Brighter Headlight Alternative?

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Brighter Headlight Alternative? by: oldchopperguy - Aug 15, 2013 12:54:43 GMT -5

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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 15, 2013 12:54:43 GMT -5

Hey, I love the look... But, you might want to check out the local laws on color lights facing forward.

Some states have virtually no regulations, but some are EXTREMELY strict concerning any forward-facing lights other than white, or amber/yellow. (ESPECIALLY blue or red "emergency" colors). Here in Texas, the law is sort of "middle of the road" not bothering much about under-car lighting, but down on forward-facing colored lights. But there's always that cop who just moved from Detroit, determined to show us "how it's done up North"... Barney Fife seems to have kin EVERYWHERE... LOL!

No matter how good something looks, it's not good to give ANY authority figure needless reason to start snooping into your life.

Like a geriatric "lil' kid at Christmas" I'm a BIG sucker for bright, pretty colored lights... (unless they're flashing in my rearview mirror, of course... LOL!). Yours look GREAT. Just be sure you're not giving an overzealous officer reason to "go Gestapo"... "Now, leetle skooter man mit bleu lights, let me zee your papers..."

These days, we're DEFINITELY not in Kansas anymore, Toto...

Ride safe!

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Brighter Headlight Alternative? by: jrnyman - Aug 15, 2013 16:38:33 GMT -5

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Post by jrnyman on Aug 15, 2013 16:38:33 GMT -5

Aug 15, 2013 12:54:43 GMT -5 oldchopperguy said:

Hey, I love the look... But, you might want to check out the local laws on color lights facing forward.

Some states have virtually no regulations, but some are EXTREMELY strict concerning any forward-facing lights other than white, or amber/yellow. (ESPECIALLY blue or red "emergency" colors). Here in Texas, the law is sort of "middle of the road" not bothering much about under-car lighting, but down on forward-facing colored lights. But there's always that cop who just moved from Detroit, determined to show us "how it's done up North"... Barney Fife seems to have kin EVERYWHERE... LOL!

No matter how good something looks, it's not good to give ANY authority figure needless reason to start snooping into your life.

Like a geriatric "lil' kid at Christmas" I'm a BIG sucker for bright, pretty colored lights... (unless they're flashing in my rearview mirror, of course... LOL!). Yours look GREAT. Just be sure you're not giving an overzealous officer reason to "go Gestapo"... "Now, leetle skooter man mit bleu lights, let me zee your papers..."

These days, we're DEFINITELY not in Kansas anymore, Toto...

Ride safe!

Leo in Texas

Hey Leo, thanks for the reply and the concern. The red lights in the mirrors are OEM which is weird - not so much because the mfr. chose to put colored accent lights in them but because they chose red as the color. In almost every situation I can think of, red is reserved for rear lighting: cars, bikes, boats, tail of planes, etc. I'll have to check on the official rules as to what colors are legal because I agree completely with the philosophy of not giving them any reason to pull me over for a "get to know ya" chat. ;D

Aug 15, 2013 15:52:25 GMT -5 scoots said:

so they wpuld work on a 50cc?

That, I don't know because I know absolutely nothing about the electrical setup on any other bike other than the one I own. However, the bulbs I used are for 12 volt applications so....

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Brighter Headlight Alternative? by: jrnyman - Aug 15, 2013 23:10:53 GMT -5

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Aug 15, 2013 22:59:57 GMT -5 yelloscoot said:

I'm replacing my older Xentec HID kit....These came in today:

www.ebay.com/itm/130832361502?ssPageName=STRK

I'll give these a try and see how they do.

Suhweeeet! Keeping my fingers crossed that they work out perfectly! Hopefully you'll shoot some video to post as well.

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Brighter Headlight Alternative? by: jeepsteve92xj - Aug 16, 2013 7:29:13 GMT -5

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Post by jeepsteve92xj on Aug 16, 2013 7:29:13 GMT -5

I did take a couple photos of my HID, but my cell phone auto-adjusts, no matter what I set it on. I'll try again with my camera. I should be able to lock it down.

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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 15, 2013 12:54:43 GMT -5

Post by scoots on Aug 15, 2013 15:52:25 GMT -5

Post by jrnyman on Aug 15, 2013 16:38:33 GMT -5

Post by yelloscoot on Aug 15, 2013 22:59:57 GMT -5

Post by jrnyman on Aug 15, 2013 23:10:53 GMT -5

Post by jeepsteve92xj on Aug 16, 2013 7:29:13 GMT -5

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