Thinking about a modulating headlight for my 2016 Ultra Limited. Couple of questions.
1) They dont work at night ? I get that they work during the day but why not take advantage of it at night as well ?
2) Do they work with the newer bikes
3) Which one do I get. Some modulate the high beam, others the main beam.
Thanks in advance for the help . Trying to learn whats up with this.
Mike

 

the reason they don't work at night is because of dot regulations.

shouldn't be no reason why they don't work on a newer bike unless you have an led headlight and are trying to use a modulator that isn't designed for led. that's gonna be your biggest hurdle, make sure that you are trying to use the right part for the application.

I would go for one that is wired in your highbeam circuit, that way you can turn off the modulation if you choose by going to low beam.

 

Not a fan of the modulating headlight. I would worry that a driver may think they're being signaled that it's ok to turn left in front of me or to pull out ahead of me.

 

Sofa king annoying those things...I say if you headlight is adjusted properly you don’t need them.

 

I would think you would have to turn it off at night so you could see. JMHO those are the worst invention. They PO me every time somebody rides behind me or is coming at me with one of those d@#$ things! Proper lighting should be enough

 

If they annoy you guys, they might be annoying the cagers too (assuming they're looking)... If you're annoying them, they see ya'

Most of the setups I've seen tie in to high beam switch, so they can be easily shut off when in a group, etc.

 

I am all about lighting and the more/brighter the better to some degree but those things belong on metric bikes. Saw a bike of some sort not long ago, non HD with them in yellow. Very annoying/obnoxious. JMO.

 

They work very well......at pissing people off. I know this from first hand experience. Behind a cager, they thought I was being an arsehole aggressive biker wanting them to move over to let me pass them or for them to speed up. Some times they would slam on their brakes trying to make me rear end them. I learned over 40 years ago to never tailgate on a bike.

When riding with other riders, no one wanted me behind them. Talk about being persona non grata. I didn't have it very long.

I am not trying to preach, just telling of my own personal experience with the mod. For me it just made me a more defensive rider. You need to do what is right for you.

 

About 10 or 12 years ago I had the flashing headlight system on one bike. It made me more visible but on two lane highways I had some oncoming traffic pull to the side of the road. This was not the result that I wanted. There are too many people sitting on the edge of sanity. I did not want to **** one of them off.

 

Used to ride with someone who had a modulator. Finally removed it because the cages in front thought it was a police bike pulling them, and would slam on the brakes.