Additional lighting was one of the first things I added to the FJR, a pair ofLR4’s from LEDRider.com Their compact and extremely bright floods that live on the forks down around the fender. They do a very good job of throwing a lot of light in front of me. I do need to put some more focused light further down the road though. Thanks to Justin for a good deal on a pair of LR64’s which require a custom bracket to put them up high (in front of the mirrors.)
As Justin said in his post on FJRForum.com:
Are you brave enough? If you’re the kind of guy that would stick a 2.5 Lb HID on your bike, then this is the light for you. These lights are 4 inches square, and weigh in at 2 Lbs each. 4 huge reflectors focus the 3400 Lumens into a far reaching spot beam.
Model: LR64 Spot
4x Cree XML T6 LEDs
Large Reflectors for Long Range 15 Degree Spot Beam
3400+ lumens each
2.4 Amps, 10-30 Volts DC Input
IP67 Waterproof, 100% Aluminum Housing
Thermal Protection, Shatter proof, Scratch Resistant Ultra Clear PMMA lens, CE Certified
110*120*92mm
I’m treating this as version 1, especially since the only stock I had access to was some .040″ aluminum from my buddy’s garage. I expect the vibration from 2 pound blocks of aluminum will need substantially more thickness in the end. Using a template cut from thin cardboard, we made a couple of blanks, cut out the three mounting holes and the fit looks pretty good. I need to get these on and working for the rally this weekend, so they’re not as tight to the mirror stalks as planned. In a few weeks I’ll work on version 2 stiffer and more “up and forward than out and to the sides.”
I threaded a couple of 4mm power jacks into the upper dash panels to make adding or removing these (or any other aux lights) a snap.
Update: (April 27, 2015) I was right about the .040 thick aluminum being too thin. The vibration was obvious. Also, in my rush to get this ready for the Cape Fear rally, I missed an electrical problem on the right side and seem to have leaked potting epoxy into the dimmer for these. More soon.
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