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Offline Dave hendy

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Fitting auxiliary lights without crash bars?
« on: May 02, 2024, 14:11:18 »
I would like to fit some auxiliary lights to my new 1050 but won’t be having crash bars (or not initially) has anyone else done this and what brackets did you use? All the previous posts I have looked at seem to be for bikes with crash bars :shrug:

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Re: Fitting auxiliary lights without crash bars?
« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2024, 14:19:33 »
Clamps round the forks, maybe? Always an option with usd forks.

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Re: Fitting auxiliary lights without crash bars?
« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2024, 14:53:00 »
Have you had a look at the lightbar option available from https://www.adventuretech.biz/2020-dl1050-auxiliary-lighting.html, or looked on ebay, etc?

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Re: Fitting auxiliary lights without crash bars?
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2024, 15:27:39 »
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Looks interesting, depending on the shipping cost?

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Re: Fitting auxiliary lights without crash bars?
« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2024, 15:28:49 »
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Probably wouldn’t consider putting them on the forks, but thanks for the suggestion.


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Re: Fitting auxiliary lights without crash bars?
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2024, 18:33:25 »
I had seen that bracket on eBay but wasn't sure I wanted the lights right near the indicators. I will consider it though. I want the lights for daytime use rather than nighttime.

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Re: Fitting auxiliary lights without crash bars?
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2024, 18:50:44 »
A few options here, may work?  :shrug:
Some of the lower posts?
https://www.stromtrooper.com/threads/auxillary-lights-mounting-options.430345/?post_id=5481652&nested_view=1&sortby=oldest#post-5481652
But would go for engine bars first.

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Re: Fitting auxiliary lights without crash bars?
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2024, 21:03:51 »
Thanks Nigel that could be useful.