LEDs in handguards - like new audi cars

swissrob · Sep 20, 2008

essjay said:
I've used these leds before and they are not that bright.

These ones are much brighter.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?ModuleNo=36405

But remember they are about 40mm long. To long to simply drill holes in the handguards

what the feck is that?

Deleted account W · Sep 20, 2008

swissrob said:
what the feck is that?

No idea but I want one

buellzebub · Sep 20, 2008

cookie said:
what about some of them blue ones chavs put on their saxos? they seem bright enough.

Someone call for a chav?

Complemented by my Blue (yeah I know it's chav!! but I like it!) pilot led:

the civil one · Sep 20, 2008

I am in

I had asked , someone anout this very thing .
If someone is going to put this together as a ""Plug "n" Play "" i am in,

Ash · Sep 21, 2008

the civil one said:
I had asked , someone anout this very thing .
If someone is going to put this together as a ""Plug "n" Play "" i am in,

somebody say 'plug & play.

Garfield NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

(RIP) ugg · Sep 21, 2008

just put some white reflective strip on yer guards.

if they dont see ye: driving lights,
spot light ,
head light ,
feking luminescent strip on ye jackets...

the blind twats will run into ye anyway :blast

ugg

MechanicalAnimal · Sep 27, 2008

Why not go for something aftermarket LEDindicators en make something yourself?

:thumb2

73octane · Sep 27, 2008

the civil one said:
I had asked , someone anout this very thing .
If someone is going to put this together as a ""Plug "n" Play "" i am in,

Read in Bike magazine today an article about a manufacturer that makes handguards. Theyare going to produce guards with inbuilt led strips, so they think it's a good idea.

Doesn't say if they will sell the Led strips seperately, but :rob

my guess is that something will appear soon from China / Japan. Seems like there is a market for them.

STUBBS · Sep 27, 2008

these should get you noticed

http://www.emergencyequipmentshop.c....html?osCsid=ad776466e2b3729cfc33f521813d49f8

73octane · Sep 27, 2008

It's on the right lines, but they flash.

simonjasper · Sep 28, 2008

LED source

been on my jollies....here's my source

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/white-100000-wide-angle-cool-white-p-1525.html

i did find a resistor calculator somewhere that day too, so it could be a cheap mod

i was thinking of drilling into the handguard to glue the leds in...

cheers

jimbo · Sep 28, 2008

ugg said:
just put some white reflective strip on yer guards.

if they dont see ye: driving lights,
spot light ,
head light ,
feking luminescent strip on ye jackets...

the blind twats will run into ye anyway

ugg

like this?

I don't actually like the look of it, but its not there for style.

STUBBS · Sep 28, 2008

a set of these should get you noticed :thumb2

Stu_C · Sep 29, 2008

simonjasper said:
I like the ideas thrown up, but they all seem to be quite low output LEDs, the bike i saw definitely made me move over, the effect was that good!

thanks again, i've now sourced some ultra bright LEDs at 100,000 mcd's...less bling, more "i'm coming thru"

Pardon my ignorance, but if you put those LEDs in the plastic handguards, won't they melt the plastic??

(OPERATING TEMPERATURE 40ºC to 85ºC) :confused:

(RIP) Shenzi · Sep 29, 2008

simonjasper said:
been on my jollies....here's my source

http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/white-100000-wide-angle-cool-white-p-1525.html

i did find a resistor calculator somewhere that day too, so it could be a cheap mod

i was thinking of drilling into the handguard to glue the leds in...

cheers

Thanks Simon! As I have said in an earlier post the LEDS you mention are 4x25,000mcds which will have a better angle of view but won't be as bright as the 40,000mcd ones that I mention.
I have one of the Nippy Norman Ledpacs that you mention and they are brighter than anything I've seen including the 10mm 100,000mcd units. They make my headlights and fogs look like bloody candles! I will be doing a write up on them as soon as I can take some decent photos. Now some of those in the handguards would be VERY impressive!

Desert Rat · Sep 30, 2008

STUBBS said:
these should get you noticed

http://www.emergencyequipmentshop.c....html?osCsid=ad776466e2b3729cfc33f521813d49f8

Silly question but I assume white flashing lights are illegal :augie

Traffic would soon get out of the way with these on.

Rushy · Sep 30, 2008

73octane said:
Read in Bike magazine today an article about a manufacturer that makes handguards. Theyare going to produce guards with inbuilt led strips, so they think it's a good idea.

Doesn't say if they will sell the Led strips seperately, but my guess is that something will appear soon from China / Japan. Seems like there is a market for them.

I have seen somebody selling them in the US already but the LEDs are for indicators onlt and the handguards seemed to be for enduro bikes.

can't remember where I saw them though :blast

igsy · Oct 3, 2008

You could always buy an Audi instead

mike wright · Oct 3, 2008

igsy said:
You could always buy an Audi instead

Or wait until Christmas and see the other colours they do :augie

MechanicalAnimal · Oct 12, 2008

The Dutch beat ya to it ;-)

quick post just to let ya'll know the Dutch did it already :rob

here goes, i gave it a trie to translate it for ya :aidan

original topic from dutch Dabit on de GSForum Hollandaise:
http://www.bmwgsclub.nl/forum/viewtopic.php?p=428578

It's done with 2 white Luxeon K2 LED's

But who does one acomplish this?

Take a piece of copperstrip : 120x20x1mm. You'll need copper for the LED's need cooling. Aluminium is also possible but then you need to use thermal conducting glue instead of solder in the next step

Clean, heat with a burner en add a little solder. 5x5mm is suffiecient

Degrease the bottomside of the LED en add a little solder, in this case S39 (does Waitrose sell that?

), normally you dont use this with electronics but the TS didnt had anything else

Place the LED on the drop of tin, hold flame under LED and remove on the instant the solder goes liquid, very careful with heat and shocks around those LED's

be sure of fitting

Protective 4 mm plexiglas (lexan in UK?)

use 2 pieces of 15x15mm. glue on top of each other and dril a hole but make use you dont drill STRAIGHT THROUGH!!!, this way you have a hole you can place the LED in

Cut Plexiglas with is hot knife which is better than sawing it, especially those tiny pieces

The Hood

Shrinking tube

mounting :

Both LED's a placed in a serial with a 12 ohm resistant and connect to normal headlight. Leds are now powered with 500 mA, thats about 2 watts per LED. Maximus is about 1500 mA per LED

Topicstarter had not sufficient parts to make a ballast for 400mA to LED's on normal light and 1500mA on high beam

have fun guys

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