New Adaptive Headlight from Indian

Charliemurphay

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I'm kinda digging this feature. Spendy, but nice feature to have. Any reason this wouldn't work on an FTR even though it's listed for Scout?
 
kiwi dave

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Yeah, it's possible, but not a biggie to sort out. Unlikely though, these things are designed to be a direct replacement. We shall see.....
 
Staedtler

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Just interested to know, does it have it's own on-board IMU to operate the cornering function, or does it need a signal from the ECU on the bike?
 
kiwi dave

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Dunno, you're speaking a language I don't understand. I doubt it, I don't know of any headlight that can provide a "cornering function". Would you care to elaborate?
 
Staedtler

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This 'adaptive' headlight illiminuates the lower lh and rh leds to shine down on the inside of the bend depending on whether its a lh or rh bend. My question is how the headlight knows it's going round a lh or rh bend.
A bike's cornering abs/traction control is controled or sensed by the Inertia Measurement Unit or IMU, I think it's like a gyroscope type device.
I was wondering if this adaptive lighting function was sensed by the headlight, or if it took a signal off the bike's imu.
 
kiwi dave

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I'm looking forward to experiencing this for myself. I had no idea it had these features when I purchased it. A win-win in sheer ignorance!
 
kiwi dave

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Log on to AliExpress and do a search for 5.75INCH LED DRL Headlight Replacement. There's several designs to chose from.

I'm happy with my choice.
 
kiwi dave

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I'm buying this to fit on my Chief. If there's an issue with connectors I'll make an adapter or replace the plug.
 
kiwi dave

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Found what I have ordered. No fancy LED's turning off or on depending on the angle of the bike to the ground, just a plain simple LED headlight. The existing incandescent one is a bit pathetic, so I'm hoping for much better illumination.

If I later decide I would like these extra features, I can always buy the one with the bells & whistles.
 

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Joseph Lucas, the King of Darkness is spinning in his grave.
 
kiwi dave

kiwi dave

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I didn't know he got to be king. He was always the "Prince of Darkness" when I was riding Triumph motorcycles (the factory was still in Meriden).

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Yes, I had lotsa hair back then. Where has it all gone?
 
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'71 T150 eh Dave?

I think that the lower grades of head get hair on them...


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kiwi dave

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And yours is a T160 with the BSA motor (they were both manufactured in the BSA factory, I forgot only the Bonnevilles and Daytonas were manufactured in Meriden).

A beautiful bike in it's day, far too much money for my wallet back then.
 
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It's the X-75 Hurricane, designed by Craig Vetter for BSA and finally marketed by Triumph.
Recently I spent a chunk of my superannuation on another one! My first one was thrashed and crashed, rebuilt and sold... for a profit. The second one is from Sydney via Tennessee. It is a very tidy low mileage bike and is in the WA Motor Museum.
Now back to headlights and the Prince...
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