap at <s>$140</s> $110 Im not saying its any good, just puttin it out there. It's got cheap globes but could probably be modded pretty easy to take H1/H7/H4 style ones. REAL fake carbon look too.;)

[sen]

I actually don't mind that at all.. a lick of paint and it'd actually suit the bike.

That'd just use those normal fork brackets like the twin lights yeah?

[scrotary]

if you go down the acerbis route, i got a dozen 75w 36degree bulbs from the states, if you, or anyone wants to upgrade their highbeam they cost me around $15 each, makes a huge difference.