Besides maintaining control of your motorcycle, being seen is the most important safety factor while riding. There is no question that being seen by other drivers on the road is very important for motorcycle riders and their safety. Drivers of other vehicles are less likely to see a motorcycle than another car simply because of the size of the vehicle. Riders sometime wear bright or reflective clothing to help other driver's see them but this is fairly limited in its effect. A few years ago, motorcycles were the only vehicles on the road with their headlights on during the day but now that daytime running lights are required for cars, motorcycle headlights have lost their ability to stand out during the day. The best way to catch the eye of other motorists during the day is to install a Kisan PathbBazer headlight modulator into your motorcycle.
Kisan PathBlazers use stock bulbs and have plug & play (no wire cutting and patching) model specific modulators for most bikes. The PathBlazer unit varies the voltage between 15 -100% and thanks to their compact micro circuit is one of the smallest headlight modulators available. Because the bulb is not turned all the way off and the variation is smooth, bulb life is not sacrificed. Motorcycle headlight modulators are legal in all 50 states and Canada but regulations require that they ONLY modulate during the day time. To be sure of this, Kisan PathBlazers all incorporate a daylight sensor which can be adjusted to different sensitivity thresholds.
But do they work? YES! You are more than twice as likely to catch another driver's eye with a flashing motorcycle headlight than with a stock one. I have even heard other motorcycle riders complain about how they don't like to ride in front of someone with a motorcycle headlight modulator because they keep looking at it in their mirror. In a group ride, you might be asked to ride in front of the pack if you have a headlight modulator to prevent you from being a distraction in the other rider's mirrors. That is how good they are at catching eyes. For around $100 and a little bit of your time you can add a Kisan Pathblazer motorcycle headlight modulator to your bike and greatly increase your visibility on the motorcycle and decrease your chances of having a vehicle pull out in front of you. So get a Pathblazer and BE SEEN!
Jonathan Clark is owner of Spoiled Biker, a motorcycle intercom and accessories shop in New Bern North Carolina that carries Kisan Safety Electronics as well as PIAA light bulbs and other motorcycle lighting products.
Kisan PathBlazers use stock bulbs and have plug & play (no wire cutting and patching) model specific modulators for most bikes. The PathBlazer unit varies the voltage between 15 -100% and thanks to their compact micro circuit is one of the smallest headlight modulators available. Because the bulb is not turned all the way off and the variation is smooth, bulb life is not sacrificed. Motorcycle headlight modulators are legal in all 50 states and Canada but regulations require that they ONLY modulate during the day time. To be sure of this, Kisan PathBlazers all incorporate a daylight sensor which can be adjusted to different sensitivity thresholds.
But do they work? YES! You are more than twice as likely to catch another driver's eye with a flashing motorcycle headlight than with a stock one. I have even heard other motorcycle riders complain about how they don't like to ride in front of someone with a motorcycle headlight modulator because they keep looking at it in their mirror. In a group ride, you might be asked to ride in front of the pack if you have a headlight modulator to prevent you from being a distraction in the other rider's mirrors. That is how good they are at catching eyes. For around $100 and a little bit of your time you can add a Kisan Pathblazer motorcycle headlight modulator to your bike and greatly increase your visibility on the motorcycle and decrease your chances of having a vehicle pull out in front of you. So get a Pathblazer and BE SEEN!
Jonathan Clark is owner of Spoiled Biker, a motorcycle intercom and accessories shop in New Bern North Carolina that carries Kisan Safety Electronics as well as PIAA light bulbs and other motorcycle lighting products.