[och]

 

[EYNSTYN]

whats adaptive about it

 

[och]

whats adaptive about it

It has a lean sensor, and points the light into the direction of the turn.

 

[och]

Here is before.

And this is after.

I got rid of the Denali D4 fork mounted aux lights as they did not have a road legal beam pattern. They were extremely bright, but they were designed for offroad use. They just released a road legal version with SAE/DOT certified fog beam pattern, I'll be getting them once they become available.

 

[och]

 

[Jo hart]

That looks good ! The original Denali's you put on where overkill.(I didn't want to say anything lol), but some small ones on the fender will be plenty.

 

[och]

That looks good ! The original Denali's you put on where overkill.(I didn't want to say anything lol), but some small ones on the fender will be plenty.

I don't disagree, I did not know any better when I bought them. They do not match the style of the bike at all, but if you prefer function over form, they were insanely bright. I was riding through a rural Monticello at night last fall, and boy was I glad I had them.

As much as I don't care for their appearance, I will be getting a set of Denali D3 fog lights. They have a SAE/DOT/ECE certified fog beam pattern, with a sharp cutoff that does not blind other drivers. I expect them to have a similar performance to the D4, but without lighting up top of trees and blinding oncoming drivers. I will probably get them with yellow lenses so they really stand out.

 

[och]

That being said, the JW speaker headlight is a noticeable improvement over the Denali headlight I had on previously. I haven't got a chance to properly test out the adaptive function yet, but so far on local streets it seems to work extremely well. It was just starting to dusk when I got back from the ride, and even then the illumination into turns was clearly noticeable.

 

[och]

These are the Denali D3, they should be arriving in stock in the first half of March. I will speak to a metal finisher to see if they can be chrome or nickel plated.

 

[EYNSTYN]

i found some china ones, when mine craps out i may buy one, what is the single wire for?

 

[och]

i found some china ones, when mine craps out i may buy one, what is the single wire for?

On the main headlight? It is for the "accent" lights, such as halo ring or whatever effect a particular light has.

 

[och]

Last night I took a ride all the way from Brooklyn to Montauk Point at the end of Long Island. Great 130 mile ride, that is a combination of city streets, well lit urban highways, and dark rural highways. This is what I discovered.

On the city streets and urban highway, all lights are on - low beam, passing lights and the D3. They are well lit, so I don't need the light, but it is mostly to make myself as noticeable as possible to other traffic. Bright and looks good.

On the dark rural highways, I keep the headlight on, and alternate low/high beam depending on the oncoming traffic. Also, the Denali D3 aux lights are on, as they have a great long throw, and really illuminate the sides of the road that makes it easier to see animals. There were a bunch of deer on the sides of the road yesterday, I was even thinking about pointing the D3s a few degrees to the sides to throw more light on the sides of the road. But I turned the passing lights off! They create a very bright spot right in front of the bike, and it is very deceiving, which many people do not realize. Human eyes get used to a bright spot that is up close, and can't see far ahead. On the road you want to see as far ahead as possible, to identify potential hazards.

Just sharing this info for others who are considering a set of passing lamps.

 

[EYNSTYN]

On the main headlight? It is for the "accent" lights, such as halo ring or whatever effect a particular light has.

its just for decoration

 

[och]

its just for decoration

More or less, yes.

 

[och]

More or less, yes. Most modern cars now have these types of LED accent decoration anyways, like the BMW angel rings, etc.

 

[EYNSTYN]

they don't actually project enough light to see the road, it is bright enough for on coming drivers to see

 

[och]

they don't actually project enough light to see the road, it is bright enough for on coming drivers to see

Yes, which is an additional layer of safety, its not just for oncoming drivers but drivers in front of you are more likely to see you in their mirrors the brighter your lights are.

 

[och]

So I've had the passing lights and Denali D3 fogs for pretty much a year now. I am extremely happy with the D3 fog lights, but the passing lights, not so much. Their light pattern is useless, it just illuminates a bright spot directly in front of the bike making eyes less sensitive to see into the distance.

They do look great cosmetically, but the function is counterproductive.

I am thinking of replacing them with another set of the D3 fogs. Maybe get a black bar and black turn signal housing to match the D3s. Keep fork mounted D3s yellow, and bar mounted D3s white.

Whats everyone's thoughts?

 

[Shotround]

If the shoe fits. I had Amazon leds in the passing lamp housing. When one of them failed. I got something with better output and or pattern. D3 wasn’t released when I got these. The lens covers have a pattern that adds a horizontal cutoff but output is reduced to my eyes. Denali has replacement lenses with different patterns but they don’t have a horizontal cutoff. The lower lamps are visionx clearance dr1, first generation type. I have a skene aux light dimmer on it. The upper ones are dr1 with halo. It doesn’t halo well with the lens covers as seen below. The skene dimmer on the scooter died so looking for alternatives before getting another skene.

 

[och]

If the shoe fits. I had Amazon leds in the passing lamp housing. When one of them failed. I got something with better output and or pattern. D3 wasn’t released when I got these. The lens covers have a pattern that adds a horizontal cutoff but output is reduced to my eyes. Denali has replacement lenses with different patterns but they don’t have a horizontal cutoff. The lower lamps are visionx clearance dr1, first generation type. I have a skene aux light dimmer on it. The upper ones are dr1 with halo. It doesn’t halo well with the lens covers as seen below. The skene dimmer on the scooter died so looking for alternatives before getting another skene.

Nice to see you have the same JW Speaker adaptive headlight as I do, they are awesome.

Denali D3 fogs only became available in the spring of last year. Before I had their D4 pods, which were blinding to the oncoming traffic, and the square pods looked extremely ugly. The D3 fog round pods are still ugly beasts, but the light output is amazing.

I am thinking if I get a bar similar to yours, but in black, and a set of black harley turn signals to go under the bar + another set of D3 fogs to go on top of the bar, the whole setup may not look too bad. Keep yellow D3s on the forks + white D3s on the bar, the light output will be insane without any blinding glare.

This is the light output of my current D3s, very long and wide throw with a sharp cutoff.