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Started by aussiefj, February 20, 2015, 02:17:05 AM

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aussiefj

February 20, 2015, 02:17:05 AM
Fitted some Bikevis running lights today, great little product that's not expensive and hopefully makes the bike a bit more visible, assuming whoever it is takes the trouble to look in the first place of course.

John
"It's a fine, fine line between pleasure and pain" - the late great Chrissy Amphlett & Divinyls. Never truer than when you're pushing hard on the bike. A good song to keep in the back of your mind.

Mark Olson

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February 20, 2015, 12:13:23 PM
Do they actually help see in the dark ? or just for oncoming traffic to see you?

Mark O.
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sac ca.

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simi_ed

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February 20, 2015, 02:16:02 PM
Per the Bikevis webpage "BikeVis Ultra bright (white version similar in colour to HID / Xenon and > 60 lumens)".  60 lumens is about  like  about LED penlight so I'd guess visibility improvement only.


Ed


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Pat Conlon

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February 20, 2015, 03:00:27 PM
John, have you done the headlight relay mod yet?  That will brighten things up.
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February 20, 2015, 03:24:19 PM
Quote from: aussiefj on February 20, 2015, 02:17:05 AM
Fitted some Bikevis running lights today, great little product that's not expensive and hopefully makes the bike a bit more visible, assuming whoever it is takes the trouble to look in the first place of course.

John

Stealthy install. Nice.
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aussiefj

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February 20, 2015, 04:00:47 PM
As Ed says, purely a visibility mod, they don't project a beam for any distance just helps the bike stand out a bit more, and yes Pat have done the headlight mod and it's definitely worthwhile almost cook toast on high beam now, doesn't show up too well in the photos, the running lights also are a lot brighter in real life than in photos.

John
"It's a fine, fine line between pleasure and pain" - the late great Chrissy Amphlett & Divinyls. Never truer than when you're pushing hard on the bike. A good song to keep in the back of your mind.
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