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Only when used on public roads
by moron4hire 6y ago
Only when used on public roads
- IgorPartola 6y agoTrue. But read the very first sentence of the article.
- moron4hire 6y agoThey're selectable. I'm sure the author has no intention of using the colors while in the road.
- NikolaNovak 6y agoBased on... What exactly? :-) Tons enough people with both safe and reasonable, and Crazt and illegal mods out there :-/
- moron4hire 6y agoBased on site guidelines asking people to assume good intentions in others. Based on believing individuals should have the liberty to do what they want, as long as they aren't harming someone. Based on thinking people should be free to post their projects without having some internet rando come in, looking for an opportunity to prove how wrong they are.
- NikolaNovak 6y agoHmm, I agree with between 50% to 66% of that: * "Assume good intentions" - fair enough :). I'll agree with that noble posture. * "Free to post without randos commenting" - mmhm... if you don't want internet randos to comment, don't post it to internet randos. To a certain degree, the whole point of posting it to the intertubes rather than emailing it to close friends & family, is to reach internet randos :-/ * "Based on believing individuals should have the liberty to do what they want, as long as they aren't harming someone" - I fully agree in principle, but I also 100% believe that red forward lights are in fact "harming someone". As I pointed in a sibling comment, I don't believe that's a rule that's there for funzies. "Principle of least astonishment" is crucial in driving, and drivers have lifetime of reflexes based on "White lights are coming to me, red lights are moving away from me / braking". Can you imagine being on a lonely country two lane road, and then some red lights are coming your way in the opposite lane? Etc etc... scenarios are not difficult to figure out.
- moron4hire 6y agoIt's also not difficult to figure out scenarios in which he would never use red lights on public roads, but might use them at private events, like shows. Given the lack of evidence that OP is an idiot, I'm going with the assumption that he's not going to run forward running red lights in public. I'm going to assume the only reason the color is changeable is to show off for fun. BTW, your paraphrasing of my comment on random commentators is a mischaracterization. I'm not talking about all random commentors. Just the ones who can't see past their noses far enough to know their criticism is not universal.
- IgorPartola 6y agoI can’t speak for the author but lots and lots of people who do these mods, do them with the intention of using them.
- moron4hire 6y agoLots of people who do these kind of mods show their vehicles at shows or local meets.
- TylerE 6y agoJust like all those people with “off road” (no muffler) exhausts, right?
- moron4hire 6y agoYeah, swapping mufflers is totally the same level of effort as using a smartphone app to configure the light colors. So clearly this guy totally intends to cause mayhem on the streets.
- IgorPartola 6y agoIf you haven’t swapped mufflers, you probably assume it is more complicated. It takes 10 minutes, 8 of which is finding your tools.
- moron4hire 6y agoI have, actually, which is why I already knew it's that long, which is still an order of magnitude faster than changing the color of some lights in an app.
- loeg 6y agoIt seems unlikely you'd own a CBR 1000RR (this is a high-end sports bike, $17k new[1], top speed north of 200 mph) and not drive it on public roads. [1]: https://powersports.honda.com/street/supersport/cbr1000rr https://powersports.honda.com/street/supersport/cbr1000rr
- mdoms 6y agoThis is a very common dedicated track bike, but at that point you remove all lights entirely.
- dharmab 6y agoMore typically you cover the lights with masking tape. Its cheaper.
- mdoms 6y agoFor a road bike on the track, yet. For a dedicated track bike no, you remove the lights.
- dharmab 6y agoOnly for a true race bike. For a track bike, why spend the money and make it harder to sell later?
- mdoms 6y agoI don't know anyone who has a dedicated track bike with headlights, lol. No track bike will be re-sold as a road bike, especially not something as serious as a CBR 1000RR. Once they're set up for the track with no headlights/indicators/brake lights, race exhaust, rear seat/pegs/brackets removed, number plate holders and various other brackets removed, slicks fitted, fairings painted etc etc they're too far gone to b re-sold for the road. No to mention most guys with dedicated track bikes are pouring thousands into them, not penny pinching on $35 headlight blanking panels.
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