a little off the original topic, but if you are worried about being seen at night, get the HID's. Not only does it do wonders for your own visibility, but its so god damn bright it helps idiots in cars spot you. Even makes the high beam look pathetic

 

Sorry, bad info.

 

Possibly .. but not in the state of VA.

cbrookie ~ What intensintiy(Sp) are those HIDs?

 

Nah, I looked it up and I was wrong. I thought I read somewhere it was legal, but once again I WAS WRONG.

 

http://www.kriss.com/h7illuminator_mod_info.htm Heres a link for the high beam modulator thing!!!

 

I founds some more info here that my be helpful guys!!!!


It is such a commonly held myth that I, and everyone I know, does it , and advocates it. And it just might get you killed.
Most motorcyclists I have talked to agree that being as visible to other drivers as possible is an essential safety practice. To this end, many advocate the use of their motorcycle’s high beam during daytime riding. This is believed to increase the distance that another driver might notice you, as well as keep their attention throughout the time you are in their sight. It is a plausible idea, and in theory seems the right thing to do.Just a few days ago I was riding as a passenger in a car when I noticed something strange. I saw what I interpreted to be a motorcycle approaching. I say interpreted because, though I would usually not be paying so close attention, I was intent on noticing motorcycles, as these days I am always looking for something to write about, and, while I knew what I was “seeing” was most likely a motorcycle, I could not see the motorcycle. What I saw, or more precisely, what I did not see, was a bright light, and nothing else. I knew it was a bike with its high beam on, but I couldn’t tell you anything else about the bike, because I could not see it. Therein lies the problem.[font=arial][size=2]During the day, you can look at any patch of the sky, and assuming that it is not obscured by buildings or clouds, and you are not looking directly at the sun, you will see a blue, starless field. The stars are not gone, they are right there where you are looking, but you cannot see them because your vision is awash in the diffused light of the sun. The US, Canadian, and British Navies tested camouflage concepts during World War II called Active Camouflage or Diffused Lighting Camouflage that used this principle. The idea was a ship’s silhouette stands out against a light background, but by lighting up the ship, the structure blends in with the diffused light of the sky behind it. Recently, armies have experimented with using bright lights to disguise tanks and other vehicles on the horizon.
That same effect occurs when a driver looks directly into the headlight of a motorcyclist using their high beam. Unlike the low beam setting, which intentionally shifts the beam down and to the right, away from oncoming traffic, the high beam setting shines its light directly down and across the road, and into the eyes of the drivers of oncoming vehicles. This is why the law says you must turn off your high beams within a certain distance of approaching traffic, and why vehicles must have a high beam indicator, and the law makes no distinction as to the time of day when addressing this subject. Motorcyclists may think that the law only applies at night, since it is silent on the subject, and that daytime use is both acceptable and an appropriate safety practice.
What actually happens, often enough, is that when a motorcyclist leaves their high beam on as they approach another car, they become a white fog of light. Unfortunately, this is often interpreted by the driver’s brain as meaning nothing is there. If the brain can’t see it, and the driver is already not paying attention, he or she is almost certain not to see the motorcycle. Even if the driver is alert enough to be aware of the presence of another vehicle, the masking effect of the light may make it impossible to judge things like speed, lane position, or even the motorcycle’s use of a turn signal. This can lead to drivers turning left in front of a motorcycle they did not see or could not judge speed and distance on, among other things.
This phenomena seems most troublesome on motorcycles with the standard, large diameter bowl type round headlights favored on cruiser type motorcycles. A possible solution to the probl

 

where do u live because i got the test and the answers to for it and is exactly the same as u take at the DMV

 

honestly, im not too sure. Its not as blue as it looks in the pic once its warmed up. Its out of a brand new lexus though, smallest ballest I could find ( and its from a toyota so its gotta be good quality ). I set it up and made the whole mountingset up and wiring so it looks stock and hard to tell its there like the kits you can buy, but I got these things free from a friend who works at a body shop. I think its the best mod you could possibly make to any bike with out it, especially if you like riding at night as much as I do.

 

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I founds some more info here that my be helpful guys!!!!


It is such a commonly held myth that I, and everyone I know, does it , and advocates it. And it just might get you killed.
Most motorcyclists I have talked to agree that being as visible to other drivers as possible is an essential safety practice. To this end, many advocate the use of their motorcycle’s high beam during daytime riding. This is believed to increase the distance that another driver might notice you, as well as keep their attention throughout the time you are in their sight. It is a plausible idea, and in theory seems the right thing to do.Just a few days ago I was riding as a passenger in a car when I noticed something strange. I saw what I interpreted to be a motorcycle approaching. I say interpreted because, though I would usually not be paying so close attention, I was intent on noticing motorcycles, as these days I am always looking for something to write about, and, while I knew what I was “seeing” was most likely a motorcycle, I could not see the motorcycle. What I saw, or more precisely, what I did not see, was a bright light, and nothing else. I knew it was a bike with its high beam on, but I couldn’t tell you anything else about the bike, because I could not see it. Therein lies the problem.[font="arial"][size="2"]During the day, you can look at any patch of the sky, and assuming that it is not obscured by buildings or clouds, and you are not looking directly at the sun, you will see a blue, starless field. The stars are not gone, they are right there where you are looking, but you cannot see them because your vision is awash in the diffused light of the sun. The US, Canadian, and British Navies tested camouflage concepts during World War II called Active Camouflage or Diffused Lighting Camouflage that used this principle. The idea was a ship’s silhouette stands out against a light background, but by lighting up the ship, the structure blends in with the diffused light of the sky behind it. Recently, armies have experimented with using bright lights to disguise tanks and other vehicles on the horizon.
That same effect occurs when a driver looks directly into the headlight of a motorcyclist using their high beam. Unlike the low beam setting, which intentionally shifts the beam down and to the right, away from oncoming traffic, the high beam setting shines its light directly down and across the road, and into the eyes of the drivers of oncoming vehicles. This is why the law says you must turn off your high beams within a certain distance of approaching traffic, and why vehicles must have a high beam indicator, and the law makes no distinction as to the time of day when addressing this subject. Motorcyclists may think that the law only applies at night, since it is silent on the subject, and that daytime use is both acceptable and an appropriate safety practice.
What actually happens, often enough, is that when a motorcyclist leaves their high beam on as they approach another car, they become a white fog of light. Unfortunately, this is often interpreted by the driver’s brain as meaning nothing is there. If the brain can’t see it, and the driver is already not paying attention, he or she is almost certain not to see the motorcycle. Even if the driver is alert enough to be aware of the presence of another vehicle, the masking effect of the light may make it impossible to judge things like speed, lane position, or even the motorcycle’s use of a turn signal. This can lead to drivers turning left in front of a motorcycle they did not see or could not judge speed and distance on, among other things.
This phenomena seems most troublesome on motorcycles with the standard, large diameter bowl type round headlights favored on cruiser type motorcy

 

^^Neither here nor there but modulators don't really "flash" (so they may not fall under that code?), they dim but not all the way to off so it's not as distracting as flash like the strobe effect. but yeah, who's the source of that article? hopefully not a modulator salesman