Looking to add lights. General consensus?

RumblingV8

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Hey guys,

I'm looking to add a headlight and taillight to my motorized bike. I know well enough not to bother with the white wire.
I've heard mixed reviews on the ebay/amazon generator kits, and frankly the batteries and charging and regulators and all that nonsense seems entirely too complicated. I like to keep things simple, and cheap.

If all i'm looking for is to be seen rather than to see, would just battery operated be my best bet? Style is important to me, I'd most likely be buying a bullet style headlight. Taillight style doesn't matter much to me.

Recommendations?
 
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cost me 30 bucks :)
 

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KC,
Looks to be a fairly priced piece of equipment if it's as good as you say. Any recommendation on a taillight?


Josh,
Info on this setup? Looks good!
 
thanks, headlight, tail light and LED'S, were all department store bought. all are battery powered. LED's are hooked up to two 9 volt batteries and a on/off switch. 4 stroke kit from bicycle-engines.com. bike is a huffy cruiser 29er
 
KC,
Looks to be a fairly priced piece of equipment if it's as good as you say. Any recommendation on a taillight?

No thoughts on tail lights other than a bright blinker is easier to see than a solid light.

The little CREE T6 LED lights though unmatched for brightness and strobe ability have their flaws as well.
The 'rubber band' handlebar mount is not ideal, and when the light is off the power button stays lit.

Still the best for the money in my book however as we won't even test ride without that strobe on front, we have seen first how differently drivers react when they see one.
In short, it's the car that was about to cut across my path doing the panic braking, not me ;-}
 
At many of the autoparts stores, they now have an after market LED section. In that section they have a red side marker strobe light that can run off 12 volts and is about 2" x 3". Perfect for a back light. On water it can be seen for 5 miles. At close range it is quite bright. I'll adjust mine downwards a bit so as to not blind drivers. $10-20 range. Waterproof.
 
Like KC, I have the same cree lighting and have tapped into the headlights power pack via a waterproof handlebar switch to operate my back red strobe light LED's so they are not running all the time. Could have hooked it up as a brake light but already had one by the time I ran across the red strobe light.
 
I also have a solid red taillight at a higher position that will be on at night. The strobe is to get their attention. I'll also have reflective material on my riding jacket. I doubt I'll ride much at night but one can have a problem and then find themselves riding home in the dark.
 
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