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These are the running lights on my bike, two front, one either side and two at the back yet still i get peeps pulling out on me.

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changed the oil and filter today, book says oil change at 4K but i do 3K.

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next job is to wire in those spot lights you can just see down by the side lights, one each side.

my thunderace is an early one 1997 with 50k miles, there's a later model on autotrader that i like:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/bike-details/202509226529043?advertising-location=at_bikes

but now isn't the time despite low prices.

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  • Moderator

Well...
The first question is: Why do you have red lights on the side of your bike???

And as for the 'pulling out on you' bit, meh, there's idiots everywhere lol

My suggestion would be: Get uprated (but legal) headlight bulbs.

  • Author

yes good point on the headlight situation - on the side lights i had a hairy incident where a lady motorist came out into a dual carriageway, i moved over as far as i could and got away with it, the guy behind me said that he saw her husband grab the steering wheel!

Anything that promotes visibily, I'm getting distinctly paranoid about it now. Maybe west yorkshire is quieter but 40 miles from london is busy busy now with distracted and less than cautious motorists. If I can get further west, maybe herefordshire, things improve.

  • Moderator

Yes, ok, but... Why are they RED???

They should be amber, same colour as your indicators.

  • Author

good point - just what i had at the time lol.

  • Author

there's these on ebay, might consider swapping over...

eBay UK
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Universal Car Motorcycle Mini LED Turn Signal Tail Lights...

(Fit for Cafe Racer Motorcycle(DIY mini led light). Light Color: Red 、Yellow (optional). Housing Color: Silver. We must protect your interest as promsied.

  • Moderator

This is what I've found so far...

As it says, the first one is primarily to do with vehicles over 6 meters long...

Side running lights should be amber unless they are at the rear of the vehicle, in which case they should be red. This rule primarily applies to vehicles over 6 meters long, such as trucks and trailers, to help other drivers judge the vehicle's length and width.

Whilst this second one is specific to motorbikes, it doesn't really account for lights that aren't up by the headlight or down by the tail light...
So I'd still go with amber...

Motorcycle side running lights should be white or amber at the front and red at the rear to comply with most regulations. Front lights can be white or amber, while rear lights must be red. Blue lights are generally not road-legal for running lights as they are reserved for emergency vehicles. 

  • Author

thanks s/bite, nice of you to trouble, i'd like it to go through it's mot so i'll order the amber type LEDs, thanks, much appreciated.

  • Moderator

No worries D

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  • Author

amber/yellow flank led with red led facing rearward

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rear quarter view

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  • Moderator

I'm starting to sound like doom & gloom guy here... lol

There's no way those red lights are going to be visible from behind past your legs!
There's a possibility that they'll become visible as you turn, but that could cause other problems. There was a 'thing' years ago about the question of whether two bike headlamps close together looked like car headlamps further away. If you see what I mean.

Gotta admit though, I quite like the spots! D

  • Author

yep, bit on the marginal side but having put them on just flipping thewm back was easy and anything that may help.....

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bit obscured but Ok I think

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  • Moderator

Yeah, not too bad...
I suddenly had the stupid idea of fitting them on the ends of your swingarm, but I'm not sure if there's laws about having rear lights that low lol.

  • Author

swingarm would be difficult as not possible to protect the wiring that well, as it is i can largely keep feeder wires out of harms way but yes that's something one might associate with a cruiser I suppose, low lights, hog style. My motivation is hearing about or seeing videos of bikers getting rear ended, so trying to attract attention or catch the eye might assist.

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