FOG LIGHTS

[RoughRider]

Has anyone installed fog lights on their bikes yet? Im reluctant to go with LED's because what I've read so for the early LED's were not very reliable. My bike is at the dealer now, and of coarse, honda dealers hate to put after market accessories on unless its a Honda product. The only Honda fog lights are LED's for the F6 and they run about $500, and that's not going to happen for me. So any suggestions for good realiable fog lights would surely would be appreciated.

[MichaelG]

It really depends on what YOU mean by FOG lights. If you are talking about the lower driving lights, that can be mounted into the front lower cowling...then yes...there are many, many, and...many of us that have installed lights down there.

There are several to choose from, and once again we get bacvk to...what do YOU want those lights to do?

If you are wanting to add real driving lights, to see farther down the road...to add front end lighting, so that you can see an additional m ile down the road...then it would be WRONG to add that kind of lights down LOW...into the front lower cowling. You would want to mount that kind of lighting as high as reasonably possible, such as uder the mirrors, over the mirrors, alongside the windshield, etc. You want to mounts lights as high as you can...if the intent is to see farther down the road.

Now...if you want to be seen by other vehicles, i.e., cars, trucks, etc, and want to possibly cut through some actual fog...the you want to mount the lights into the front lower cowling. The lights that get mounted INTO the front lower cowling should be used to be SEEN by other cars...and NOT used to light up the road 1 mile farther down the road.

Many of us are using either the 960 Dual LED lights from BikeMP3, or the Single Shooter LED lights from Electrical Connection. To step it up one notch higher, you would want to have a YELLOW lens on those LED lights, or in front of the actual LED light, so that the lower colwing light is a YELLOW spectrum, rather than a white light.

There are other makes and brands and models of lights that can be used for that lower cowling light, such as the Honda LED lights, but...they cost a lot more, and are not available in Yellow.

Personally, I am using the Single Shooter LED lights from EC...with a YELLOW lens, and I have never had anything better in my life. They seriously grab the attention of the cars in front of me. The yellow light stands out much more than any white light.

There are pictures on this forum of those that have installed these kinds of lights on their F6Bs', and those that have seen my lights in person have commented that they really stand out. I searched for my own pics, but to no avail.

[RoughRider]

Thanks Miles, were the Shooters hard to install? I don't think Honda will be much help if any installing them.

[Steve 0080]

Honda service dept. will take your money....and install anything you want!

[RoughRider]

Thank you Miles and Steve for the great suggestions, "ride like everyone is trying to kill you, because they are'

[Hornblower]

I pretty much agree with the previous posters except maybe in one area and that is the purpose and function of having lights mounted down low. (And, BTW, LED lights are definitely the way to go. They typically don't burn out and have much lower wattage ratings than their halogen counterparts. LED's have come a really long way in the past few years.) OK, back to the question of why you want accessory lights to begin with. Here's MY reason...I want to be conspicuous and I want to light up the road right in front of me. That latter part resulted years ago from running through an open man hole at 55 mph that I didn't see. After that, I installed Motolights on every bike I bought and that served me well. Of course, those were 35 watt halogens so they definitely were a drain on the electrical system. Today, there are several choices of LED driving lights to choose from. Some of these put out an incredible amount of light (lumens), especially considering the wattage. Be prepared to pay a bit of a premium though for these efficient bulbs.

[Texas TC]

Thanks Miles, were the Shooters hard to install? I don't think Honda will be much help if any installing them.

Not Dr. Miles here, but I did install my "Shooters". They are plug and go. Honda prewires for the lights and switch. The most difficult part for me was re-aligning the cowling after removing it and mounting the lights. After that chore was accomplished, the rest was a breeze. While I had the glovebox removed, I went ahead and installed a 12v outlet, also plugin and go with Honda prewires. I went with the white lights and just ordered led headlights from Pete that should match the bright white color of the running lights. You should have no problem installing the cowl lights in an hour or so.

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[RoughRider]

Shooters look great. Anyone care to comment on the MP3 960's

[FlyinF]

My Shooters leaked/moisture build up inside the light since day one, beware of this possibility.

[Steve 0080]

Nothing wrong with LED's.....they are near perfect....sorry...had the same conversation last night about GPS's how they used to take you down a cow path...those days are over.....I would research other than Honda for fog lights....take out the middle man!!!