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    Quote Originally Posted by stroguy View Post
    The worst is a red led shining behind a red lense. Probably will not be the brightest. I expect one of you rich folk fto bite the bullet for a welfare prince like myself. Please report your findings.
    If I confirm the height fit...I'll do the princely thing and use my resources for the good of the Kingdom!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RickJ View Post
    If I confirm the height fit...I'll do the princely thing and use my resources for the good of the Kingdom!
    And I kind sir will be waiting with bated breath your empirical results with the expectations of great success allowing me to procure the same with proven results as you go where no one has gone before.

    The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot -
    the guy who invented the second one... he was the genius!


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    Quote Originally Posted by BIGLRY View Post
    And I kind sir will be waiting with bated breath your empirical results with the expectations of great success allowing me to procure the same with proven results as you go where no one has gone before.
    AND you get extra credit for spelling "bated" correctly!! I'm sure you'll be on tenterhooks till I respond!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RickJ View Post
    AND you get extra credit for spelling "bated" correctly!! I'm sure you'll be on tenterhooks till I respond!
    As my uneasy suspense is prolonged, your journeys end will surely mitigate the situation.

    The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot -
    the guy who invented the second one... he was the genius!


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    Alternate solution for brake light "Flashing"

    Signal Dynamics makes a tail light modulator that works great with the stock bulbs. Two flashing patterns to choose from when brakes are applied - 3 short, 1 long then repeat for as long as the brake is on, or 5 short then steady as long as brake is on (or just reapply the brake to get another flash sequence). I use the 2nd pattern, very pleased. Cars do seem to hang back just a bit further.

    The wiring is a bit weird, as there are 2 wires that go "hot" (back by the rear light wiring) when the brakes are activated. I think one feeds each bulb. I just tied them both into the brake feed wiring on the unit and then the output from the unit into the other side of the same two wires and it works perfectly.

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    I think that is the beauty of these. No wiring, plug and play. Truly plug in, go play.
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    Plug and play............

    Probably is much simpler with just a bulb change, but I haven't found LED's yet that really have the brightness I want. Then again, I haven't looked in several years so perhaps technology has make some big jumps. Whatever works works.

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    Rick has some anxious dogs wagging their tails. These report an almost doubled luminosity output. I'm still reserved on red LED on red lense but I think they are going to satisfy.woof woof.
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    OK boyz, I don't have the bike anymore, but what I do have is an extra taillight assembly. I just measured, sticking the tape in you have 2 1/16" from the lense to the base for the bulb assembly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hiflyer View Post
    OK boyz, I don't have the bike anymore, but what I do have is an extra taillight assembly. I just measured, sticking the tape in you have 2 1/16" from the lense to the base for the bulb assembly.
    should be good...the bulb measure was LOA.length overall and it was 2.14 not 2 1/4 as I misread.

    Just ordered them

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