Adding auxiliary lighting to your motorcycle is an easy and effective modification to insure that you are able to see the road in front of you and that other motorists are able to see you.
Auxiliary lighting can be broken down into three main categories, brake lights, forward facing driving and fog lights, and conspicuity lighting.
Total stopping distance is broken down into 3 parts: Perception distance, reaction distance, and braking distance. Perception distance is the time/distance it takes you to see and perceive and highway hazard. Reaction distance is the time/distance it takes you to begin reacting to the highway hazard. Braking distance is the time/distance it takes you to actually come to a stop. 90% of drivers need a minimum of 2.5 seconds just to perceive the hazard and another second to start reacting. Factor in a driver's age, driving experience, visibility and other distractions and you’ll quickly realize why it takes at least 5 seconds to see, understand and start reacting to something in front of you.
The minimum time needed to stop or maneuver around a hazard (in ideal weather/roadway conditions at a moderate speed of 40mph) is 4 seconds. If you are speeding, the roads are wet or covered in debris or your tires/brakes are worn, then more time would be needed. At a speed of 68mph you will travel roughly 100ft per second. Overall, the minimum stopping time from perception to fully stopped is roughly 7.5 seconds (750ft minimum distance traveled at 68mph). When you are stopping for a life threatening hazard, every second (and foot) counts.
On a motorcycle, the average stock low beam headlight shines about 88 feet and the high beam is about 153 feet. The total distance you can see is less than the total distance it will take you to stop in an emergency situation. This is called “overriding your headlight” and is an incredibly common and dangerous problem among drivers and riders alike. That's why we have developed a full range of auxiliary lighting solutions for any car model. No matter what you ride, installing our auxiliary lights will increase your odds of surviving on the road. It features ultra-wide low beams, penetrating high beams and halo daytime running lights. Place this headlight module inside your existing headlight housing and emit a beam three times farther than a typical halogen headlight and twice as far as a typical LED headlight.
Auxiliary lighting isn’t all about being able to see hazards so you can react, it’s also about making sure other highway users can see you!
On a motorcycle, you are invisible to the majority of other drivers and the small, weak stock headlights don’t help all that much. Drivers not only have a hard time seeing you but also judging your speed and distance. Strategically placing auxiliary lighting on your ride can greatly increase your chances of being seen and not becoming a greasy stain on the asphalt.
Our auxiliary lights are ideal for improving visibility in oncoming traffic. Clearly see traffic road conditions day or night with the smaller pod that has a concentrated beam pattern (Daytime Running Lights) Also available in LED light bar form, it provides bright white or amber running lights to complement your headlamp.
No matter which lights you choose for your motorcycle, we recommend installing them below and to the left and right of the original headlights to create a triangular pattern for easier identification by oncoming drivers. If you can mount these lights lower on the front wheels, even better! These low mounted lights also double as fog lights! Keep in mind that in most states, it's illegal to run auxiliary lighting over the original headlights, not to mention that it might confuse other drivers.
