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Johnboy777
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 10:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Buell calls the lower plastic fork protectors, fenders.

Has any one mounted aux. lights to these fenders? I have some Hella FF50's that I would like to mount at about top of the front tire height, maybe lower. I really don't want to clutter up the GME bar with them.

Any ideas appreciated..thanks.

John H.

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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 10:46 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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Johnboy777
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 10:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Thanks, Froggy,

I was thinking, that the lower fender might flex, causing the lights to bounce around while underway.

However, they appear to be mounted solidly.

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Sanchez
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I haven't seen the fenders used, but New12R's bike has aux lights on the fork tubes just above them.
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Jepann
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I have Moto Lights attached to my forks about where Froggy's got his. I think you get a better effect with the "triangle" of light. jep
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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 11:03 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

They were on there nice and solid, only thing holding them on was a huge screw going through the base plate then into the hole that normally just holds the fender on.
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Stevem123
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 04:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The only bad thing I can see with mouting lights on the fork protectors is that those fenders move up and down with the tire and will be subjected to EVERY bump in the road. If they have much weight then I'm gussing fatigue will fracture the plastic and most likely the bulbs will suffer short life due to the vibes.

Otherwise I do like the triangle of light configuration.

BC Steve
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Johnboy777
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 06:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

""...those fenders move up and down with the tire and will be subjected to EVERY bump in the road.""

Good point.

With that in mind, I know that LumaLink makes nice light brackets ... but at $200? ...Okay, I am a cheap SOB, But I only paid $85.00 for the Hella FF50's.

Here's the LumaLinks w/ FF50's

http://www.lumalink.com/lumalink_brackets.html

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Froggy
Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 09:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

The lights were on my bike like that when i bought it, bike had 15k on the clock. I don't know when they were installed.
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