| Author | Message | ||
     Ozzie84 |
i want to install some leds on my bike....so i wanted to see if anybody has already done that and if they had any pics... | ||
| Jeffroj |
Do you mean in the tail light? or somewhere else? Lots of Buellers have the LED tail light. I do not, maybe someday. | ||
| Ozzie84 |
i meant accent lighting....like around the engine or airbox..etc | ||
| Ochoa0042 |
the only thing you can really do with an XBs is light up the rear wheel and the right side of the engine.... | ||
| Lonexb |
pm jimduncan69 he has done it. i had over 100 individual led accent lights on my 12r. including 4 in the head lights. just take your time, you can put them just about any where. brian | ||
| Ochoa0042 |
picks Lonexb??? I have some myself and im interested in what you have done | ||
| 2008xb12scg |
Picks oocha? | ||
| Ochoa0042 |
meh.... some under the seat cowl for rear tire lighting, some on both sides of swingarm for a rim lighting, some on the inner left&right side of the frame for a engine lighting, and some tucked under the fairing.... I had taken off the left air cowl so the lights can be shown, but later put it back on due to overheating problems.. learn from others mistakes DONT TAKE IT OFF Ive recently updated the engine lights from pod-lights to light-strips with better results then seen here  | ||
| Nillaice |
not to be a nay-sayer, but i'm wondering if this is a street legal mod. i've had some trouble with jonny-law recently, and don't want any more | ||
| Swordsman |
I think so long as your accent lighting is amber and not facing backwards you can stay legal. Any other color though, and all bets are off. Though it never ceases to amaze me just how many regulations cops are willing to overlook. Otherwise you wouldn't be seeing ANY undercar lighting out on the streets, because they're all illegal. ~SM | ||
| Ozzie84 |
ochoa...thats exactly what i was looking for...because my xb is orange...i got a bunch of small individual orange leds....i just didnt know where to put tham...thanx for the idea | ||
| Andymnelson |
Yeah most states require something similar to this: - rear facing lights need to be red - all other lights need to be amber - no blue lights allowed | ||
| Andymnelson |
And Ochoa- I REALLY like the rear wheel accent lighting! I have never been one to even think about doing LED accent lighting- but that has me thinking now! It would be cool to do that and the front one too. | ||
| Lonexb |
sorry i don't have any pics of the bike with the l.e.d.s on in the dark. but i'm going to have to look in the garage to see if i have any pieces left of the buell with the l.e.d.s mounted on them. brian | ||
| Firebolt32 |
http://customdynamics.com/Images/new_5led_step.jpg I have a couple of these in orange on my bike. One under the airbox cover shining out through the intake screen and another tucked up where the tail meets the frame. It shines through the holes on each side of the tail. I haven't decided if I want to put anymore on yet. | ||
| Lonexb |
all right, i took some pics... these are the l.e.d.s i used. bought them in bulk from ebay. i got 500 of them. i think i paid around $75 - $100.   the nice thing about these for me was, i just had to drill a 3/8 hole and pop the l.e.d. in. how i mounted them in my head lights...  it kind of gave it the dog eye reflecting light look...  here is a couple of them mounted in the stock right side scoop...   when i wired them all up i hooked them up to a aux fuse, and an on off switch. so they would only be on when i wanted them on. hope that helps you out. brian | ||
| Terribletim |
Tru-dat! I've got a set on my Harley that looks sick. But it ain't legal. Keep the switch close by. Mine is under my left thigh so I can turn em off quick should I see a cop. I haven't had any trouble as most cops think it is just a custom show bike. Eventually I'll add some to my Buell once I get it painted the way I want it. The goal is to match this bike with my Bolt, which has a full fairing kit.  These are from Swint. It is what they call "Ocean", an alternating blue-green combo. These are both pods and strips. For those wondering, I ran the front wheel ones along the brake/speedo line and then back up the fork to the bottom side of the fender. Unless you're looking, you won't notice the wires anywhere. Came with a pre-wired harness and all connections. I installed these myself in a few hours. Most of the time was spent laying out where I wanted em and how I wanted to route the wires. | ||
| Ochoa0042 |
Im going to put two highbeams on my bike.. the dog eye trick is a cool idea.... I too bought LED's in bulk and ended up not using them because it was a pain to set up an array of em.... I ended up going to autolumination.com for lights & power distribution.... then hooked up the lights straight to the battery. ~note~ orange & amber are two different colors, go to radioshack and buy each color led to see what you need.... | ||
| Wardamneagle |
Man that looks goofy as funk. Just my $.02 | ||
| Terribletim |
Funk? How goofy is funk? Anyway, it has won numerous bike show & car/bike show awards to date. So someone must like it.  Or is it that you just have a thing against custom choppers? Most people on here do. | ||
| 2008xb12scg |
I for one think it's a cool bike. I never really wanted a chopper, but I do like lookin at em. | ||
| Ochoa0042 |
Its Funktastically Funkalicious!!! word to ya mother go to urban dictionary and llook up Funkalicious, then read a the example sentences, rofl  (Message edited by ochoa0042 on January 22, 2009) | ||
| Fastxb12r |
Alright somebody take Wardamneagle's HATER-AID away hes had to much to drink. A little time progression of what hater-aid does.  ,  ,  , ,  , ,  , ,  , ,  , ,  | ||
| Wardamneagle |
Lol. My bad i didn't know that it was a rule that every comment on here had to be positive. My bad | ||
| Bads1 |
As sponsor probably more so then other's. | ||
| Wardamneagle |
"As sponsor probably more so then other's." What?  | ||
| Ozzie84 |
im just waiting for my bike to come back from the dealership to start working on the lights | ||
| Got_jack |
What would u guys prefer light strips or the pods? | ||
| Fastxb12r |
Wardamneagle nice to see some people can take a joke.  | ||
| Ochoa0042 |
strips or the pods? I say, strips.. they're more manageable |
