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 Post subject: Brake light pulsator
Unread postPosted: Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:36 am 
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I was following a bike in traffic yesterday, he had one of the brake light pulsators installed on his bike. I have never paid much attention to pulsators, but this one certainly got my attention. Every time he stopped, the brake light would pulsate for about 5 seconds before reverting to full on. I think it's a good idea which will reduce the risk of getting hit from behind. The unit is a small black sealed box that can be installed easily. I found one in a JC Whitney catalog for $25.99, I'm going to go for it.

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Kewl let us know how you like it. I thought about getting one and also a headlight modulator. I use my bike for commuting and any way to make myself more visible is a good thing.

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I have that installed on my bike and it does make a diffrence in visibility. It gets thier attention when they see flashing red lights in front of them. It's also a pretty straight forward install.

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I was going through an intersection last night and a bike came through the other way with a pulsating headlight...or he coulda just hit a strip of bumps that made the bike bounce up a down....but it was an attention getter. It caught my eye quick.


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Unread postPosted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 12:31 am 
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I have run an LED tail light bulb for several years.under normal riding conditions the LEDS rotate in a circular direction in sequence then rotate in the opposite direction continuosly til the brakes are applied at which time all the LEDs flash as long as brakes are applied. It's a standard 1157 taillight bulb. This bulb in combination with the headlight & light bar modulator I think makes me more noticeable .

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One of the wings I was following on my last group ride had a pulsing brake... it would go back and forth along the brake light strip on the luggage rack flash a bit then go solid..

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Unread postPosted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 8:46 pm 
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I have 1939 Ford LED tail lights mounted in my saddle bags. They are called Rappid Fire.When you apply the brakes they flash three times and then burn continius.They also blink two times at a time when the blinkers are on.They are supper bright,day or night.

I was going to post a pic,but there's no broser

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superglide03 wrote:
I have 1939 Ford LED tail lights mounted in my saddle bags. They are called Rappid Fire.When you apply the brakes they flash three times and then burn continius.They also blink two times at a time when the blinkers are on.They are supper bright,day or night.

I was going to post a pic,but there's no broser


I hope they are 1939 "Style" lights. LED's didn't exist before the 1970's.

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 Post subject: Light Modulators
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I installed a brake modulator and a headlight modulator 3 years ago and since that time, I have never been cutoff by another vehicle. Most people ask me if there's something wrong with my headlight...at least they see me from a long ways away.

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I have a headlight modulator and hyper lights at the rear. The funny thing is, the modulator, which I have been stopped for 3 times, is legal. I show the police the reg. (DOT) and there hasn't been a problem

I have never been stopped for the hyper lights. However, the MV inspector would not pass me with "flashing red lights" in the rear of the bike. I pulled them off (Left them wired) and hid them behind the license plate (right in front of the inspector). He then passed it. When I got home, I reattached them and was back in business. This year, I just covered them with black tape, passed inspection, then removed the tape in the MV insp. station parking lot and went on my merry way.

I am going to add a switch to the circuit so I can turn them off for inspection.
I don't know about Ohio laws, but the pulsating tail light may be an issue with MV.

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