I've had the pleasure of attending quite a few motorcycle rallies this past summer and speaking to a ton of people (riders and non-riders). one thing I can tell you is nothing beats the stories and conversations I hear "on the road" from motorcycle enthusiasts. I always make a point in those conversations to find out the concerns of today's riders and the majority of the time the answer is always the same. "I want to be seen". "I need a product to make me more visible during the daytime". I couldn't agree more!
How's this for a segue? The hottest new LED products this year have definitely been the Motorcycle LED Daytime Running Lights! That's right, I said MOTORCYCLE Daytime Running Lights. All I could do was say to myself " why didn't I think of this earlier".
These things are hitting the market by storm too and not only in one style. They are available in LED clusters, LED light Bars, Flexible Strips, or replacement LED bulbs all with white LED's. They even have them for your H-D fender tips.
LED Light BarsThe most popular seem to be the Knight Riderz LED Light Bars because they can be mounted just about anywhere you have a flat surface. Being only 4.7" long they can be mounted easily on a small surface.
The White Flexible Day Riderz from Radiantz strips are pretty cool too because they can be flexed to take the shape of a curved surface like a front fender or bat wing fairing. The Day Riderz are a bit longer at 7" long but are only 3/8" wide by 3/8" tall making them virtually unnoticeable once mounted.
Passing/Driving Lamps.Another product that is quickly gaining popularity is the the Sun Spots from Street Magic. These are a 162 white LED cluster designed to replace the bulbs in the 4-1/2" passing lamps found on Harley Davidson and many Yamaha & Kawasaki cruisers.
The White LEDs are molded into scratch resistant clear lens that use 1/10th the power of stock motorcycle passing/driving lamps.
Last but not least is the LED Turn Signal Cluster replacements made for most motorcycles.
These basically have a dual purpose; They will function as a Daytime Running light as well as a turn signal. These 48 LED white clusters are designed to replace your stock turn signal bulb while still using your same housing and clear lens. As you know from previous blogs, you will need a Load Equalizer anytime you switch your motorcycle turn signals over to LED. You can read about what exactly a Load Equalizer is in our March 2008 Blog.
Keep telling me about what is important to you and I will promise to do my best to bring you the latest in motorcycle lighting solutions.
Thanks
Chris
All of these motorcycle LED daytime running lights and many other LED motorcycle products and be found at www.ChromeGlow.com.
