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Curse Twisted Throttle! (16/04/2011)

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Gremlin
, 16th April 2011 at 22:55 (3167 Views)
Having not had my BMW since early March, I'm getting withdrawal symptoms (most, if not all, the parts have arrived, now they just have to repair). To tide myself over this difficult period, I've taken to looking at what additional parts I should fit (coz I don't have nearly enough).

Sometime this afternoon, I downloaded the 2011 Twisted Throttle catalogue: http://www.twistedthrottle.com/article/static/211/1/5/ My memory is vague, but I appear to have lost several hours in the 236 pages of goodies.

Some good has come out of it... now I want more things.

http://www.advdesigns.net/1200gsakrista.html
Yum... big, OK power draw, on the expensive side, but could replace the OEM fog lamps with some seriously impressive results

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade...view/4645/680/
All the coin spent on the front, may as well upgrade the rear with some extra light.

Twisted Throttle also has the Denali D1 LED kit, which I have http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade...view/5224/790/

Coming is the Denali LED D2... I've emailed them asking when they will be available...

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  1. steelphoenix's Avatar
    So many neat things! Wantwant! *is searching through GPS units*
  2. Gremlin's Avatar
    If you want a GPS, the best to buy (but not cheap) is the Garmin Zumo 550. The newer 660 still doesn't seem to be quite as reliable as the 550.

    At the very least, buy a Garmin, then I can show you all about the free maps for NZ.
  3. wanpo's Avatar
    Don't you have enough lights as it is?
    I mean after the 5 minutes it takes you to switch them all on, it's already brighter than daylight infront of you. (and nothing but glare in my mirrors)
    You'll need to wire all of them into something like this soon
  4. Gremlin's Avatar
    Yeah, having 4 light switches to control the 8 lights is a bit of a pain. Hi/low for the main light and on/off for LED strips, fog lamps and spots (all pairs).

    I've found a nice BMW switch block I'm trying to get my hands on now, and I'm eyeing up some lights that would interface with my hi/low beam switch to simplify things somewhat. They can't be combined too much, as the LED strips for example are wired straight to battery, so they can be on at all times (very handy during the night, if you need to stop), whereas all the others can only run when the bike is running.
  5. wanpo's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by Gremlin
    They can't be combined too much, as the LED strips for example are wired straight to battery, so they can be on at all times (very handy during the night, if you need to stop), whereas all the others can only run when the bike is running.
    hmm... Does that mean that some troublemaker can come along and turn that switch on when you're away from your bike and completely drain your battery before you get back?
  6. Gremlin's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by wanpo
    hmm... Does that mean that some troublemaker can come along and turn that switch on when you're away from your bike and completely drain your battery before you get back?
    With the capacity of the battery, and the minimal draw of the LED strips... your chances are slim
  7. wanpo's Avatar
    Challenge accepted
  8. gijoe1313's Avatar


    The trainwreck continues ...