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I finally got around to taking some photos. I mounted 2 sets of LED lights on my N1K. They both use CREE LEDs.
I mounted 2 of the following. They are 22w and about 2800 lumens. The color temp is about 5000k or so.
2800LM Cree Led x2 - 2allbuyer
In addition I mounted 2 of the following. They are about 15w, 1050 lumens and closer to about 3000k for the color temp.
1000LM Yellow Cree Led Light x2 - 2allbuyer
The install was pretty straight forward. I mounted them on the fork tubes. I used the following brackets.
They fit very solidly and I used the foam with stick tape to help reduce any tendency to slide on the fork tubes.
The bigger lights will not work if mounted on the top of the mount. They will contact the steering at full lock. So mounted them both outboard with the smaller on the top. The smaller ones are warmer in color temp and I like the contrast in certain road conditions. They are not as powerful as the bigger ones but do a nice job.
I also crossed their beams so as to see through the turn better. So the right one points to the left, and the left to the right. I also angled them up a touch to be more effective when leaned over. They also make good daytime running lights. They don’t have what I could call a fog light beam pattern but they are fairly wide but with a hotter center.
The big ones through some serious light down the road. I have the setup to augment the stock lights. Honestly I would like them higher as with a more focused beam pattern, slight misadjustment of aiming means I have too much light in front or a lot in the trees. This weekend I had my son help me dial them in and they are pretty good now. These are some seriously powerful lights so don’t do something stupid like look into them when turned on.
Even on wet roads, this things really light up the night. All this darn rain lately has meant a lot of opportunity to test out the electrics. No issues so far. I also wired in some dimmers as well. I’ll post pics of that when I have time. I’ve included some basic frontal pics to give an idea of the mounting.
Just for grins I took a test ride and rode back toward my son. I fired up all my lights and with the main headlights on high beam. So I had a total of 6 lights. My son’s comment was he felt like he was being engulfed by the sun.
All in all I am pretty happy with the lighting now. No issues with the electrical system so far. I replaced the factory bulbs with LEDs that draw less so I am pretty good on current draw. I can run all 4 of my aux lights for about the draw of just the original high beam. There is no doubt I am seen while on the road now.
My future plans are to mount the big ones up where the mirror stalks meet the fairing and remove the mirrors. I’ll go with bar-end mirrors at this time. The reason I didn’t do this now is I just bought the super heavy bar-ends and they quell the vibration so well I don’t really want to take them off now.
I did find some bar-end mirrors that will work nicely and nice mounts for them. They are almost as heavy as the heavy bar-ends I have on there now. I am just a bit burnt out from wrenching on my bike and my son’s. My wife is starting to complain and she is very tolerant so when she starts making comments I know I’v gone too far.
Anyway I highly recommend these lights. They’ve survived heavy rain, wheelies, rough roads, high speeds (won’t post on a forum but think FAST) and more. I wanted the lights more quickly so I paid for expedited DHL shipping which ran about $20 extra or so. They came from Hong Kong in about 4-5 days. I bought more lights than the ones I mounted on the N1K and will be mounting them on my bicycles and other vehicles. The seller is Komy Kwan and I had outstanding customer service. Here is his email address if you have questions. komy63 AT yahoo.com.hk Just remove the spacing around the AT and of course replace the AT with @ . Pretty much everything you need to mount them come with them. I just went with the brackets I mentioned as I knew exactly where I wanted to put them.
Here are some photos. I'll post some photos of the mounting on the handlebars later. Everything is wired in to a switched, with relay, power distribution block.
Let me know if you have any questions. I am currently in NorCal and will be in in the San Francisco Bay area for off and on over the next week or so if anyone wants to see them in person. If the rain would stop I'd be up to meeting somewhere.
The photos are a bit deceptive. The lower lights are aimed pretty much straight ahead but they really don't look that way.
I mounted 2 of the following. They are 22w and about 2800 lumens. The color temp is about 5000k or so.
2800LM Cree Led x2 - 2allbuyer
In addition I mounted 2 of the following. They are about 15w, 1050 lumens and closer to about 3000k for the color temp.
1000LM Yellow Cree Led Light x2 - 2allbuyer
The install was pretty straight forward. I mounted them on the fork tubes. I used the following brackets.
They fit very solidly and I used the foam with stick tape to help reduce any tendency to slide on the fork tubes.
The bigger lights will not work if mounted on the top of the mount. They will contact the steering at full lock. So mounted them both outboard with the smaller on the top. The smaller ones are warmer in color temp and I like the contrast in certain road conditions. They are not as powerful as the bigger ones but do a nice job.
I also crossed their beams so as to see through the turn better. So the right one points to the left, and the left to the right. I also angled them up a touch to be more effective when leaned over. They also make good daytime running lights. They don’t have what I could call a fog light beam pattern but they are fairly wide but with a hotter center.
The big ones through some serious light down the road. I have the setup to augment the stock lights. Honestly I would like them higher as with a more focused beam pattern, slight misadjustment of aiming means I have too much light in front or a lot in the trees. This weekend I had my son help me dial them in and they are pretty good now. These are some seriously powerful lights so don’t do something stupid like look into them when turned on.
Even on wet roads, this things really light up the night. All this darn rain lately has meant a lot of opportunity to test out the electrics. No issues so far. I also wired in some dimmers as well. I’ll post pics of that when I have time. I’ve included some basic frontal pics to give an idea of the mounting.
Just for grins I took a test ride and rode back toward my son. I fired up all my lights and with the main headlights on high beam. So I had a total of 6 lights. My son’s comment was he felt like he was being engulfed by the sun.
All in all I am pretty happy with the lighting now. No issues with the electrical system so far. I replaced the factory bulbs with LEDs that draw less so I am pretty good on current draw. I can run all 4 of my aux lights for about the draw of just the original high beam. There is no doubt I am seen while on the road now.
My future plans are to mount the big ones up where the mirror stalks meet the fairing and remove the mirrors. I’ll go with bar-end mirrors at this time. The reason I didn’t do this now is I just bought the super heavy bar-ends and they quell the vibration so well I don’t really want to take them off now.
Anyway I highly recommend these lights. They’ve survived heavy rain, wheelies, rough roads, high speeds (won’t post on a forum but think FAST) and more. I wanted the lights more quickly so I paid for expedited DHL shipping which ran about $20 extra or so. They came from Hong Kong in about 4-5 days. I bought more lights than the ones I mounted on the N1K and will be mounting them on my bicycles and other vehicles. The seller is Komy Kwan and I had outstanding customer service. Here is his email address if you have questions. komy63 AT yahoo.com.hk Just remove the spacing around the AT and of course replace the AT with @ . Pretty much everything you need to mount them come with them. I just went with the brackets I mentioned as I knew exactly where I wanted to put them.
Here are some photos. I'll post some photos of the mounting on the handlebars later. Everything is wired in to a switched, with relay, power distribution block.
Let me know if you have any questions. I am currently in NorCal and will be in in the San Francisco Bay area for off and on over the next week or so if anyone wants to see them in person. If the rain would stop I'd be up to meeting somewhere.
The photos are a bit deceptive. The lower lights are aimed pretty much straight ahead but they really don't look that way.
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