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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Stig / Major Tom on July 24, 2020, 02:46:44 PM
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Fog actually thickened as I headed home this morning.
Because all my rides at least start in the dark...I've always invested time & $ to improve the rear lighting on all but my Forza (2 nice large red lights back there)
On dark , fogging or rainy mornings I really like the extra red light behind me. (Sometimes I get all 3~!)
The Liberty has LED tail lights, and an added LED light/brake bar.
The LIKE200i has an already large tail light and a top case with LED brake & running lights.
If you ride at night, have you added rear lights?
Stig
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No since most of my riding is on county highways with very little traffic and I'm usually home before dusk. My early morning jaunts I rarely even see a vehicle. If I do usually a farmer traveling slower then I so just pass them and wave. I usually take back roads to everywhere I go although it takes considerably more time. I avoid the interstate when possible. Since retired I'm just not in that big of a hurry and the journey is more important then the destination. Sometimes I encounter a group of bicyclist or solo rider taking the same routes for the same reasons. I also see groups of motorcyclists but have yet to encounter a scooter rider. The last ROMEO RIDE their was a guy on a Burgman.
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no add on lighting...but I did replace the taillight bulb with an led that is about twice as bright. Really makes a big difference. Then I also added reflective striping to both the top box (which isn't always on there) and to the rear luggage rack.
A few years ago I added the custom taylor reflective wheel striping. It's silver so you don't notice it in the day but looks pretty cool at night.
Funny thing is, I put all this striping on, and like KK, I don't ride at night!
(pics taken in garage with camera flash)
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I installed a light kit at my previous bike’s Givi E370N top box. I also installed honeycomb reflector tape next to the light strips at the inside of the plastic light cover.
The honeycomb reflector tape made the box glowing, even during daylight when the sun was shining. An easy modification which increased visibility quite a lot.
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yes I copied Stig with a bestem top box, ordered the lite kit, ended up not using it , bought a 5 pin flat 5 trailor plug, and wired it with running and brake lites and added turn lights,
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yes I copied Stig with a bestem top box, ordered the lite kit, ended up not using it , bought a 5 pin flat 5 trailor plug, and wired it with running and brake lites and added turn lights,
I'm not clever enough to wire my Bestem top case. Bought the one with brake and running lights already installed.
Heck of a bargain...at @$120 shipped..
All mounting hardware included. Wired it into my LIKE's taillight assembly. Would have preferred a smaller case....but...
Too bad they quit making these....esp at that price!
I like that the LEDs wrap around onto side of the case, too.
Stig
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I don't invest in additional lighting as reflective automotive tape goes a lot further. Even a flashlight will make my scoot pop out on the road. Just wonder from how far a car can see me.
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I don't like the idea of being rear-ended at night because my only tail-light was burned out. So I've added additional running lights, a pair of old turn-signal fixtures (they're not turned on in the photo):
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I think stock rear lighting on my 2019 XTown 300i is enough. My Givi E-46 box has reflective tape.
Note: in over 1.5 million 2 wheel miles, I have been hit only once from rear. Me Honda Reflex, She on phone, daytime, ran two stopsigns and got me on third. Bike totaled, my right hand hurt.
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When I was riding, I glued a small , red , flashing light to the back of my helmet . I think it was the kind that joggers use to make themselves more visible.
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Don't have proof...but I suspect that in the dark I am more visible from the rear - than I am in the daylight with all my hi viz on.
Good thing, since every one of my rides starts in the dark! Plus, much less traffic at that time of day.
Sure, deer are about, even at my 33mph cruise.
I'm much more concerned about big metal boxes being piloted by humans (some of them...)
Stig
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New member here from Central Ohio and good topic. My Like 150i has LED taillight, but for the SR400 old school stock combo bulb I found a BRIGHT replacement tail/brakelight bulb on Amazon that flashes three times when hitting the brakes then goes steady. Really gets drivers attention and they back off. Cheers
Put those in my Burgman 400 and my son's CB500X. "Tailblazer"....or something like that. ..
Stig