Helmet Brake Light

[Bear]

I just got a farkle that is an absolute hoot. Came from White Horse. It is a wireless LED array that fits on the back of the helmet. You replace the two tail light/brake lights with two very bright LED bulbs. One bulb has a transmitter. When you apply the brakes, the red LEDs light up on your helmet--pretty slick.

 

[maxweljames]

Pics/vids please.

 

[Bear]

I would love to. The problem is that I am a total electronic Klutz. I just learned to cut and paste on a computer a week ago. I plan on getting a digital camera and learning how to use it. Then I have to learn how to post pictures. Once I do that, you will all probably wish that I never learned that skill. (I still use a 35mm SLR that is about 30 years old)

 

[Curious Mike]

Found this one on YouTube:

CLICK HERE

Might be the same as yours.

 

[maxweljames]

Pretty slick, I like it. I wonder if there is a way to make it easily detachable, if it could be moved from my helmet to the wife's easily I might get it. Or perhaps they all work on the same frequency so one on each helmet would work? Hmm, oh the farkle questions that arise.

 

[Phil Tarman]

Or perhaps they all work on the same frequency so one on each helmet would work? Hmm, oh the farkle questions that arise.

I'll bet they do all use one frequency. Wonder if you could ride around making other peoples' helmets light up?

 

[JQL]

I'm more worries about the adhesive.

Will it damage/weaken non-glass fibre helmets?

 

[Bear]

Found this one on YouTube:

CLICK HERE

Might be the same as yours.

Sharpshooter, Great Recon! That's the one. Not much good in the day--at night, it really shows up.

 

[karl]

lights that strobe are verboten in all 50 states for other than emergency vehicles other than yellow on slow movers like plow trucks. high mount brake lights are not only common but required on new cars and light trucks...

 

[Bear]

Karl, The only exception are bicycles. You are allowed to show a white flashing light forward and three or four flashing reds in the rear. Properly programmed, the helmet light just becomes a high brake light.

 

[nccmpig]

Velcro it.

Jim

 

[vacanefan]

The helmet led brake lights were shown to cause migranes in motorcycle riding test rats on closed course testing in Holland. Stangely enough, regular mice were unaffected.

 

[Lincolnshire Poacher]

This is a non starter for me, I tried led brake lights in my car, not as visible/bright as normal bulbs.