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- Mar 23, 2005
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- Spokane, WA
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- 08 FJR1300/01 ST1100
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- 5341
She's not mine, just for sale locally. As attention getting as it is, I'm certain the style is not for me.As much as I like the colour bright yellow, I am not ready to paint my bike yet. But that is a nice paint job on yours.
More popcorn.....
The light range is important when speaking about the abilities to see. Where the "stark white" light ranges in the 5000 kelvin to 7000 kelvin range can project further, they cause more constriction in your eyes and drastically reduce your ability to "see" outside the iluminated area.
Using "normal" or lower kelvin range lighting in the 2700 kelvin to 3500 kelvin range will not project out as far, but does not constrict the eye as much and improves the ability to "see" outside the illuminated pattern.
I know it may be counter intuative, but think of a dark night with a bright moon. You can see everything until someone breaks out a flashlight. Now you only see illuminated areas.
For others dealing with our lights, even a low beam stark white light will "blind" them and reduce thier ability to "see" because of the light range, not brightness. The brightness only amplifies the blindness.
All well and good for night, but we're talking daytime. Same thing... the stark white affects your eyes causing blind spots, like when you look at a bright light and blink and see the "dead spot" until you re-adjust.
I don't mind LED, but much prefer the lower kelvin range, less stark white/more warm white, easier for you to see, and less blinding.
You will not be as noticed initially, but they will be able to see you when you get there. It is generally the whiteness that annoys people and not so much the brightness.