LED Strips / Your thoughts
Road Master
Joined: Apr 2012
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From: Phoenix
People will run into anything, hell cop cars and fire trucks get rear ended all the time. What you need it a firearm on the side. many times drivers don't see me but they see my pistol. The one pictured isn't mine but looked cool.
Grand HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Southwest VA
DAMMM.. Didn't need to see that.
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Tourer
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Riverview, FL
Damn that is a good idea, but it only works from the side. Never heard of the plasma rods. Are they worth it? My LED strips will have spade plugs (male and femals), so if they go bad, I can just unplug them and quickly add another. about as fast as unplugging an extension cord.
Road Warrior
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Shorewood IL
Damn that is a good idea, but it only works from the side. Never heard of the plasma rods. Are they worth it? My LED strips will have spade plugs (male and femals), so if they go bad, I can just unplug them and quickly add another. about as fast as unplugging an extension cord.
Road Master
Joined: May 2012
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From: illinois
I have the 8 inch plasma rods as the filler on my sg and they work great. only thing I have a problem with is they get so hot when they light up I get a white film on my saddle bag it does clean off if you scrub on it. but as to the over all function of the rods they are prefect and I have them hooked into my brakes only. you can see them from about 200 ft away like you are standing right on them in the day light.
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Joined: Apr 2013
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From: Prescott Valley, AZ
I placed about an 18" strip on my tour pac just beneath the lid edge on mine. Those lights are super bright and some what annoying at night when activated stopping or stopped. Cagers seem to stop further back now than before the lighting strip was added. Would love to add strobe strips to really get their attention.
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From: bklyn,ny
I placed about an 18" strip on my tour pac just beneath the lid edge on mine. Those lights are super bright and some what annoying at night when activated stopping or stopped. Cagers seem to stop further back now than before the lighting strip was added. Would love to add strobe strips to really get their attention.
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Tourer
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Riverview, FL
Got the strips all connected today to my brake lights. They are invisible on such a dark bike, but bright as hell when I hit the brakes.....even brighter at night. I tied it into the same circuit as my airwing tour pack light. Cheap MOD well worth the money.
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Road Warrior
Joined: Jul 2012
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From: Ft Myers FL
Done it just like you want to ...fantastic lights clear plastic red LED's..$30 bucks at Pep Boys.......hooked them up just like want to...when i need the tour pack i swap them out....i like them as do my fiends...ping me i can send you pictures...look great!!