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Old 15-04-11, 09:59 AM   #1
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Hi all,
I fancy tinkering with my naked curvy some more.... I have a small front bolt on fairing with the big single light. I'm getting a bit tired of the look to be honest and fancy a change.
I've considered the dominator lights. Ive found a nice black set on eBay for about 45 notes. I've read plenty off mixed reviews on brightness and spread pattern. I don't tend to do much night riding but i do occasionally. Philips do an 80% brighter bulb which my mate put in his BMW and he says it makes a world of difference. Will it make enough...i don't know. Soo i am considering the dominators with different bulbs. Comments?
What about other lights that people have tried? recommend? I want a good set of lights which are different but i dont want to ride blind!!Or spend and absolute fortune!!
Help and constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated.
Lynx
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Old 15-04-11, 10:49 AM   #2
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thinking about similar with my hornet. currently has twin dominators, and in standard guise they are poo. was thinking about fitting some projectors to it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Twin-Alloy-Pro...item4aa9cee14d

bit thinking is as far as i got...
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Old 15-04-11, 11:12 AM   #3
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Oh they look nice. Pricey but if there good they are worth it! Shame they are chrome and not black but i guess easily sprayed. But for 130 notes i wouldn't want to faf around.
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Old 15-04-11, 11:29 AM   #4
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If it's something different you're after look at some of the lights on scooters. The headlight from a Gilera DNA looks good and so do a few others.
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Old 15-04-11, 05:26 PM   #5
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Thats a really good idea toxic. Any hints on which scooters? I dont pay attention to them so i dont know which ones look like what or whats on the market. I looked at the DNA and thats quite cool. I guess id have to look out for something semi mountable...
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Old 15-04-11, 06:41 PM   #6
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thinking about similar with my hornet. currently has twin dominators, and in standard guise they are poo. was thinking about fitting some projectors to it

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Twin-Alloy-Pro...item4aa9cee14d

bit thinking is as far as i got...
theyre actually pretty smart, at first I thought they had to be fitted into a headlamp assembly.
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Old 16-04-11, 01:46 AM   #7
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My fave light unit, purely from a cosmetic point of view is the pyramid Mantis.
They're 200 notes, so a bit pricey.
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Old 16-04-11, 01:55 AM   #8
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There is this...http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KTM-Headlight-...0#ht_500wt_715

Repaint that, make a bracket and fit some projector beams. Projector beams can be had from Busters for £20 each BTW. Or Spend £50 and get a pair of angel eye projectors if you want the bling.
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Old 16-04-11, 11:11 AM   #9
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The only thing I can add really is that projector lights usually need a decent bulb, the philips +80's mentioned by the OP would be ideal and have come down in price since the +100 Vision's came out.
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Old 16-04-11, 04:53 PM   #10
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Cool. I like the KTM duke cowl good spot!!. If i got the cowl i presume i would need two projectors one high and one low beam. Would they fit ok i.e the diameter of the projector and the diameter of the cowl? Or is it just a given?
Also are projectors any good?
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