Add lighting to a scooter

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tykenfitz

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Howdy guys, so in my home state of Michigan I can legally register the electric scooter I've modded with a 50cc two stroke provided that I include the right lighting, I've attached a link to the pdf that contains the requirements:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/sos/SOS-430_Moped_Certification_290967_7.pdf

Soooo, I was thinking about doing a little diy electrical work to mod up the necessary lights, I did something similar when I attached an old car headlight to my pocket bike and ran it with a 12v battery I ripped out of the scooter, but I plan on doing this job more profesionally lol.

Alright so to the meat of the question, how feasible would it be to use a 12v scooter battery and plug it in every night to a battery tender? would the battery last long enough to use the lights all day?

So I need a headlight that can illuminate objects at 100ft, do you think one of the 2" halogen headlights here would be sufficient? Or where could I source a more powerful one?

The tail light and breaklight can be one, so I could use brake levers with an electric switch like this (I've got em already), but how would I make the tail light dimmer normally but go full brightness when one of the switches are activated?

I think the horn, mirror and other things are self explanatory, but mostly I'm worried about whether the battery idea is feasible

Thanks guys
 

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You should really invest in some better lighting than what you listed. halogen is a power pig and will suck a battery dry on the quick.

I put some of these on my jeep for offroad lights.
http://www.kmdgarage.com/quantum-6-led-light-bar/
My god man... you want to talk about light?! Mine were just a little bigger than these but still, very similar output. 1 of these draws about 1/2 amp.

I put 2 6" bars and 2 cateyes on my bumper...and all 4 of those together still only draw about 1/8th the amount of power as my two 100W KC Daylighters....with TONS more light.

Anyways, thats all I really have for you.
 
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