Smoked tailight lens Legal or Not?
Road Captain
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From: La Verne, Ca
Like others have said, the smoke has little to do with it. A rear facing red light is a rear facing red light no matter what color the outside lens is. My understanding is the reason a lot of them are technically illegal is because you no longer have a rear facing red reflector.
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By the way, ALL cars come from the OEM with tails.
Road Master
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From: O'fallon IL
I can't speak to the legality, but IMO, even though I agree the Smoked looks better, I think the Red gives you a little better safety factor.
I've got the Bal-1 and thought about the Smoked when I bought it, but decided to stick with the Red.
People just associate Red with "stop" more than they would Smoked.
I've got the HD Led Headlight and Passing Lights up front, and I did go with the Smoked HD LED Turn Signals cause I think they look better and I'm not as worried about Front Lighting. For the rear however, I'll sacrifice some of the "cool factor" for safety.
I've got the Bal-1 and thought about the Smoked when I bought it, but decided to stick with the Red.
People just associate Red with "stop" more than they would Smoked.
I've got the HD Led Headlight and Passing Lights up front, and I did go with the Smoked HD LED Turn Signals cause I think they look better and I'm not as worried about Front Lighting. For the rear however, I'll sacrifice some of the "cool factor" for safety.
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From: Sacramento
imo it would look better if you finished the rear & did the third brake lens....IJS
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From: Dayton
Personally, I'd print out that states law and keep it on the bike somewhere. It'd be great to pull that out and show the cop.