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I am very much against the Chinese Sunpie. Besides being Chinese, there have been varying reports of buzzing.
JW Speaker is the best aftermarket. They have a few types of designs. They are a solid American company. Their products are expensive but the quality is top notch. Its what I ended up putting on my Jeep. I am pretty sure that JW Speaker is the manufacturer for Harley branded LED headlights
A more affordable alternative is made by Truck Lite. Its what I ended up putting on my 95 Heritage.
JW Speaker is the best aftermarket. They have a few types of designs. They are a solid American company. Their products are expensive but the quality is top notch. Its what I ended up putting on my Jeep. I am pretty sure that JW Speaker is the manufacturer for Harley branded LED headlights
A more affordable alternative is made by Truck Lite. Its what I ended up putting on my 95 Heritage.
And besides, it's not like our bikes don't have Chinese parts on them. They do. So I'm not going to spend that kind of money to not put a Chinese part on a bike that already has Chinese parts.
As far as quality -- the Sunpie light I have has been flawless. No buzzing at all.
So yes, by all means, buy made in USA. When I have a reasonably competitive alternative I'll always buy made in USA. I'll even pay double. But not 10X for the little bit of night riding I do. The difference in cost will buy me a full set of American made Dunlop American Elites.
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One thing he is doing is writing a new column in the HD Enthusiast magazine that gets mailed to HOG members. The "No Dumb Questions" column.
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China has enslaved their citizens in order to take over the world. They are fighting this war economically, not with the military. We as consumers want to support Made in the USA (or other countries) but sadly have no choice most times.
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https://www.jwspeaker.com/products/c...es/headlights/
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I just looked up your bike on the HD site and they have several different headlights for your bike, halogen, LED and even the new adaptive LED light. Of course they all carry the high HD price. There are a lot of aftermarket options but as you've read, they aren't all made in the good ol USA
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From: PNW
JW Speaker says they make their headlights in the USA.
https://www.jwspeaker.com/products/c...es/headlights/
https://www.jwspeaker.com/products/c...es/headlights/
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Ordinarily I would agree. Especially since I live about 10 miles from JW Speaker. They are a top notch organization and not just made in USA, but local. But $600 and up? No friggen way I'm paying that for a damn headlight. That's 10X the cost.
And besides, it's not like our bikes don't have Chinese parts on them. They do. So I'm not going to spend that kind of money to not put a Chinese part on a bike that already has Chinese parts.
As far as quality -- the Sunpie light I have has been flawless. No buzzing at all.
So yes, by all means, buy made in USA. When I have a reasonably competitive alternative I'll always buy made in USA. I'll even pay double. But not 10X for the little bit of night riding I do. The difference in cost will buy me a full set of American made Dunlop American Elites.
And besides, it's not like our bikes don't have Chinese parts on them. They do. So I'm not going to spend that kind of money to not put a Chinese part on a bike that already has Chinese parts.
As far as quality -- the Sunpie light I have has been flawless. No buzzing at all.
So yes, by all means, buy made in USA. When I have a reasonably competitive alternative I'll always buy made in USA. I'll even pay double. But not 10X for the little bit of night riding I do. The difference in cost will buy me a full set of American made Dunlop American Elites.
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From: PNW
I just did a quick web search on JW speaker lights. It's possible that one could get the basic version for that kind of money but still.......that's almost $400 more than I paid for a light that looks great and works great. I love quality stuff but I have my limits.