The videos in this series that have been uploaded over the last month cover the process
of upgrading your motorcycles traditional bulb lighting to LED. There will be varying
processes you may have to take if you ride a Harley earlier than 2014 to deal with voltage
regulation that can cause the ECM to throw codes. There are signal stabilizer modules, load
equalizers, controllers, and/ or turn signal conversion kits that allow your turn signals to
flash properly when replacing incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs. A lot of LED headlights will
come with a flux capacitor or load equalizer that you will install between the headlight wire
harness and the headlight to regulate the voltage return signal to the ECM module. You’ll
need to do research to determine if your motorcycle will need any of these devices before
purchasing your LED’s. I do not have the answers to every make, model, and year of bike
so please do the research for your specific motorcycle on your own.
of upgrading your motorcycles traditional bulb lighting to LED. There will be varying
processes you may have to take if you ride a Harley earlier than 2014 to deal with voltage
regulation that can cause the ECM to throw codes. There are signal stabilizer modules, load
equalizers, controllers, and/ or turn signal conversion kits that allow your turn signals to
flash properly when replacing incandescent bulbs with LED bulbs. A lot of LED headlights will
come with a flux capacitor or load equalizer that you will install between the headlight wire
harness and the headlight to regulate the voltage return signal to the ECM module. You’ll
need to do research to determine if your motorcycle will need any of these devices before
purchasing your LED’s. I do not have the answers to every make, model, and year of bike
so please do the research for your specific motorcycle on your own.
Motorcycle safety has to be on the top of the priority list for riding. The 3 senses, sight,
sound, and smell are the basis of what riders can try to enhance to be more readily noticed
while on their motorcycles. Enhancing the smell aspect of the senses can probably be left
out unless you don’t shower for a month, have an oil leak and are spewing smoke from
your bike, or smoking a cigar while riding. Sound is easily enhanced through full
exhaust change-outs or slip-ons which can greatly enhance a riders presence.
Hence the saying “Loud Pipes Save Lives”. Motorists that don’t ride will often curl their
lips into a snarl of disgust when talking about the obnoxiously invasive sound of a loud
bike without even the slightest understanding that whatever bike inconvenienced their ear
for that few seconds did exactly as it was intended to do, made them aware that a
motorcycle was present. I have a couple videos on installing slip-ons on my maintenance
page as a reference if you need to get more sound out of your bike. They are inexpensive
and easy to install way to get more sound for safety out of your bike.
sound, and smell are the basis of what riders can try to enhance to be more readily noticed
while on their motorcycles. Enhancing the smell aspect of the senses can probably be left
out unless you don’t shower for a month, have an oil leak and are spewing smoke from
your bike, or smoking a cigar while riding. Sound is easily enhanced through full
exhaust change-outs or slip-ons which can greatly enhance a riders presence.
Hence the saying “Loud Pipes Save Lives”. Motorists that don’t ride will often curl their
lips into a snarl of disgust when talking about the obnoxiously invasive sound of a loud
bike without even the slightest understanding that whatever bike inconvenienced their ear
for that few seconds did exactly as it was intended to do, made them aware that a
motorcycle was present. I have a couple videos on installing slip-ons on my maintenance
page as a reference if you need to get more sound out of your bike. They are inexpensive
and easy to install way to get more sound for safety out of your bike.
Another effective way to become noticed through one of the 3 senses is through lighting.
Visibility is the most important aspect you can enhance for safety. LED lighting can be as
much as 10x brighter than traditional incandescent bulbs. LED headlights can throw
light at night over 150 yards ahead giving you more visibility on dark roads helping to
increase safety at night. When a driver is about to change lanes and glances in their
mirrors that additional brightness can be lifesaving. That is if the cager even bothers to
glance in a mirror before changing lanes. Cager stupidity is, unfortunately, a trait that
cannot be repaired. The brighter brake lights of LED’s can be of extreme value when
the sun is shining from behind you which can sometimes drown out the visibility of
bulb lights. LED brake lights will often shine through that sun blindness allowing a
driver to see that you have applied your brakes. The same applies to turn signals, and
headlights when riding into the sun.
Visibility is the most important aspect you can enhance for safety. LED lighting can be as
much as 10x brighter than traditional incandescent bulbs. LED headlights can throw
light at night over 150 yards ahead giving you more visibility on dark roads helping to
increase safety at night. When a driver is about to change lanes and glances in their
mirrors that additional brightness can be lifesaving. That is if the cager even bothers to
glance in a mirror before changing lanes. Cager stupidity is, unfortunately, a trait that
cannot be repaired. The brighter brake lights of LED’s can be of extreme value when
the sun is shining from behind you which can sometimes drown out the visibility of
bulb lights. LED brake lights will often shine through that sun blindness allowing a
driver to see that you have applied your brakes. The same applies to turn signals, and
headlights when riding into the sun.
Below are the 3 videos of this series that can help you with your conversion to LED lights.
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