Do LED tail lights look metric?
#11
06-03-2008, 09:10 AM
RE: Do LED tail lights look metric?
I recently added the tourpak spoiler with the LED running/brake light....all the rest of my lights are the stock incandescent lights. I agree that LEDs are more limited in who all can see them, but having a mix works really good. The brake light in spoiler is VERY noticeable for someone directly behind me in traffic, and that's what I wanted it for.
#12
06-03-2008, 09:29 AM
RE: Do LED tail lights look metric?
I have a red bagger and I see a lot of red metric cars and bikes around......[sm=ummmmokay.gif].......hmmmmm. Oh crap, I have black tires on my bike and I see lots of those on metrics, too. Not to mention....chrome!
Just dicking with ya! You're gonna give yerself an ulcer if you keep worrying about stuff like this.
Just dicking with ya! You're gonna give yerself an ulcer if you keep worrying about stuff like this.
#13
06-03-2008, 09:43 AM
RE: Do LED tail lights look metric?
ORIGINAL: TexasRedneck
See, that's my dialemma....ah LOVE the LED's - use the LED strobes on the front of the bike - have 'em on the TP an' saddlebags - but if ya go out an' fire off a set of LED lights next ta standard incadescents, then look for the "footprint" of the lights, you'll see a linear illumination of the LED's vs. a "pool" fer the incadescents. An' thar's the rub - iffen ah knew they'd always be in line-of-sight of the LED's, they'd win hands down - but if they ain't, then they git very little observed light from 'em compared ta standard lights. Guess that's why ah mix 'em up - try ta git a bit of both an' take advantage of their unique strengths/weaknesses.....
See, that's my dialemma....ah LOVE the LED's - use the LED strobes on the front of the bike - have 'em on the TP an' saddlebags - but if ya go out an' fire off a set of LED lights next ta standard incadescents, then look for the "footprint" of the lights, you'll see a linear illumination of the LED's vs. a "pool" fer the incadescents. An' thar's the rub - iffen ah knew they'd always be in line-of-sight of the LED's, they'd win hands down - but if they ain't, then they git very little observed light from 'em compared ta standard lights. Guess that's why ah mix 'em up - try ta git a bit of both an' take advantage of their unique strengths/weaknesses.....
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06-03-2008, 10:37 AM
#16
06-03-2008, 10:43 AM
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RE: Do LED tail lights look metric?
GOOD LED's - that's the key. So many of the aftermarket mfr's stick a led into sumthin' an' toss it on the shelf - an' therein lies the danger. I run a Whelen LED light bar on the front of my UC - had it customized to full amber so it'd be usable in case we have a rider down, or other reason to try to get folks' attention. That light bar is $400 - I can buy the LED pods w/controller for half that.....an' the difference is obvious. Like anything else, folks'll make 'em as cheap as they can!
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06-03-2008, 12:04 PM
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RE: Do LED tail lights look metric?
I agree with the GOOD LED statements. When people ask how much they were I've had them laugh and tell me how much cheaper they got theirs. Then we turn em on and take a look. Night and day difference. You usually get what you pay for!
And NO I don't think they make my Harley look like a metric. [sm=wtf.gif]
And NO I don't think they make my Harley look like a metric. [sm=wtf.gif]
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06-03-2008, 01:15 PM
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06-03-2008, 01:32 PM
