What kind of headlight?

[Bigredgasbike]

Ive been searching for a headlight for my bike that wont flicker or break due to the vibration of the engine, i want one that is powered by the engine, or by battery, any suggestions? everything i try just self destructs due to the engine

 

[dakota47l1]

i got the Night Rider Minewt 350..its great! a little pricy at $100....but very bright and hav'nt had any problems with it.

 

[Sgt. Howard]

I bought a Schwinn solar charged headlight/taillight combo about a year back. Headlight takestwo 'AAA" batteries... I have recharged them twice over the past year. The taillight has no removable battery, charges off the solar panel only. Runs like a champ. The headlight provides enough light to travel 20mph at night, much faster and the 'OMG!!!' factor increases dramatically. It works for now, but I am looking into better lighting as we speak... just like every other aspect of this mania/hobby
the Old Sgt.

 

[happyvalley]

Ive been searching for a headlight

What's your budget?

 

[Sgt. Howard]

I paid $5 onsale at WW, but I think they normally fetch $12. I like cheap if it can do the job...
the Old Sgt.

 

[thegnu]

led is the light an the way

 

[Kahlas]

UltraFire WF-501B MC-E (BIN M) 800-Lumen LED Flashlight (1*18650) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

great flashlight, it's very bright(pretty close to a 2 d cell mag light)

then I bought batteries and a charger.

FandyFire All-in-One Battery Charger with 18650 Batteries Set - Free Shipping - DealExtreme


the light is very bright and doesn't flicker at all going down the road at 30mph. I use the mount from a cheap wal-mart led flashlight to fit it to the bike but 2 hose clamps would work also.

 

[Tacomancini]

Here's my setup using 6 volt floating lanterns and an engine powered circuit designed by Scotchmo from this forum:http://motorbicycling.com/f50/5-light-pretty-darn-good-scotchmo-30903.html

 

[Kahlas]

I guess another good bit of info is where are you driving your MB at? I want as bright as possible for driving at night in the country were we have A LOT of deer to run into and hitting a deer with your body at 30 MPH would suck. If you're driving in a city and just want to be seen that's a different story.

 

[Bigredgasbike]

My budget is close to nothing, amd im driving around a city just outside LA, but also in the smaller communities in the hills around my area, very few street lights

 

[Kahlas]

Well 30-40 bucks for a very good flashlight could save you a lot of pain and agony later down the road, not to mention expense if you hit an animal/pothole at a decent speed. I hit a raccoon once on my pedal power bike at about 13-15 mph and broke the front rim and took a bunch of skin off. To add insult to injury I had to carry the bike home since the front wheel was in no shape to roll and that's not fun with skinned bleeding hands.
So basically find light with a brightness level you'll be happy with. The one I mentioned before is very bright and I think worth it.