Second LED Tail-Light With Integrated One

[SANGER_A2]

I decided I wanted to make extra sure that my new integrated tail-light was no less bright than the stock and so I bought an extra one to add to the visibility. I wanted a small, clear one that used LEDs. I found this on Ebay. It also has some white LEDs to illuminate the number-plate. I kinda wish it didn't have the white LEDs too as they don't just shine down, the white light can be seen from the rear.

Here is what I got:-


And here you can see the LEDs:-


To mount the extra light, I joined together two L-brackets and then drilled holes in them to mount the two bolts from the light from. When it's warmer, I'll take it off and paint it black:-


The view from above shows it better:-


The bolt holding the brackets together forces the light further away from it than I would like, but it's stable:-

[SANGER_A2]

I wired in a Tamiya connector and an automotive connector to the wires coming off the light. Here is where I connected them up to the connectors coming off the cable going to the integrated tail-light. There are details on that here (Smoked Integrated LED Tail-Light):-


The wires tuck away nicely underneath the plastic/rubber cover:-


Here you can see both the lights together:-


And the view from the back:-


Here you can see that it's not as bright as the integrated one, but this photo does not do it justice at all:-


Here's a shot of them both from further away:-


And from the side (with the bike looking dirty):-


It's not massively different, but it definitely helps with the visibility. Overall, I'm glad I did it, but don't like the white LEDs in it, although it does make the number-plate even easier to see.

I made a video of it all at night here:-

YouTube- Yamaha FZ6 with LED tail light & Extra Brake Light

YouTube- Yamaha FZ6 with LED tail light & Extra Brake Light

And here you can see it in action in the daylight:-

YouTube- FZ6 with LED tail light & Extra Brake Light - Daylight

YouTube- FZ6 with LED tail light & Extra Brake Light - Daylight

[Ridgeback]

Looks good,but legally,you can't show at white light at the back of the bike
You'd be ok if you get the red version

[SANGER_A2]

Originally Posted by Ridgeback

Looks good,but legally,you can't show at white light at the back of the bike
You'd be ok if you get the red version

Yeah it's been worrying me since i got it. There are three LEDs that shine down, but the thing is badly designed so that they also put out white light backwards. I wanted to take it to bits and remove them when I saw this, but it's a sealed unit. Maybe I'll force it open when I take it off to paint.

[alanrim]

I had a similar thought, but couldn't find anything neat enough.

I made my own similar to the BikeVis | Unique lighting products for your Motorcycle bullets using their bullet cases. Hopefully bikevis will be producing a red version soon.

YouTube - Additional LED running/brake lights

YouTube - Additional LED running/brake lights

and some video on the road, but isn't the best, the camera encryption and wide angle lens (video is zoomed in) from a distance loses the lights

YouTube - Additional LED tail lights, based on Bikevis bullets

YouTube - Additional LED tail lights, based on Bikevis bullets

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