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gemini wrote:
Charlies.Contingency wrote:
RPBrown wrote:I have since started running at night with my blue underlights on. I feel it does help other people see me and it is a safety factor as far as I am concerned. You cannot see front or rear except to the side of the bike and down.
I am late to jump in on the thread, but as a rider myself, the more lighting you have, the better. Some cops may not appreciate your blue or purple undergo, and to be honest, I don't know a single rider that has them for safety purposes, they're to show off. I don't ride at night for safety purposes, but like I do on my truck, I light it up like a Christmas tree with side markers and additional brake/turn signals. Might it seem like overkill when I tap my brakes and you can count over half a dozen brakes lights, sure, but you're appreciate it in low visibility situations!

Something that's not so common, but that I highly suggest, are amber running lights along the side of your bike if feasible. If you have a luggage rack like most KLR's or such, it's not a bad idea to mount additional brake/turn signals off of it, or you hard mounted saddlebags if possible. I think a pulsing center light, with two steady lights on either side is far more visible than other applications. It's all about being safe out there, but if you can, why not go buy a cheap old Chevrolet tank for night driving if possible. I'll be riding once I get the Kawasaki rebuilt, I still regret selling my honda dual purpose... Anybody got a KLR they'll let me make payments on with full coverage?

Too bad we've never met. If we had, you'd be able to say," I know one rider that uses down lights for safety purposes, and not to show off".

I'm too old to show off and respect my bike too much to do so. I do however like to ride and take the occasional long trip that runs into night riding so the more I can do to be seen, the better off I am.

RPBrown

gemini wrote:You'll have to ask me in another 5-7,000 miles. A few thousand on them now.
But, so far they seem to not be showing any unusual wear. Like the ride and
I don't plan on ever returning to HD/Dunlops.

I have about 12k on my Commander II's and not showing a lot of wear, at least compared to the HD/Dunlops. With the HD's, I would have to replace them by about 10k.

RPBrown

I have since started running at night with my blue underlights on. I feel it does help other people see me and it is a safety factor as far as I am concerned. You cannot see front or rear except to the side of the bike and down.

RPBrown

gemini wrote:
RPBrown wrote:Although not specifically spelled out as illegal by state law, some cities may have adopted specific ordanances against them.

I do have them on my bike but only use them when parked. Got stopped a while back, no ticket just a warning.
Where were you, and did the officer tell you they were illegal, or he just didn't like your bike (J/K)? Like, maybe he is
burning rice and is jealous of a beautiful V-Twin?

I was in Dallas. I ride with a christian motorcycle group and we had just left a homeless shelter in downtown Dallas. We all did have vests on (with Fellowship Riders patches) and 3 of the 8 bikes had under lights on (all of us were stopped) and 1 of them was a rice burner, er, ah, Yamaha sport bike. The first officer stopped us but waited until backup arrived to get out of his car. He never said it was illegal, just that we were not supposed to be running with them on.

I did check with some Irving officers I know and was told that it is a very gray area of the law. He did say that it can be and has been used as a probable cause to stop someone in some cases.

With that said, some of my group still ride with them on. I just prefer to not push the issue since it is such a gray area. Personal choice I guess.

By the way Gemini, you got everything right except the long hair. It's almost no hair.

Oh yeah, almost forgot. I ride a Harley Ultra Classic, Dyna and a Road Glide all of which have the under lighting. The wife also hs a Fatboy with underlighting as well Just realized that I may have the same problems with motorcycles that I do with guns.

RPBrown

Although not specifically spelled out as illegal by state law, some cities may have adopted specific ordanances against them.

I do have them on my bike but only use them when parked. Got stopped a while back, no ticket just a warning.

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