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  • Anonymous
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    09/03/2009 at 12:19 am
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    #2929

    I'd like to increase the intensity (brightness) of the brake light on my 1997 K1100LT.  Can anyone recommend an effective, economical method?  Are LEDs brighter?  Is there a 'standard' brighter bulb that can replace the present stock bulb?

    Dave Ross
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    09/03/2009 at 3:14 am
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    #11942

    I'd like to increase the intensity (brightness) of the brake light on my 1997 K1100LT.   Can anyone recommend an effective, economical method?   Are LEDs brighter?   Is there a 'standard' brighter bulb that can replace the present stock bulb?

    I can't remember the name of the company, but there is a guy in the states who has a kit that adds extra lights. The K tail light has a lot of unused room in it. I had that in my K75s at the time. Maybe I'll remember the name later.

    Dave Morris
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    09/03/2009 at 7:56 am
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    #11943

    http://www.motorcyclelighting.com/hyper-lite-bmw-k.html

    Anonymous
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    09/03/2009 at 8:15 am
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    #11944

    Ummmmmm………………..I am a great believer in blinky lights, as a cyclist and kayaker (as a kayaker I perforce, regrettably, this evening missed the public meeting where the Auckland Regional Council will, I am sure, have hammered the final nail in the blinky light coffin for us paddlers). So far the Police have been kind enough to ignore us cyclists using them, although they ain't legal, realising they would be scraping flat cyclists off the road all the time otherwise.I am afeart that if you rocked up to a WOF testing station with these brilliant little stop lights working, you would be told to cut them out of the circuit before they would give you a new warrant. (Similar to their attitude if you fit two, not one, "fog" lights. Yeah, we know the "fog" lights actually have two zillion candlepower so you can actually SEE in the dark, but "they" don't need to know, eh?)

    David
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    10/03/2009 at 10:09 am
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    #11945

    Had the misfortune to follow a blinky stop light bike (GW I think) over the Napier – Taupo one night, pee'd me off so much I has to pass. They definitely belong on pushbikes. Came across another tosser with a modulated headlight one fine day, again a real nuisance, more danger to oncoming traffic being distracted than protecting him from the evil cage drivers. He was riding a bling bike so was more likely to be thinking “look at me” for another reason :mrgreen:

    pdmeikle57
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    11/03/2009 at 3:11 am
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    #11946

    Regarding the fog light issue I have found the solution… stay away from Mr. Pernickity VTNZ/VINZ-man and go to a bike shop… my F650 with 2 spots and 2 fogs went straight thru WOF's at Mt.Eden MC and Haldanes with nary a comment.Yes... I like to be able to actually SEE at night too... and be seen  😀cheersTracy

    Ummmmmm....................I am a great believer in blinky lights, as a cyclist and kayaker (as a kayaker I perforce, regrettably, this evening missed the public meeting where the Auckland Regional Council will, I am sure, have hammered the final nail in the blinky light coffin for us paddlers). So far the Police have been kind enough to ignore us cyclists using them, although they ain't legal, realising they would be scraping flat cyclists off the road all the time otherwise.I am afeart that if you rocked up to a WOF testing station with these brilliant little stop lights working, you would be told to cut them out of the circuit before they would give you a new warrant. (Similar to their attitude if you fit two, not one, "fog" lights. Yeah, we know the "fog" lights actually have two zillion candlepower so you can actually SEE in the dark, but "they" don't need to know, eh?)

    Dave Morris
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    11/03/2009 at 4:40 am
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    #11947

    blinky lights may be illegal, thats if ya being anal of course

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