I am never going to understand how you guys keep your bikes so clean. Do you ever ride it? ;) great looking bike Anthony, and I really love the looks of the new headlight. Actually, I was riding last night in a very dark street I was just thinking that I hate the illumination provided by the OEM headlight of the 750. Please keep us posted about your experiences with the experiment, I might follow your steps.
Javier. On Thu, Apr 1, 2010 at 12:32 AM, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > I will looking into hooking up a ammeter and converting the brake > light to LED's. I also posted a photo (DSC_3835.JPG) of the 750 with > the headlight installed. I didn't realize I have to rename the file > prior to uploading it. > > On Mar 31, 12:02 am, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd use an ammeter to check break-even with that set-up first. Too high ? > too much load. LED taillight would help off-set it. Brake light alone is > huge draw. I suggest running an ammeter check and observing all > combination's of lights / rev ranges to become familiar with actual > operating of charge system. I use an 80W bulb on my VF11 and it moved the > break-even up several hundred RPM. Still not a problem with the bikes higher > output system but it was a consideration. 10~20 minutes spent checking draw > of lighting may save miles of walking. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Anthony <[email protected]> > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > > Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 11:39:52 PM > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Honda 599 Headlight > > > > Good point. I never considered the additional load. > > From what I have read the alternator has an output of 220 Watts, with > > 120 of them avail for additional load. The only additional load from > > stock is a Signal Dynamics LED license plate frame. Most of the time > > be running the high beam when I will be over 3000 RPM. If it ends up > > being an issue I will remove the diode to make the high beam one bulb > > vs both bulbs. Time to find a voltmeter to install on the bike. > > > > On Mar 30, 10:31 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > I have doubts about the charging system handling that load. Does work > into an 80 watt headlight. 110~130 ??? stock is 55 > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Anthony <[email protected]> > > > To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 9:30:48 AM > > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Honda 599 Headlight > > > > > I got the light mounted using the existing brackets. I had to cut off > > > the stock horn bracket and raise the gauges about 3/4". I will post a > > > photo when the weather gets nice in NY. I can't wait to try it out at > > > night. With the high beams on, I am sure I am going to get > > > significant voltage drop since both bulbs are lit (110W total, 130W if > > > I replace the H11 bulbs with H9's). To solve that I am going to order > > > a headlight harness from Eastern Beaver. > > > > > On Mar 27, 9:54 am, Anthony <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Has anyone put a Honda 599 headlight on a Nighthawk 750? I got a 2004 > > > > 599 Headlight & bucket. The 599 headlight bucket is deeper than the > > > > Nighthawk's. If I use the existing brackets, the bucket interferes > > > > with the gauges. Any one have any suggestions besides going with > > > > universal brackets. > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
