Although I love the simplicity of the Savage, it does have it's limitations. Apparently there is no such thing as "universal fitment" when it comes to our little red-headed stepchild

I'd like to increase my night-driving profile by adding a light bar to the fork. The main lamps are 10 watt Cree LED's, and the signal lamps are 3 wire dual function (will replace the original front turn signal/running lights). Since the new turn signals are dual filament they should draw about the same power as the original lamps. Where should I run the "driving lights" to? I'm worried about overloading the bikes electrical system.

First option I can think of is to run the driving lights to a splice on the "low beam" wire. I would have a handlebar switch to turn them on and off.

Second option is to run them straight to the battery. I am assuming that the Savage doesnt have an "auxiliary" plug or wire I can tap into. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

PS- Will this bike's electronics support a "gear indicator"? Like the single digit small indicators on ebay. I have no idea what "signal" the unit would use to determine what gear the bike is in, or when to change up/down.

If you just wanna be seen,, oncoming, people setting up for a left turn, mount a NOT OBNOXIOUS  light on the bar. Put a switch on it and just use it when you need to KNOW youre seen.
Daytime, if you see someone setting up for a left, move back and forth in your lane, flip high/low beam, BE SEEN,
Last or first in a long line of cars , someone at a stop sign or wanting to turn, very dangerous.
Set a light up so its seen, but , not in their eyes.
I'd want one on the left side of the bar, aimed  to make the road out front of me, helping me see if I was on a dark road  .

Thanks for the speedy replies guys!
The LED headlight is a good idea. Cutting 30+ watts out of the system will definitely give me enough room for the new lighting.

The new front running lights/ turn signals are standard incandescent dual filament peanut bulbs. I understand fully that they will not be exactly the same as the OEM signals, but they will be ballpark. Certainly not as different as putting LED blinkers in. I'll hook them up to the trusty multimeter and see what they draw.

The 2 "driving lights" on the light bar are 5 watt LEDs(my mistake, I said they were 10 each in my original post) in 3 1/2" chrome housings. They provide quite a bit of light for a relatively low current draw. There are lots of cruisers out there that use light bars...I happen to like the look. Will I like the way it looks on the Savage? No idea, but we shall find out

I also have a strobing license plate frame on order. I've seen them on bikes around here and they really make it hard to miss that a bike is in front of you, especially on these back country farm roads in NC.

The bike is used for pleasure riding, around town and rarely over 50 miles per trip. I dont do city traffic and I rarely get on the highway. Being "seen" on these country roads with very few streetlights is important. I realize that the safety of the rider is based on how I DRIVE, and not how brightly lit I am. ...even a christmas tree bike can get into trouble if the rider isnt paying attention.

But a little extra light cant hurt

Yea, dropping that headlight down to a lower watt LED helped save me some power, i just added 2 more LED's hanging under my turn signals. Took a night ride and shot a vid that i have to edit, took some screenshots
headlight is http://www.ebay.com/itm/261536384680?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=... shown on its own in old_rider's post/video then i went and added 2 of the following( it says 30 watt, but it uses 9/12 low/high) http://www.ebay.com/itm/Motorcycle-12V-30W-CREE-U2-LED-Fog-Spot-Head-Light-Bl... I HAVE TONNES OF FRONT LIGHT!!,

Right now i have it tied in with the low beam circuit, but i could run it on the high beam, 12+12+12 or 12+12+18 and im still under power from stock lamp. to change the 2 aux lights you have to quickly power cycle them, intending to add a momentary normaly closed switch but for the moment i flick into high beam and back.  



Top left is my headlight on low +2 aux on high, bike next to me is a rebel 250 with a regular silverstar h4 in it, you can kind of see the yellow on the right side. top right is lowbeam +2 aux on high vs the green led traffic lights. bottom left is just lowbeam (had to snag a still from when i was using the aux lights in flash mode.) bottom center is highbeam, no aux. Bottom right is low beam+2 aux on low setting.

Like i said, i just hung them from the bottom of my turn signals, works for me.

Hope this helps

I found the license plate mount at the local Ray Price Harley dealer. It's made by "Back off!", the company that makes the separate taillight blinker.

similar to this...but was only $60 if I recall correctly.
http://www.jpcycles.com/product/380-225?adpos=1o3&creative=42616806730&device...