Keeping visible in the depths of winter.

[bert_is_evil]

I'm happy it has been resurrected, it gives me ideas for the next theme bike. The VISIBILITY BIKE.
That's after the Barbie Bike.

Is this you Steam? I barely recognise you without your hi-vis on

[sunhuntin]

id like to have my front indicators as running lights... a friend who owns a steed has this, and its an awesome idea.

when i took the wrong road out of chch and ended up in lyttleton, i did find that flicking my hazards on made cagers back off quick fast. whether my tail light is hard to see or not, i dont know. might look into some LED if possible.

[therealvw]

HI, this thread is probably going to run a little longer! or maybe not!
ANYHOO, my two cents worth, is that there are little strips of LED's that you can buy for accent lighting in HOONS cages. I wonder if these are waterproof enough to fit on either side of the number plate so that when you brake they light up too.
This sort of thing, but for the brake ligh.
http://www.webbikeworld.com/lights/m.../led-light.htm

AND think this NZ site could supply them too!!
http://www.nzled.com/ledstrips.html#strip

[Roj]

id like to have my front indicators as running lights... a friend who owns a steed has this, and its an awesome idea.

when i took the wrong road out of chch and ended up in lyttleton, i did find that flicking my hazards on made cagers back off quick fast. whether my tail light is hard to see or not, i dont know. might look into some LED if possible.

Fear not,I have it here - page 4-4-1,reg 9.....a daytime running lamp must not opperate when a front fog lamp or a headlamp is in use.

So XTC is opperating his motorcycle illeagally,this is of great concern for all us motorcyclists if one of us takes the law into their own hands - I suggest a citizens arest is in order,we need to get this dangerous motorcycle off the road ASAP!

As per Motu's info, seems a shame, my bike has them, but as it was made that way in pre-history it is OK

[Steam]

LED bulb conversions are the way to go for brake lights.

Where'd you get that LED conversion from? I want to get me some, reduce the power load so I can use it for... more lights!

[Steam]

So we can have many tail lights and stop lights, but what can I have on the front of my bike? Can I have about six massive white lights?
Kinda like this mad Mercedes below?

[johnnyflash]

I've had a number of cars nearly wipe me out because they didn't spot when my brake light became illuminated. All but one case had CLIP....
when I asked around if I could legally make this modification and they say I'll fail my WOF
I want to make the back end brighter when braking, especially after reading that another FXR got rear ended up in Auckland. Definitely don't want that to happen to me!

Ive seen Highstop add-ons available from car accessory places that pulse when applied, (chasing LED variety) so I dont see why a flashing one would be a problem.. and even ones that flash a WORD - STOP... makes one think how nice it would be to have one that could say all sorts of things doesnt it

[McJim]

It was about this time last year I had my first (and only) altercation with a car. Didn't actually make contact but I was a rank noobie and the emergency stop caused me to drop the bike on my leg.

I was wearing a Dayglow yellow vest with Scotchlight reflector strips all over it...

I tend to wear bright colours all the time - red and white flashes on my jacket but the main thing I always do is just assume I haven't been seen. Means I'm always covering the clutch and brake and not going really fast but it's winter and I want to get to where I'm going in one piece.

I'm quite surprised at the difference between commuting on the VTR250 and the Ducati. Cars seem to be a lot more aware of my presence with the bigger V-Twin "Bark"

[sAsLEX]

I'm quite surprised at the difference between commuting on the VTR250 and the Ducati. Cars seem to be a lot more aware of my presence with the bigger V-Twin "Bark"

Continual KB argument No. 1006: Loud pipes save lives...........................




I also, to go with a loud pipe, have a Halo (naturally induced of course.....) on my commuting helmet, which is a neoprene strip that sits round the base of the helmet and is covered in that Scotchlite stuff

[Hanne]

That neoprene strip loks like a really good idea, where do you get one of them from?

I was wondering about that a while ago actually, thinking that if they came in blue it would be neat to put a couple more strips on the arms of my jacket.

Aside from always riding with my lights on and the small reflective patches on my jacket, I am going ot get a fluoro vest with reflectors, especially for winter. Too many cars don't see us as it is it seems, let alone in winter at night.

[Disco Dan]

I am going ot get a fluoro vest with reflectors, especially for winter. Too many cars don't see us as it is it seems, let alone in winter at night.

If you make it to the next AWNMR we can sort you out with a hi-vis.

[Hanne]

Thanks, I am doing my best to make sure next Wed is all clear...
hi-vis would be especially good now I ride home at night most days

[Steam]

...now I ride home at night most days

I do too, so last week I went to the safety shop and got some reflective strips and sewed big red chevrons onto my Ventura pack. Bright!

[Disco Dan]

I do too, so last week I went to the safety shop and got some reflective strips and sewed big red chevrons onto my Ventura pack. Bright!

Really? Do they sell it in rolls or strips or something? How much? I would like to get some self adhesive reflecto strips?

[sAsLEX]

That neoprene strip loks like a really good idea, where do you get one of them from?

I was wondering about that a while ago actually, thinking that if they came in blue it would be neat to put a couple more strips on the arms of my jacket.

Aside from always riding with my lights on and the small reflective patches on my jacket, I am going ot get a fluoro vest with reflectors, especially for winter. Too many cars don't see us as it is it seems, let alone in winter at night.

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