A Motorcycle Thread About Absolutely Nothing!

green427 said:
Youtube is free, but has limited options. If you have more than one video, you can buy video editing software and combine them into one.

I have an account with smugmug.com since they are spam-free and easy to use, no bullshit involved, but if I want to store videos more than 4 minutes long, I have to pay a premium membership. Other sites like imageshack.com, photobucket.com have similar setups.

I did a test run with a $20 video camera in the spring. Yes, twenty dollars. Posted it on youtube.com. I bolted it to the engine guard of my wife's Rebel 250. It is about 12 inches from the road. The vibrations caused the picture to have waves, so I will have to move the cam up to my gas tank.


Notice at 5:00 the lady on the horse asked me to stop, apparently I scared the horse. Not bad for a $20 cam.The 'jumping' is annoying though.
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I moved my camera from my helmet to the top center of the fairing. Better pictures because you don't see my windshield or the moving of my head back and forth at a corner. :wiggle:

The down side is what you experienced. wavy picture due to vibration. I can clear it up somewhat by using photo studio.
 
TinCanSailor said:
I found a site for possible driving lights for my motorcycle.

Solstice Solo S1100 LED Light

They are only 10 watts each. $238 for a pair.

A good deal? :hmm: Comments or views?
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That is actually a better deal than Twisted Throttle's Denali light kit, which is identical to this. Still, that is a lot of money for Chinese made LED's (which is what I was told).

I have to agree with Jiro - those Monster lights are a much better deal.
 
green427 said:
That is actually a better deal than Twisted Throttle's Denali light kit, which is identical to this. Still, that is a lot of money for Chinese made LED's (which is what I was told).

I have to agree with Jiro - those Monster lights are a much better deal.
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:Oops: The 24 watt are 1500 lumens! Thats better. I will contact them to see if they are street legal.
 
TinCanSailor said:
:Oops: The 24 watt are 1500 lumens! Thats better. I will contact them to see if they are street legal.
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None of them are legal for street use. If they were, they would have DOT approval, which would drive costs up. You can get a dimmer switch to control the output so that you don't blind oncoming cars with landing lights.

I have some MR16 LED lights on both of my bikes, they only use 1.6 watts each, and are sufficient for being seen, NOT for me to see better. Take a look at the lights on the engine guards on both.

These are Optronics 55W fog lights from Walmart with replacement LED MR16 bulbs that I got online for $7 each. Had them for over 3 years now, still working great today.


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Those Monster LEDs would be a better alternative, being brighter, etc. Just be prepared to have your local DMV give you some flak about them during inspections, since they are not OEM.
 
TinCanSailor said:
Good prices. They look good, but 450 lumens vs 800?

ADV says "off-road". I don't know if those are legal or strong enough for on road all the time. I will research them more. :hmm:
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TinCanSailor said:
:Oops: The 24 watt are 1500 lumens! Thats better. I will contact them to see if they are street legal.
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just aim the lights downward and also have a button/dimmer control for it.
 
green427 said:
Those Monster LEDs would be a better alternative, being brighter, etc. Just be prepared to have your local DMV give you some flak about them during inspections, since they are not OEM.
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thanks God that my state no longer requires inspection for motorcycle as of last year :rockon:
 
green427 said:
That is actually a better deal than Twisted Throttle's Denali light kit, which is identical to this. Still, that is a lot of money for Chinese made LED's (which is what I was told).

I have to agree with Jiro - those Monster lights are a much better deal.
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Twisted Throttle. why are their stuff so outrageously expensive? :roll:
 
green427 said:
None of them are legal for street use. If they were, they would have DOT approval, which would drive costs up. You can get a dimmer switch to control the output so that you don't blind oncoming cars with landing lights.

I have some MR16 LED lights on both of my bikes, they only use 1.6 watts each, and are sufficient for being seen, NOT for me to see better. Take a look at the lights on the engine guards on both.

These are Optronics 55W fog lights from Walmart with replacement LED MR16 bulbs that I got online for $7 each. Had them for over 3 years now, still working great today.


Those Monster LEDs would be a better alternative, being brighter, etc. Just be prepared to have your local DMV give you some flak about them during inspections, since they are not OEM.
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When I can afford them I will get the Monster LEDs. I have to watch my total wattage. I have the 11 6-color LED strips, an extra LED brake light and a bike Garmin. 24W will be my limit.

There are no inspections in SC. :lol:
 
TinCanSailor said:
When I can afford them I will get the Monster LEDs. I have to watch my total wattage. I have the 11 6-color LED strips, an extra LED brake light and a bike Garmin. 24W will be my limit.

There are no inspections in SC. :lol:
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one problem about Monster LED... they are constantly sold out and they're sold out for now :mad2:

I wouldn't be surprised if you have to wait up to 2 months but it's well worth it.
 
I forgot to add that I ride after dark at least once per week. I need extra lighting to see the roads better. I do stay off the interstate because of truck tread debris.

My bike's headlight is pitiful.
 
TinCanSailor said:
I forgot to add that I ride after dark at least once per week. I need extra lighting to see the roads better. I do stay off the interstate because of truck tread debris.

My bike's headlight is pitiful.
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same here except I ride after dark nearly everyday. I upgraded my headlight with a very popular and reputable HID kit from VVME (ddmtuning.com is same as VME). It consumes much less power from stock version and it's certainly brighter than stock but it's still not bright enough for night riding so I've been considering Monster LED.
 
TinCanSailor said:
When I can afford them I will get the Monster LEDs. I have to watch my total wattage. I have the 11 6-color LED strips, an extra LED brake light and a bike Garmin. 24W will be my limit.

There are no inspections in SC. :lol:
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oh btw - about your power issue.... you should consider voltmeter. It will save your ass anytime, anywhere. Voltmeter's inexpensive and very simple to install.

I need to install it too.... I had a weak battery last week at parking lot near my home after my haircut :roll:

The battery went kaput cuz the weather was so cold that I had my heated gear set on HIGH. That is bad especially if you're in traffic jam because the alternator doesn't really charge your battery unless my RPM is around 3,500 or so. After haircut, the battery wasn't completely dead but it was too weak to start it up. I had to call my brother to bring me battery tender + [ame="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0042X8XQE"]Power Inverter[/ame] so I can recharge battery enough to start up the bike. We had to wait for about 20 min since I used battery tender.... which is a slow trickler :roll:

I didn't want to jumpstart it because of a huge hassle to remove my bike cover especially in a freezing weather. It would be nice to know the status of my battery so I know when to turn off/reduce my heated gear :roll:
 
Jiro said:
oh btw - about your power issue.... you should consider voltmeter. It will save your ass anytime, anywhere. Voltmeter's inexpensive and very simple to install.

I need to install it too.... I had a weak battery last week at parking lot near my home after my haircut :roll:

The battery went kaput cuz the weather was so cold that I had my heated gear set on HIGH. That is bad especially if you're in traffic jam because the alternator doesn't really charge your battery unless my RPM is around 3,500 or so. After haircut, the battery wasn't completely dead but it was too weak to start it up. I had to call my brother to bring me battery tender + Power Inverter so I can recharge battery enough to start up the bike. We had to wait for about 20 min since I used battery tender.... which is a slow trickler :roll:

I didn't want to jumpstart it because of a huge hassle to remove my bike cover especially in a freezing weather. It would be nice to know the status of my battery so I know when to turn off/reduce my heated gear :roll:
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Totally agree. I had a weak battery during a cold ride about three weeks ago (abt 200 miles). It died one block from our home. Reba :)angel:) drove by and stopped me when I was about 5 houses away. I didn't have an answer.

IT WAS VERY HARD TO PUSH! :mad:
 
btw - for Monster LED... the 10% discount code is "inmate"
 
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