LED kit installed on the shadow (video)

Dupo · 03-19-2009, 11:56 PM

I finally got HALF of the LED kit installed on the shadow. Engine area is done .... still need to get the wheels (front/rear) done and lit up.

Purchased the kit from SSRider on the shadow forum i frequent. They are flexible LED strips .. very much like Custom Dynamics Stingerz lights (google it). Much cheaper through SSRider though. If anyone is interested, i can post a link to his site, dont have it on me as i type this.

So anyways, heres the light kit video:

[youtube:lwlfo7mz]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSPR-atX7XU[/youtube:lwlfo7mz]

patrick_777 · 03-20-2009, 12:53 AM

Awesome stuff. How much draw is that on the charging system?

Dupo · 03-20-2009, 02:17 AM

Who knows ... i havent noticed any differences. I gotta throw the meter on it and see.

primal · 03-20-2009, 03:58 AM

LEDs will draw almost nothing at all. The circuitry to control the color changes very likely draws more current than the LEDs themselves.

mrlmd1 · 03-20-2009, 10:36 AM

Awesome. Pimp my ride. That should make you stand out and pretty noticeable if you have them on riding at night. Probably too much of a distraction for YOU.

Easy Rider · 03-20-2009, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mrlmd1

That should make you stand out and pretty noticeable if you have them on riding at night.

I'm fairly sure that Dupo knows this already so, for the benefit of others who have not been involved in a discussion of add-on LED kits:

Depending on the color and location, extra lighting like this might be ILLEGAL on a moving vehicle. It varies some by location (State) but things that blink or change colors are, I think, illegal everywhere .......again on public roads, on a moving vehicle.

Just FYI for anybody thinking about doing it.

patrick_777 · 03-20-2009, 03:14 PM

:plus1:

Here, the changing colors is illegal, but the lights themselves are not unless the bulbs themselves are visible. Indirect lighting is okay.

That still doesn't mean you won't get noticed and have a convenient little "roadside chat" with an officer every once in a while though.

Sarris · 03-20-2009, 05:05 PM

I'm fairly sure that here in Florida, no exposed bulb, they can't flash, and they can't be green, yellow, or red if on while riding.

The man generally frowns on them being on while riding, and doing so may lead to a frendly chat/search by your local LEO.

I like the look, but I don't do them. Don't need no close encounters of the 4th kind.

:chop:

Water Warrior 2 · 03-20-2009, 05:34 PM

Far out light show. The bike would look kinda neat parked in front of StarBucks in the twilight.

adrianinflorida · 03-20-2009, 05:48 PM

Maybe if you could put a dry ice hopper under the bike, to get some smoke effect going.....

03-19-2009, 11:56 PM	#1
Dupo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Allentown, Pa Posts: 1,255	LED kit installed on the shadow (video) I finally got HALF of the LED kit installed on the shadow. Engine area is done .... still need to get the wheels (front/rear) done and lit up. Purchased the kit from SSRider on the shadow forum i frequent. They are flexible LED strips .. very much like Custom Dynamics Stingerz lights (google it). Much cheaper through SSRider though. If anyone is interested, i can post a link to his site, dont have it on me as i type this. So anyways, heres the light kit video: [youtube:lwlfo7mz]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSPR-atX7XU[/youtube:lwlfo7mz] __________________ Photography Gallery *updated url - new site! Motorcycle Blog Facebook Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-20-2009, 12:53 AM	#2
patrick_777 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,763	Re: LED kit installed on the shadow (video) Awesome stuff. How much draw is that on the charging system? __________________ ]I am hiding in Honduras. I am a desperate man. Send lawyers, guns and money. The shit has hit the fan.
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03-20-2009, 02:17 AM	#3
Dupo Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Allentown, Pa Posts: 1,255	Re: LED kit installed on the shadow (video) Who knows ... i havent noticed any differences. I gotta throw the meter on it and see. __________________ Photography Gallery *updated url - new site! Motorcycle Blog Facebook Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-20-2009, 03:58 AM	#4
primal Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hurricane, WV Posts: 446	Re: LED kit installed on the shadow (video) LEDs will draw almost nothing at all. The circuitry to control the color changes very likely draws more current than the LEDs themselves.
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03-20-2009, 10:36 AM	#5
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: LED kit installed on the shadow (video) Awesome. Pimp my ride. That should make you stand out and pretty noticeable if you have them on riding at night. Probably too much of a distraction for YOU. Login or Register to Remove Ads
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03-20-2009, 03:14 PM	#7
patrick_777 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,763	Re: LED kit installed on the shadow (video) :plus1: Here, the changing colors is illegal, but the lights themselves are not unless the bulbs themselves are visible. Indirect lighting is okay. That still doesn't mean you won't get noticed and have a convenient little "roadside chat" with an officer every once in a while though. __________________ ]I am hiding in Honduras. I am a desperate man. Send lawyers, guns and money. The shit has hit the fan.
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03-20-2009, 05:05 PM	#8
Sarris Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: New Port Richey, Florida USA Posts: 1,348	Re: LED kit installed on the shadow (video) I'm fairly sure that here in Florida, no exposed bulb, they can't flash, and they can't be green, yellow, or red if on while riding. The man generally frowns on them being on while riding, and doing so may lead to a frendly chat/search by your local LEO. I like the look, but I don't do them. Don't need no close encounters of the 4th kind. :chop: __________________ Prudent riders live longer than moron riders.
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03-20-2009, 05:34 PM	#9
Water Warrior 2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Squamish B.C Canada Posts: 11,409	Re: LED kit installed on the shadow (video) Far out light show. The bike would look kinda neat parked in front of StarBucks in the twilight.
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03-20-2009, 05:48 PM	#10
adrianinflorida Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Indialantic, Florida Posts: 325	Re: LED kit installed on the shadow (video) Maybe if you could put a dry ice hopper under the bike, to get some smoke effect going.....
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