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• From chris at 16/08/2011 17:23
  • would these be a better alternative to an HID conversion on my KTM 690 Enduro?
  • yes, these would work far better for a number reasons.
    
    The 690's headlight unit does not have a particularly efficient reflector, therefore even the bright light produced by the HID bulb is not projected particularly well down the road, giving 'spotty' coverage.
    
    The Vision X Solstice Solo produces a very even spread of light that picks out the details in your surroundings, meaning much less strain on the eyes.
    
    Also, we feel that an auxiliary light is much safer than a high powered single light as in case of failure you are not plunged into darkness (while careering through an unlit tunnel at 60mph, dont ask us how we know this!)
    
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• From rupie at 22/08/2011 12:14
  • Im not sure which lights to get, spot or wide. Ive got a Yamaha XT 660z Tenere. Any Ideas?
    
  • There are a few options depending on what you want to do.
    
    Many people who want 'road-presence' lighting for the day, or driving lights for the night wired to a seperate switch, a pair of spots and a switch wired from the battery are a good option
    
    Another good setup is to splice a 'wide' light into the wiring for your tail light and a 'spot' into your main beam. If you do this, the wide beam will be on whenever your low beam is, them when you flick onto high beam, the wide will stay on the the spot will come on as well! This is great for actual night riding when you will have to keep turning off a pair of spots so you dont blind on-coming traffic
    
    Hope this helps!
    
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• From wazza at 03/04/2012 05:52
  • Hi.
    
    Do these lights come with a bracket that allows these lights be fitted to a yamaha XT660z Tenere after market crash bars?
  • HI,
    
    The lights come with a generic one bolt bracket that allow them to be fitted to most things with a little ingenuity. The bracket allows the light to swivel AND tilt, so as long as you can mount the bracket either horizontally or vertically you have complete freedom in the beam direction. See pictures on the product page
    
    On the other hand we do offer a specific bracket to mount a pair of lights below the headlight on the Tenere
    
    http://www.adventure-spec.com/default/bashplate-protection-crashbars-guard-it-technology-vision-x-lighting-bracket-yamaha-xt660z-tenere.html
    
    Hope this helps.
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• From Russ at 06/05/2012 23:51
  • I have a brand new Honda NC700X and wondered if it would be possible to T-tap in 2x Solstice spots into the +12VDC wire for my full beam filament on the stock H4 bulb, so that they come on at the same time as my full beam? Without the use of a relay and direct +12VDC from the battery?? I guess I'm asking whether 2 of these lights will overload that channel given there is also a 55W H4 halogen on it.
  • Firstly you should check what electrical components are connected to your headlight lighting circuit (usually just your main headlamp unit).
    
    Then check all your lighting configurations and make a note of how many bulbs you can light up at any one time including using your 'pass' switch to light up both main and dipped beams.
    
    Once you have done this you will need to remove all the bulbs you made a note of in the last step and check how many Watts each bulb uses. This is always written on the bulb somewhere, usually in the format '55w 12v'
    
    Add your Watts together and then divide them by 12. FOr example if you have only a single headlight on at any one time you can simply take 55w divided by 12v = 4.58A
    
    You now know the maximum amount of amps used by your headlight circuit. Add to this 1 Amp (actually 0.8Amps but we'll allow a little extra for safety) for each Solstic solo you wish to add, in this case 2. So, 4.58Amps + 2Amps = 6.58Amps.
    
    Multiply this figure by 1.5 to allow a good margin of safety and to stop fuse fatigue and you have the maximum amount of power that will run down your lighting circuit with your new lights connected. 6.58Amps x 1.5 = 9.87Amps
    
    If this figure is smaller than your headlight lighting circuit fuse you are good to go. For example a 10Amp fuse in this example would be fine.
    
    No simple answer I'm afraid, but better than a guestimation!
    
    Please be aware that:
    
    NON OF THIS IS RELEVANT IF YOU HAVE A CANBUS SYSTEM SUCH AS THE SYSTEM RUN ON A BMW GS1200!!
    
    
    
    
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