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Custom LED Brake Flashing Module

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#1 ·
I installed the Custom LED magic strobe brake light flasher on my 11 Cross Country http://www.customled.com/products/brake_flasher_modulator/brake_flasher_modulator.htm and it was pretty impressive. Ten different patterns with the strobe being an eye catcher. Only problem was my cruise quite working. I got back on their website and realized after reading that you have to install their CANbus load equalizer http://www.customled.com/products/load_equalizer/load_equalizer.htm It was only five dollars so I ordered it. Installed it and now everything works great. Just giving everyone a heads up should they install the magic strobe and make the same mistake I made. I know Custom Dynamics sells the same one but I didn’t see any reference to the load equalizer when you put it on a late model Victory.
 
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Post a movie of the lights or it didn't happen! ;)
 
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#3 ·
+1 pretty please... :cool:
 
#4 ·
No problem, Ill make a clip when I get home tonight and post. You will be amazed by the strobe effect. I got mine set so it strobes for about four seconds then stays steady. If Im at a light and see somebody coming up behind me Ill hit the brake again to give them another warning.
 
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I viewed the video that was in your first link - very impressive. The latter settings would be great for when riding around in an urban setting to grab the attention of cage drivers. But if I were following you on a tree lined twisty road out in the country, that would drive me nuts and I would want to be ahead of you. Keep that in mind when you have another rider behind you. Then again, there are not too many tree lined roads in AZ, are there?
 
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Actually Mt. lemmon is 30-45 minutes away and raises to about 9,000 ft, actually have snow sking up there. Its a popular ride when the roads and weather is nice. Great in the summer when its over a hundred in the valley and 70's on top. I have had several riders behind me and not a complaint durring the day. Now at night I could see someone complaining.
 
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Stymie, maybe the video was more dramatic since it was taken indoors and not out in the daylight. That makes a big difference. I have Hyper-Lites that do much the same thing and when at a stop light I do the same thing - re-apply the brakes as a car comes up behind me. No such thing as being too safe on a bike, eh?
 
#8 ·
I had a guy on a bike pull up to me once at a light. He said he had slowed down a ways back because he thought it was a police motorcycle the way the lights flashed. Thats gotta be a bonus, people will slow down way back if they think its a motor cop at the light.
 
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That's gotta be a big plus.
 
#10 ·
Finally got some video. Had to post it on YouTube to work, something about this forum not recognizing the format, Ill figure it out later. This video doesn't do it any justice, much more dynamic and brilliant in person. Tried doing it at night but was just one big bright blur, the strobe is too quick and bright I guess. Maybe a high speed camera would capture it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqxdpZnFKOA&feature=youtu.be
 
#11 ·
Interesting method of activating the brake lights. Maybe you could get a video of what the lights look like on the road. You're going to need another piece of rope to put on the left side of the handlebars and a skateboard.

Kidding of course; I can see how that would really get you noticed!
 
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LOL! The video is great! Love the rope.

I'm seriously considering doing this. I've never actually seen the XC taillights at all (I've been told they're cool and they are!). I just check to see that they're working by squeezing the brakes and looking for the reflection on the garage wall. Very cool!
 
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gregbenner yes it uses the factory LED lights. The module works for both Incandescent and LED’s but will only strobe for the LED’s. Like I said my little rope and pony trick doesn’t do the strobe justice. The frames per second isn’t quick enough, for every flash you see on my video it probably actually strobes two or three times.I also just look back to see if the brake light is working. Its easy with the strobe as you see it reflecting off signs a hundred feet back in the dark along with the car pulling up behind you. Im not one to pimp products but if you want to be seen this thing is amazing. I figure drunks back far enough will think Im a cop and pull off before they ever get close to me.
 
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Can you select different flash speeds or are you stuck with one?

Note that I still think the skateboard idea would be fun; may you can get your son to strap on the camera and hop on a skateboard...
 
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True but you can minimize it; I always offset and have an out as I’m looking in my mirror as the cars approach behind me. I see motorcycles all the time right on someone’s bumper as they sit at a light with cars pulling up behind them. Food for thought, we all get complacent
 
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I mounted under the right side cover next to the fuse box. You can see in the picture where I had to put the load equalizer using the supplied clamp type splice connectors. Im going to clean that up later with some solder and shrink wrap. If the wires that go to the rear light pigtail off to go to the trunk light then it would work as long as you splice into the brake line wire before the pigtail. If its a different wire coming from were they both originate then you would have to isolate both of these wires and run them in series on one circuit. Dont see why that wouldnt work but with the computers on these things its hard to say. Unless the trunk wires have a resistor in the connector when the trunk isn't plugged in so the computer can read a load when theres no trunk light connected I wouldnt think this would be an issue. In other words disconnect the trunk and if everything works fine, specifically the cruise, then the computer isn't monitoring this light.
 

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#29 ·
stymie, can you tell me the color of the wires for the brake light? I like the brake light strobe and I had one on my old bike that I took off so I could use it on this one. With the strobe I have I just have to pigtail into the brake wires. Mine is a seprate light that is on a plate behind the license plate and sits right above the license plate. The brake strobe is definitely a great addition.
 
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Nope, theres no real statute that would prohibit it here in Arizona. It's no different than one that just flashes this one just strobes for a few seconds depending on your setting. The only law that would apply is that it cant be glaring or blinding. It gets your attention but never had any complaints that it is blinding. If your on another motorcycle right behind me at night at a light you might disagree. Of course every state has their own laws so you may want to research it a bit or find a police officer to show and tell and see what he thinks.
 
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Yea this is still the wild west out here. You can carry a gun concealed without a permit or just wear it in plain sight for everyone to see. I know a few guys that wear it on their hip when riding, that can keep people off your ass also I hear.
 
#27 ·
Hey stymie, can't really see enough detail in your picuture to tell, so was wondering if you pulled the seat to install the unit or did you tap into the wires visible with seat still on?

I have the same unit ready to be installed, but just looking under the side panel it wasn't real obvious where the brake light wire is at.

Thanks for any detail you can provide about your installation.

Cheers,
Randy
 
#30 ·
Decided to forge ahead with my installation. I had to remove the seat and under it found a bundle of wires in a wire sleeve going back to the rear lights.

The brake wire is the white/pink wire. Once I had this wire identified, the rest was easy.

Cut the white/pink wire and spliced the red and white wire from the flasher unit along with the yellow wires of the load balancer into the two cut ends, red wire to the side going towards front of bike, white wire to the side going to the brake. There are several black ground wires in the bundle so just picked one of them and stripped a little insullation away so I could solder the black wire from the flasher unit to it. Used heat shirk tube over the cut and resoldered wires and electrical tape over the ground wire.

Tested the different options and set the one I liked (#5).

Double sided taped the flahser unit and load equalizer to the plastic tab sticking out on the right side, just above the load equalizer in stymie's picture, and strapped them down with zip ties.

Finally, put the seat back on, side covers back on, and she's ready to ride.

Very nice unit for a reasonable price and pretty simple to install, with very impressive results.

Cheers,
Randy
 
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