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[Midnight Rider]

Took a couple of pics today with the tailight in bright sun, directly behind the bike.  I think the light will be fine in this particular application.  Maybe the LED's in the original lens makes a difference?

Thanks to my brake light operator, Suzanne...

First, just the running lights...

[Midnight Rider]

Second, with the brake light on...you can see the reflection of the sun in the fender, so it shouldn't be any worse than this, I don't think.

[Twolanerider]

There's a bike in that picture  ?

[RJ749]

Second, with the brake light on...you can see the reflection of the sun in the fender, so it shouldn't be any worse than this, I don't think.

Terry,

I think the knock on the LED tail light in direct sun is with the Kuryakyn version.  You are right that the stock lens will make the difference.  The Kury clear lens was definitely the issue IMHO.

[WFP]

undeniable evidence of the Panacea limits...

/Bill

[WFP]

and the closeup view...here you can just bareley make out some of the red

[Midnight Rider]

It must all be in the reflector then, because I have the LED tailight from HD for the Vrod which has a crystal clear lens and it shows up much better over stock.  But, the red LED's are imbedded down in an unusual chrome reflector.

[hard10]

and the closeup view...here you can just bareley make out some of the red

What red?

[WFP]

What red?

wishfull thinking???  There is a little in the top left on my screen...

[cuthbertss]

so
if im reading this right..LED bulbs in the stock housing wont have the glare problems in direct sunlight?
id sure hate to get run over b/c of a cool taillight.

is the consensus to stick some LED bulbs in the stock housing?

[Midnight Rider]

wishfull thinking???  There is a little in the top left on my screen...

Odd, Bill...you can see the turn signal LED's just fine.  Are those run/brake as well?  If so, it's a product of the Kury smoked lens apparently.

[WFP]

yes, they are Panacea turn/tail/brake lights

/Bill

Odd, Bill...you can see the turn signal LED's just fine.  Are those run/brake as well?  If so, it's a product of the Kury smoked lens apparently.

[Midnight Rider]

so
if im reading this right..LED bulbs in the stock housing wont have the glare problems in direct sunlight?
id sure hate to get run over b/c of a cool taillight.

is the consensus to stick some LED bulbs in the stock housing?

Scot...looks like either an array like I put in mine or the bulb replacement like Rjob is using will work.  Mine's got several more LED's but it also cost a lot more and is more difficult to get in installed because of having to remove the chrome inner piece from the stock lens, then reinstall.  I think it's got something like 46 red LED's on the rectangular array pictured laying on the dirty piece of scrap carpet in my basement "shop".

[RJ749]

wishfull thinking???  There is a little in the top left on my screen...

Bill, I wasn't going to name names but when I was behind you on the CC run the time lag to figure out you were slowing down was trecherous when the sun was over our shoulders.

Thanks for the shots of your bike under braking, it demonstrates exactly what we are referencing.

Rog

[WFP]

I wasn't braking in that shot...

Bill, I wasn't going to name names but when I was behind you on the CC run the time lag to figure out you were slowing down was trecherous when the sun was over our shoulders.

Thanks for the shots of your bike under braking, it demonstrates exactly what we are referencing.

Rog