Montgomery carbon fiber headlight?

[Klutch556]

Anyone have experience with one of these? Is the led headlight option useable? Seems kinda novel, I dig it but I dont wanna lose my useable light.

https://store.schnitzracing.com/montgomery-carbon-headlight-insert-suzuki-gsx1300r-hayabusa-08-19/

[Mr Brown]

In my experience aftermarket LED lights don't throw light far enough down the road for speed. They illuminate real well up close, but it's easy to outdrive (or outride) their range.

[Dopey]

Anyone have experience with one of these? Is the led headlight option useable? Seems kinda novel, I dig it but I dont wanna lose my useable light.

https://store.schnitzracing.com/montgomery-carbon-headlight-insert-suzuki-gsx1300r-hayabusa-08-19/

I can't see that light doing very much at all... there's a YouTube channel I watch called suburban delinquent that has "race fairings" on his bike with a similar style of light and the couple videos I've seen of him riding at night he's said how he can't see nothing with it and that's with him riding in the city out in cali.

[Kiwi Rider]

Anyone have experience with one of these? Is the led headlight option useable? Seems kinda novel, I dig it but I dont wanna lose my useable light.

https://store.schnitzracing.com/montgomery-carbon-headlight-insert-suzuki-gsx1300r-hayabusa-08-19/

I couldn'timagine much light actually penetrating the carbon fibre, beats me why they even mention an LED headlight option . . .

[Dai.]

I couldn'timagine much light actually penetrating the carbon fibre, beats me why they even mention an LED headlight option . . .

Because a hole is cut for the light.

[Kiwi Rider]

Because a hole is cut for the light.

haha, silly me lol

[Bumblebee]

I personally wouldn't want my headlight surface reduced as the lights on these bikes aren't that powerful and you need all the surface of it to project 100%.

[fallenarch]

That cover is for racing. I think the little LED is just to not get a ticket if you ride it on the street (during the day). I think it would be better if it was a cover you could put on the light when you go to the track rather than having to tape it. Then you could put a blackout switch on everything else and cover the headlight .

[Mr Brown]

It's not a cover, it's a replacement for the space created by removal. Headlights are not required on drag vehicles, just some sort of working tail light, so you can save weight by taking it out. Some street bike classes require working head and tail lights, the much lighter led option allows for that.

[rubbersidedown]

Klutch there are lots of options if you are just doing this mod for aesthetics.
No need to drop $235,you can get all sorts of covers for as low as 20 bucks.If yer looking for a brighter head lite,this isn't it. Cut off in the middle of intersections is prolly the number 1 issue we face out in the street.Cutting yer vis to on coming traffic may not be the way to go.I've done headlite cover mods before,so I can't really talk on that.
If this is a drag strip thing then I'll STFU. Messing with your bikes lights can be a dangerous game as seen here in this picture...of Rubb's A55.
Rubb.

[Hashbrownxpress]

How does it connect? Is there splicing involved? I can seem to find any pictures of the inside.

[Dai.]

How does it connect? Is there splicing involved? I can seem to find any pictures of the inside.

@StreetShark has one fitted to his scoot.

[Falkonworks]

@StreetShark has one fitted to his scoot.

Splicing is required. I believe it just came with bare wires. What I did as a temporary solution before actually cutting stuff and committing to a certain length was install some male pins on those wires and I’ve just plugged those pins into the oem pigtail on the bike harness.

[Falkonworks]

So I received my Montgomery tail light the other day. I had some time this afternoon to take a few photos and thought that I would share with you guys what you can expect when you order a light from these guys.

[Dai.]

Is it just a stagnant light or does it pulse if you hit the brakes?

[Falkonworks]

Is it just a stagnant light or does it pulse if you hit the brakes?

My assumption is that if you want both a tail light and a brake light function you would get the double LED option. I have not messed with this yet, but I am expecting it to function as a brake light only. So it will be off normally and only lit when using the brakes. You could set up a double LED version to have one lit normally, and the other light on the brakes.

I just didn’t really like the look of two LEDs and almost never have my bike out at night anymore so that’s why I got what I got.

[ottafish]

Depending on how bright it is, you could always add a couple cheapo diodes and a resistor and make it a dual brightness setup. Tail light dull, brake bright.

[Falkonworks]

Depending on how bright it is, you could always add a couple cheapo diodes and a resistor and make it a dual brightness setup. Tail light dull, brake bright.

True and I have thought about that. I’ll see what I end up doing once I get working on it again

[Hashbrownxpress]

So I went ahead and bought the headlight and RAM inserts. Right off the bat the fitment is not that great.

I want this to work badly so I'm going to try to make some adjustments. I'll update photos with the end result.

[Hashbrownxpress]

Update, you'll definitely need a Dremel and a drill. I had to carve out some of the excess material to allow clearance for fitment on the RAM inserts. Just 2 holes drilled and riveted for the headlight.

The end result is not perfect, but not bad imo. I dont regret it at all.