LED Bike lights

Be seen be Safe. When riding not bothered if I annoy them least they've seen me. Mine aren't that bright when the dipped headlight comes ::)

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Originally Posted by GixxerStu

Be seen be Safe. When riding not bothered if I annoy them least they've seen me.

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My thoughts exactly,
I don't want to dazzle them off the road but I want the feckers to put down their mobile phones and know that I'm on the road with them

Snowy's HID's are ace.

When dark, the only way I can see where I'm going is when I'm being tailed by him.

;D

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Originally Posted by kev

Snowy's HID's are ace.

When dark, the only way I can see where I'm going is when I'm being tailed by him.

;D

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;D ;D

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Originally Posted by kev

Snowy's HID's are ace.

When dark, the only way I can see where I'm going is when I'm being tailed by him.

;D

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Glad to be of service ;D ;D ;D

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Originally Posted by Jon_W

[quote author=Swanny link=1337014318/14#14 date=1337114718]It's not about being a pain in the arse to others, it's about being seen and not ending up dead or worst because some numpty didn't see you :-/

But I'd rather annoy someone than not be seen by them :)

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The problem is that it isn't just an annoyance, It's plain lethal if you cop an eye full of HiD. The dazzle blinds you and I mean BLINDS.... you may well have been seen, but the other guy is now in the opposite ditch....[/quote]

One technique I use when riding or driving at night is when approached by an oncoming car, I don't look directly at their lights, I switch between the nearside curb and the white lines in the centre of the road to gauge both my position and view of the road ahead. All lights, irrespective of HID or not, will dazzle if they're badly adjusted and in addition, HID's should use the appropriate type of "projector" reflector which is something missed by some users. They are worse when fitted to cars as the position height is lower than on a bike and therefore a badly adjusted beam will dazzle a lot more.

However, as mentioned above, the original post concerns LED's and not HID's which are very different entities.

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Originally Posted by Swanny

I'm not talking about HiD lights I'm looking at LEDs.
Kevin that's a matter of personal opinion, personally I think the bikes in the videos look better with the extra lights.
I like to personalize cars/bikes etc. I think everything can be improved on compared to standard, but some people do go over the top.
As for wearing a hi viz ;D no thanks I'll stick to lights

Stu I think they look great :)

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Who said Hi Vis just a brighter jacket. How about an LED jacket? ;D


http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgur...A&dur=3555

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Originally Posted by BMWGraeme

[quote author=Jon_W link=1337014318/16#16 date=1337151799][quote author=Swanny link=1337014318/14#14 date=1337114718]It's not about being a pain in the arse to others, it's about being seen and not ending up dead or worst because some numpty didn't see you :-/

But I'd rather annoy someone than not be seen by them :)

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The problem is that it isn't just an annoyance, It's plain lethal if you cop an eye full of HiD. The dazzle blinds you and I mean BLINDS.... you may well have been seen, but the other guy is now in the opposite ditch....[/quote]

One technique I use when riding or driving at night is when approached by an oncoming car, I don't look directly at their lights, I switch between the nearside curb and the white lines in the centre of the road to gauge both my position and view of the road ahead. All lights, irrespective of HID or not, will dazzle if they're badly adjusted and in addition, HID's should use the appropriate type of "projector" reflector which is something missed by some users. They are worse when fitted to cars as the position height is lower than on a bike and therefore a badly adjusted beam will dazzle a lot more.

However, as mentioned above, the original post concerns LED's and not HID's which are very different entities.[/quote]

I've tried that and it works fine with conventional halogen lights. The problem is that the HID is SO bright that one glance is enough to dazzle, and the beam patterns of lenses designed for halogens seems to go out of the window spraying light everywhere.

But try when the funker is following you and your mirrors are full of light..... my issue is not the type of lights used, but the excessive brighness. I was followed by a BM car during the winter. I had to pull over after 10 mins because my eyes were hurting due to the light from my mirrors. Hi lights were adjusted but the glare was still amazing! But if you think about it that is not a suprise. These lights are fitted because they are brighter..... this means that they are brighter for the poor sod that has to look at them.

I used to be a welder, if I had to look at somthing that bright, I'd have got a mask! These things are getting close to the point where arc eye is a very real possibility.

As I say, if a road is dark, slow down. Don't try and create a false daylight (either HID or LED).

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Originally Posted by Jon_W

As I say, if a road is dark, slow down. Don't try and create a false daylight (either HID or LED).

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Ah but if you have good lights you can see as well as day light so no need to slow down :D

Kevin I quite fancy this one

http://enlighted.com/media/popsgoesv...as_anix600.gif

Do they do one with TrowVegas on it? ;D