10 Things You Should Know About Motorcycle LED Underglow Lighting

Thinking about buying motorcycle underglow lights for your ride? We’ve put together a list of 10 things that every rider should know about motorcycle underglow or colored motorcycle LED lights.

With a little bit of research, you’ll be able to make a much better buying decision when it comes to motorcycle LED accent lighting. Let’s get started!

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10. All Motorcycle LED Underglow is NOT the Same

There’s no doubt, today’s motorcycle enthusiast or casual rider has a lot of options to choose from when it comes to LED accent lighting for their motorcycle. There are many different types of motorcycle LED lights like pod lights, strip lights, motorcycle lights that can change color and even have some lighting effects.

Here’s what you may not know: each of these options are totally different. Many of these “cheap lights” and even some of the supposed “premium”, high dollar motorcycle LED lights are EXACTLY the same product coming from the same factory as the cheapo eBay specials.

Most of the color-changing motorcycle led lights are dim and rely on a separate key fob to actually control them. That’s just one more thing that can go wrong and leave you with $100+ stickers on your bike.

We believe the most cost-effective and highest quality motorcycle underglow lighting comes from strip lights. These lights have an adhesive backing that comes off and adheres to your motorcycle safely. Also, most of these LED light kits for motorcycles come with a simple switch to turn them off and on. There’s no frills and little chance for any kind of malfunction from a key fob. That’s important, especially when you’re riding a motorcycle.

9. Motorcycle LED Lights: Dim vs. Bright

There are a lot of really cheap lights out there that just don’t compare to the brightness of quality motorcycle LED lights. What makes a “quality” light? Well it all starts with the brightness and color accuracy of the LEDs themselves. At Illumimoto, we use large 5050 SMD leds in our motorcycle light kits. This size of LED is a perfect balance of size and brightness for motorcycles including cruisers and sportbikes.

Look at the picture below. On the left is one of our premium blue led motorcycle lights and on the right is one of the lights from our competitors. The camera can’t even handle the brightness of our light on the left, leaving it overexposed. Meanwhile, the crappy light on the right looks like it’s barely working.

The same voltage was applied to both lights at the time of this photo (normal motorcycle battery). Can you believe that other companies want over $100 for the light on the right? What a ripoff!

 

8. Will It Stick? Adhesive Backing on Motorcycle LED Lighting

Another separator between quality and junk is the adhesive backing. We must have bought up about 30 different light kits from different companies for comparison testing and you wouldn’t believe how cheap the adhesive backing on some of these lights is.

They were literally peeling off our bikes within 15 minutes, even after THOROUGHLY cleaning the surface area prior to sticking them on. Our motorcycle led lighting kits use high-quality 3m adhesive backing that won’t peel off after proper adhesion.

7. Not All Motorcycle Underglow Lighting is Waterproof

This is one area that you NEED to make sure is right. No matter which motorcycle accent lighting kit that you buy, you should make sure that the lights you are buying actually are waterproof. If your motorcycle underglow lighting takes on water, that can cause a short and potentially a fire on your motorcycle. Not good times.

6. Flexible Motorcycle LED Lights Are Better

What do you think is better to get the best possible coverage of accent lighting on your bike? A fixed position pod light or a flexible LED light strip? Naturally flexible motorcycle LED lights will bend to fit the unique contours of your motorcycle and allow you get the light exactly where you want it.

5. Make Sure You Are Getting a Fuse

Some motorcycle led light kit companies don’t even include a fuse in their accent lighting kits. That is both wrong and dangerous.

Even though most motorcycle LED accent lights take very little power, they can still get super-hot and even cause a fire if there’s a short circuit. Always make sure the motorycle LED light kit you are buying has a properly rated fuse.

4. Riding with Motorcycle Accent Lighting is Illegal in Some States

Yes, it’s true. Why are we as a motorcycle LED company telling you this? So that you can go out and check to make sure that you can actually ride with the lights on without getting in trouble. Some states allow only certain colors and others completely ban the use of accent lighting on motorcycles.

Regardless of laws of your state, most states will allow you to have them on your bike. It is perfectly legal to have your motorcycle underglow lights on while parked. Let’s face it, you’re probably going to show them off in the parking lot anyway!

Wanna see what the laws in your state about motorcycle underglow are? Check out this post for more details.

3. Installation is Required

Keep in mind that the lights you buy won’t install themselves! A little bit of installation is required for a quality and SAFE result. The very best kits will require that you do some soldering to connect wires together for the best and safest installation. You can also use butt connectors to connect wires but soldering is the preferred option.

2. Stick with Single Color Light Kits for Your Motorcycle

Although the thought of changing the color of your motorcycle underglow may seem great, there’s just not enough reliability in making that happen. Most people with multi-color motorcycle light kits only use one color the entire time they’re riding.

Why pay $150-$200 for something that you won’t even use. Add to that the fact that you will be using a separate transmitter to control your lights that can malfunction or run out of batteries.

We only sell single color motorcycle LED light kits with a simple on/off switch for the best quality installation and reliability.

1. Motorcycle Underglow and Lighting is a Game-Changer

You probably love your bike right now. Imagine how much better it would be with some super-bright motorcycle led lighting. Once you flip that switch to turn the accent lights on, it’s like an auto-smile for most people.

There’s no doubt, motorcycle led accent lights in your favorite color will turn heads and is a great way to customize your bike. Why not get the best quality motorcycle led light kit for your motorcycle today?

Check out our motorcycle LED light kits or let us know if you have any questions on our contact page. We ship across the country for FREE and offer unmatched support and pricing.