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terrybird
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Nick Diaz said:
No, Nick the reason they pulled over was the word printed on your windshield:
POLITE
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No, Nick the reason they pulled over was the word printed on your windshield:
POLITE
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Giblet
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Mine was free
Mine was free
My bike had a "Q Switch" Model MC2000 modulator installed when I got it last year. Don't know if they are still manufacture it or not. The manual says it goes from high to low beam two times a second or something like that. Like Nick says, some cagers react as if they think I'm a cop. But there are still those who seem to be oblivious to my presence. Mine is wired to the high beam only. I nearly flipped out the first time I kicked the high beams on. Thought I had a serious grounding issue. After the initial shock I noticed the box mounted on the lower left side of the fairing with the toggle switch on it. Then decided to read some of the manuals left in the trunk by the previous owner. As for the crotch rocket riders, I'm baffled AND amused. Harley riders? You can't take em as a whole, just individually.
Mine was free
My bike had a "Q Switch" Model MC2000 modulator installed when I got it last year. Don't know if they are still manufacture it or not. The manual says it goes from high to low beam two times a second or something like that. Like Nick says, some cagers react as if they think I'm a cop. But there are still those who seem to be oblivious to my presence. Mine is wired to the high beam only. I nearly flipped out the first time I kicked the high beams on. Thought I had a serious grounding issue. After the initial shock I noticed the box mounted on the lower left side of the fairing with the toggle switch on it. Then decided to read some of the manuals left in the trunk by the previous owner. As for the crotch rocket riders, I'm baffled AND amused. Harley riders? You can't take em as a whole, just individually.
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I use headlamp modulators on two of my bikes. As safety enhancements, they're cheap even at retail, but I bought mine for about one-half price on Ebay.
I'm convinced that other drivers are more aware of my presence as a result. In the city, I see drivers (puzzled or thinking I might be a cop) stop and yield in situations where they would usually roll thru' stopsigns or change lanes into my path, etc. Oncoming autos on undivided, rural highways are checking their speedometers, and slowing before they come abreast of me, and seem less inclined to pull into my lane to pass other vehicles. As to what the experts believe, I haven't learned of any definitive study capturing hard data on the safety benefits/risks. Some MSF instructors recommend modulators, but others (like my wife's instructor) discourage them, saying that "target fixation" might cause drivers to veer into the motorcycle's path. If target fixation was that big a concern, I'm surprized we've always been advised to wear brightly colored clothing! As I said, I don't believe there are any definitive studies, and I think MSF instructors and others are only offering opinions, no better informed that I.
By the way, two more motorcyclists died this week in BC. One a couple of blocks from my home on Wednesday after striking an auto, the second died in a single vehicle accident on a rural highway 50 miles from here. Excessive speed was evident in both cases. Slow down! The big daily (Vancouver Sun) reported this morning that BC is on track for record numbers of dead riders this year! Most of those accidents will be the RIDER'S fault. Many fatal accidents will be single vehicle accidents.
I'm convinced that other drivers are more aware of my presence as a result. In the city, I see drivers (puzzled or thinking I might be a cop) stop and yield in situations where they would usually roll thru' stopsigns or change lanes into my path, etc. Oncoming autos on undivided, rural highways are checking their speedometers, and slowing before they come abreast of me, and seem less inclined to pull into my lane to pass other vehicles. As to what the experts believe, I haven't learned of any definitive study capturing hard data on the safety benefits/risks. Some MSF instructors recommend modulators, but others (like my wife's instructor) discourage them, saying that "target fixation" might cause drivers to veer into the motorcycle's path. If target fixation was that big a concern, I'm surprized we've always been advised to wear brightly colored clothing! As I said, I don't believe there are any definitive studies, and I think MSF instructors and others are only offering opinions, no better informed that I.
By the way, two more motorcyclists died this week in BC. One a couple of blocks from my home on Wednesday after striking an auto, the second died in a single vehicle accident on a rural highway 50 miles from here. Excessive speed was evident in both cases. Slow down! The big daily (Vancouver Sun) reported this morning that BC is on track for record numbers of dead riders this year! Most of those accidents will be the RIDER'S fault. Many fatal accidents will be single vehicle accidents.