Off Topic » Blazing squad

Spotted today on the A361 near Tiverton in Mid-Devon a group of touring BMW's, mostly K1600 but also an R1200RT or two. For some reason they had all fitted auxiliary lights on the front and some on the rear too. I say I spotted them, well it was broad daylight but I could see them coming from at least a mile away. It was painful on the eyes. When they came past I could see some of them had LED tail lights that flashed when braking. It was like a scene from the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". The front lights were dazzling and the overall effect of the group was visually offensive.
OK I get it, be seen to be safe, see better at night. But is this kind of excessive lighting really necessary?

I believe that my new, 70 plate, 1250RS has a flashing rear brake light as standard.

Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #1

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Spotted today on the A361 near Tiverton in Mid-Devon a group of touring BMW's, mostly K1600 but also an R1200RT or two. For some reason they had all fitted auxiliary lights on the front and some on the rear too. I say I spotted them, well it was broad daylight but I could see them coming from at least a mile away. It was painful on the eyes. When they came past I could see some of them had LED tail lights that flashed when braking. It was like a scene from the film "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". The front lights were dazzling and the overall effect of the group was visually offensive.
OK I get it, be seen to be safe, see better at night. But is this kind of excessive lighting really necessary?

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Now you mention it, no. But I try not to make offensive remarks or hand-gestures on an impulse.

My one-sided suntan is looking great tho

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I've got some,they're set at "Melt retina".

Unless the brake lights had been modified they must have been braking pretty aggressively to trigger the "Flashing braklight" 🤔

Zitat von L2RKE im Beitrag #6

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Unless the brake lights had been modified they must have been braking pretty aggressively to trigger the "Flashing braklight" 🤔

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Just remembered. Its the Hazard Warning Lights that flash under heavy breaking on the BMW . Senior moment🤔😉

The brake lights on the new Aprillia 660 are steady under light braking and flash under harder braking. It is a great feature that will hopefully be implemented on all vehicles. There is no reason for simple on/off brake lights any more.

Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #10

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Zitat von TriangleRider im Beitrag #9

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The brake lights on the new Aprillia 660 are steady under light braking and flash under harder braking. It is a great feature that will hopefully be implemented on all vehicles. There is no reason for simple on/off brake lights any more.

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when following a friend on his new KTM with these type of lights I actually found them quite distracting. My brain is not tuned into flashing red lights other than those used by police vehicles in the UK.

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Can't disagree that the additional lights on the front and back can be bothersome to fellow motorcyclists. I don't particularly like them when riding with other bikes that have them on the high settings.

That being said, both of my touring bikes have additional lights on the front (triangle pattern) and flashing brake lights. I have had too many close calls with car drivers not seeing the bike in front of them or not responding to the stock brake lights. The additional lighting definitely helps in that regard.

My front lights (Clearwater Darlas with yellow filters) run at 50% most of the time. They are only at 100% when the high beam is on.