Monday, August 4, 2008

Auxiliary headlights on a 2008 Buell Ulysses

When it comes to night flighting, TeamBoxer likes lights. Lots and lots of bright, lovely lights.

A pair of Hella FF50s have been on my shelf for more than a year, waiting for the right app. They were cheap, they are sturdy, and they come with a rat's nest of wiring and a relay to make mounting easy.

First, the right-angle mounts were handmade, and mounted off the turn signal stalks.

Wired them into the high beam switch. (Had already done the "low beam always on" Ulysses wiring trick.)

Here we are at rest:

lightsout

Here we are one-eyed:

lightsone

Here we are with all photon torpedos launched.

fullblast

Detail of the Shock Racing LED turn signals from
www.newenough.com
(this picture doesn't do justice to how bright they are):

leddetail-1

All in all, a very sano install. The shape of the Shocks and FF50s compliment each other, but still stand out from the stockers.