Warrrensburg Bike Week

Well, the first official Warrensburg Bike Week has come and gone in upstate NY and what a success it was. With hundreds of vendors lining the streets of this little Adirondack town it was a natural draw for motorcyclist not wanting to pay the $10.00 entrance fee at the Expo in Lake George.

The Chrome Glow LED Lighting truck rolled into Warrensburg on Friday May 29th and we were setup for business by the following morning and the riders were already lining up for LEDs. And we weren't the only vendors enjoying all the business. We set up in the QVN Auto Lot along with Dallas Motorcycle Accessories, Bobbies Chrome Accessories, Spruce Mountain Surplus(military Surplus), a Pin Striper, a Leather Vendor, multiple food vendors, and lots of hospitality tents for relaxing.
By mid week all the vendors were keeping very busy and the motorcycles kept coming. Without a parking meter insight everyone not only enjoyed the admission free vendors but absolutely no parking fees anywhere. This town really knows how to embrace a motorcycle rally. Along with the great efforts of Don Bagwell, the Town of Warrensburg adminstrators, and the local businesses I can see this event growing to "major bike rally size" in just a few years. To learn more about Warrensburg Bike Week or if you are interested in being a vendor next year, click here to visit Warrensburgbikeweek.com
By the end of the week all the vendors were in full stride with installation appointments booked for each day. The hot items this year were any LED upgrade to stock brake lights. The most common statement we heard all week was "I want to be more visible when riding". "I need a brighter brake light". Sweet words to my ears!! Our LED Flexible Arrays with turn Signals were a great seller and added not only greatly increased visibilty to motorcycle but also looks great on the bike. Another good seller was our replacement LED Taillights from Kuryakyn and Radiantz. I'd have to say we changed a whole bunch of turn signals over to Street Magic LED clusters as well. All in all, safety seemed to be the main topic on peoples mind when looking for LEDs this year and Chrome Glow delivered with over 500 products on hand and ready for installation. So get your calender and start planning for next year becuase this is definetly a motorcycle rally you are going to want to attend. To learn more about making your motorcycle more visible visit us at www.chromeglow.com.

LED Turn Signal Cluster are DOT Approved

This comes as very big news for Harley Davidson owners. Genesis LED Turn Signal Clusters for Harley Davidson bullet style and flat style turn signals are now DOT approved. You can now switch your turn signals over to LEDs without the worry of your bike not passing inspection. Not only is the DOT approval good news but the brightness of these cluster will just blow you away - talk about being safer on road.

These are one of if the best LEDs on the market today backed by the best warranty.
Lifetime Manufacture Warranty Against LED Failure!!! Try getting that kind of a warranty from your motorcycle LED turn signals you find on ebay.

Features:
- Genesis™ Technology - The Next Generation of LEDs
- The Absolute Brightest LED Turn Signal Inserts on the Market Today or Your Money Back
- New Easier Install Bases - 1156 or 1157 base with RED or AMBER LED's
- Plug and Play - No Cutting, No Splicing
- 48 Wide Angle Super Bright Next Generation Genesis LEDs per Cluster
- Uses Existing Lens and Bucket

A Dual Load Equalizer may be need if your LED Bulbs flash too quickly

All these LED turn signal clusters and LED replacement bulbs can be found at www.ChromeGlow.com

LED Flexible Array Integratorz Premium

They did it again! Radiantz Hardcore lighting has taken their LED Flexible Arrays one step further. New for the 2009 motorcycle season they have introduced a new Dual Function Flexible Array that combines Amber and Red SMT LEDs in one flexible light bar. No more needing to have 2 seperate light bars if you want to have both RED and AMBER LEDs as your motorcycle running lights and brake lights.

The LED Flexible Array Integratorz Premium are a dual color LED flexible array strips. Each LEDs strips has 2 colors built into them, Red and Amber. Each color has it own 12 volt input allowing you to use them in a dual funtion such as running lights and turn signal or brake lights. Use them on the back or side of motorcycle Tour Paks, Trunks, Trailers, Saddlebags, or anything else you can think of. The possibilities are endless....
Flexible Array Integratorz are currently available in 3 sizes, 40 LED (5.7" long), 30 LED (4.5" long), and 10 LED (2.125" long) and are sold in pairs. Each Integratorz comes in a CLEAR tube with clear endcaps.

These LEDs are as bright as all of our single color flexible arrays. All Flexible LED products come in a D-Channel tube that is .325" thick by .325" wide with double sided automotive tape on back, and are ready to add on to any 12 volt system. The flexible arrays can be made to have a low/high (run/brake) function on them by simply adding a Dual Element Circuit.
To learn more or purchase LED Flexible Array Integratorz you can visit http://www.chromeglow.com/ or click here.

LED Flexible Arrays

At all the shows and rallies we I attend each year there has been one complaint that I hear from riders no matter what model or brand motorcycle they ride. "I don't have enough light in the rear of my bike when stopping or turning!

Well I have found the answer. Red and Amber Flexible LED Array's by Radiantz. Whether your just adding more lights or you want to completely replace your stock brake light and turn signals, they have a product for you.

Flexible Arrays are an extremely bright, "sun light visible" LED light strip that comes in both RED and AMBER. Flexible Array's can be used for anything from custom motorcycle turn signals and brake lights, to under the tank lighting.


What makes these so versatile is that not only do they come with red or amber LEDs but they also come in 9 different lengths for just about any application. They also are available with either a red or clear tube to match just about any paint scheme.



Because the are flexible you can use them on just about any surface too. Use them as LED turn signals on the rear fender. Form them around the forks for an awesome custom front turn signal. Add them to saddlebags, license plate frames, or trunks for an extra LED brake light. When it comes to these arrays, the possibilities are just about endless.

They measure only .325" thick by .325" wide making them one of the smallest LED strips with the biggest punch on the market. Because of there 135 degree angle of light they can be seen from just about any angle unlike most LEDs that just shine at a 35 degree angle of light.

They have even gone as far as putting more that one strip in a tube giving you the ability to add an extra brake light with turn signals to any tourpak or truck. These LED strips can be wired into your existing brake light and turn signal to work independently but will appear to be one continuous light bar when the bike is off.

You can check all of these cool new products out at http://www.chromeglow.com/

LED Motorcycle Fender Tips

I just love it when these cool new products come out. It's like Christmas morning for the motorcyclist every spring when the manufacturers introduce their new products. This is the latest one I have found to not only be decorative but also quite functional not to mention SAFE!
They are LED replacement fender tip lights for Harley Davidson models. They come in both Amber and RED and are available from 2 different suppliers.
The first one pictured above is by Radiantz and features 24 super bright SMT LED's in each tip. They are available in both red or amber and couldn't be any easier to install. Just pop off your fender tip lens, pull out the stock bulb, press in the new LED Fender Tip light, and re-install the lens. It's that simple. Now for the best part, everybody is going to ask if it needs a dual load equalizer, a diode, or a resistor of some sort to work? Nope! It just plugs in and works just like the stock bulb.

The 2nd style available is even better than the one above I just spoke about. It is a40 LED fender tip board that uses wide angle 5mm LED's made by Street Magic LEDs. This baby is just plain bright!!!
It works the same as the SMT style mentioned above as far as the installation process but it goes 1 step farther - The red one for the rear can be set up to be used as a running light and extra brake light. Yeah, you read that right. It has standard running light capabilities but also comes with a wiring harness so you can splice it into your brake light to work in conjunction with your stock taillight. Tis one comes with the LED Fender Tip board, brake light wiring harness, and connectors. With this style, you will have to cut the wires going to the taillight, but it all goes back together after the install using the supplied connectors.
If you have already converted your turn signals over to LED's, this is a fairly inexpensive way to "dress up" your fender tip lights as well. Both styles of LED fender tip lights can be found at www.ChromeGlow.com

18" LED Motorcycle Trunk Light Bar

Hi Chris,
I just wanted to let you and your readers know how easy it was to mount the 18" Trunk Mount LED Light Bar to my Yamaha Venture. Rivco knew exactly what they were doing when they produced this baby!. It fits like it was made by Yamaha JUST for my bike.
1st of all, the price was very affordable at $64.99 considering the quality, design, and appearance of the product. And talk about "blending in with the look of bike", this light bar looks like a part that should be on the bike straight out of the factory.
OK, now for the installation. The light bar can be mounted on the top of the trunk if you prefer but after looking it over for about 1/2 hour I realized that if I removed the 2 right angle legs on either end of the LED Light Bar it would fit beneath my trunk perfectly.


Under the trunk there is a mounting bracket that hold the trunk. On either end just inside the helmet locks are rubber stoppers. With pliers pull out the rubber stoppers. Then remove the right angle legs from the 18" LED Trunk Light bar. Then, find the right brackets supplied with your light bar. Attach them to the light bar with the supplied screws. Now mount the light bar to the bottom of the trunk by lining up the right angle brackets on either end of the LED light bar to the holes where you removed the rubber stoppers. Using the hardware - bolt it on. I then took a small amount of black RTV silicone and filled in the gap where the original legs were attached to the light bar.
Now just run the wires into your main wiring harness feeding the taillight. With the supplied connectors, tap into your running light, brake light , and ground wires. I had to call my Yamaha dealer to find out which color wires were which but I suppose you could find out for your self if you have a test light.
Now all you have to do is have someone stand back away from the rear of the bike (approx the distance of a following car) and pivot the light until it shines directly up at that persons eyes. Now using a Phillips head screw driver tighten the 2 end screws to lock the light bar in place.

Hopefully this info will help your readers. Thanks again.
Peter G. from Glendora, CA

Peter,
Thanks for info I will definitely pass it on.
For more info on the 18" LED Trunk Light bar go to http://www.chromeglow.com/store.asp?pid=6051&catid=19650.

Motorcycle LED Turn Signals Flash Fast

Chris,
I have a 2000 FLHTC Harley Davidson and I just switched my rear turn signals and brake light over to LEDs and now my turn signals blink way too fast. What can I do? Joe M. Palmyra, NY

Joe,
I get this question all the time and it's a simple fix. What you need is a Dual Load Equalizer. Motorcycle Turn Signals are load dependent and require the same load draw equally from each side to function properly. If you have ever had a turn signal bulb blow in your car, you have noticed that the blinker light in your dash board stays on steady or flashes very fast when using your turn signal. This is because the "blown" bulb is causing an unequal load on the system and becomes a warning devise to let you know there is a problem.
In the simplest terms, converting your motorcycle turn signal bulbs over to LEDs is "fooling" your electrical system into thinking you have a burned out bulb. LED replacement bulbs draws so few amps that the system "thinks" a bulb is blown. Your flasher, in turn, blinks very fast to warn you. The Load Equalizer will balance the load equally between the turn signals and slow the flash rate back down to its normal speed. Dual Load equalizers are easy to install and can be mounted under your seat or in your headlight housing. Keep in mind, you will need one Load Equalizer for the fron turn signals and one for the rear. To purchase a Dual Load Equalizer visit www.Chrome Glow.com and click on the "Lighting Controls" button.
Thanks for the question Joe.
Chris S.