Warner
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I had some time today so I did some research and gathered up some parts to make myself a headlight. It basically boiled down to just 3 main parts really...the battery, the light, and a switch. I did it the easy way....I went to the auto parts store and bought a set of driving lights. I'll only need 1 of them, so I have a spare. The lights were $20 and are 55 watt and have the H3 halogen bulb in them. Knowing that these will take some real battery to power for any length of time, I bought a 7.5 AH Sealed lead acid battery and charger - both pieces were about $65. And finally I bought a toggle switch to turn the light on and off. I'll take pictures tomorrow and show you guys what I have so far. My battery is mounted from the top tube of my frame towards the front of the bike using velcro....I may look into a different mounting system - I'm not sure I like this one too much. I mounted the headlight and the toggle switch to the bracket that was being used for my front refelector. Worked great...very happy with that part of the setup. Then I waited until it was dark....REAL dark. After making some adjustments to the headlight, I can say that I'm VERY happy with this sucker! It REALLY lights up the street! I ran my bike full throttle and did not outrun the headlight or EVER feel unsafe. Thing works GREAT! I have close to $100 into the project, but I can't imagine that I could buy something that was completed already that is as bright as this with a battery and recharger for $100. I'll try to get some night pictures tomorrow night.....I'm VERY pleased with the amount of light it puts out.
Warner
Here's the site I used for most of my research:
http://nordicgroup.us/s78/
PS - If you're interested, when you're in the headlight section, it's worth clicking on the picture of the girl who's standing in front of the tree....it opens the unedited photo.
Warner
Here's the site I used for most of my research:
http://nordicgroup.us/s78/
PS - If you're interested, when you're in the headlight section, it's worth clicking on the picture of the girl who's standing in front of the tree....it opens the unedited photo.
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