Spotlights.

[Beehive Bedlam]

Lights aren't that great on my Fazer I have a big contract on in Cornwall in a couple of weeks and will be riding down there to work for a week I don't want to end up in a ditch on some tight unlit Cornish country lane because I could not see.

Are these any good?

I am thinking of mounting them off indicators unless anyone has any better suggestions of where to mount them on a box eye Fazer.

Also how to wire them so they come on with full beam?

[Northern Monkey]

How about an hid kit instead.
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[weasley]

I doubt the indicators will support them - they'd wobble. Maybe the mirror stems? Depends on how this would align the lights.

Wiring - ghetto: splice into the main beam wire behind the headlight with a Scotchlok. Properly: use a relay that takes main power from the battery (with an inline fuse) and a switching signal from the main beam circuit.
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[spriddler]

I doubt you'll be able to ride fast enough in the twisty lanes to outrun your headlight! Besides, those lanes are very safe at night as you'll be able to see the light from others' approaching headlights at corners, illuminating the high Cornish stone 'hedges'.
Daytime is when they're most dangerous - tourists tearing along or an approaching tractor in 't middle of the lane or ahead of you leaving a trail of mud.
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[Beehive Bedlam]

[orac]

so only for a week, what times. I currently work in Plymouth and it get light at 0500 and still light at 2130. longest day is on the 21 june so unless you are riding at some very late or very early time you should not need anything.
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[UncleFester]

The ones i use ( got them from Farklemyride IIRC) are 900lumen / 12W each and are bright enough to render dipped beam all but redundant and that's with a new headlight reflector / lens and a better dipped/main lamp.

Can't find them on ebay now but it came as a kit - only thing i added was a relay and a switch so i could turn them on and off independently of the main lights.

Based on how bright these are, i don't think i'd want to subject other road users to their 2 brighter products.
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2017 Z1000SX

[WD Forte]

[Beehive Bedlam]

I have ordered these highly recommended by PaulFzs.

[weasley]

[Beehive Bedlam]

[WD Forte]

2x20W wont kill it
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[weasley]

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[Pol Anorl]

No wobble on my indicators, ive pulled them about and bent them to direct the light ive pulled god knows how many wheelies and had a few hard landings and no problems at all.

no fairing damage, no indicator damage, the weigh next to nothing.

https://i.imgur.com/LEvMM4O.jpg
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[weasley]

Then ignore my well-intentioned but over-thought ramblings.
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[ferrisio]

Have you done the fazer headlight mod? It's on the Fazer owners forum, I think it's bad form to link directly to another forum from here but you'll find it easy enough if you Google it.
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[Rogerborg]

[Pol Anorl]

headlight mod looks cool but barely improves lighting, the fazer headlights are shocking!
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[Beehive Bedlam]

Spotlights arrived.

https://i.imgur.com/uDvPf5f.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/4h5jyHw.jpg

Now what?

[UncleFester]

Well ... you could either weld them on .......

Or you could look at wiring in some kind of switch or switch with a relay from a switched live so they only work when the lights come on .... or you could have them wired via a relay to just come on every time the lights come on.

Have you got any wiring experience at all?
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2017 Z1000SX

[Beehive Bedlam]

[UncleFester]

You're going to need a wiring diagram.

You're then going to need to learn how to wire in a 4 pin relay and connect your lights to it.

Once you find the positive wire that feeds the main beam(s) and splice a wire off that to feed the relay - that will then turn on the spotlights when the main beam comes on.

If you have zero clue about this stuff, find someone willing to do it for you / show you as they do it.

Failing that .... off to google you go!
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2017 Z1000SX

[Beehive Bedlam]

Wiring diagram I have four pin relay I will have to purchase 12 volt?

[UncleFester]

If the bike is a 12V system - then yes, you need a 4 pin relay.

You should also fit an inline fuse of the correct rating between the battery and the relay .... whatever is the correct rating for the current draw of the spotlights.

Wiring example.

https://www.vstrom.info/vsri-gallery/gallery/d/88309-1/Driving+Lights+High.jpg

I'd start with the above - the bits specific to your bike you'll need to work out. Google it - you won't be the first. That high beam wire in yellow is just the example - yours could be a different colour.

At risk spoiling the fun ..... check, check and check your wiring before you make it live / apply power.
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2017 Z1000SX