There are two major challenges for a motorcycle rider that can prove deadly if they are not overcome. They are being able to see well at night and being able to be seen well by other motorists. These two issues alone contribute to an untold number of motorcycle accidents every year. The good news is that they are easy to fix.
One of the contributing factors to both issues is your lighting capability on the motorcycle. Your headlight, taillight and turn signals can contribute dramatically to other motorists being able to notice you as well as your own ability to see the road at night. The stock lighting system on most motorcycles are enough to meet minimum regulations but they can sometimes suffer in the performance department, especially the headlight.
There are a number of options available to you for a headlight upgrade. You can go with an LED conversion or a super bright HID conversion. Either one is very simple to install and even a non-mechanical person could install these upgrades to a motorcycle. The HID conversion produces a cleaner and brighter light that penetrates further into the dark and spreads a broader light beam as well, so you can see off to the sides of the road better. This might not seem like a big deal but a major danger at night is animals crossing the road and if you can't see them until they are already in the road then that's trouble.
You can also add a headlight modulator that will flash your headlight during the daytime hours so that you can be more easily seen by oncoming motorists. A major cause of motorcycle accidents is other motorists who don't see you and they either pull out in front of you or turn right into your path. Either way and you're in trouble while they go along their merry way, sometimes not even knowing they just caused an accident. This modulating light will help prevent that from happening.
By Jack Travers
One of the contributing factors to both issues is your lighting capability on the motorcycle. Your headlight, taillight and turn signals can contribute dramatically to other motorists being able to notice you as well as your own ability to see the road at night. The stock lighting system on most motorcycles are enough to meet minimum regulations but they can sometimes suffer in the performance department, especially the headlight.
There are a number of options available to you for a headlight upgrade. You can go with an LED conversion or a super bright HID conversion. Either one is very simple to install and even a non-mechanical person could install these upgrades to a motorcycle. The HID conversion produces a cleaner and brighter light that penetrates further into the dark and spreads a broader light beam as well, so you can see off to the sides of the road better. This might not seem like a big deal but a major danger at night is animals crossing the road and if you can't see them until they are already in the road then that's trouble.
You can also add a headlight modulator that will flash your headlight during the daytime hours so that you can be more easily seen by oncoming motorists. A major cause of motorcycle accidents is other motorists who don't see you and they either pull out in front of you or turn right into your path. Either way and you're in trouble while they go along their merry way, sometimes not even knowing they just caused an accident. This modulating light will help prevent that from happening.
By Jack Travers
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