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So there are the pics, shows off well at night when it is darker out. Again, I plug them into the socket when I want to use them, durring the day I leave it unplugged. Once I order my stuff from Bikerz bits it will all come together better with the red and black theme. I really would like to get the PCX floor boards but think they are over priced at $100.00

The lights do make a black bike show up more at night and that is the most important. It can be hard to see this bike when approaching in a car from the side without the led's.

It looks good. It is not overdone.

I can pick up the LED back lit PCX logos really cheap here, so I'm thinking of putting them on.

kramnala58 wrote:It looks good. It is not overdone.

I can pick up the LED back lit PCX logos really cheap here, so I'm thinking of putting them on.

Go for it. LED's are cheap enough and its a nice safety and cosmetic mod you can do to stand out from the rest.

Where can I find laws for louisiana on what color accent lights I can use and how they should be configured? I have like 10 different colored LEDs and plan on wiring them into a 9v battery with toggle switch, unless I can safely wire to battery of scooter

logepoge1 wrote:Where can I find laws for louisiana on what color accent lights I can use and how they should be configured? I have like 10 different colored LEDs and plan on wiring them into a 9v battery with toggle switch, unless I can safely wire to battery of scooter

Do a web search on Louisiana motorcycle lighting laws or something to that effect. Your Dmv should have a section on it if it is on the books.

Yeah but the law isn't clear enough

logepoge1 wrote:Yeah but the law isn't clear enough

What does it say? Maybe there isnt anything on the books about it.

Here in SD I believe it is against the law, however there are tons of bikes with them on including mine. The police dont seem to bother unless it is obsessive, like a large amount of multi colored lights that chase or blink. If I get pulled over I will fight it as mine are low keyed and there to bring attention to a black bike during night time riding. They are one solid color and dont blink. Just like running lights on a semi truck.

§320. Additional lighting equipment
A. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two side or fender lamps which shall emit an amber or white light without glare.
B. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than one running board courtesy lamp on each side thereof which shall emit a white or amber light without glare.
C. Any motor vehicle may be equipped with not more than two backup lamps either separately or in combination with other lamps, but any such backup lamp shall not be lighted when the motor vehicle is in forward motion.
Backup lights are required on all passenger vehicles manufactured after January 1, 1969. The backup lamp shall be illuminated when the ignition switch is energized and reverse gear is engaged. Backup lamps shall not be lighted when the vehicle is in forward motion. Backup lamps shall be mounted on the rear so that the center of the lens, or at least one lamp is visible from any eye point elevation from at least six feet to two feet above the horizontal plane on which the vehicle is standing; and from any position in the area, rearward of a verticle plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle, six feet to the rear of the vehicle and extending three feet beyond each side of the vehicle. Maximum candlepower is 300 cp total.
D. Any vehicle eighty inches or more in overall width, if not otherwise required by R.S. 32:308, may be equipped with not more than three identification lamps showing to the front which shall emit an amber light without glare and not more than three identification lamps showing to the rear which shall emit a red light without glare. Such lamps shall be mounted as specified in Subsection (F) of R.S. 32:308.
E. Any vehicle may be equipped with one or more side marker lamps and any such lamp may be flashed in conjunction with turn or vehicular hazard warning signals. Side marker lamps located toward the front of a vehicle shall be amber and side marker lamps located toward the rear shall be red.
Acts 1962, No. 310, §1. Amended by Acts 1974, No. 226, §1.

If you are concerned, ask a police officer what he thinks.

Does this mean that we can't ride through Louisiana without being hustled? We have 7 brake lights, with 1 that is sequential all the time, and then flashes when we hit the brake.

I doubt they would do anything. My car has tinted taillights, which aren't illegal but they are barely legal. Enough to where cops have followed me before and I had to tap lights to show they were bright and they would turn off. Also I have really dark windows

I just put some on my scoter today. The state police said I could use either yellow/amber or white. I went with yellow(mainly cause I didn't have any white leds). So I spent my time on this soldering and now have everything hooked to a 9v removable battery in the center storage compartment. I will post my pictures at night but even though I don't care for yellow, I think it will still look good

After spending 45 to take panels off, one how to wire them up, and 30 to put panels back on, I am unimpressed. My 3mm leds aren't bright enough

Are you going to add new LEDs then?

Eventually.

I figured I would touch base on this. I did get around to the leds, but they were small and definitely not bright enough. And I ran them off a 9v battery in a series circuit that way I only had to use one small resistor. After starting school(and when I posted originally I was working alot of hours in summer job) I just havent gotten to doing them yet. May in mid November when we are on our quarter break I will get to it since I will have two weeks. What I end up doing was just ripping the old wiring out that I had used, but I am sure there is still some pieces left. I will run this next one off a switch connected directly to battery so I have more voltage and current to work with(since current is what matters in brightness, the 9V could supply it but would run out in no time). I desperately want to do this but with the original when riding all you could see what two dots on the road. They were the leds that shine straight ahead and I want the all around glowing ones. I am going to go with the amber color since that seems the most legal way after consulting with the state troopers. I would order the light strips but what is the fun it that when I can make my own light strips and waterproof them myself with silicone and shrink tubing?