LEDs on the Hog
One of the passing lamps on my motorcycle burned out. These lights are not required – just additional accessories. But still. I like to have maximum light flowing in front of me giving every other box driving fool the best chance of seeing me and not running me over.
I thought to myself, I should take this opportunity to replace them with some LED lights. Brighter. Lasts longer (or so they say). Not too expensive. Amazon had nice pair for around $13. Installed them and they worked and looked great! Except for one thing. Like George Costanza coming out of a cold pool, those LED passing lamps made my halogen bulb feel inadequate. Look at that shit! Ain’t no way I can ride around looking like that.
My next thought was, guess I’ll use this opportunity to upgrade my main headlamp to LED. Gulp! $150? Once again I opened my wallet and placed that order. Arrived last night. Easy little pull and swap.
Not only does it make me more visible, but what a difference it made when riding in the dark. Especially for my aging eyesight. It ain’t what it used to be. Glad I did that.