Just finished fitting my aux lights

[Gecko]

I just wanted to share my joy and becoming the proud owner of two new beautiful twin auxilliary lamps . Both lamps and bike are doing well after a short period of intensive care.
My sincere thanks go out to MiGSel for supplying a very sexy laser cut light mounting bar, to Lee Bastin for the wiring diagrams and fitting notes, to Ricardo Kuhn who posted some very helpful photographs of how he did it and all the loads of people who contributed to the many different discussions threads on this subject - I gotta say folks - I couldn't have done it without you.

I opted for the Hella FF50 twin set . Anyone comtemplating doing the same you need to know that if you buy the Hella twin sets , everything you need , connectors, relay, wire, switch and instructions are in the box. If you can wire up a household plug you should be able to manage this job.
One tip , I recommend you remove the petrol tank - it makes life a whole lot easier and in order to do this you should invest in the quick connectors for the fuel line(s) to avoid getting 95 octane all over your Hush Puppies.

Now with my extra auxilliary driving lamps and my 'Widetail' additional rear lights my 1100 looks like the Starship Enterprise .....Only thing is I may need to upgrade to 24 volts soome because I don't think this lot will work with my kettle and electric blanket when I next go camping

 

[Deadskin]

That's nice G


WHERE'S THE BLOODY PIC

 

[Gecko]

That's nice G


WHERE'S THE BLOODY PIC

Hopefully tomorrow - should have a couple of nice shots of the new 'Twins'

 

[Gecko]

That's nice G


HERE'S THE BLOODY PIC

 

[Gecko]

and another view...

 

[Gecko]

Cockpit view

the green switch mounted top left is the on off for the Aux lamps. I have connected it to the 'park light feed' which is on when full or dip beam is in operation. This means I can choose when I want to use the lights and am not restricted to only on dip or only on full beam as my options - I have both. The wire sticking out the left side of the dash is my 12v feed to the GPS unit.

 

[Gecko]

One from the back for Malky

This is a rear view after fitting Malky's widetail lights. They work a treat .

 

[Gecko]

Widetail take 2

And this is a shot with my rear mist lamp off and just the BMW rear light and the widetails on.

 

[Gecko]

Last but not least

and to edn the show - here is the Gecko, he goes with me everywhere I go

 

[Gecko]

Last but not least

and to end the show - here is the Gecko, he goes with me everywhere I go

 

[Gecko]

Actually this is the last one....

See and be seen

 

[Paul Young]

Nice choice of lights, G.

I chose the FF50's as well. The similar style makes them sit alongside the indicators well. The beam is also a nice compromise between floodlight and pencil beam.

 

[Malky]

Re: One from the back for Malky

This is a rear view after fitting Malky's widetail lights. They work a treat .

Good grief. Is that a fog light ? Is it fitted under the pannier ?

 

[Gecko]

Re: Re: One from the back for Malky

Good grief. Is that a fog light ? Is it fitted under the pannier ?

Yep, that is a fog light fitted under the pannier I have rigged up a switch to the cockpit consol and a quick connector under the rear seat so I can wip the pannier off in a matter of seconds. Driving in Belgium means driving on concrete roads which do not drain at all well and result in lots of surface water spray so having this on in the rain gives me a better chance of not having some twat in a Mercedes trying to get on the back as an unwelcome pillion. As you can see I take my personal visibility quite seriously which is why the widetails, front driving lamps and the rear fog lamp go together to make up a full package......knowing sod's law I'll probably get wiped out from someone coming straight into the side of me in braod daylight but at least I tried

 

[ArgyBargy]

Gecko - on my beak post, I was waffling on about fitting twin headlamps to my 1100. Are those Toouratech ones on yours?

If so, are the any good? Paul G seems to think not! also, do they dip left?

My project is to make myself more visible daytime as well as at night, so I'm looking for a way to fit twin dipable 4" dia headlights in place of the tranny van light. Any ideas?

 

[notadrop]

Hmmm........... very nice clog in the earlier pics Gecko! Is it one of a pair? Hand made or mass produced?? So many questions....so few clogs.

 

[Gecko]

Gecko - on my beak post, I was waffling on about fitting twin headlamps to my 1100. Are those Toouratech ones on yours?

If so, are the any good? Paul G seems to think not! also, do they dip left?

My project is to make myself more visible daytime as well as at night, so I'm looking for a way to fit twin dipable 4" dia headlights in place of the tranny van light. Any ideas?

These lamps are Hella FF50's , a twin set will set you back no more than 50 quid and that includes everything you need to fit them, relay, switch wiring etc . They are VERY bright - real retina burning material these babes ! They are not dip/full lamps they are driving or fog lamps. What I have seen done is mounting 4 lamps up front to on the top of the mounting bar and 2 below. One set wires into dip the other into main beam. In fact it is simply a duplication with only one connector different. The twin headlmaps you saw in the pics of my bike are Touratech ....but as I live in Belgium they dip the right way for me
Good luck

 

[Gecko]

Hmmm........... very nice clog in the earlier pics Gecko! Is it one of a pair? Hand made or mass produced?? So many questions....so few clogs.

Hand made of course - by elves who live in the magic forest at the end of the glen. I wear them when I milk the cow and tend to my flock





Actually I do wear them sometimes - they are pretty handy for Kicking around in the back garden . Bit tricky on the bike though - it makes gear slection a bugger !!!

 

[essarremm]

TouraTech Twin Headlights

I have TouraTech twins fitted to my 1100, they dip correctly and are a significant improvement. If you add Phillips extra bright bulbs, then it's quite a good solution. Immediately more than doubling the output (2 x 55 watt bulbs) with the bulbs giving a whiter light and more lumens per watt which also meand they are run cooler. Having two bulbs also adds a degree of security against bulb failure.

Both bulbs stay lit for Dip, the round reflectors give a better beam, still not enough for twisty & fast dark lanes, but just about adequate for fast A-Road (90mph) at night.

Cheers

These lamps are Hella FF50's , a twin set will set you back no more than 50 quid and that includes everything you need to fit them, relay, switch wiring etc . They are VERY bright - real retina burning material these babes ! They are not dip/full lamps they are driving or fog lamps. What I have seen done is mounting 4 lamps up front to on the top of the mounting bar and 2 below. One set wires into dip the other into main beam. In fact it is simply a duplication with only one connector different. The twin headlmaps you saw in the pics of my bike are Touratech ....but as I live in Belgium they dip the right way for me
Good luck

 

[Gecko]

Interesting that you say those bulbs run cooler because the inners of my TT twin headlamps are now seriously knackered because of the heat from the bulbs . In fact one is really burnt and the other is getting there. I am going to have to go back to the original single headlamp because I'm worried about having a complete melt down before long. I was thinking of sourcing a couple of small headlamps and fitting them into the TT casing ....but to be honest it 'll probably be more trouble that it's worth. I think the new version of the TT twin lamp has polished metal reflector whilst the older one I have is plastic.