many years ago I was going to buy this really cool Tombstone tail light with a Blue dot insert for my chopper project, and I had old time biker friend that talked me out of it. This is a guy who was a patch holder and rode for many years with a local 1% club,
He gave me some really good advice based on many years of intense police harassment, tickets and intimidation.
he told me dont waste your money on illegal and cheesy add ons. Spend it on a good drive chain, the truth is Police are just looking to pull you over, by putting anything on there that GIVES them a reason to pull you over is asking for trouble, You can build a nice bike within the letters of the law and still be cool. He said, Police are just going to make something up anyway, Why give them a reason? If you are 100% illegal then you at least have a chance.
The thing was,,,,,,back in those days,,,,you could rack up a lot of tickets and or points on your license and it was a life changing experience for someone like him if he couldnt ride because of a suspended license. (those kinda clubs tend to frown on members who cant ride)
So, things are much different today,,,,,,,,, but I always felt what he had to say was really valid, and while I dont follow the law exactly, I do drive and ride too fast, my exhaust is too loud, and im sure theres other things,,
He did have a good point back then and its still true today. You guys can make your own decisions, but life is much easier if you at least LOOK like you are trying to conform to the law, and things like non DOT lights you can at least make a case of trying to increase visibility and safety, Doesnt work if you are blinding oncoming traffic. But i think you can see my point.
