HID lights?

[CookMySock]

Way to annoy other motorist, bikers and the like.

Personally I think that the HID upgrade is a good idea if the bike dosnt have good lighting to start, but NEVER high beam other road users - its an arse thing to do.

Like you would know. The safe passage of my arse is vastly more important to me than some complaining motorist who regularly "doesn't see me." They see me now, thats for sure, and I am behind no one for more than 15 seconds anyway - different story on your cruiser for sure.

The other issue is that they take time to come up to full power... I have my HID on the low beam... the Philips +50 on high beam adds this tiny little yellow spot on the top right of the beam

Yes it is spooky putting my lights from low to high beam, as there is a full second before the lamp begins is magical transition through the colour spectrum. Awesome! Yeah mock the conventional +50 being the piece of crap it is..

You're forgetting about the angle of the light... you're much more likely to blind oncoming vehicles... more possible to miss you if they can't see anything aye?

For dipped beam ? Yes, this is the legal/WOF issue, and partly the reason why I didn't mod my dip beam. The other reason was I never use the dip beam.

There IS one safety issue with HIDs on fullbeam everywhere, and that is I am unable to flash anyone. Not sure if I like this. I have to dip before I can flash. However, flashing with pre-heated HIDs is fucking awesome! They go off real baaaad, and fire a really harrrrd and short "BLINK" off everything, lightning strike stylez. You can actually see everyone look around like "WTF was that?" Funny thing is, they all look in different directions..

HIDs are worth it just for the entertainment value, and then theres the safety value, and then theres the "look shithot" value.


Steve

[Tank]

and I am behind no one for more than 15 seconds anyway - different story on your cruiser for sure.

I know you are a bit slow - But if you look at the top of the post you will see I dont ride a cruiser - and Im sure that the 1000cc's can get past anything I want quicker than your ho'bag.

(note - I still ride like a nana tho')

Still I like your comments about flashing - dont like people coming at you with their lights on full beam? Typical of you - "yeah baby - Im a Dangerous Bastard" I can blind any fucker I like cozzzz I'm baaad. (well bad for Edgecombe anyway)

Then as soon as someone comes towards you it becomes "waaaaa, waaa flash, flash, you vould have killed me, my wife, my kids, what a tosser ..... waaa, waaaaaa"

[Gremlin]

For dipped beam ? Yes, this is the legal/WOF issue, and partly the reason why I didn't mod my dip beam. The other reason was I never use the dip beam.

No, for high beam. One of the differences of high beam is that it is set higher (ie, throws the light further down the road) than dip. Long and short of this is that you have an increased chance in blinding oncoming vehicles by using high beam the whole time (and why you are supposed to dip your beam).

A blinded oncoming vehicle doesn't put you in a very safe position.

[Mom]

I put mine on highbeam and never put it on low unless I'm following a cop or something. Yep, fullbeam HID everywhere - stands out like dogs balls a kilometer away. edit: I'll dip it if someone flashes me, but that happens prolly once a month.

Steve

You may want to revise your dip policy to include following other motorcyclists too FWIW. Your headlight is too bright to look at even in rear view mirrors

[Motu]

You are obviously going too slow for our don't give a fuck hero - just get out of the way for a real bike.

[CookMySock]

You may want to revise your dip policy to include following other motorcyclists too FWIW. Your headlight is too bright to look at even in rear view mirrors

I ALWAYS dip it on request. Because they are projectors even on dip they almost as glarey. When we ride as a group (often) we all ride on fullbeam and never notice they are too harsh. I guess its what we are used to.

I know its evil. No one pulls out in front of me, coz it looks like it will slice them in half, and I like it that way.

Steve