Light Your Front Wheel

by Scott on December 31, 2006

How-to install lights on the front wheel of your bike.

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{ 14 comments }

Ken Talley August 14, 2008 at 10:33 am: I was watching your video and was really enjoying it except of the fact you don’t show how to hook up to the battery. Do you have a video that shows that?
Are there certain connectors to use for battery hookup?
Thanks,
Ken
Scott August 14, 2008 at 11:32 am: Ken,

We provide 2 spade connectors in the wiring kit. One is crimped to one end of the ground wire to slide behind the connecting bolt on the negative side of the battery. The other crimps onto one of the fuse wires and is connected to the positive side of the battery.

Scott
Kevin August 29, 2008 at 12:20 am: I was just watching the series on the front brake light set up and I was a little disappointed that you didn’t show the lights on. Turn the lights out and light that thing up!
Mike March 24, 2009 at 1:03 pm: Scott, I am from the Philadelphia, Pa area and would love to take a shot at putting these lights on my new Road King but would probably mess it up. I think I could get the lights stuck on but concealing the wiring and making connections would be something I’ve never done before. I wish I knew a reliable light installer in this area.
Mike March 24, 2009 at 1:05 pm: Do you have any recomendations for an installer in the Phila. area?
Scott March 26, 2009 at 8:09 am: Hi Mike. G&B Cycle Goodies is one of our best installers. He’s in Gilbertsville and would do an awesome job for you. Phone number is (888) 772-3689.
Scott Van Stratten August 17, 2009 at 4:12 pm: Can you do a video on lighting up the rear wheel. I know that you hook them up to the frame, but just not sure on location, running the wires, etc.
Scott August 18, 2009 at 10:04 am: Scott- I do need to update our videos, but I most likely won’t get to it until this winter. We generally place either a 5-LED step light or a MEGA TNT stick on the brake caliper to light the rear wheel. The wire is run along the brake line, securing it tightly with zip ties. Many bikes also have a mounting surface on the inside of the swing arm beneath the rear of the seat. One 5-LED step light or MEGA TNT work really well there, shining down and back toward the rear wheel.

Placing the Cut N’ Clicks inside the fender is risky and not recommended by us. It’s too easy for the lights to get torn off if installed without enough clearance, etc. There are exceptions. For example, the H-D Deuce has a nice channel in the rear fender that protects the lights and provides the perfect location for really lighting up the rear wheel & chrome.
Ken July 20, 2010 at 8:48 pm: You show an install on a bike with only one caliper.

Can you show how you install and incorporate the wiring on twin calipers for touring models? Do you run the wires up to the steering neck and then incorporate them together with the extension?
Scott July 21, 2010 at 10:37 am: Yes, that’s it exactly. You run each wire up under the neck and join them together with the extension wire. Run the extension back under the tank to your connection area beneath the seat. Be sure to leave enough slack at the connection so you can turn your front wheel all the way to the left and right without stressing the wires. Also make sure they’re routed so that they don’t get pinched anywhere when you turn the wheel.

Enjoy your lights!
jim bradley July 24, 2010 at 5:46 pm: I see that you do alot of lighting on Harley’s.Why not Yamaha or Honda touring bikes
Scott July 29, 2010 at 7:06 am: We specialize in all V-Twins, including metric models.
bobby williams September 24, 2010 at 8:40 am: i have used your lights on my bike previously,
now how do I light up front/back wheels on a Fatboy, with solid wheels???
Scott September 25, 2010 at 6:17 am: If you have a stock wheels on a Fatboy, it’s not going to look real good. That’s due to the fact that the Fatboy has a single brake caliper on each wheel and solid wheels. That being the case, installing the light on each caliper would only light one side of each wheel. However, if you have a custom wheel…particularly if it’s chrome…then you can light it up nicely as the light will reflect off the wheel and light both sides.

You can find our video showing you how to install our lights on the brake calipers here: http://tv.boogey.com/index.php/2006/12/31/light-your-front-wheel/