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Cheap and easy headlight idea


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Old 11-04-2009, 02:09 PM
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Default Cheap and easy headlight idea

Here is my cheap and easy headlight idea. I went to Harbor Freight and purchased a 2 pack of 3-1/2" Nine LED Flashlights on sale for $2. I have found that ¾ emt electrical conduit holders just about fit around the body of the flashlight. Then I retrieved a piece of sturdy flat stock about 6" in length. Drill 2 holes in the flat stock. One small as the diameter of the holes in the emt holders and one hole as big as needed to mount on bike. I used the bolt on the stem of my handle bars. Then I placed the flat stock in a vice bent about a 45 degree angle on the end with the bigger hole in it. Then I twisted it so one end is horizontal and the other is vertical.(see pictures) Put the emt holders around each flashlight and secure to the small end of the flat stock. Bolt assembly to bike, adjust and go. They are not the brightest thing I have ever used but they help make me visible to others which plays a key role in not getting run over. Took about 15 minutes and works great.
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Old 11-04-2009, 04:17 PM
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Default Re: Cheap and easy headlight idea

And they match the paint on your bike. Cheap and easy way to go.
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Old 11-04-2009, 04:29 PM
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Default Re: Cheap and easy headlight idea

i used the very same lights but i run them off of my engines white wire, just a few capacitors, 4 diodes and a voltage regulator, about 15 bucks all together.
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Old 11-04-2009, 05:07 PM
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Default Re: Cheap and easy headlight idea

I don't have an engine wire to use, I ride a friction drive Weed Whacker.
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