I agree, its a personal choice, but I wasactually heading in the other direction, wondering if there is a brighter bulb available, or ... are the LED's brighter than a standard bulb ? I'll take all the help I can get when trying to avoid getting run over from behind !!

 

I HAVE THEM ON MY FATBOY, BUT I HAVE BEEN DOING SOME RESEARCH ON CHANGING THEM,LED'S THE WAY TO GO,YOU CAN GET THEM IN A COOL LAYDOWN TAG WITH THEM ON BOTH SIDES MOUNT RIGHT TO THE STOCK HOLES ON YOU SCOOT

 

I like those taillights with the built in trun signals. I'm in Texas and here turnsignals are not requied on bikes. Thinking about putting some on later for now I only ride the fxst during the day. I ride my sprtsters at night it has all the lights.

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I took off my stock blinkersbut I have these built-in blinkers in my front:


and I have built-in signals (with flashing brake lights) in my back:



I use both hand signals and the above blinkers in the day-time. At night time, it definitely gets sketchy. But in my opinion bikeswithstock blinkers are hard to see.Therefore, I try not to ride at night unlessIam riding with a pack of motorcycles.

 

I honestly think that the majority of drivers probably have no clue of what your intentions are when you signal with your hand. Probably think you are stretching or something like that. All though I don't always use them I probably would not get rid of them.

 

Same set up as mine. I know of a guy from here that got booked $150 last week because the indicator lense is not orange. The LED lights on the indicators are orange. Go figure? I think the cops here pick on bikes as a easy target. They will always find something to hit you with.

 

NightTrain245 - Those built-ins in the front look awesome. If I ever decide to put them back on the front too, I'll be looking for something along that line. Very clean looking. Your bike looks great.

 

I have HD signals on the Mirrors and the Kuryakin on the Tail light.

 

I think a lot of it depends on your geography.

Here in the tropical land of unlicensed, illegaldrivers, you have to use all means at your disposal (which includes bright lights all around)to stay off the obituary page.

 

Oh yeah I gotta have all the blinkers on the bike and working. Smoked lenses help a little with appearance. Just my opinion of course, but at night they are particularly important as pointed out many times above. My first couple bikes had no signals...almost pre-electricity...would not go back. My cars have seatbelts....my firstcars predated even racers having them...and I wear them religiously...would not go back. Not all that long ago you could CHOOSE to turn on your motorcycle headlight...now it is ON or burnt out....would not go back. Big citys have salvage yards where you can score the lights if you cannot pony up for stealer...a visit to a motorcycle salvage yard will forever answer your question when you look around. John

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