Bike headlight question
02-01-07, 01:30 PM
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Bike headlight question
The other night I saw 3 riders with the brightest bike lights I have ever seen. From a distance I thought there were a car with 3 headlights or 3 motorcycles.
Any idea which lighting system they were using?
Any idea which lighting system they were using?
02-01-07, 01:35 PM
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They could have been using any number of lights... there are a bunch of super-bright HID models out there that are similar in brightness to a car or motorcycle.
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It's probably a HID light if it's white. If yellow, then very bright halogens. It could also be a high powered LED light that was aimed right at you. The LED's look almost the same as HID's but they usually have less sidespill.
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I've been told that my L&M ARC Li-Ion (HID) headlight looks "car like". But as others have said, it could be any number of different models.
