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[ST] Lights and other ramblings



I've fitted the Phillips Blue Vision to my low beam light and the Vision
Plus to the high beam. The Blue Vision seems to stand out more in
daytime so hopefully makes me more visible to blind 4 wheel drivers
(SUV'ers). Anyone who knows how to get those bastards to look before
doing U-turns, pulling out from side roads, changing lanes etc etc - let
me know. Down here in Sydney, Oz they are becoming plague proportions.
As for the stupid look and the shrug of the shoulders they give you when
they realise they just about wiped you out... Think I'll take to
carrying a baseball bat in my back pack..... The Vision plus is great on
the open road with a good beam.

BTW Phillips do have even brighter headlight bulbs up to 130w, but P.C.
Plod (a.k.a the cops) will write you up if they catch you using them.

Don't know how you guys overseas get on with cops, but here in Sydney we
recently had a case where they pulled approx 70-80 bikes on a group ride
and checked out every bike for exhaust noise, modifications, unleaded
stickers ($150 if you take your unleaded fuel sticker off).  Even had an
EPA noise test system set up. Just as well I wasn't there... my
Staintune would probably have resulted in a ticket. They only managed to
ticket one bike and two warnings for excessive noise plus a few other
sundry issues. Was obviously well planned, around a blind corner, no
warning so no chance to avoid, and targeted only bikes. This was a
combined ride including the local ladies riding group, Ulysses (over
40's) etc so not as if it was some outlaw biker group. One of our local
mags has a pic of the bikes lined up waiting for inspection. Makes you
feel a real valued member of society... (hey I've also got a pic I took
of a sign from one our cities in Queensland saying "Residential area -
No motorcycles allowed")

Have been amused by the thread on the ST vs other Sports Tourers - and
yes, I do prefer the ST to the VFR, and the FJR is too heavy, the seat's
crap, the Futura scrapes to early, etc etc, but we have got so used to
today's great bikes that buying decisions come down to so much personal
preference as they're all damned good and well sorted bikes. As a (much)
younger rider I owned (and survived) a Kwaka 750 3Cyl 2-Stroke - Rubber
frame, no grip, vicious power band, no brakes, smoked, guzzled fuel,
seized centre pistons, didn't have to worry about car drivers - the bike
was out to kill you...thank god for progress!

Cheers
Rob - a 52 yr old who never lost the love of a good (great in the case
of the ST) bike.


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