LED Aux lights

[wombal]

Hi just bought ntm 2021 1050 vstrom xt and asked the dealer to fit the Suzuki optional LED lights they came back and said they don't fit stright onto the xt crash bar id have to buy additional upper bars I didn't won't that so not bothered with extra lights.does anyone know of a alternative set up which can be put on existing xt crash bars please. thanks in advance ATB 

[deecat]

I just used these lights from the auction site which you can get with a harness and switch.
They work well on a dark country lane, if I remember they are around £60.

There clamps allow for fitting around the crash bars.

[Pannier Down]

Even cheaper eBay specials.  Work great though.

[purplebikeunicorn]

I bought some of these Pannier, but I noticed something! Mine were literally £12 (and bought more with a possible idea of modifying them). Do yours have the multiple modes (hi, lo, strobe?) When you switch them on/off?

The wire that came with mine seemed super thin, and current measuring 500mA.

Changing that wire to proper 0.5mm2 CSA now means the lights draw 1.5A and are noticeably brighter. This does need you to resolder the circuit board which might be a pain without a high power soldering iron - as for longevity with this mod - I can't say as mine aren't fitted yet!

[aggressivesk8r]

Standard lights fitted to standard bars on the XT. Done by my local Suzuki dealer.
Cheers Ken

[Pannier Down]

Yep, mine have the strobe mode, but as I leave them on most of the time they seem to stay in the static mode. I  check if I have turned them off and on again.  To be honest when they fail, I have a set of halogen spots that I bought for my BMW that I  think will look better.

[wombal]

Thanks blokes are they easy enough to wire up yourself or would it be best to sort via dealer I'm not to bad at sorting my own bike out just electrics can get tricky. cheers ATB

[purplebikeunicorn]

Yep, mine have the strobe mode, but as I leave them on most of the time they seem to stay in the static mode. I  check if I have turned them off and on again.  To be honest when they fail, I have a set of halogen spots that I bought for my BMW that I  think will look better.

If you're any good with a soldering iron, I've just fixed mine so that they revert back to 100% power after about 2 secs of being off, by soldering a 10K resistor across "C2". You can still flick through the modes if you're quick enough though, plus wired them in decent size cable. I'll buy some decent ones when these burn out 

[Froglodyte]

Wombal,
I'm in Chesterfield. If you need help with the electrics, pm me