Spot lamps

[Gustav]

Where is the best place to take power from for spot lamps

[Barbel Mick]

I would suggest you get one of these, lots of us use them.
It's a fused relay with four outputs so you'll have some spare for other accessories. It switches with the ignition so you won't leave anything switched on.
bigpie is a member on here.
  https://www.v-strom.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=36024.0

[Keith60]

I agree with Mick, Bigpie's relay is excellent and you even get the correct connectors to connect the device to.  Easy and safe switched connections! Highly recommended.

[Artyman]

When I got my strom, spots were already fitted with a switch to the left of the tacho - but what I discovered was when I moved the screen forwards or backwards it would upset the switch and then no lights so I replaced the switch with one which has smaller connections on the back.

If you're fitting it yourself, just think about the back of the switch when you buy it - unless of course, you're going to mount it on the bars then just ignore what I said...

[Pannier Down]

All good advice. I wired mine via a Bigpie fuse box, switch on the bars.

[pichulec]

Fuse box is the best bet.

[Mojo-Jojo]

I installed spot lights that I got from Cosmo Accessories. I took my positive feed from the switched 12v on the ignition loom, split the cable from behind the radiator and then used heatshrink to make it waterprooof, works perfectly.
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[purplebikeunicorn]

Depends if you want them on all the time, or just with high beams (what I'm going to go for, to prevent issues with beam alignment).

I was going to investigate if a micro fuse tap would fit in the fuse box, and take a feed off the high beam circuit to switch a relay, then turning the spots on. Saves pulling more current over the high beam circuit (although already fused at 15A, a 55W bulb pulls approx 5A) - essentially how the bigpie box works but for the high beam circuit instead (and not tapping a convenient connector).