Driving Lights and Light Bar

[Archie]

Looking to add to my 2007 GS. What type of lights including mounting hardware do you recommend and why? I ride long distance (want better visibility and fog capability as well). Much apprciated!

[kurt1305]

I have this light bar

http://www.gmtmoto.com/lightmount1200.php

and Hella FF50 lights. Far better than the PIAA 510's they replaced.

[Archie]

Thanks Kurt, perhaps you can assist me once again. I decided to order the GMT light mount and the PIAA 910's (advised that they are really great riding lights) These lights consume 170 watts. I have a GPS and StarCom as well that consume very low watts (can't recall exactly how much but low for sure.)
My bike is a 2007 GS with alternator capacity at 600watts. The supplier tells me no problem to add, wouldn't mind another opinion or two.

Thanks
Ride Safe
Archie.

[kurt1305]

You could easily add two sets and still be OK. I'm running lights, a heated liner, GPS and other miscellaneous stuff with no issues.

[joef96]

I have mounted the Trail Tech self ballast HID lights using their horizontal posts. I mounted the posts to the bar under the front beak. Self ballasts lights allow you to wire directly to the switch and battery and you are good to do. http://trailtech.net/single_hid_scmr16.html I am having problems uploading pictures to the R1200 gs forum. But PM me and I would be more then welcome to share pictures.

[Archie]

I would like to connect to high beam positive wire. Lights will only operate when high beams are on. Does anyone have pictures to share or best way to find the high beam positive wire to make this connection. Much appreciated.
Ride safe.
Archie

[PotatoHead]

The white wire going into the headlight is the high beam (yellow is the low beam). You may want to use a separate circuit wired directly to the battery to power your aux lights, and use a relay to switch this separate circuit on when the high beams are on. (Use the high beam wire to trigger a relay, but don't use it to power the aux lights).

[Smeggy]

I've just fitted a set of Hella Micro DE fogs on a MigSel lightbar. They have been converted to HID (as have my headlamp lights) and my bro-in-law made me the nice shiney aluminium covers. All are 35 watts which I find perfecty fine, plus the ballasts are nice and slim.

[Davy F]

That's a really nice set-up. I have one just like it too.

[Schtum]

Originally Posted by Davy F

That's a really nice set-up. I have one just like it too.