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Average Customer Review: 4.33 (based on 342 reviews)

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(3 stars) reviewed on 11/13/11 by (ithiqua) from , , United States, for a 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Bought a set of these about 3 years ago along with the wiring kit. Four burnt bulbs and many fuses later I found that during the installation I pinched one of the wires between the bar and the mounting bracket. Not much room here (just a small groove) to stuff wires. I recommend installing the bracket to the bar (where you can see everything) and then installing the whole assembly to the bike. Leave enough wire in the spot housing so that you can pull the socket out if you need to install a new bulb. Material is not the best on the bar itself. Even though I clean and wax often corrosion began appearing on the bar about six months of driving. Lastly, I rolled the bike on it's side coming out of a gas station. Bike coughed, I stopped and the big VTX1800R just rolled over at that angle. The bar broke but he spot just had small scratches on the bezel. They look cool though. Recieved many compements on them. I'm looking for a new set now that I have put on some Cobra fatty bars for role ove... Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 09/30/10 by Alan Goolsby (Gooseman) from Homestead, FL, United States, for a 2010 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Great product. Produces just as much light, if not more, than the larger units and takes up less space. Turn signals are a liite lost in the intensity off the running lights, but they are still visible. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 09/05/09 by ziad (zsnajjar) from indianapolis, IN, United States, for a 2002 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Excellent product, but now my Hondaline windshield doesn't work Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 04/22/09 by Tigerman (Tigerman67VTX) from Monument, CO, United States, for a 2002 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: I got this item when it first came out, so they may have fixed some of these issues by now. Light bar looks fantastic and matches the VTX headlight very nicely, but the turnsignals/running lights are decoration and nothing more. The one I got had a short in it, that I had to track down and fix before installing. There appears also to be no way to adjust the height of where your lights point. So they pointed mostly as second story windows when I got them and I had to bend the mounting plate a bit to get a more reasonable point angle. The lights have a resonably tight spot on them as well, so it is important to get them pointed correctly. I was able to use this with my memphis shade windshield with no problems as well. As always these Kuryakyn parts are of high quality and high price. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 10/28/07 by louiss (louiss28) from laval, QC, Canada, for a 2002 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: je les ai fait installer par mon dealer de mon coin a suivre les commentaires Review Details  0 out of 3 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 06/05/07 by Karlton (mustangkpb) from Lyons (God's Country), OR, United States, for a 2002 Black 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Two words describe these... BLING BLING! Gives the Retro and more "modern" look as well as add allot of light to the road. Review Details  1 out of 1 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 04/25/07 by Brad (tumh20) from Olympia, WA, United States, for a 2003 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: This is a wonderful item for a vtx 1800r, a must have! Read some of the other reviews for helpful wiring ideas. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(1 stars) reviewed on 03/04/07 by Rob Bowen (tunafish1800) from Chattaroy, WA, United States, for a 2004 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: This lightbar enhances the look on the front, I do have a memphis fats windsheild and had no problems with fitment, once Kuryakyn made the mounting plate available. The main problems I am having with this lightbar has to do with connections. Kuryakyn recommends there universal wiring kit to wire this in, but this wiring kit comes with male /female connectors for the main lights. The LEDs have a three wire setup, one for running lights, one for turn signal/pulse, and a ground wire. The vtx1800R has only two wires to operate the turn signals. a hot wire and a ground. The other problem has to do with the on /off switch. After you route your wires from the battery, under the fuel tank to the headlight, you have to connect to an ignition power source. I used the headlight but the dadburn switch which you would want accessable, they suggest you just mount it some where with double back tape. What the hel* is up with that. Kuryakyn makes accessories to make our rides look nice but t... Review Details  24 out of 25 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 11/28/06 by Dusty Snow (snowman754) from Thomasville, NC, United States, for a 2005 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Excellent!! Turn signals are bright enough. Signals do flash fast w/out equalizer but will get silver bull. signals later. Directions were not as simple as they could have been but with a little experience, installation is easy. Highly recomend the Kury wiring harness. Would not dream of seeing the front of my bike now w/out these lights. Review Details  1 out of 1 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 05/04/06 by Jorge (Jorgeb) from Wayne, NJ, United States, for a 2003 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Still not sure I Love the look when shade is on. But when shades and bags are off it looks great gives it a real custom look Review Details  2 out of 2 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 04/25/06 by mike garrett (zipgarrett) from donovan, IL, United States, for a 2002 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Great looking lightbar!! LED's could be a little bit bigger, in the daytime they are not very noticeable, night time they are great. i thought the instructio were not very well explaned. Make sure you pick-up a test light. You will not have a clue of what wires go where. BE PAITENT! Review Details  0 out of 1 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 10/27/05 by Herculean Task (herculeantask) from Sykesville, MD, United States, for a 2005 Black/Green S Model 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: This light bar is very slick; Nicely chromed, and although the lights are fairly small, they do put out some decent light; the running lights/turn signal LEDs are also a great look (but aren't that bright). Comes with two sets of visors which is good because the standard ones look a little strange next to the stock headlight; the second set matches the stock headlight almost perfectly. Dealer installed so I cannot advise on difficulty in wiring, etc. Review Details  1 out of 1 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 09/04/05 by Darwin (Stillson00) from Ocean Springs, MS, United States, for a 2003 Illusion Blue 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: I really like the look of this light bar on the VTX. It seems to be made to go with the VTX headlight. I installed the wiring using an inline fuse and a relay from Radioshack. I did have a problem wiring it up though. I pinched a wire when attaching the bar to the bracket. The reason is the wiring has to fit into this groove/channel in the bar and it is hard to get the bracket in place while keeping the wiring in the groove/channel. After fixing the pinched wire, I removed the casing around the three wires for the turn signals on each side. This gave the wires more room to fit where they needed to be. I would recommend you do this to make installation a little less painful. I also had to add washers to the bolts that hold the mounting bracket to the light bar; otherwise the bolts will bottom out. I removed my stock turn signals since I also installed turn signal mirrors. This cleans up the front end and makes it look that much better. The signals do blink faster but it may help others... Review Details  4 out of 4 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(4 stars) reviewed on 08/11/05 by Howard (xhowardx) from Westfield, MA, United States, for a 2003 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: I'll let you in on some tips when installing this on the VTX 1800. Kuryakyn could go one step further in the engineering of this light bar. When mounting it on the mounting plate BE SURE YOU USE WASHERS!! The screws supplied are just a bit too long and you won't be able to tighten the bar against the plate(no washers supplied with light bar) If you give the screw one more tug to tighten it up, the screw will break and you'll be in a world of s___.I've been there. Be sure you tuck the hot wire from the light bar headlight up into the channel under the light bar first then cover it with the turn signal wires. If you don't you run a good chance of pinching the hot wire and blowing fuses. After you get it mounted, there's no way to adjust the beam. I took a tip from another purchaser which worked well but sounds terrible. Using a long crow bar and something to protect the nice crome where the fulcrum of the crow bar will be, I bent the mounting plate downward ever so slowly and carefully ... Review Details  9 out of 9 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 05/13/05 by DJ (RiverRoadRider) from Clinton, IA, United States, for a 2002 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Great add-on.. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 03/06/05 by Jeremy Davis (JCDAVIS) from Longmont, CO, United States, for a 2003 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Very nice , love not having billboard turn signals. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 02/10/05 by Wrongturn (mangas) from Norman, OK, United States, for a 2002 Illusion Blue 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: I love this lightbar: helps you SEE, be SEEN, and LOOKS great! Received as Christmas gift (including dealer installation), so I have no skinned knuckle stories to share. Dealer replaced OEM turn signals with these weaker LEDs, but I won't sweat it until I get ticketed. I'm not nearly as worried about signalling my intentions to oncoming traffic, because I'm watching them. It's folks behind me I want to see my turn signal. Despite the disclaimer above, the Kuryakyn works perfectly with the Memphis Fats on my bike, without the use of special mounting brackets. Go figure. 082206 Postscript: Changed my mind about the turn signals and had the stock units reinstalled, so now I have both. The LEDs alone are just too wimpy, although they look good. Review Details  3 out of 3 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 01/31/05 by Don Gamble (cdonz49) from Springfield, IL, United States, for a 2002 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Received as a gift. LEDs shouldn't even be considered as sole turn signal, but make nice addition to OEMs. Had dealer install. Kuryakyn harness switch was junk, but dealer put Honda switch in headlight dimmer switch housing and looks great. Also is much safer than trying to find switch located "somewhere". Bar puts out lots of light. Styling looks great with bike. Review Details  1 out of 1 members found this review helpful. Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 01/24/05 by Dan (basbalnt) from Long Beach, CA, United States, for a 2003 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Nice does not look like a after thought. Real neice photo does not do it justice. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No

(5 stars) reviewed on 01/15/05 by Zudnik (zudnik) from Citrus Heights, CA, United States, for a 2002 1800 VTX1800R (Retro) wrote: Got them, now just need time to install. Will review after I get em on and test them out. Also purchased the wiring kit per advice from VTX boards. Review Details  Was this review helpful to you? Yes No