Like agree with what other have advised. Leave the lights on for safety reasons. I don't want to ride a Christmas tree but I do want people to notice me so I don't get killed.

 

Have to agree with you. I just changed all my lights to LED so I can be seen and the cagers get that "What the hell ! " attention getter reaction.

 

Those lights are REQUIRED by every state in the US by federal DOT law. Removing them will lead to nothing but added harassment by LEO and the danger of you getting hit by a cager.

Then you will come on this forum and lament.

You may or may not have a state inspection requirement but there are laws requiring them to be there if you operate on any public road.

 

The more lights the better, imho. Just change the lens to the smoke colored ones. I've added (yet to re-install on my '08) Xenon HID lights mounted on the crash bars and run them even in day time...legally too many lights, but people see me and I can see a long ways at night. Imho, I'd take safety over looks.

 

Could someone provide a link to the LAW that REQUIRES amber running lights on the front of a motorcycle, that would be required by federal DOT laws in every state in the US. I would like to read that. As for being harassed by LEO, nobody worries about that when changing exhausts, that does skirt the law. And as if those 2 amber running lights that are barely visible next to the headlight at day or night, would prevent someone from running over you is a little far fetched. I've had mine off since April last year, over 20k miles. No harassment or increased danger of being hit. IMHO.

 

What state are you in?

 

Here is the DOT regulation......


http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_20...cfr571.108.htm

It references the following table 3.......
[[Page 307]]


Table III--Required Motor Vehicle Lighting Equipment
[All Passenger Cars and Motorcycles, and Multipurpose Passenger Vehicles, Trucks, Buses and Trailers of Less
Than 80 (2032) Inches (mm) Overall Width]
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Applicable SAE
Passenger cars, standard or
multipurpose recommended practice
Item passenger vehicles, Trailers Motorcycles (See S5 for
trucks, and buses subreferenced SAE
materials)
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Headlamps..................... See S7.............. None............. See S7.9........ J566 January 1960.
Taillamps..................... 2 red............... 2 red............ 1 red........... J585e, September
1977.
Stoplamps..................... 2 red............... 2 red............ 1 red........... SAE J586, February
1984.
High-mounted stoplamp......... 1 red............... Not required..... Not required.... J186a, September
1977.
License plate lamp............ 1 white............. 1 white.......... 1 white......... J587, October 1981.
Parking lamps................. 2 amber or white.... None............. None............ J222, December 1970.
Reflex reflectors............. 4 red; 2 amber...... 4 red; 2 amber... 3 red; 2 amber.. J594f, January 1977.
Intermediate side reflex 2 amber............. 2 amber.......... None............ J594f, January 1977.
reflectors.
Intermediate side marker lamps 2 amber............. 2 amber.......... None............ J592e, July 1972.
Side marker lamps............. 2 red; 2 amber...... 2 red; 2 amber... None............ J592e, July 1972.
Backup lamp................... 1 white............. None............. None............ J593c, February 1968.
Turn signal lamps............. 2 red or amber; 2 2 red or amber... 2 amber; 2 red SAE J588, November
amber. or amber. 1984.
Turn signal operating unit.3,& 1................... None............. 1............... J589, April 1964.
4.
Turn signal flasher........... 1................... None............. 1............... J590b, October 1965.
Vehicular hazard warning 1................... None............. None............ J910, January 1966.
signal operating unit.
Vehicular hazard warning 1................... None............. None............ J945, February 1966.
signal flasher.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Also note that the reflectors are also required




Here is an example of PA code that was adopted from DOT code.....

http://www.pacode.com/secure/data/06...53/s153.4.html

§ 153.4. Requirements.

(a) Required motor vehicle lighting equipment. Required equipment shall be as follows:
(1) Except as provided in succeeding subparagraphs, each vehicle shall be equipped with at least the number of lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment specified in Tables I and III of Appendix A, as applicable. Required equipment shall be designed to conform to the SAE Standards or Recommended Practices referenced in those tables. Table I of Appendix A shall apply to multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, trailers, and buses, 80 or more inches in overall width. Table III of Appendix A shall apply to passen- ger cars and motorcycles and to multipurpose passenger vehicles, trucks, trailers, and buses, less than 80 inches in overall width.

 

Your chart is a bit confusing as to what it applies to, however the part you have in bold red is about turn signals as I read it. What I turned off were the running lights. I'm still legal with the 2 red or amber working turn signals and headlight on. IMHO.

 

The original poster referred to "I just don't like the whole orange thing constantly on" lighting which implied the directionals that is what I am reading as he wants to get rid of the "orange" lights. The running lights are not required but the orange blinkers are.

 

I concur Dr