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So as the title says, how good is the stock headlight on the 1998 to 2002 "Terblanche" SS? I'm considering a retrofit of the quarter fairing from that year group of the SS to my 1996 900 SS/CR (see attached pics).
Is the headlight pretty good, or is it crap? I live in the northern tip of the Sonoran Desert. The highways out here have zero lighting, and become very dark. Especially some of the two-lane highways such as Hwy 95 between Yuma and Parker Arizona, and pretty much all of the highways/roads around here.
I've been thinking about adding an LED lightbar right under the ~chin~ of the quarter fairing, just beneath the headlight in the fairing. There are many (MANY!) styles and types of lightbars that can be retrofitted to motorcycles. I may even go with a "Pierre" quarter fairing that has no headlight hole and use only a light bar under the chin all by itself. Much thinkings ...
Many options .....
LINK = https://duckduckgo.com/?q=led+light...hp&atb=v107-1&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
I'd have to check into how much current the alternator puts out compared with the current draw of various light bars, added to the rest of the electrical requirements of the bike.
I've attached a couple of pics of the "Pierre" to give your imagination something to play with.
Thoughts?
Is the headlight pretty good, or is it crap? I live in the northern tip of the Sonoran Desert. The highways out here have zero lighting, and become very dark. Especially some of the two-lane highways such as Hwy 95 between Yuma and Parker Arizona, and pretty much all of the highways/roads around here.
I've been thinking about adding an LED lightbar right under the ~chin~ of the quarter fairing, just beneath the headlight in the fairing. There are many (MANY!) styles and types of lightbars that can be retrofitted to motorcycles. I may even go with a "Pierre" quarter fairing that has no headlight hole and use only a light bar under the chin all by itself. Much thinkings ...
Many options .....
LINK = https://duckduckgo.com/?q=led+light...hp&atb=v107-1&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images
I'd have to check into how much current the alternator puts out compared with the current draw of various light bars, added to the rest of the electrical requirements of the bike.
I've attached a couple of pics of the "Pierre" to give your imagination something to play with.
Thoughts?
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