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Extra lights on the crashbars?
Written by twothreeclave on 11/14/2008 at 09:11 pm

Hi, gang,

The first owner of my PC installed some small, KMart-style lights below the
front
crashbars, using screws to anchor the brackets to the plastic itself. They don't
light up the
world, but they do create a nice triangle of light around the front of the bike,
which I'm
sure helps to warn oncoming drivers, especially on dark roads.

Unfortunately, they're in a perfect spot to be damaged if the bike tips over, as
it has on
two occasions.

I'm thinking of replacing them with some higher-power driving lights, and I
wondered if
anyone here has thought about attaching lights on top of the crashbars. I
haven't looked
closely at the various driving lights on the market, so I don't know how they
are mounted.
I thought that I might drill holes in the top and bottom of the plastic crashbar
cover, insert
a length of threaded rod through the holes (and through the space surrounded by
the
crashbar itself), and tighten it in place vertically with nuts (with fender
washers) top and
bottom, leaving enough of the rod projecting above the plastic to provide a
mounting
point for the lights. In case the cover needed to be removed, the light could be
taken off
by disconnecting the wires, then removing the bottom nut and lifting it up and
out.

Putting lights in this location seems like a reasonable idea - they would be
low, to
highlight road irregularities, and they wouldn't be in the tight space above the
front wheel
(where clearance problems can occur) or mounted on the front fork (increasing
unsprung
weight).

I'd welcome the thoughts from the shadetree engineers here; I'm sure you'll come
up with
some improvements! Thanks.

Jim Quinn
Jetson ('98 PC)