Phil
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Brighten the Corner Where You Are - Cornering Lights Mod
Old song I learned in Sunday School about 52 years ago
This is one that has been on my list the longest. The older I get, the more help I need to see at night. No real issues, just aging I guess. I wanted a way to light up where I was heading when I turned into a corner. I had this feature on a car I once had and I loved it. I looked into dozens of ways to do this. I walked around the bike 10 times one day, just studying how it might be done. Mounting on the front is the obvious place, so I looked at the not so obvious. I searched the web for the very brightest LED bulbs and fixtures I could find. I bought 1 and 3 watt Pond lights. Waterproof, but large-ish and hard to mount. On a whim, I ordered 'bling' DRL lights for cars. www.SuperBrightLEDs.com is one of my favorite sites. This is where I found the lights called DRL-CW5 Series. Here's where I mounted them:
I made sure the foot rests would fold up when tieing up the wiring. The BIG challenge was figuring out how to turn them on without having one more switch. I remembered a thing called TDR- Time Delay Relays. I found simple DIY circuits to build, but I wanted something more durable. Google found this guy:
I exchanged an email with Mr. Wolsten describing what I wanted to do and he pointed me to the 'P' model. Their website is full of creative, clear DIY type applications. http://www.wolstentech.com/. I mounted it in that 'cavern' behind the headlights. A SLIGHT adjustment in the delay timer, and it worked perfectly first crack. Press the right signal switch, normal turns begin to flash, that closes the TDR relay, lights the Cornering Light, TDR keeps it on between normal turn signal flashes. Cancel the turn signal and within 1 sec, the Cornering Light goes out. Taaaa Daaah! THESE puppies are bright too:
With a little ride time, I may want to aim them up or down a little. But one spin around the block (before the 5 degrees rolled in) tells me they're pretty close. Oh, there is one TDR for left, one for right. I mounted them back to back. You'll see from their web site that the electronics are 'potted' to make them robust. An 'interesting' sidelight... with the Double Play unit on the turn signals, plus the TDRs, it looks like a carnival ride when you press the 4-Way flashers! Once I can figure out about posting a video, I'll SHOW you!!
TDRs- about $30 each.
Lights- about $70 for the pair
More mods and more pics coming...
Old song I learned in Sunday School about 52 years ago
This is one that has been on my list the longest. The older I get, the more help I need to see at night. No real issues, just aging I guess. I wanted a way to light up where I was heading when I turned into a corner. I had this feature on a car I once had and I loved it. I looked into dozens of ways to do this. I walked around the bike 10 times one day, just studying how it might be done. Mounting on the front is the obvious place, so I looked at the not so obvious. I searched the web for the very brightest LED bulbs and fixtures I could find. I bought 1 and 3 watt Pond lights. Waterproof, but large-ish and hard to mount. On a whim, I ordered 'bling' DRL lights for cars. www.SuperBrightLEDs.com is one of my favorite sites. This is where I found the lights called DRL-CW5 Series. Here's where I mounted them:
I made sure the foot rests would fold up when tieing up the wiring. The BIG challenge was figuring out how to turn them on without having one more switch. I remembered a thing called TDR- Time Delay Relays. I found simple DIY circuits to build, but I wanted something more durable. Google found this guy:
I exchanged an email with Mr. Wolsten describing what I wanted to do and he pointed me to the 'P' model. Their website is full of creative, clear DIY type applications. http://www.wolstentech.com/. I mounted it in that 'cavern' behind the headlights. A SLIGHT adjustment in the delay timer, and it worked perfectly first crack. Press the right signal switch, normal turns begin to flash, that closes the TDR relay, lights the Cornering Light, TDR keeps it on between normal turn signal flashes. Cancel the turn signal and within 1 sec, the Cornering Light goes out. Taaaa Daaah! THESE puppies are bright too:
With a little ride time, I may want to aim them up or down a little. But one spin around the block (before the 5 degrees rolled in) tells me they're pretty close. Oh, there is one TDR for left, one for right. I mounted them back to back. You'll see from their web site that the electronics are 'potted' to make them robust. An 'interesting' sidelight... with the Double Play unit on the turn signals, plus the TDRs, it looks like a carnival ride when you press the 4-Way flashers! Once I can figure out about posting a video, I'll SHOW you!!
TDRs- about $30 each.
Lights- about $70 for the pair
More mods and more pics coming...
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