C650GT auxiliary led lights

[Claudio Javier Rosemffet]

hello everybody and thanks in advance for your support.
I want to add 2 front auxiliary led lights, like usually happens in GS1200 bikes. I'm thinking in some model like this one:

so I have 2 questions:
1-where is the best place to hold the projectors in order to look great and to make the bike more visible from others vehicles?
2-where is the best place to get 12V to power the lights, trying to make it on as long as the bike rides, no matter if day or night?
I'll be waiting for your suggestions,
best regards,

 

[Tkmaximas]

Greetings from Ireland,

i bought these from a review Roland. Ride with Roland on YouTube.

i just need to plan where to put them

terry

 

[Pappy13]

This is a three year old post, I've had my scoot about two years now and have been all over the front looking for a place to install aux lighting. BMW has too many "farkles" on and around the front forks to mount there, many have suggested the mirror stems (this would have two levels that lights are mounted and would improve visibility). I finally went with LED lamps in the headlight, I was very cautious in my selection wanting the light pattern as close to an incandescent as possible (bike and car manufacturers spend LOTS of money in developing their headlight assemblies and reflectors to work with the OEM lamps). My night riding is incredible, I had a "daymaker" LED headlight with auxiliary LED driving lights on a Honda VTX 1800R, the scoot does just as well as the VTX did with just the headlight swap to these LED lamps. I took my scoot to the closest BMW dealer for the brake hose recall and saw some "Darla" light kits on RT and GS models, examined them closely trying to figure out how to get them on the scoot, I want to say I've seen pictures of those mounted on a 650GT, it may have been on Darla's website, not that I would spend $600.00 plus on those lights, but again trying to figure out how and where to mount them. Since I no longer commute to work this has just fallen into the category of no longer important (to me), my LED headlamps may not make me more visible to the cagers, but my night vision is probably twice as far down the road, and another 15 degrees on each side of the road.
SO, if some of our buddies on here have figured out a good location and method for mounting auxiliary lights, pictures and a write up would be much appreciated. We had one person who mounted his just under his headlight, when he would slow and brake his lights would hit the front fender, I lost track of that post and have wondered how he finally mounted his lights or did he give up.

 

[Hack2004]

I put Clearwater Glenda running lights on 2017 650 GT with removal yellow lens. Photos also show mounting location for controller (dimmer).

 

[Pappy13]

Hack, Thanks for the pictures, I wonder how well they light up the road at night and do they vibrate with road bumps. You do have the "2 levels" of light that is supposed to make the bikes more visible and Clearwater is a respected brand. Looks like a neat install, good job.

 

[fibertec21]

I installed some yellow LED lights (purchased on Amazon), mounted to rear view mirror arms. Wired them them to battery and switch.

Also installed some Skene photon blaster led lights at front wheel location. These are BMW Canbus compatible, so I wired them to the headlight switch. It comes with a nice kit and detailed instructions.