GloRyders for Spyders

[MarkLawson]

Added the Spyder Special Edition Billet GloRyder wheel light. Got 'em in yellow for my wife's yellow Spyder (the fastest color).

Love them in every way, but wanted to mention one issue with them. When you first mount them, make sure you reinstall your wheels before adding the GloRyder housing to your wheel. Once the housing is in place, you cannot put a socket on your lug nuts. If you're like me, you put the wheel back on, but want to wait to set the wheel back on the ground before torquing the lug nuts. So you go ahead and mount the housing, add the batteries & install the circuit board while the Spyder is up in the air, making the install easier. Then you lower the Spyder back to the ground and then try to torque the lug nuts. No way until you remove the GloRyder housing. I'm certain the instructions probably tell you to do it the right way, but who reads those? Made me feel kinda like a fool. :joke:

So, just remember this each time you have to remove a front wheel, it'll take a few extra minutes than it did before you mounted the GloRyders.

God bless,

 

[MarkLawson]

FYI, keep a 9mm socket/wrench or needle nose I guess, in addition to your other tools, you will need to remove these in order to get your lug nuts off.

Good point!

Thanks,

 

[shansmow]

Thanks guys for the information. Should be getting my GloRyders within the week and can't wait to put them on....racy red :2excited:

 

[Extracool]

GloRyders

There are only 2 screws holding the housing to the insert in the wheel and 2 screws to remove the circuit board, no big deal. I have the original GloRyders, my new spyder caps on the way, can't wait. Have had absolutley no problems, have not even begun to run down the original batteris down, these LED's must not draw much voltage at all.I can tell you one thing, if you like attention, you sure get it with the GloRyders, from all types of motorcycle riders,enjoy.:2thumbs:

 

[GloRyder]

Thanks Mark and Blinc,

I apologize that you had any difficulty installing. We are so used to installing these that we may take for granted the learning curve for first time users. I should start by saying although we do recommend taking off the wheel in the instructions it is not necessary to remove your wheels to install the GloRyder on your Spyder. You can put these on by simply removing the two plastic center caps on your wheels and following the installation instructions.

So why do we recommend taking off the wheel? Well we have to play it conservatively as we don't want people scratching the paint off their wheels by using a screw driver or a knife to pry the center caps off. Otherwise we might have people writing in saying they ruined the paint job on their wheels trying to pry the center caps off. You have to know what you are doing and be a little creative if you are going to pop off the center caps while the wheels are on the vehicle without scratching the paint.

... after putting the tires on the 2nd time and tightening the lug nuts, I then went to put the remaining electronics on the Gloryder only to discover that when I tried to tighten the locknuts down, they just spun and only way to fix that is to once again, take the lugs/tires off, and use the philips screwdriver to make sure they are tight.

So, what was is mentioned by Gloryder as a simple few minute job, mine turned out to be, well, quite a long and frustrating experiance.

My wife will take some videos of these runing maybe tonight and will upload it for those who might be interested.


FYI, keep a 9mm socket/wrench or needle nose I guess, in addition to your other tools, you will need to remove these in order to get your lug nuts off.

Blinc sorry about that, but it was not necessary to remove your wheels to access the phillips head screws in the ring lock. All that is necessary to do this is to back off the allen screws in the ring lock and they come right out of the wheel allowing you to tighten the phillips head screws. If you ever need to access your lug nuts after installing the GloRyder, all you need to do is remove the electronics, back off the two interior lock nuts, and the housing comes right off. (Which basically is the reverse of the installation instructions)

I have been meaning to do an install video because I know it would be so much simpler to show than explain by writing, so stay tuned. Most importantly I am glad to see that you liked the way they look on your bikes :thumbup:

P.S. One last thing, We are still using the ring lock and allen screw method, as this is what we have mass produced however we will be randomly sending out the Half Moon Expansion Locks in limited sets to get your feedback before going into production on a new lock.

Ryde On

GR

 

[NewRider]

A Caveat...

Check your local laws first, before ordering your GloRyders. Here in Indiana, we cannot use lights in red, blue or green. These are STRICTLY for emergency vehicle use.

 

[GloRyder]

Check your local laws first, before ordering your GloRyders. Here in Indiana, we cannot use lights in red, blue or green. These are STRICTLY for emergency vehicle use.

Thanks NewRider, there is a HUGE thread on this matter in the very first GloRyder Post = search, just dont want this thread to be hijacked

 

[Dochands]

I did not remove my wheels and had no problems installing my GloRyders. Carefully popped the caps and then installed.

My only mistake was trying to install them too deep in the hub at first but that was easy to correct once I understood my mistake.

 

[GloRyder]

Maybe I am missing something, (insert joke here, lol), but while running the bike last night I had my wife drive beside me in her truck and even shot some video, and we noticed that the actual glow only shows up in about the middle of the wheel and does not resignate around the entire wheel like the pics on the website show??
I have the Spyder upgraded wheels on, so maybe that is the problem? ..

Hi Blinc, the difference between the look on the 6 spoke wheel and the 3 spoke was discussed at length in another thread.

The upgraded 6 spoke wheel is the "problem", the wheel design has a "bowl" design in the wheel center unlike the OEM Spyder 3 spoke wheel that comes with the bike. That is why the 3 spoke has light radiating around the entire circumference of the wheel, like on the website. The new circuit boards we sent you will look no different as long as they are in the center of a bowl, that's just physics.

BTW, Thanks for posting the video. We have never found the lights to show up nearly as well on video as they do in real life, unless you have a real professional camera that is designed to shoot in low level lighting.

 

[dave01]

I love mine, even with the upgraded front rims. The green matches the 240 or so led's unber the bodywork. Can anyone say obsessive...LOL

 

[MarkLawson]

Ahh, well I appreciate that.
I'll put these up for sale then in the for sale section since I am not going to obtain the effect I had seen advertised.

Thanks.

Since you're using different wheels than those advertised, it would make since that you got different results than those advertised.

 

[Extracool]

GloRyders

I have the stock wheels and the effect is awesome also have other aftermarket lighting but a lot more comments on the GloRyders than the other aftermarket lights:2thumbs:

 

[shansmow]

Got my GloRyders and installed them today. I'm not very mechanically inclined and this is the first thing I've tried on my own but from the information people posted here and the instructions provided it was actually a pretty easy process. I didn't take the wheels off and the cap popped off pretty easily without any damage. I did have a little difficulty getting it inserted ....tight fit....but a little tap here and there and it fit perfectly. Took me about an hour for the two wheels (only because my dog wanted my attention) and they look great!
Thanks to everyone that posted their experience here to make it easier for me:2thumbs:

I forgot to mention....I bought the $99 imperfect GloRyders and you really can't tell any difference. I noticed some discoloration on part of it but it's parts that aren't seen once you get everything together. The lights work great and all of the portion that's seen on the outside looks flawless. Great $$ saver if you're a little strapped for cash but really want these.

 

[Lamonster]

It seems to me that a LOT of Spyder owners have the 6 spoke wheels, and like me, will not realize these do not Glow on their 6 spokes like what is advertised. Maybe GloRyder should make some note of that on their site. Especially, if like me, you ordered the $249 collectors edition.

I have the 6 spoke wheel and posted that it will work better on the three spoke wheel. Even took a video of it.
http://www.spyderlovers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10499

 

[GloRyder]

It seems to me that a LOT of Spyder owners have the 6 spoke wheels, and like me, will not realize these do not Glow on their 6 spokes like what is advertised. Maybe GloRyder should make some note of that on their site. Especially, if like me, you ordered the $249 collectors edition.

With all due respect to your not being made aware of how Blinc, as Lamont mentioned above, the actual video introduction to all the folks here at Spyderlovers on was on the very 6 spoke wheel you are talking about. In addition to that we also have a side by side comparison of the 3 spoke vs the 6 spoke (courtesy of docdoru, and extracool) prominently displayed right on our website. Not to mention the numerous pictures posted of other (happy) Spyder owners here in the forum on 6 spoke wheels. So no, I cant let you get away with saying you were somehow mislead, all you had to do was look before you purchased.

If you did not like the look on your wheels that's one thing, but when you try to make it look like we are misleading the public that is another.

GR

 

[bjt]

If I have offended anyone by my opinion on this post, Lamonster please remove my string on this.

If you wanted to, you can delete your own posts on here or edit out the statement(s) in question.

 

[shansmow]

Hey GR guys,

Any chance of just marketing the circuit boards so we can just switch colors whenever? Since it's so easy to change the circuit board once everything is installed I'd like to get another color to use when I'm in one of the states that prohibit my red lights Thanks

OBTW, the whole thing of not being able to use certain colors on the bottom portion of bikes or on the wheels of the Spyder doesn't make sense to me since the lights are so low to the ground instead of higher up in someone's rear view mirror.

 

[aerialdall]

Hey GR guys,

Any chance of just marketing the circuit boards so we can just switch colors whenever? Since it's so easy to change the circuit board once everything is installed I'd like to get another color to use when I'm in one of the states that prohibit my red lights Thanks

OBTW, the whole thing of not being able to use certain colors on the bottom portion of bikes or on the wheels of the Spyder doesn't make sense to me since the lights are so low to the ground instead of higher up in someone's rear view mirror.

You can buy just the circuit boards. I just got my Special Edition GloRyder Spyder caps in the satin finish with the purple LED's. I also ordered a set of the LED's in the blue. So I had a blue one on one side & purple on the other side til I could decide which color I liked the best & the blue won out for now. BTW the satin finish looks awesome!

 

[GloRyder]

Hi Kurt,

I apologize for the comment...

Blinc, No problem lets forget about it, I have edited my post, I did not mean to use your real name here in the forum.

We really go out of our way to try and make things right for people who buy our products and we cooperated with all that you asked us to do, that is why I was surprised to read a negative post. If we ignored you then I would have understood you going to a public forum.

In this case, as I explained, your wheel has a bowl designed in it. It would take a GloRyder that was 3-4 inches tall to get above that bowl. I actually have some prototypes we made for a special order if you ever want to try them out.

I do thank you for the compliments as well, we do try to put out a high quality product. Sorry for the delay on your original order, we just did not expect the response and literally sold out on our custom inventory after the Spyder cap announcement was made here at Spyderlovers and had to have a rush order of caps made. Since you are in the business you know that can be a good and a bad thing. :bdh:

 

[GloRyder]

Hey GR guys,

Any chance of just marketing the circuit boards so we can just switch colors whenever? Since it's so easy to change the circuit board once everything is installed I'd like to get another color to use when I'm in one of the states that prohibit my red lights Thanks

OBTW, the whole thing of not being able to use certain colors on the bottom portion of bikes or on the wheels of the Spyder doesn't make sense to me since the lights are so low to the ground instead of higher up in someone's rear view mirror.

shansmow, We have sold circuit board packages in the past. Ironically, we just took them off the site as an option only because we dont really get a lot of requests for them. Of course will do so if you request it, just send us an email request.

I can tell you our highest sellers are still red and blue, go figure...

BTW glad to hear you got your locks in, sounds like you did not have to take your wheels off after all!