I am still waffling on getting the headlight modulators. Mostly because I am worried about target fixation by people coming from the other direction. I've seen the same kind of thing with emergency lighting on police cars, and it's a concern.
Thoughts anyone?
Nice. I had them on my 07 ST1300A for a while. I took them off cause the ST had problems with the bulb wires. They definitely enhance one's visibility to others. I may add them to the 6.
It is funny reading on other boards about the modulators. Naysayers get almost as heated on the topic as Darkside threads.
2015 Honda F6B Deluxe
2007 Honda ST1300A (176K miles)
2003 Honda VTX1800C (80K miles)
Waaaay to many MX bikes to list.
That is so true.Originally Posted by gregj
Nice. I had them on my 07 ST1300A for a while. I took them off cause the ST had problems with the bulb wires. They definitely enhance one's visibility to others. I may add them to the 6.
It is funny reading on other boards about the modulators. Naysayers get almost as heated on the topic as Darkside threads.It is amazing to hear/read disapproving opinions of them. Everything that has been said of them causing adverse issues has never been experienced by me. And I have been running modulators for quite a few years now. Some of the opinions:
1, They cause traffic to fixate on you and you risk being hit (never has happened)
2. They are illegal in other states (legal in all 50 states)
3. They cause road rage (have not experienced that with them)
4. They're misinterpreted often as giving way to other traffic (far few instances of having someone fail to yield to me; that happens more often when I am not using them)
5. They'll burn out your light bulbs faster (haven't seen evidence of that)
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That is so true.
1, They cause traffic to fixate on you and you risk being hit (never has happened)
2. They are illegal in other states (legal in all 50 states)
3. They cause road rage (have not experienced that with them)
4. They're misinterpreted often as giving way to other traffic (far few instances of having someone fail to yield to me; that happens more often when I am not using them)
5. They'll burn out your light bulbs faster (haven't seen evidence of that)
I'm really only concerned about #1. I've found myself fixating on bikes heading my way with modulators. And i've seen too many cop cars get rear ended when strobes first came out, because people (especially the elderly) would fixate on them. Look at where you want to go, and you will go there...
I'll probably end up getting them, but will probably also put in the in-line cut-off switch like one poster did in this thread:
http://hondaf6b.com/showthread.php?6...adlight-debate
just placed the order, which I should have just done to begin with!
I never found traffic fixating on them, if anything the total opposite. I had noticed a big difference in people NOT turning right on red in front of me. It was noticeable they would inch forward like they were going to, noticed the lights then stopped.
I did have a lot of people move out of the left lane when I pulled up.
2015 Honda F6B Deluxe
2007 Honda ST1300A (176K miles)
2003 Honda VTX1800C (80K miles)
Waaaay to many MX bikes to list.
Received the Kisan modulator for the LEDs this afternoon, and installed them. I placed the sensor just above the left cubby. I had to do a little filing underneath that part to make room for the washer & nut, but I don't think it looks too bad.
The modulators really look to me like they are turning the LEDs completely on and off. I called Kisan just to make sure I received the correct version for the LEDS, and was told that I had.
http://vid988.photobucket.com/albums...psuj9zqf1k.mp4
If they target you.... then they see you. I have people take a double take to avoid me from intersections and sometimes ones coming at you slow or pull over a little thinking you are an emergency vehicle, but all that is about 1% of the time. Usually you are ignored after they notice you. Except for the haters who also apparently noticed you.
Just placed an order for Kisan modulators, for my new 2016 F6B. Like this forum, thanks.
Posting the out come of the dealer install, sadly it's not the tech bike. Install the easy way, running lights, and charge $258.00. Kisan staff great. I will be revisiting the dealer service department hopefully they will do the right thing.
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