LED Tire lights

**EJK** · 15th October 2007, 05:07

Is this legal or Illegal?

**Kflasher** · 15th October 2007, 05:26

"Not for road use", I think this is on the packaging.
Plus I have heard stories of cars with the same things being pulled up because of it, i think it is in the road code about blue lights on vehicles other than police.

**NighthawkNZ:Me** · 15th October 2007, 05:48

Originally Posted by EJKDDORAI

Is this legal or Illegal?

Trademe

no not for road use... but good for shows... $20

I seen the same thing in the warehouse for $5.00

**deanohit** · 15th October 2007, 06:25

No EJ, they wouldn't look good on your bike, ask GIJoe to sort you out with some proper bling. =)

**scumdog** · 15th October 2007, 06:50

Must be harsh Federales elsewhere if they ticket a hombre for having those on his bike/car.
Never even stopped anybody for it yet.

(dunno if I would have 'em but each to their own.....)

**EJK** · 15th October 2007, 06:59

lol alrighty ho, problem solved hahaha

**Sam I Am** · 15th October 2007, 08:31

i heard there are dangerious as the extra weight on the valve on a fast bile stresses the valve and it can snap off.

but that could be crap........

they do look grea on my wife bicycle though.

**Macktheknife** · 15th October 2007, 08:51

I have heard of people having the tyres go down when at speed due to these things, I would avoid them myself.

**HungusMaximist** · 15th October 2007, 09:10

I have them on my bicycle a while back when I wanted people to notice me more in the dark.

Looks good when riding in the evening, especially if you're like me who cruise to city for Uni everyday.

Apart from that, they're kinda gay and gimmicky.

And definitely wouldn't recommend them for motorbikes for the reasons above.

**NordieBoy** · 15th October 2007, 09:42

They work better on an angled valve stem rather than the "pointing at the axle" motorbike type.

**Freakshow** · 15th October 2007, 09:58

Originally Posted by Sam I Am

i heard there are dangerious as the extra weight on the valve on a fast bile stresses the valve and it can snap off.

but that could be crap........

they do look grea on my wife bicycle though.

Yeah that happened to a guy on the TCWNR last year. After he took them off he also noticed that the vibrations disappeared at speed as well!!

Avoid these as they cause many problems

**gijoe1313** · 15th October 2007, 10:24

I guess little ol'two fiddy bikes don'thave those probs since they don't get to high speed! The only problem I've encountered was losing the lights themselves (need to tighten them on a semi-regular basis!

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I've used them with blue and red colours and never had a problem with them (the first time I used them on a group night ride, people thought my pipes were backfiring or on fire!

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Bling is good!

**scumdog** · 15th October 2007, 10:36

Originally Posted by Macktheknife

I have heard of people having the tyres go down when at speed due to these things, I would avoid them myself.

Seen heaps on cars - I guess they don't have that problem eh?

I really doubt they would cause the tyre to go down - how would they let the air escape??