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Re: Daytime Running Lights
« Reply #50 on: May 21, 2016, 06:46:15 PM »
Do the new lights diminish the visibility of your indicators from oncoming traffic?

 Kind of like do the new lights produce additional light pollution that oncoming traffic will have trouble seeing your indicator on???

If they do diminish the indicators i probably won't notice much.
The amount of times they and the bike have been invisible at any distance makes me think i can't be seen by people with heads up their  :butt anyway  :rofl
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Re: Daytime Running Lights
« Reply #51 on: May 21, 2016, 07:08:30 PM »
Gee, I thought you'd want you intention to turn across traffic to be clearly seen by vehicles that may enter your conflicting move.

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Re: Daytime Running Lights
« Reply #52 on: May 21, 2016, 07:55:52 PM »
They are putting out 500 lumens below the indicators in DRL mode.
The amount of times every week that the large orange things are ignored or seen as a challenge leads me to believe that the new lights won't make a lick of difference to the behaviour of most people that fail to see 450kg of bike and rider anyway.
If anything the lights may even make me visible to alot more people.

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Re: Daytime Running Lights
« Reply #53 on: May 21, 2016, 09:39:33 PM »
A couple of flashes of high beams before you indicate might get their attention.

But the old fellow couldn't see my bike with all the flouro, and he wasn't the only one. Constantly not seen in traffic on the bike. (And in the car)

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Re: Daytime Running Lights
« Reply #54 on: May 21, 2016, 10:56:23 PM »
The lights look awesome mate, I look forward to hearing about how they go on you're trip :hatwave
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Re: Daytime Running Lights
« Reply #55 on: May 22, 2016, 08:20:20 AM »
The lights look awesome mate, I look forward to hearing about how they go on you're trip :hatwave
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Re: Daytime Running Lights
« Reply #56 on: May 22, 2016, 02:22:00 PM »
2 x 5000 lumens!
And a very good price (even converted to $Oz)
How much did they hit you for the freight?

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Re: Daytime Running Lights
« Reply #57 on: May 22, 2016, 07:12:29 PM »
2 x 5000 lumens!
And a very good price (even converted to $Oz)
How much did they hit you for the freight?

The postage was USD58 Biggles.
The deal at the time included a Skene intelligent lighting controller worth US69.99
Even with the crappy exchange rate it was well worth it.
These lights deliver some very good bang for your buck  :thumbsup
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