Passing Lamps
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Passing Lamps
When I ride with my Passing Lamps and the Low Beam on at the same time.
When there's a need to turn on the high beam. The Passing Lamps turn off.
When an on coming vehicle flashes me to turn off my High Beam. When I do, I usually forget that the Passing Lamp switch is still in it's on position. For that on-coming vehicle that flashed me about my High Beam. With my Passing Lamps coming back on, even though I went down to low beam on the head light, will look more to be a response of blinding them back with high beams! In return. That vehicle coming at me will most likely respond with full High beams. Leaving me blinded and possibly resulting in an accident.
This is a real safety factor that can lead to a disastrous out come.
This what I came up with
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zoood
When there's a need to turn on the high beam. The Passing Lamps turn off.
When an on coming vehicle flashes me to turn off my High Beam. When I do, I usually forget that the Passing Lamp switch is still in it's on position. For that on-coming vehicle that flashed me about my High Beam. With my Passing Lamps coming back on, even though I went down to low beam on the head light, will look more to be a response of blinding them back with high beams! In return. That vehicle coming at me will most likely respond with full High beams. Leaving me blinded and possibly resulting in an accident.
This is a real safety factor that can lead to a disastrous out come.
This what I came up with
Further info can be found at - Bike Shades
zoood
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But if you load your scoot down, by adding luggage or a passenger or whatever. That in its self will allow your passing lamps to shine higher. Not by much. But enough that on coming traffic will mistake you for running hi's.
I learned this when I almost crashed when someone coming at me thought I was blinding em back. Besides that. I think they look cool.
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Here is what I say about your passing lamps...KEEP THEM ON AT ALL TIMES. I was riding last weekend with my buddy who also has passing lamps. We were riding at night and I noticed he was using his hand at times to cover his mirror so not to be so bright in his face (he has the radar detector so I let him roll ahead of me). Being the nice guy at I am, I shut off my passing lamps to help a brother out. Wouldn't you know it, I almost got pushed off the road by 2 cars!! I chalk that up to me not being as bright as he was. I turned them back on and told him about it after our ride. He said leave them on dumba$$!!! The discomfort you give someone else makes them realize you are there and in my opinion its safer for all of us. And keep the pipes loud, they do save lives, rap them when you are in a pack of cars going 80mph just so they know your there. Guys that actually ride know just what I'm talking about.
Safe travels!
Safe travels!
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I've never had anyone blink they're brights at me with my lamps on. Pretty much everyone realizes it's a motorcycle and they're legal. I'd never do anything to make myself less visible - my lamps are always on when riding. Oh - I now see you're selling the product. Well, if you like the appearance, I understand.
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Here is what I say about your passing lamps...KEEP THEM ON AT ALL TIMES. I was riding last weekend with my buddy who also has passing lamps. We were riding at night and I noticed he was using his hand at times to cover his mirror so not to be so bright in his face (he has the radar detector so I let him roll ahead of me). Being the nice guy at I am, I shut off my passing lamps to help a brother out. Wouldn't you know it, I almost got pushed off the road by 2 cars!! I chalk that up to me not being as bright as he was. I turned them back on and told him about it after our ride. He said leave them on dumba$$!!! The discomfort you give someone else makes them realize you are there and in my opinion its safer for all of us. And keep the pipes loud, they do save lives, rap them when you are in a pack of cars going 80mph just so they know your there. Guys that actually ride know just what I'm talking about.
Safe travels!
Safe travels!
zoood
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I've never had anyone blink they're brights at me with my lamps on. Pretty much everyone realizes it's a motorcycle and they're legal. I'd never do anything to make myself less visible - my lamps are always on when riding. Oh - I now see you're selling the product. Well, if you like the appearance, I understand.
Pretty much everyone realizes it's a motorcycle
It only takes that one person to think that your a cager that has one high beam light on. They flash ya back, thinking your a car with one light lit and that may be all that it takes to blind the crap out of you! There's a lot of drivers out there that dont think like what I'm quoting you on. Those are the ones we read about that didnt yield to the biker. You may have never gotten flashed back. But it may take only that one instance that can ruin your riding days forever. Though they have a cosmetic appeal. Its not why I designed them. Actually, this type of light shade has been designed for autos, back in the 50's. I make em to fit our passing lamps. No one else does.
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A solution looking for a problem.
The high beam SHOULD throw a much broader pattern of light that the spotlights do. If your spots look brighter than your high beam, they need to be adjusted.
The high beam SHOULD throw a much broader pattern of light that the spotlights do. If your spots look brighter than your high beam, they need to be adjusted.
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I have passing lamps on my bike and they DO NOT cut off when the high beam is on. They did not come stock on the bike and apparently whoever installed them wired them this way. I like it this way because I want to be as visible as possible to others drivers. Is this an issue or will it cause any problems?
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I have passing lamps on my bike and they DO NOT cut off when the high beam is on. They did not come stock on the bike and apparently whoever installed them wired them this way. I like it this way because I want to be as visible as possible to others drivers. Is this an issue or will it cause any problems?
zoood