Night riding - black bike, black gear, black helmet, NO LIGHTS

[cerberus]

Am I the only one who rides with his headlight on always? The On/Off switch is on the right handle bar and never gets touched, during the day I leave them on low beam. Helps make me more visible in my own mind at least.

If you are the type who only uses your lights at night I can imagine not realising you have them on in town, but out on the motorway where this happened, there isn't any street lighting right? That would've made it pretty obvious they didn't have their light on. If a bulb had blown surely their rear light would work, no?

[Usarka]

Shit loads of light most places on auckland motorways. More so when you factor in all the cars. Enough to be able to ride with a light tinted visor in the middle of the night. So I'm told.

[James Deuce]

Can't see the problem.

They can't see you anyway.

[cerberus]

Shit loads of light most places on auckland motorways. More so when you factor in all the cars. Enough to be able to ride with a light tinted visor in the middle of the night. So I'm told.

Understandable then I suppose, I know I've done it in the cage before. Still, as was pointed out earlier, you tend to realise when you glance down at the speedo, etc.

[Maha]

Logic would say you are correct Mom. And as I mentioned, it's an easy mistake to make if you've started your bike/car in a well lit car park or street. But I can say the headlamp was not on - wasn't just the rear light that was out.

My lights are always on (at times theres nobody home, some may say) the only change I have make is highbeam at night, but the lights are always on.....maybe, just maybe the bulb had blown?

[sosman]

Or possibly he saw in the distance another motorcyclist,assuming he/she must be a member on KB decided there was no hope of him/her seeing his lack of waving nor the fact that he wasnt wearing KB verified safety gear he turned his lights and off set about lane splitting knowing full well it would be thread worthy the very same day.

ha ha lol I enjoyed that!

[PrincessBandit]

My lights are always on (at times theres nobody home, some may say) the only change I have make is highbeam at night, but the lights are always on.....maybe, just maybe the bulb had blown?

Good point, and could also be a likely explanation. I know the ginny has headlamp bulb issues so I see the possibility of that. (Having said that, I'm pretty sure my bum light still worked tho when the headlamp was dim, and full beam was still ok).

If he'd been wanting to do "I am ninja, you can't see me" moves then I'm sure he wouldn't have bothered with the indicators!

My bandits headlamp is always on too, and there are times I wonder if it might make me lazy in terms of one day having to go back to riding the GN at night ( and forgetting to flick that wee switch). I'd like to think not.

[shaymas]

oh he must have seen ghost rider lol or was it him we all had gear like that when we started out just to look cool but as we get older we get the big pic be seen

[sunhuntin]

Left werk rather late about 6 months ago. Rode home, nothing out of ordinary, ho hum. Into gargre, went to turn off lights. Oh, they're already off!

(Tail lamp is permanent on , headlamp is switched. Instrument bulb blew long ago, haven't been arsed to replace it. )

It's very easily done. And in built up areas, the huge amount of ambient light at night means that the absent headlamp will not be noticed .

ive done the same. luckily, it wasnt full dark. i did get a few headlights flashed at me, but i thought it meant cops. didnt realise til i got home the lack of headlight. was enough lighting in town to see safely.

ive also had a guy turn up at bp with no helmet. he didnt realise hed forgotten it until i asked him about it, lol. my dads done the same [both motor and push bikes] mistakes can be made.

[shaymas]

these day most new bikes have them hard wired so as you turn on the key lights go on but i find tin tops still dont see us

[MarkH]

ive also had a guy turn up at bp with no helmet. he didnt realise hed forgotten it until i asked him about it, lol.

You know what? I think I would notice! I would probably notice before I left my driveway.

[sunhuntin]

You know what? I think I would notice! I would probably notice before I left my driveway.

lol. well, this guy didnt. i lent him mine so he could go home and get it. ive almost done the same thing. helmet was in the topbox. wasnt till i was on the bike, about to let the clutch out, that i wondered why it sounded so loud. lmfao. sometimes, ya just get distracted with other things and thing youve already done something when you havent. [think i was tying something on with a bungy cord that tried to break my nose, hence the distraction]