Awesome Secondary Lighting Idea!

[cr0ft]

Yeah, I just can't bring myself to put butt-ugly lights on the bike.

 

[1olbull]

@HansO
Those lights look to be pretty darn good, especially with the spots.
On the pix of only the JW Speakers at high beam, what is the distance from the leading edge of the front wheel to the end of the beam on the road?
How about low beam?

 

[HansO]

Actually Steve after just asked that question I looked again and realised I may have previously posted the low beam instead of Hi beam this is the Hi beam and I took those picture some time ago I can tell the hi beam is very Good I just like to see further because of our oversized jumping rats (kangaroos) I have just edited the previous post and I estimate that hi beam would be about 300 metres or more

 

[1olbull]

@HansO
Thanks for the pix, they do look good.
I shall be looking at and measuring the distances and the light pattern defined by where the human eyes can discern objects and react to them - 3.2 lux or .3 foot candles.
I highly doubt this will reach anywhere close to 300 meters. We shall see.
One thing for sure I shall be searching around for a bike using your JW Speakers as I be curious how the newer Daymakers stack up.

 

[barbagris]

I shall be looking at and measuring the distances and the light pattern defined by where the human eyes can discern objects and react to them - 3.2 lux or .3 foot candles.

And they'd need to be good eyes, that are not tired, to do that!. Depends on how far your personal pupils dilate. Mine dilate about 1mm less now than they did 10 years ago.

 

[1olbull]

And they'd need to be good eyes, that are not tired, to do that!. Depends on how far your personal pupils dilate. Mine dilate about 1mm less now than they did 10 years ago.

The end of civil twilight is where additional light becomes necessary to discern and identify an object in the roadway. "Normal" eyesight is assumed.
If you were the driver and it was shown you had less than 20/20 vision a higher percentile value would be used regarding your perception response time.

 

[TURBO200R4]

@HansO
Thanks for the pix, they do look good.
I shall be looking at and measuring the distances and the light pattern defined by where the human eyes can discern objects and react to them - 3.2 lux or .3 foot candles.
I highly doubt this will reach anywhere close to 300 meters. We shall see.
One thing for sure I shall be searching around for a bike using your JW Speakers as I be curious how the newer Daymakers stack up.

you are going to go WOW i now have lights! i can see i think i can see good enough to adjust them.
i just put on one and could not believe the difference especially the low beam.

 

[1olbull]

you are going to go WOW i now have lights! i can see i think i can see good enough to adjust them.
i just put on one and could not believe the difference especially the low beam.

Hey Amigo,
FYI - I already have the Daymakers. I've stated before they increase my safe night speed by about 10 mph.
What I am going to do is test the lights and those of a stock Ultra Classic in order to know for sure what the light patterns at various candle power are.

 

[barbagris]

The end of civil twilight is where additional light becomes necessary to discern and identify an object in the roadway. "Normal" eyesight is assumed.
If you were the driver and it was shown you had less than 20/20 vision a higher percentile value would be used regarding your perception response time.

I'd say - based on the JWS light patterns - my confidence limit is about where the show the border of 0.5lux.

Is there uncivil twilight I wonder? - I wonder how much light one needs not to identify as such but to detect movement. I often find I "see" things before I know what they are.

The JWS (and converted fogs) have simply removed any nocturnal speed reduction for me. I can ride as fast as I normally would by day. Must make another set or buy some long range ones like ones I made before.

Like the two square bits in this foto

 

[barbagris]

In case anybody missed the comparison fotos