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Categories : -------------------- General --------------------Lounge.Off-Topic Lounge.For our Non-English speaking Friends.Accessories.Gear & Gadgetry.Other Triumphs.Other Bikes.Classifieds.-------------------- Technical Talk --------------------Performance Mods.Exhausts.Technical Talk.Tech Vault.How to ... step by step.-------------------- Events, Flockings, Rallies and Rides --------------------Events, Flockings and Rallies.Rides - The shorts.Rides - The longs.Short Stories - Tales from the road ... (New!) Topic : Motolight Madness!  Author  Post     Psychopasta  Set Reg. Date  :  27/05/2010 Posts  :  44 Location  :  Seattle, WA, United States Posted : 28 Nov 2011 - 04:07   Post title : Motolight Madness!   Hi, I'm a total believer in front visibility, so as well as having a light bar I'm now going to fit me some Motolight caliper-mounted babies. My question is, should I wire into the aux lighting circuit (given that I already have a light bar) or to the main lighting circuit? I will never turn them off (in fact I always have the light bar on, despite it being switchable). Any issues anyone might have with wiring them in? Thanks - Pasta  Author  Post     feduke  Thor Reg. Date  :  11/08/2009 Posts  :  2,441 Location  :  Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Posted : 28 Nov 2011 - 04:58   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: Psychopasta)   If you don't wire them with some provision for turning them off you will have a big battery draw if you need to work on the bike with the ignition turned on. They draw the battery down quickly. I found that out the hard way. They are great though, particularly mounted on the calipers.   I'm a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows.  Author  Post     Psychopasta  Set Reg. Date  :  27/05/2010 Posts  :  44 Location  :  Seattle, WA, United States Posted : 29 Nov 2011 - 01:39   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: feduke)   Thanks! Do you foresee any problem wiring them into the same loom as the lightbar in that case? - Pasta  Author  Post     feduke  Thor Reg. Date  :  11/08/2009 Posts  :  2,441 Location  :  Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Posted : 29 Nov 2011 - 15:27   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: Psychopasta)   I have no idea what draw that line is fused for. However, the stock wiring harness has a relay so there should be no problem as long as you use it.   I'm a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows.  Author  Post     narsisco_lopez  Thor Reg. Date  :  09/09/2010 Posts  :  2,765 Location  :  Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States Posted : 29 Nov 2011 - 15:35   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: feduke)   Here we go... again.   2012 Storm (SOLD!) Other Bikes: 2003 Suzuki DRZ400E (plated - my dual sport/mountain trail/camping bike) Past Bikes: 2012 K13S 2009 KTM 990 Adventure 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen) 2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!) 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R 2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100 1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman" 1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J 1985 Suzuki GS550E 1978 Yamaha 650 Special  Author  Post     feduke  Thor Reg. Date  :  11/08/2009 Posts  :  2,441 Location  :  Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Posted : 29 Nov 2011 - 15:49   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: narsisco_lopez)   narsisco_lopez wrote: Here we go... again. Hey, new people come in and I don't expect them to go back through all of the old posts. What an old grouch!   I'm a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows.  Author  Post     Psychopasta  Set Reg. Date  :  27/05/2010 Posts  :  44 Location  :  Seattle, WA, United States Posted : 30 Nov 2011 - 02:56   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: narsisco_lopez)   narsisco_lopez wrote: Here we go... again. Sorry! I saw some similar discussions right after I posted. I hope I didn't ruin your whole day - Mark  Author  Post     feduke  Thor Reg. Date  :  11/08/2009 Posts  :  2,441 Location  :  Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Posted : 30 Nov 2011 - 16:08   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: Psychopasta)   Psychopasta wrote: narsisco_lopez wrote: Here we go... again. Sorry! I saw some similar discussions right after I posted. I hope I didn't ruin your whole day |IMG Src='http://www.thunderbird1600.com/csp/thunderbird/Images/Emoticons/More/032.gif'> - Mark Yes you did! I'm still brooding. Ill get over it eventually though.   I'm a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows.  Author  Post     narsisco_lopez  Thor Reg. Date  :  09/09/2010 Posts  :  2,765 Location  :  Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States Posted : 30 Nov 2011 - 16:42   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: feduke)   Yeah, me too... my WHOLE day turned to crap because of it. That's the problem with these types of forums in general... we all TRY to post in the right categories, but everything still pretty much sorts out chronologically and most forum search engines (sorry Bedouin and Boomer, but this one included) simply don't work well enough to deliver real world results. What happens is, for us regulars (ie: guys with WAY too much free time ), the "Latest Posts" list starts to feel like the movie, "Groundhog Day". Sorry if I was grouchy. At least this site isn't as boringly repetitive as TriumphRat.net   2012 Storm (SOLD!) Other Bikes: 2003 Suzuki DRZ400E (plated - my dual sport/mountain trail/camping bike) Past Bikes: 2012 K13S 2009 KTM 990 Adventure 2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen) 2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!) 2007 Kawasaki ZX10R 2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100 1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman" 1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J 1985 Suzuki GS550E 1978 Yamaha 650 Special  Author  Post     Thatch  Thor Reg. Date  :  24/06/2009 Posts  :  3,655 Location  :  Savannah, GA, United States Posted : 30 Nov 2011 - 19:41   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: narsisco_lopez)   narsisco_lopez wrote: At least this site isn't as boringly repetitive as TriumphRat.net God, don't get me started....  Author  Post     feduke  Thor Reg. Date  :  11/08/2009 Posts  :  2,441 Location  :  Daytona Beach, Florida, United States Posted : 30 Nov 2011 - 21:32   Post title : Re: Motolight Madness! (Re: narsisco_lopez)   narsisco_lopez wrote: At least this site isn't as boringly repetitive as TriumphRat.net If you can get/stay on it.   I'm a secondhand vegetarian. Cows eat grass. I eat cows.

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