J.W. Speaker is busy staying ahead of their competition and clones. I personally run the Truck-Lite in my bikes because I'm not willing to pay their prices, and I don't believe their previous versions were better than the much less expensive Truck-Lite.
However their newest generation is probably the best functional LED headlight on the market. They focused on addressing the blind spots and it certainly looks to me that they were successful.
Of course as with all their headlights, they're very proud of this one with an MSPR of $800.00
A great product, I'm sure. But I'll probably never own one. In 1973 I bought a full Panhead basket case for $700.00. I never would have thought I'd live long enough to see the day where a headlight would cost more than that bike. But that's just me.
My first car was $300, my second car was $700. I did bite off a Vision X Vortex LED light for the Street Glide nearly $400 and don't regret it one bit.
They really are proud of their new light, very pricy but if one was doing a lot of night time driving, it would be something to consider for additional safety.
So the one thing I was trying to figure out in the video, it looks like the center LED is always on and the led's in the 9-12 position and 12-3 position roll on as you enter a turn and off as you exit?
They really are proud of their new light, very pricy but if one was doing a lot of night time driving, it would be something to consider for additional safety.
So the one thing I was trying to figure out in the video, it looks like the center LED is always on and the led's in the 9-12 position and 12-3 position roll on as you enter a turn and off as you exit?
That's correct, and the key feature in what make this light so intriguing, and more costly. The deeper your lean angle becomes the more side lights come on. To light the 12:00 position your lean angle would have to be 30 degrees or more. Having the side lights come on and off based on your lean angle, will keep the bright lights out of oncoming traffic eyes. They would otherwise be aimed too high. Currently the 7-inch unit is all that's available. However they are slated to introduce a 5.75 inch unit in the next few months. One feature that's a little baffling is the fact that the side lights only operate on low beam. With the high beam on, they will not activate in the turns. I'll bet it's excellent in the canyons at night, which I do a lot of.
Man, that's a chunk of change...but looks like it's pretty awesome technology.
I'm sure the price will come down in time...remember how much HID and LED were when they came out? But like any new tech, I'm concerned with the reliability and long-term durability. Once you start adding lean angle sensors and other stuff, the probability of something going **** up is a lot higher.
However their newest generation is probably the best functional LED headlight on the market. They focused on addressing the blind spots and it certainly looks to me that they were successful.
Of course as with all their headlights, they're very proud of this one with an MSPR of $800.00
Holy Cow! It'll be 1500 when they put a bar and shield on it! Then there's the spots....lol It does look intriguing... I'll get one in 10 years when they're a dime a dozen... (Yeah, right)
01-08-2016, 09:03 PM
LED Headlight: J.W. Speaker's NEW MODEL 8790
