DIY light ideas

Below are some ideas for some Do It Yourself lights. No, these are probably not what you should build for your bid at the solo 24hr Championships, nor will they fare well when stacked up against $400+ HID units. But these are hell-of-cheap and fun to build, and can give you something to go niteriding with when you got squat.

basic info:
Go to MTBR and spend some time searching the archives for DIY lights. There is a wealth of info there with pictures, sources, etc.

Go to these links:
mike bentley
bike club.org
buylighting
myra-simon
fat hippy
dan's workshop
nice design
battery charger
battery packs
tnr technical
Tony Reynolds lights

Bulbs:
Lowes, Home Despot, lighting store, online, whatever. DC voltage track lighting is a good place to start

Enclosures:
Plumbing section of hardware store

Mounts:
Scavange an old Vista Light setup and adapt it, or use two hose clamps set up perpendicular to each other. One goes around your bar and one goes around your light.

Switches, connectors..etc.
Rat Shack

Other sources of fun stuff
All Electronics
Mouser
This is where I got this Red Xenon strobe that I made a tail light out of.