Wilsons Sandbox

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, "philipnoyb" wrote: > Hey Fellow Thumpers, > > I just installed the new LED tail light from dual star and it works > as advertised! It is A LOT brighter and people do stop further > behind you when that thing goes off. And since I do a fair amount > of street riding in LA with too many people being distracted while > driving, it's well worth the money. > > Philip

> Thanks for the endorsement- I was wondering how well > it worked. I think I'll pick one up asap. > > Kelly Walsh > Santa Fe > A17 > '81gPZ 550 >

> Maybe I am off key here, the price seems a little high. How hard could it be > to put some High output LED's on a circuit board and drill some holes in the > board to mount it. Does it do anything special other than being bright and > low current draw?

> On Fri, 2003-09-12 at 11:25, ktamcm@... wrote: > >Maybe I am off key here, the price seems a little high. How hard could it > be > >to put some High output LED's on a circuit board and drill some holes in > the > >board to mount it. Does it do anything special other than being bright and > > >low current draw? > > You forgot Kurt that it's a DUAL-STAR EXCLUSIVE!!! > > I like their products, but their marketing and pricing cracks me up. It > only took them 2 years to reduce the price of the water pump seal from > $35 to $13 (RA has them for $8), and to remove the "DUAL-STAR EXCLUSIVE" > statement from their bash-plate product page (it's a bog-standard Utah > Sport Cycles plate, AFAICT). > > Z > DC > A5X > A12X >

--- In DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com, ktamcm@a... wrote: > In a message dated 9/12/03 12:21:32 PM Atlantic Daylight Time, > ampersandgroup@y... writes: > > > Thanks for the endorsement- I was wondering how well > > it worked. I think I'll pick one up asap. > > > > Kelly Walsh > > Santa Fe > > A17 > > '81gPZ 550 > > > > Maybe I am off key here, the price seems a little high. How hard could it be > to put some High output LED's on a circuit board and drill some holes in the > board to mount it. Does it do anything special other than being bright and > low current draw? > > > Kurt Thomas > 1996 KLR650 > Virginia Beach, VA > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

> There are alternatives. The DualStar assembly uses 18 LED's. I use > the Ledtronics direct replacement units: > https://www.netdisty.net/ds/aut1157/default.asp > > They use 24 super bright LED's. Nine of which are oriented around > the circumference of the "bulb". They are aimed at the taillight > reflector. The result is that besides a very intense light output > directly to the rear, there is also ambient light directed out at > wide angles like with the original bulb. > > I find that the Ledtronics unit is much brighter than the original > bulb. It costs $37.50. If you get one, don't get the "motorcycle" > style. That has white LED's in the circumference which are intended > to provide license plate lighting. On the KLR, the completely red > LED units work better. > > Just for information purposes, my bike is completely converted to > LED's, with the exception of the headlight. My rear turnsignals are > also brake lights. That gives me three brake/tail lights. Each of > which is brighter that the original. > > I have no affilitation with Ledtronics. > > Ron

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