How much is too much ?

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Scotsrich wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:34 am
inewham wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:06 am If you saw all that on a GS you wouldn't give it a second thought :)

I saw a GS a while back with , headlight, orange lights in the indicators, and 4 auxiliary lights.

7 in total in broad daylight.

And how many were pointed in a useful direction? Useful doesn't include blinding oncoming traffic.
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Scotsrich wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:34 am
inewham wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:06 am If you saw all that on a GS you wouldn't give it a second thought :)

I saw a GS a while back with , headlight, orange lights in the indicators, and 4 auxiliary lights.

7 in total in broad daylight.
You’ll be pleased to know they are standard on the new model.

Which puzzles me as I thought lighting regs stopped indicators showing a permanent orange.
I’ve noticed it on a couple of cars as well - it nearly caught me out at a roundabout the other day.
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wheelnut wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:35 pm
Scotsrich wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:34 am
inewham wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:06 am If you saw all that on a GS you wouldn't give it a second thought :)

I saw a GS a while back with , headlight, orange lights in the indicators, and 4 auxiliary lights.

7 in total in broad daylight.
You’ll be pleased to know they are standard on the new model.

Which puzzles me as I thought lighting regs stopped indicators showing a permanent orange.
I’ve noticed it on a couple of cars as well - it nearly caught me out at a roundabout the other day.
My front indicators are permanently on.
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Re: How much is too much ?

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wheelnut wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:35 pm
Scotsrich wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:34 am
inewham wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:06 am If you saw all that on a GS you wouldn't give it a second thought :)

I saw a GS a while back with , headlight, orange lights in the indicators, and 4 auxiliary lights.

7 in total in broad daylight.
You’ll be pleased to know they are standard on the new model.

Which puzzles me as I thought lighting regs stopped indicators showing a permanent orange.
I’ve noticed it on a couple of cars as well - it nearly caught me out at a roundabout the other day.
Yes my new 1250 will have the indicators on all the time and I’ve specced it with 2 spotlights.

So that’s only 5 which is 2 less than 7 so I’m okay? Right?
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Scotsrich wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:59 pm Yes my new 1250 will have the indicators on all the time and I’ve specced it with 2 spotlights.

So that’s only 5 which is 2 less than 7 so I’m okay? Right?
For the sake of those two extra lights,is it worth someone not seeing you?



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He's done too much, much too young.
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KungFooBob wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 8:03 pm He's done too much, much too young.
And that doesn't make it alright.
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wheelnut wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 7:35 pm You’ll be pleased to know they are standard on the new model.

Which puzzles me as I thought lighting regs stopped indicators showing a permanent orange.
I’ve noticed it on a couple of cars as well - it nearly caught me out at a roundabout the other day.
Had a 2021 GS out on a course a few weeks back, every time the rider braked, the indicators went invisible.

Terrible system.
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The Spin Doctor wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 10:23 pm
Had a 2021 GS out on a course a few weeks back, every time the rider braked, the indicators went invisible.

Terrible system.
Yep, a triumph of design over function.

The VWs of a few years ago were similar - round tail lights with a circle inside that was the indicator. The indicator became invisible under braking.
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wheelnut wrote: Tue Nov 09, 2021 7:20 am Yep, a triumph of design over function.

The VWs of a few years ago were similar - round tail lights with a circle inside that was the indicator. The indicator became invisible under braking.
Filly's previous SEAT was arranged like that. You see some cars where indicators are so small or poorly positioned as to be useless.
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cheb wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 8:09 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 8:03 pm He's done too much, much too young.
And that doesn't make it alright.
No, it means he's married with a kid when he could be having fun...
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Taipan wrote: Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:53 am
cheb wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 8:09 pm
KungFooBob wrote: Mon Nov 08, 2021 8:03 pm He's done too much, much too young.
And that doesn't make it alright.
No, it means he's married with a kid when he could be having fun...
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