Joined Jan 2015
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London
So, after realising pretty early on after buying it how dreadful the OEM headlight is on the Hyperstrada, I set about looking for an auxiliary light kit as 50% of my riding is at night on a mix of unlit and city roads (where additional visibility is definitely a bonus!).
After asking the question here and doing a bit of digging myself I found that there doesn't seem to be any aftermarket support, however I was soon pointed in the direction of a member here, kuksul08, who had developed and built a bespoke kit for our bikes in his garage. I was greatly enthused after looking at the finished product in his thread here:
http://hyperstrada.com/ducati-hyperstrada/1453-custom-led-aux-lights-installed.html
They certainly looked like a quality product, so I got in touch and set about arranging to get a set over to the UK. Working with Patrick (kuksul08) to get all the shipping sorted was great, and we had some really nice chats along the way.
The kit arrived about a week or so after being shipped, although unfortunately it took me another couple to find the time I needed to fit it. Could resist a peek once I got it back home though:
Everything was really well packed and survived the 4000+ mile journey without a scratch. Taking the kit out of the box the first thing that struck me was the weight. Not that they're massively heavy, but that kinda heavy that lets you know you're holding a quality product in your hand. Even under close scrutiny, you can just feel that the kit oozes quality - you can feel that some serious time and thought has gone into making these:
The install, although a little fiddly in places (due to the bike itself, rather than the kit IMO) is pretty straightforward. This is helped massively by the extremely thorough and detailed installation guide Patrick supplies with the kit. I had it done in less than 3 hours, and it only took me that long as I'm: a) a massive perfectionist and: b) pretty new to the bike and Ducati construction methods. Once it's properly fitted, you can see just how subtle it looks:
One thing that is definitely NOT subtle about this kit though, is the way it performs. I feel like it produces more light than any other motorised vehicle I've ever owned. The output is absolutley amazing! I tried to capture a before/afterwards on my GoPro:
After asking the question here and doing a bit of digging myself I found that there doesn't seem to be any aftermarket support, however I was soon pointed in the direction of a member here, kuksul08, who had developed and built a bespoke kit for our bikes in his garage. I was greatly enthused after looking at the finished product in his thread here:
http://hyperstrada.com/ducati-hyperstrada/1453-custom-led-aux-lights-installed.html
They certainly looked like a quality product, so I got in touch and set about arranging to get a set over to the UK. Working with Patrick (kuksul08) to get all the shipping sorted was great, and we had some really nice chats along the way.
The kit arrived about a week or so after being shipped, although unfortunately it took me another couple to find the time I needed to fit it. Could resist a peek once I got it back home though:
Everything was really well packed and survived the 4000+ mile journey without a scratch. Taking the kit out of the box the first thing that struck me was the weight. Not that they're massively heavy, but that kinda heavy that lets you know you're holding a quality product in your hand. Even under close scrutiny, you can just feel that the kit oozes quality - you can feel that some serious time and thought has gone into making these:
The install, although a little fiddly in places (due to the bike itself, rather than the kit IMO) is pretty straightforward. This is helped massively by the extremely thorough and detailed installation guide Patrick supplies with the kit. I had it done in less than 3 hours, and it only took me that long as I'm: a) a massive perfectionist and: b) pretty new to the bike and Ducati construction methods. Once it's properly fitted, you can see just how subtle it looks:
One thing that is definitely NOT subtle about this kit though, is the way it performs. I feel like it produces more light than any other motorised vehicle I've ever owned. The output is absolutley amazing! I tried to capture a before/afterwards on my GoPro:
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