I like them, especially as they double as 'Dog Turd Lights' - like posh cars have - so you can see what you are about to step in as you alight.
Night vision cameras inside the muffs with a monitor in the cockpit
Fred, as you have put them up for general review, you have to accept other peoples sarcasm/wit/opinions - even though there are many on this BMW forum who dont have a BMW & only seek to rubbish them (that in itself is weird in my opinion).
Personally your new lights are not to my taste & i cant say i have ever felt the need to illuminate them, your bike however is just that, so if you are happy with your latest mod then good on you. Enjoy
Its definitely not something I could be bothered to do but I admire your ingenuity and neat execution. I would suggest that red lighting would be better, it would be enough to light the switches and would a visible red marker light from behind rather than white.
As Wapping alluded to I fitted Urbano muffs to my 1150 one winter, and then never took them off until I sold it and then fitted them to my 1200, so couldn’t see any switches even in daylight and I never had a problem. Although I did swap bikes with a mate once whilst out on a ride, I rode off on his new KTM and had to turn bike 5 miles later when I realised he was nowhere to be seen. Went back to find him unable to start the bike as he couldn’t find the starter button.
Seriously, a bit of photography filter gel material under some new bits of transparent heatshrink would do the job, and also tone down the brightness a bit.
It’s a great idea . Next stop , Dragon’s Den !
I’ve been inspired so have done something similar on my complicated Guzzi switch gear
Need to get some black tape to finish the beautifully neat job though
