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<blockquote data-quote="b'knighted" data-source="post: 9194" data-attributes="member: 59"><p>Accepting that there are directional failings with LEDs, they do have a major advantage for those of us with coil ignition and failing memories. I ride black bikes in black clothes and ran on pilot lights when I remembered. One sunlit day, with my wife following in her car, I ran out of petrol and stopped. I switched everything off to restart and continued on a reserve tap range test. The car followed me into a tunnel of trees and my wife later told me that I became invisible. This prompted me to rewire my lights, using LEDs front and rear, so that they are on all the time the ignition is on. They draw so little that they do not detract from starting and although forward facing the front pilot lights give a full reflector of light when viewed from any distance. I even use LED speedo bulbs which are bright enough to show in daylight and give the best instrument illumination I’ve ever had. </p><p>On the Knight I use 28 LED car type strips, vertically either side of the number plate and have them wired to the brake light circuit through a diode and to the ignition/pilot circuit through a resistor. This allows them to light at diminished brightness without activating the central brake light and to light at full power when the brake light circuit is on. Following drivers cannot fail to see these lights and that strikes me as fulfilling their primary aim. My Comet (also on coil with full time LED pilot, speedo and rear bulbs) is only equipped with a Lucas style rear light but I have plans to put similar strips inboard of the panniers once fitted and then I shall fit a Miller stoplamp with a car racing “rain light” inside. If I were concerned about being seen from the sides, it would be easy enough to install individual LEDs in bolt heads, or dimmed brakelight strips under tank or seat. Alan J is probably right about this upsetting somebody but if one rider keeps his bike in use instead of allowing it to become a static display, upsetting other people is entirely worthwhile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="b'knighted, post: 9194, member: 59"] Accepting that there are directional failings with LEDs, they do have a major advantage for those of us with coil ignition and failing memories. I ride black bikes in black clothes and ran on pilot lights when I remembered. One sunlit day, with my wife following in her car, I ran out of petrol and stopped. I switched everything off to restart and continued on a reserve tap range test. The car followed me into a tunnel of trees and my wife later told me that I became invisible. This prompted me to rewire my lights, using LEDs front and rear, so that they are on all the time the ignition is on. They draw so little that they do not detract from starting and although forward facing the front pilot lights give a full reflector of light when viewed from any distance. I even use LED speedo bulbs which are bright enough to show in daylight and give the best instrument illumination I’ve ever had. On the Knight I use 28 LED car type strips, vertically either side of the number plate and have them wired to the brake light circuit through a diode and to the ignition/pilot circuit through a resistor. This allows them to light at diminished brightness without activating the central brake light and to light at full power when the brake light circuit is on. Following drivers cannot fail to see these lights and that strikes me as fulfilling their primary aim. My Comet (also on coil with full time LED pilot, speedo and rear bulbs) is only equipped with a Lucas style rear light but I have plans to put similar strips inboard of the panniers once fitted and then I shall fit a Miller stoplamp with a car racing “rain light” inside. If I were concerned about being seen from the sides, it would be easy enough to install individual LEDs in bolt heads, or dimmed brakelight strips under tank or seat. Alan J is probably right about this upsetting somebody but if one rider keeps his bike in use instead of allowing it to become a static display, upsetting other people is entirely worthwhile. [/QUOTE]
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