New headlight tech

**nzspokes** · 25th February 2016, 18:39

I think this is cool. Price tag is pretty up there though.

http://www.gizmag.com/jw-speaker-ada...-review/41191/

**AllanB** · 25th February 2016, 21:04

Cool post thanks. Great simple application - make it so on all.

Best quote The highest additional beam on each side only angles up about 30 degrees from horizontal, and I think another 10 or 15 degrees would be helpful. Then again, 7 inches is a common Harley size, and 30 degrees might be more than enough for the cruiser crowd.

**nzspokes** · 25th February 2016, 21:11

Originally Posted by AllanB

Cool post thanks. Great simple application - make it so on all.

Best quote The highest additional beam on each side only angles up about 30 degrees from horizontal, and I think another 10 or 15 degrees would be helpful. Then again, 7 inches is a common Harley size, and 30 degrees might be more than enough for the cruiser crowd.

I guess if it works out ok then the idea will be improved on. In saying that at night I tend not to go fast enough to need big lean angles. But if the lights better then the faster you will go.....

**Night Falcon** · 26th February 2016, 02:29

Nice bit of kit.....you'll get to see the possoms on the side of the road better before runnin em over .

**Bass** · 26th February 2016, 09:23

Presumably this setup has a lean angle sensor of some sort. Can anyone tell me how they work.
On a bike, in theory at least, the cornering forces resolve so as to act down a line joining the bike's C of G to the tire contact patch. So some sort of pendulum device won't work.
I suppose that some sort of G meter might work: higher G forces = harder cornering = more lean, but that's just guesswork.
How is it done?

**Saarg** · 26th February 2016, 10:19

This might be of interest
http://youtu.be/U5Typ14RQr4

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**Tazz** · 26th February 2016, 10:57

Unless it goes up and down as well as side to side it's useless.

**EJK** · 26th February 2016, 12:20

Originally Posted by Tazz

Unless it goes up and down as well as side to side it's useless.

And flashes in different colours synchronised to my MP3 music.

**Tazz** · 26th February 2016, 14:01

Originally Posted by EJK

And flashes in different colours synchronised to my MP3 music.

Oh yeahhhhh!

Seriously though, I've tinkered with AUX lighting for pointing into corners and unless it's got a massive spread, or you ride exclusively on the flat, it's almost a waste of time. Having something mounted to your helmet is the tits, other than the problems that come with having something mounted to your helmet

**Gremlin** · 26th February 2016, 15:01

Originally Posted by Tazz

Seriously though, I've tinkered with AUX lighting for pointing into corners and unless it's got a massive spread, or you ride exclusively on the flat, it's almost a waste of time.

I've mounted a set of Denali D1 (about 10W per spot) on the front, angled up and out. I didn't think they were doing much until I removed them... they were quite effective at lighting up the hole when cornering.

Otherwise, just add more lights. Only issue is when you have to turn them off for oncoming vehicles, then it's like you've got nothing at all

**nzspokes** · 26th February 2016, 16:04

Wonder if you could make a switch system with tip sensors?

**Gremlin** · 26th February 2016, 16:08

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Wonder if you could make a switch system with tip sensors?

Mine were simply linked to high beam. Low beam was main headlight and 2 spots on minimum power. High beam back then was low and high factory beams, 2 spots on max power and the angled spots as well. All controlled with the flick of the high beam switch.

**EJK** · 26th February 2016, 16:45

Originally Posted by Tazz

Oh yeahhhhh!

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Seriously though, I've tinkered with AUX lighting for pointing into corners and unless it's got a massive spread, or you ride exclusively on the flat, it's almost a waste of time. Having something mounted to your helmet is the tits, other than the problems that come with having something mounted to your helmet

Or on your tits is the tits.

**bogan** · 26th February 2016, 17:25

Originally Posted by Bass

Presumably this setup has a lean angle sensor of some sort. Can anyone tell me how they work.
On a bike, in theory at least, the cornering forces resolve so as to act down a line joining the bike's C of G to the tire contact patch. So some sort of pendulum device won't work.
I suppose that some sort of G meter might work: higher G forces = harder cornering = more lean, but that's just guesswork.
How is it done?

MEMs gyro and accelrometers, combination thereof are call 6dof IMUs https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=sp...CtC8zD0gS9nbZg

You could just use a single axis gyro, but you really need the accelerometers to make it go back to zero.

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Wonder if you could make a switch system with tip sensors?

You'd probably want a soft fill when they turn on, unexpected bright lights may do as much harm as help.

I reckon just put the whole reflector assembly on a bushing within the bucket, and servo drive it.

**eldog** · 26th February 2016, 17:51

Originally Posted by Gremlin

Mine were simply linked to high beam. Low beam was main headlight and 2 spots on minimum power. High beam back then was low and high factory beams, 2 spots on max power and the angled spots as well. All controlled with the flick of the high beam switch.

Sounds like a good system, well worth the effort....... BMW or Honda??