Good point. In fact, even with the 25? lights, the spread is too great to shine them down the road. I have mine shining down to avoid blinding oncoming traffic which is why I'm getting plenty of light directly in front of the bike.
Cheap Home-Made Under Mirror Driving/Aux Light Mount (A Home Depot Edition)
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Good point. In fact, even with the 25? lights, the spread is too great to shine them down the road. I have mine shining down to avoid blinding oncoming traffic which is why I'm getting plenty of light directly in front of the bike.
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Great idea's people, thank you for your posts.
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I thought you were to put the lights lower to the ground like where the fender bolts to the forks.
This way you dont blind oncoming traffic and you create a triangle of lights so you are seen and people can judge distance better.
That is what I heard and I am no expert.
This way you dont blind oncoming traffic and you create a triangle of lights so you are seen and people can judge distance better.
That is what I heard and I am no expert.
Dave.David
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I think that is the best idea, and the first set of lights that count. And the extra light mounts are just that, extra.
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That can still easily blind oncoming traffic if proper considerations aren't given to beam coverage and aiming. If the object is to be seen high output lights aren't needed and wide angle beams can't be aimed for maximum effectiveness. Properly aimed low-beam headlights can be seen at great distances without blinding and they're brighter and higher than most low mounted fork lights.
The more points of light the merrier. There's nothing magical about a 'triangle of light'. It's just additional point(s) of light. A parallelogram trapazoid or Star of David of light would be even better but ungainly. The real effect of extra points of light especially on the front is to be more readily discerned in a sea of lights and better give an impression of distance and rate of closure.
This doesn't mean much to the type of rider/driver who will pull out in front of you regardless once they realize you're on a motorcycle.
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Hey guys,
I wanted to thank everyone on this forum who had contributed to this thread - thanks to your creative ideas and good advice I was able to mount some lights under the mirrors, with some brackets I found in my "maybe some day I'll get to use those" bins... I have attached a few photos for reference.
Please don't mind the fork lights, I have not connected those yet - gotta make sure I don't run out of projects
I wanted to thank everyone on this forum who had contributed to this thread - thanks to your creative ideas and good advice I was able to mount some lights under the mirrors, with some brackets I found in my "maybe some day I'll get to use those" bins... I have attached a few photos for reference.
Please don't mind the fork lights, I have not connected those yet - gotta make sure I don't run out of projects
I just finished this project a few days ago. Got the idea and plans for the brackets from a guy on here that I met at NEWSTOC this last June. But I forgot his name. Made the brackets out of 1/8 X 3/4 steel flat bar. Welded the 90• angles. 
They’re a flood LED, paid $3.99 for the pair on the clearance rack at Princess Auto (as I understand that’s similar to Harbour Freight south of the 49th). Rode at night with them last night and the only flashes I got from oncoming traffic were when I forgot to dim my high beams.
Note to self: get after my butler to pay a little closer attention to the bug removal detail!
They’re a flood LED, paid $3.99 for the pair on the clearance rack at Princess Auto (as I understand that’s similar to Harbour Freight south of the 49th). Rode at night with them last night and the only flashes I got from oncoming traffic were when I forgot to dim my high beams.Note to self: get after my butler to pay a little closer attention to the bug removal detail!
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In my case, I went with the Fenix/Superbright 45* LEDs on the forks down low, triggered by the low beams and switched by a Blue Sea switch on the left side of the fairing, just below the pocket.
Underneath the mirrors I’ve mounted the Fenix/Superbright 25* LEDs, triggered off of the high beams and switched on the other side of the Blue Sea switch.
Once aimed properly and in conjunction with the F2 LED headlight bulbs, there is a lots of light down the road and to the sides. As an old guy, I’m not likely to drive beyond this setup anytime soon.
According to neighbours etc. I can be seen for quite a ways but no issues with blinding onlookers...
I’ve also done the clear turn signal lenses, which is highly recommended.
Underneath the mirrors I’ve mounted the Fenix/Superbright 25* LEDs, triggered off of the high beams and switched on the other side of the Blue Sea switch.
Once aimed properly and in conjunction with the F2 LED headlight bulbs, there is a lots of light down the road and to the sides. As an old guy, I’m not likely to drive beyond this setup anytime soon.
According to neighbours etc. I can be seen for quite a ways but no issues with blinding onlookers...
I’ve also done the clear turn signal lenses, which is highly recommended.
For those looking to do the bolt thru the mirror method, here's the link to the "how to" article:
www.st-owners.com
I've also added fork mounted dual color lights (yellow with the low beam / white with the high beam.)
They have an override switch if I want them off.
They (and the high beam) flash with the new dual car horn setup. (Be seen AND be heard!)
The under mirror lights are on a manual switch on the handlebars.
I may add them into the horn flash system down the road.
Article [13] - ST1300 - Under mirror light mounts - easy DIY and under $5.00 | ST1300 Articles
I've been wanting to add a small set of LED lights under my mirrors, but didn't want to spend the $100US for a set of the 3d printed ones. I've been looking at other options and today I found an easy and simple solution, most of it already installed on the motorcycle. With the mirror covers...
I've also added fork mounted dual color lights (yellow with the low beam / white with the high beam.)
They have an override switch if I want them off.
They (and the high beam) flash with the new dual car horn setup. (Be seen AND be heard!)
The under mirror lights are on a manual switch on the handlebars.
I may add them into the horn flash system down the road.