Mounting Bar for Fog/Spot/Driving Lights for Honda SilverWing

Hello,
I made 3 of these the first run and they sold out very fast. If you missed your chance to pick up one of these great light mounting bars for your SWing, here's your opportunity. Light Mounting Bar Places the lights at just the right hight from the street surface 29" centered. No drilling required and mounts to the scooter using the 2 lower Honda Fairing bolts so it's easy to install. Mount bar is made of 1/8" thick x 1" steel plate and is of welded construction. Finish is a generious coating of Rust-Oleum High Gloss Black epoxy enamel that is a very durable protective finish. Light mounting holes are 1/4" (6mm)

Price is $45.00 USD with a $6.00 USD shipping (Priority Mail for U.S.) or $13.00 USD (first class international).

If interested please send me a PM and I will send you the ordering information.







Sorry but light assemblies are not included with this Light mounting bar.

Thank You,

DennisB

what a bit of kit great dennis and only three days from you to me thank you so much everybody says wow what a bike its the first time in years i felt this good i love your products more inportant your freindship respect adam oh lights are great next flag mounts with uk usa flags on

Dennis, I would like to have one of these. Let me know how to order.
Wendell Thompson
2443 Old Ky 144
Owensboro, KY 42303
270-302-0007
wthomphoto@bellsouth.net

Dennis I would also like to order one of these. Let me know how to.
simdoc@sbcglobal.net

Thanks Dave

Hi, Dennis,
Thank you for your PM with details and the information about the lights.

I thought I'd post my reply here so you don't have to keep repeating yourself in PMs.

The lights you use look great - thanks for the link.
There doesn't seem to be a price, though.
I looked elsewhere for a rough guide - $30/$40 - is that each or per pair?

Thanks.

Hi Mike,

You should be able to get these lights for under $ 17.00 USD a pair.

If not let me know and I will get them for you and ship them to you. I can buy these at a store called Wal-Mart under a different part number.

DennisB

Just added a picture.

Dennis,

I thought that I saw somewhere on this forum the model number for the illustrated auxiliary lights that you used with your mounting bar. I now cannot find them.

Would you please post again the model number for the WalMart lights used? Also, what was the wattage of a single light or the combination?

Incidentally, elsewhere on this forum you provide a link to obtaining relays for the lights. When I checked the Ebay link, the result was "no longer listed." Do you have a part number and supplier for these relays?

Thanks for all the good information and your engineering expertise.

Leon

Hi Leon,

The Wal-Mart Optronics Model QH-87CD Halogen Driving Lights. work great and don't brake the bank.

What I did was to do a little looking around and found this web sight that has some great prices on the SPOT light bulbs. These fit the Wal-Mart Lights and work very well. Q50MR16/CG/47/10 50 Watt, Narrow 10 degree bulb. Manufacturer's Part #: 18001
http://www.1000bulbs.com/12-Volt-MR16-Solux-Full-Spectrum/

Relay:

On Ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/12V-12-VOLT-30-40A-SPDT-RELAY-w-SOCKET-WIRE-HARNESS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem334fcc5001QQitemZ220382121985QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

50 Watt - Full Spectrum Solux MR16 - Halogen Light Bulb - 12 Volt - Narrow Spot - Glass Face - 4,000 Life Hours - Eiko 180

50 Watt - Full Spectrum Solux MR16 - Halogen Light Bulb - 12 Volt - Narrow Spot - Glass Face - 4,000 Life Hours - Eiko 180

Hope this information helps.

Thank you, Dennis, for getting back to me so promptly.

I will get back to you if the only option that I have is auxiliary lights.

Leon

I suck at wiring; is there a thread on the forum that provides details of wiring fog/spot/driving lights? I apparently suck at writing search queries too...

Yes,

This first picture is the wiring that is needed under the left rear side cover (with relay).



The second picture is wiring front lights with lighted switch.

Hi Dennis,

I sent you a PM on ordering a light bar yesterday. Just wanted you to know. Get back to me when you get a chance. It's not like I will be riding anytime soon. Thanks.

Cathy

Dennis,

Sent another pm tonight. Re: light bar. Hope it's flashing this time.

Cathy

Hi Cathy,

OK, I got your last PM. I'll send you the ordering information today.

Thank You for your interest in this product.

I'm interested in these bar but i'm living germany
Do you have an idea how much the shipping to germany will costs? If it is not to much, i have to check the German law for installation of additional lights on motobikes...

Hi BlackFly,

Cost of international shipping of the light bar is $13.50 USD

$45.00 USD for the light bar. (I include some extra things with the bar).
$13.50 USD for the International shipping (First class mail)
$58.50 USD Total, shipped to your front door.

Thank You.

Dennis

P.S. The extra stuff is: New mounting screws, Spacers (per year), Wire Covers, and a new rocker switch. All of this makes the installation look great and makes it easy to do.

Hi Dennis,

Will mail you a check Friday, Jan 28th. Look out for it.

Thanks,

Cathy

Thank You Cathy,

I'll keep an eye open for it in the mail. What type lights are you going to run?

I have this light bar on my Swing. Like everything Dennis makes, it fits and works perfectly. I used the WallyWorld lights and they make a huge difference in being able to see and be seen. The switch Dennis includes fits in the bar cover nicely. All in all, a great upgrade.

I'm not sure what lights I am putting on yet. The Cree's look nice. It depends on my budget. I have so many upgrades I would like to do.

Cathy

Hey Dennis,

I sent you anothe PM tonight re: lights.

Cathy

Hi Cathy, Check this thread out.

https://www.silverwing600.com/t624-spot-light-relocation-and-bracket?highlight=spot+lights

Dennis,

Looked at the thread was very helpful. I sent you a PM after I viewed it. Has your computer been behaving?

Cathy

Hi Cathy, I could not aford my own enternet connection any longer so I'm on a wire less connection off my niebors interent connection.

I will drive over to Wal-Mart and let you know what the price is for the Optronics lights and if they still carry them.

If you want my old black Optronics lights, I can send them to you. just pay for the shipping.

Dennis,

I viewed the thread you sent Cathy -- are the lights in the pictures the Optronics?

Yes, both are Optronics.

Thanks. Is there any reason the lights couldn't be mounted on the underside of the bar?

Dennis,

I can pay you for your old ones. Name a price and how much the shipping will cost and I will send you anothe check. You don't need to go to walmart to look for me. But, thanks for offering. I sent the check for the lightbar on Friday. You can ship everything together if that's ok with you.

Thanks,

Cathy

Hi Roadrunner,

Yes, you can mount to the bottom. If you have the lower power draw LED type bulbs installed, you can run 4 up lights. Now that would be somthing to see.

Cathy, Here is the a thread to the Optronicts lights:
http://optronicsinc.com/competition-new.html?height=600&width=800

I'll need to check on what the cost is for the QH-12IT lights. I just do not think they are that much.

Dennis,

Thanks for the thread.

Cathy

Hi Cathy,

Looks like another $20.00 and I will send the black Optronics lights with new MR16, 50W bulbs installed. A spare black housing and bezel, a Optronics install kit, and your light bar that you all ready paid for and ship it all USPS Priority Mail to you.

Does that sound OK to you?

Hi Dennis,

Sounds good to me thank you. I will mail the check tomorrow. I hope to meet you someday, you an are amazing kind hearted person. Let me know when you get the check.

Cathy

Hi Dennis,

Received your light bar and lights today. Great job on the light bar, a quality piece of work. You are a real craftsman. Bob is going to be busy as soon as the weather gets better. The garage is not heated but we are expecting a warm up this week. I will assist him where I can. Maybe, I'll learn something.

Anyone, on this forum who is considering driving lights Dennis makes a custom light bar for the swing. See picture at the top of page one in this post. I highly recommend it.

Thanks again,

Cathy

Hi Cathy,

It's always fun installing new gadgets on the Swing. One of the things I recommend is the installation of a relay with the lights. That way your new Driving lights will turn off when you turn off your scooter.

Here's an EBay thread to a relay that works very well for this install:

http://cgi.ebay.com/12V-40A-RELAY-5-WIRE-SOCKET-HARNESS-SPDT-/280579171636?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4153d26534

Hi Dennis,

Thanks, I showed your thread to Bob, of course he knew what it all meant.
He works in the electrical field.

Cathy

I have quite a few of Dennis' items and have found every one to be of exceptional design and quality. I agree with Dennis about the relay for the lights. I picked up the trigger voltage for the relay from the low beam power wire. This gives you the advantage of keyed on and off as well as having them cut off during engine start. By wiring the rocker switch Dennis provides in series with this wire, you have the ability to manually shut off the lights if desired.

Dennis,
I need one driving lights mount. Please advise on payment.

Hi Slava777,

Just sent you a PM. Thank you for your interest in the product.

Dennis, Are you still making the mounting bar for the driving lights? If so, let me know your price and how to order. Wendell Thompson from Owensboro bought this from you in 2009 and his looked good. Going to be riding in northern Arkansas this summer. Thanks

CathyN wrote:

Hi Dennis,

Thanks, I showed your thread to Bob, of course he knew what it all meant.
He works in the electrical field.

Cathy

Is that the 'electro magnetic' field?

Cheers,

Hi Jim

Just sent you a PM. Thank you for your interest in this product.

I can attest to anyone who does not have one of Dennis's light bar's, you are only fooling yourselves... I have had one on my Swing for a long time
with the Wal-Mart driving lights as shown and I am positive they have
saved me from a possible accident numerous times. People can see you
when you have them on! Plus they really light up the road. Thank you again Dennis. I enjoy them and they are truly one of the best adds I have made to my Swing.
Old Dave in Western Nebraska

DaveR wrote:

I can attest to anyone who does not have one of Dennis's light bar's, you are only fooling yourselves... I have had one on my Swing for a long time
with the Wal-Mart driving lights as shown and I am positive they have
saved me from a possible accident numerous times. People can see you
when you have them on! Plus they really light up the road. Thank you again Dennis. I enjoy them and they are truly one of the best adds I have made to my Swing.
Old Dave in Western Nebraska

Yes but look at it another way, you're in the state of Nebraska which has an area of 77,334 sq mi with a population density of 24.0/ sq mi. In comparison I live in the much smaller English rural county of North Yorkshire which has an area of only 3,341 sq mi but the population density is 320/ sq mi. So there's a lot more road traffic to contend with here, yet I don't feel any need to fit extra lights to get around.

Thanks Dave. When you live in the rural county, extra lights up front sure helps in spotting deer, bear and their eye shine next to the road at night.

They do light up the road so you can see . . .but. . .more than that when you are in on-coming traffic, they can see you coming and are not as apt to turn in front of you because of your low profile. Safety!

On the matter of deer, I find the creatures so unpredictable they can turn back on themselves in a flash.

Best cure for avoiding them I found is to reduce speed and give yourself time to spot the tell tale orange eyes.

I have had a few close shaves this year and it's only the 15th!!!!!

Back to lights, lighting, I did see a 'real' bike last month with a light bar and additional lights at the front. It did stick out from the other traffic. For me it was the triangular configuration rather than the actual illumination.

The extra lights like Dennis has are very good for additional light at night but for protection from oncoming cars turning in front of you I like headlight modulators here in North America. The variation in light output really catches people's attention. Not to mention they reduce the load on the electrical system and increase headlight bulb life.
A pair of riding lights mounted on Dennis' light bars and a modulator would be a great addition to any SW.

exavid wrote:

A pair of riding lights mounted on Dennis' light bars and a modulator would be a great addition to any SW.

I have Dennis light bar with

2 LEDs ( ADVMonster mod 60 ) mounted on the top controlled by Skene Design IQ-170A dimmer

2 LEDs ( ADVMonster mod 30 ) mounted on the bottom contolled by ADVMonster dimmer.

Let there be light ....

Hi Dennis.

I sent you a pm regarding your light bar.

Joe