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- Path: sparky!uunet!caen!destroyer!news.iastate.edu!tomes
- From: tomes@iastate.edu ()
- Subject: Re: fog / driving lights
- Message-ID: <BxzA7K.DCH@news.iastate.edu>
- Keywords: visibility, amber or white, fog or driving
- Sender: news@news.iastate.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
- References: <1992Nov17.224438.21546@dg-rtp.dg.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 19:30:52 GMT
- Lines: 31
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- In article <1992Nov17.224438.21546@dg-rtp.dg.com> taylor@rtp.dg.com writes:
- >I'm thinking of getting some 55 watt fog or driving lights
- >for my 85 shadow for two reasons.
- >1) So people can see me better.
-
- yes, but you will probably be violating local laws concerning dimming lights
- while following or for oncoming traffic.
-
- >2) So I can see the road better. I recently installed a fairing that
- > someone lent me. Its great for keeping warm! However, it has lots
- > of little scratches that I didn't notice until I rode last night. They
- > scatter oncoming headlights and make it impossible to see the road.
- >
- >I'm going to try to buff out the scratches.
- >But, I think the lights might help too.
-
- I use Meguiar's plastic polish. It will take all of the little scratches
- (the ones responsible for the 'halo' effect around lights that you complain
- of) but it is very difficult to remove deep scratches.
-
- The standard white (not wide beam) lights have worked very well on my 'Wing.
- Be aware that you are adding a 110 watt load to your bike's electrical system
- and that may cause the battery to lose charge while riding, instead of
- being charged. When I have my driving lights, 80 watt high beam, radar
- detector, radio and then use my turn signals or hit the brakes, the extra load
- pulls the voltage down to the point that the radar and radio shut off.
-
- But for nighttime safety, I can SEE a real 1/4 of a mile. I like that.
-
- CP Tomes
- MSF Instructor, killer of freshmen
-