Mounting Lights outside of fairing

[stratrider]

For some years now I have been using the Nite Hawk Dual headlight
system mounting the lamps directly on the handlebar and diminished in
effectiveness by a Zipper fairing. Over the years I have seen photos
of lights being mounted in front of the fairing. I would really
appreciate some advice on mounting my lights just that way. Thanks.

Jim Reilly
Reading, PA

 

[Lorenzo L. Love]

On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:36:23 -0700, stratrider <[email protected]> wrote:

> For some years now I have been using the Nite Hawk Dual headlight
> system mounting the lamps directly on the handlebar and diminished in
> effectiveness by a Zipper fairing. Over the years I have seen photos
> of lights being mounted in front of the fairing. I would really
> appreciate some advice on mounting my lights just that way. Thanks.
>
> Jim Reilly
> Reading, PA
>


http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove/bikes.htm

 

[Edward Dolan]

"Lorenzo L. Love" <[email protected]> wrote in message
newsp.tfunadbnpheghf@ibm22761843607...
> On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:36:23 -0700, stratrider <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> For some years now I have been using the Nite Hawk Dual headlight
>> system mounting the lamps directly on the handlebar and diminished in
>> effectiveness by a Zipper fairing. Over the years I have seen photos
>> of lights being mounted in front of the fairing. I would really
>> appreciate some advice on mounting my lights just that way. Thanks.
>>
>> Jim Reilly
>> Reading, PA
>
> http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove/bikes.htm

Why isn't Lorenzo L. Love taking after Larry Varney, ye old Kentucky coot,
who thought the Bigha was not such a bad bike although he would never buy
one himself since it was so overpriced - and heavy as hell to boot!

Best Regards,

Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota

 

[stratrider]

Lorenzo L. Love wrote:

> http://home.thegrid.net/~lllove/bikes.htm

Very nice work. Thanks for the info.

Jim

 

[Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman]

stratrider aka Jim Reilly wrote:
> For some years now I have been using the Nite Hawk Dual headlight
> system mounting the lamps directly on the handlebar and diminished in
> effectiveness by a Zipper fairing. Over the years I have seen photos
> of lights being mounted in front of the fairing. I would really
> appreciate some advice on mounting my lights just that way. Thanks.

I fabricated [1] vertical struts from flat aluminium alloy strips that
attached to the fork dropouts (on a RANS Tailwind fork), and connecting
a horizontal 1" diameter tube between them. The tube was mounted just
above the front fender in front of the Zzipper Road fairing, and was
wide enough for two (2) standard bicycle headlights. I used lights that
had a switch on the battery pack, which I clamped to the underside of
the steering riser.

[1] I.e., drilled holes in them, and rounded of the ends, using an
electric drill and Dremel tool.

--
Tom Sherman - Here, not there.

 

[stratrider]

Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:

> I fabricated [1] vertical struts from flat aluminium alloy strips that
> attached to the fork dropouts (on a RANS Tailwind fork), and connecting
> a horizontal 1" diameter tube between them. The tube was mounted just
> above the front fender in front of the Zzipper Road fairing, and was
> wide enough for two (2) standard bicycle headlights. I used lights that
> had a switch on the battery pack, which I clamped to the underside of
> the steering riser.
>
> [1] I.e., drilled holes in them, and rounded of the ends, using an
> electric drill and Dremel tool.
>

Did you encounter any problems with your light mount moving forward
and/or backwards while riding over rough surfaces?

Jim

 

[Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman]

stratrider aka Jim Reilly wrote:
> Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:
>
> > I fabricated [1] vertical struts from flat aluminium alloy strips that
> > attached to the fork dropouts (on a RANS Tailwind fork), and connecting
> > a horizontal 1" diameter tube between them. The tube was mounted just
> > above the front fender in front of the Zzipper Road fairing, and was
> > wide enough for two (2) standard bicycle headlights. I used lights that
> > had a switch on the battery pack, which I clamped to the underside of
> > the steering riser.
> >
> > [1] I.e., drilled holes in them, and rounded of the ends, using an
> > electric drill and Dremel tool.
> >
>
> Did you encounter any problems with your light mount moving forward
> and/or backwards while riding over rough surfaces?

No, the struts were triangulated by using both the fender mounting tabs
at the dropouts and the "lowrider rack" tabs higher up the fork (does
the Stratus have these?).

--
Tom Sherman - Here, not there.

 

[stratrider]

Johnny Sunset aka Tom Sherman wrote:

> No, the struts were triangulated by using both the fender mounting tabs
> at the dropouts and the "lowrider rack" tabs higher up the fork (does
> the Stratus have these?).
>

Yes it does! Thanks for the idea and the clarification.

Jim