Neon lights - legal?

[Cajun]

yeah i would be interested in getting a yellow if possible to put under my bike

[Blueblader]

I have blue neons on my bike and valve caps. They are legal and the police up here think they're a good idea because it improves visability. They're really cool too!

[scumdog]

Just to show that theres nothing new, years ago (I mean YEARS ago) a vehicle had to display a blue light at the front if it was towing a trailer (obviously at night). I remember asking my dad about this on this Bradford van

I still have two of those lights, not sure yet what to use them on - possibly my '37 V8 coupe.

Never did figure WHAT safety value the were meant to have - any ideas??

[sAsLEX]

so you know the vehicle is longer and to not cut around the back to close maybe?? only thing i could think of

[Sniper]

i did a lot of research into these when i was in the job.


any colour other than red can be displayed to the front - white, green, blue, orange, as long as it does not 'detract the observer from the direction the car is travelling in'. the only colours that can be displayed to the rear is red or orange - white in reverse only. if the wash from a light of other colour can be seen from the rear (blue/green neon, white number plate light etc) then it is ok, as long as the source cannot be seen, and the wash of that light again does not detract the observer from the direction that the vehcile is travelling in.

Very correct Marty. I was just chatting to the VTNZ guys today when I took a cage in for a COF (Cert of Fitness) and they pretty much just said that.

It should be illegal and we should be able ride/(drive??) around without having a rainbow follow us, AT NIGHT!!!

All I can say is, you DOLTS!!!!

But thats only my opinion, you dont have to agree on me with that one

[Hitman]

Anybody got any pics of their bikes with neons on? Ive got leds inside the front and rear guard. No fairings on the back, but when they're back on u cant see the leds. I have to straighen a few of the leds up too, so i dont have big spots on the wheels.

[Sniper]

Anybody got any pics of their bikes with neons on? Ive got leds inside the front and rear guard. No fairings on the back, but when they're back on u cant see the leds. I have to straighen a few of the leds up too, so i dont have big spots on the wheels.

Hmmm, looks cool.

[scumdog]

Very correct Marty. I was just chatting to the VTNZ guys today when I took a cage in for a COF (Cert of Fitness) and they pretty much just said that.

It should be illegal and we should be able ride/(drive??) around without having a rainbow follow us, AT NIGHT!!!

All I can say is, you DOLTS!!!!

But thats only my opinion, you dont have to agree on me with that one

You utter fuddy-duddy, what are you going to be like when you get to be OLD?
Lighten up, what REAL harm are they doing? (apart from burning out you over sensitive retinas!) :cool2:

[Sniper]

You utter fuddy-duddy, what are you going to be like when you get to be OLD?
Lighten up, what REAL harm are they doing? (apart from burning out you over sensitive retinas!) :cool2:

Ok, I may be young but Im just not into those things, I like to be different.

[I am Milky]

i got told by da pigs dey r fine as long as dey can't see da bulb