New front LED lighting

[jcthorne]

Rainy weekend so did some lighting work on the F3.

I had already installed the LED headlights. Now has the Spyderpops led bump skid and upgraded the fog lights to LED. Lights up the road pretty well and like the white color match.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=109622&stc=1

[taxmyzer]

Nice job! :2thumbs: I have the LED headlights on my RT-S will be buying the LED's for the fog lights soon. I have the Bump skid w/o the lights so I won't be getting a new one for now.

[Bob Denman]

:clap: The more lighting; the more visible that you are! :2thumbs:

[SpyderGTL]

Looks great! Nothing like being seen and seeing the road ahead of you. I've got a gap-tooth smile on my bump skid lights - caught some gravel when I hit a depression in the road, and the depression happened to be full of spilled gravel. It knocked out three LEDs, I think.


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[jcthorne]

Looks great! Nothing like being seen and seeing the road ahead of you. I've got a gap-tooth smile on my bump skid lights - caught some gravel when I hit a depression in the road, and the depression happened to be full of spilled gravel. It knocked out three LEDs, I think.


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Have you spoken with Spyderpops about obtaining a replacement led string?

[Mike,P]

LOOKS GREAT

[ARtraveler]

Nice lighting set up. I always say, you can't have to many lights. :yes:

[CanAmChris]

... upgraded the fog lights to LED. Lights up the road pretty well and like the white color match.

What bulb / kit did you use for the fog lights? I have the 'pillar of light' because mine are reversed so I may as well change the bulbs when I get them swapped.

[mastertek2000]

Nice job! JC the thing i like the best you painted your bike to match your wife's i would have done the same my wife is my BFF

[SpyderGTL]

Have you spoken with Spyderpops about obtaining a replacement led string?

Not yet! I bet he's got some standard lengths available. Great suggestion!


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[Ben Burped]

Rainy weekend so did some lighting work on the F3.

I had already installed the LED headlights. Now has the Spyderpops led bump skid and upgraded the fog lights to LED. Lights up the road pretty well and like the white color match.

http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=109622&stc=1
The combination of the fog lights, the bump skid and the fender LEDs make you so very visible. Looks great. The bump skid puts out much more light than I would have thought.

[jcthorne]

What bulb / kit did you use for the fog lights? I have the 'pillar of light' because mine are reversed so I may as well change the bulbs when I get them swapped.


LED H3 lamps are bit of a problem. They are NOT plug n play. Its not the wireing, that is easy. Its mounting the lamp where the tiny H3 bulb is. The HELLA lamp clip has to be removed and a different clamp fabricated to hold the larger LED and heat sink module on the back. I used these:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00T171DAE

[RBS66]

LOOKS REALLY NICE!!!

[xBobbyx]

Looks GREAT. I did front LEDs when I had my 09. Love how it turned out. Can't wait to get an F3. I drool every time I see one.

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[jcthorne]

Looks GREAT. I did front LEDs when I had my 09. Love how it turned out. Can't wait to get an F3. I drool every time I see one.

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n615/BobbyMcK/3CAC7F8C-42A5-470B-A368-98436965D84C.jpg (http://s1142.photobucket.com/user/BobbyMcK/media/3CAC7F8C-42A5-470B-A368-98436965D84C.jpg.html)
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Nice look with the red under and the lit up bump skid.

[Rogue Hawk]

Is there a chance a cop may pull you over for being to bright?

[CanAmChris]

Is there a chance a cop may pull you over for being to bright?

A chance? Maybe... but I think I have better odds of winning the lottery that I don't play. Some states have obscure lighting codes (No pulsing ground effect. No red or blue in the front) but they are aimed at cars. The average patrol officer has neither the time nor inclination to bother a lit up bike. They know it safer for us.

When I first started putting LEDs on my bikes I asked a few LEO friends if it was legal in PA. The consensus was "who cares?". They don't have the entire vehicle code memorized. Unless you are speeding excessively or riding in an unsafe manner, they have more important things to worry about.

Edit: Anything is possible. For all I know, a cop in Nebraska might pull me over because of the lights and an out of state plate. Ya never know. I'll fight that fight if it ever happens.

[Deanna777]

Looks great Deanna

[xBobbyx]

I don't think a police officer will pull you over for being too bright. Most people I know ride with their brights on and leds going. In Texas,you can light your ride up like a Christmas tree. Just no blinking red and blue. You can having blinking solid colors but not red and blue together. I'm a big fan of being seen at night. I almost got ran over more than I would like to count on my M109R. That's why I added hids,leds and air horn to it. I even had a knight rider kit for the back. Loved it. We need somewhere that we can post everyone's LEDs.