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Extra lights on the crashbars?
Written by yankeesmuggler on 11/16/2008 at 06:35 pm

You many be right on this one Leland. How do you keep track of
everything we have installed on our motorcycles?

I have two driving/fog lights mounted under my headlight. I've had
this set up since 1998. The lights I have came from The Electrical
Connection, but EC no longer sells auxiliary lighting kits for any
bikes other than the Goldwing.

I have my lights running through an Electrical Connection Volt/Amp
Reduction Circuit ($89.95) that reduces the amount of power drawn by
the lights without having to install lower power bulbs (some Coasters
have done this). A simple flip of a switch lets me go from full power
55W illumination per bulb to about 35W illumination per bulb. This is
handy when it gets too dark for my headlight modulator to legally
function, but I don't really need the driving lights for roadway
illumination, just greater conspicuity. This Volt/Amp Reduction
Circuit can be installed with any driving lights, not just ones from EC.

Tim Davies
Seneca Falls, New York 13148
'98 Honda Pacific Coast "Yankee Smuggler II"
"Yankee Smuggler I" (DECEASED at 124,000 mi.)

IPCRC #4
HSTA #8387

"The ride is the objective, the destination is the excuse!"


On Nov 16, 2008, at 4:26 AM, Leland C. Sheppard wrote:

> Hi Tom,
>
> > You may want to ask Leland Shepard about his setup, I
> > believe he and another coaster have something similiar to mine, plus
> > they have installed a amperage/wattage saving device that sounds
> really
> > cool.
> You have me mixed up with Tim Davies or someone else. I don't have
> driving lights on any of my bikes...
>
> Tim's setup sounds like what you are describing, as I recall.
>
> Leland

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