Custom Motorcycle Lighting

Installing Auxiliary Driving Lights On Your Motorcycle

Everyone knows that in order to ride a motorcycle safely; you have to be seen doing it. The wisest info that I've ever received was to ride as though no one else in the world can see you. With auxiliary lighting on your motorcycle, you can minimize the chance that other drivers won't see you, particularly at night, and even during the day. Many professional riders advocate riding with the high beams switched on on your motorcycle while you're riding during the day, as it is not distracting, but still noticeable to other drivers on the road who might not otherwise be paying attention.

Auxiliary lighting on a motorcycle can be as simple as adding a pair of driving lights to the front end, or as complicated as stringing rows of trucker-style lights onto the body panels of your Goldwing Trike. Some jurisdictions have laws against neon or LED under bike lights, but for the most part, engine highlight leds shouldn't give you any grief from Johnny Law. The safety aspect of adding additional lighting to your motorcycle is evident, though. The more visible you are when you ride, the better off you are.

When you first start shopping for your motorcycle's auxiliary lighting, there's no reason you can't have auxiliary motorcycle lighting that looks good. There are several manufacturers selling products which actually do look like they belong on a motorcycle, though some are more custom looking than others. The first place you should look is in the J&P cycles catalog. Whether you ride a metric or American bike, J&P cycles is the single largest motorcycling resource for auxiliary motorcycle lighting. J&P carries products from manufacturers such as Milwaukee Twins, Cobra, and Adjure, along with a host of others, and carries lighting products such as headlights, driving lights, light bars, specialty turn signals, and many different types of custom replacement lights along with auxiliary motorcycle lighting. Another excellent resource for your motorcycle lighting needs is another catalog company, JC Whitney. Through a somewhat less flashy catalog, JC Whitney carries many less expensive products that you won't find in the J&P cycles catalog, along with some of the products that you will. Both are excellent companies, and while J&P is centered on more of the customization aspect of motorcycle parts, JC Whitney does a lot of business in regards to restoring old bikes, keeping your bike on the road, and providing you with some pretty neat gadgets to keep you interested, too.