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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 07:31 AM
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I am planning to get these led's wheel kit for my bike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIWxgpTAyrI
they are made by Raw Designs and i wanted to know if someone has any experience with them, like how difficult is the install and the maintainence aswell as how safe would they be in the rain
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 01:00 PM
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 01:18 PM
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That video makes me want to sell my bike...

maintenance is probably like any other led. just keep them clean they last a good long while. as far as install i have no idea. depends on how they set it up really but it is probably just running a few wires to the battery
 
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 01:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cavalier2000
That video makes me want to sell my bike...

maintenance is probably like any other led. just keep them clean they last a good long while. as far as install i have no idea. depends on how they set it up really but it is probably just running a few wires to the battery
It's quite a bit more involved than that.

https://www.metricfats.com/v/vspfile...cinstall30.pdf
 
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ThunderBueller
It's quite a bit more involved than that.

https://www.metricfats.com/v/vspfile...cinstall30.pdf
Yea right after that I googled it. I was thinking it was a rim set-up not just leds your placed yourself.

though that link is a damn good instruction pdf
 
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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( up to .20 seconds) yeah, that's good for the front forks.

Check this out. Neither one is really my thing, but I do think they are... well, different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoUiC_7xsLg
 
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 02:13 PM
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( up to .20 seconds) yeah, that's good for the front forks.

Check this out. Neither one is really my thing, but I do think they are... well, different.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoUiC_7xsLg
 
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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Don't know about those lights man, I think my opinion on them is best left to myself. I will say however, those guys riding in that video are a bunch of idiots. I really like the one of the guy that goes 20 ft as fast as possible before having to stop....nice one buddy that was super neat-o!!!!!
 
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That's pretty sweet. I might have to do something like that with my deployment money when I get back. I like to be different; nonconformist. How many leather-clad, black half-helmet wearing, chromed out, loud piped Harleys and Harley riders do we really need in the world? Something like this is definitely different.

I do have to ask why it costs so much? I googled a bunch of different LED set ups and almost all of them were under $100 unlike the ones in the video.
 
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Old Oct 17, 2011 | 08:07 PM
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They look cool on those bikes... but you would have to have the right sportster to make it look as cool as those.
 
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