Here is my MOABL - Mother of all Brake Lights.

I have about 50 pics of the install and will put together a "how-to" in the Tech Forum.

I can see them on IE, Firefox, Google Chrome and i-Phone.  Don't know why they wouldn't come out for some.  I made a MOABL folder in my gallery so maybe they will show up there. 

Super easy mod.  If you can take your seat off, you can do this.

DJ,

To tell you the truth, I had you in mind when I took the pictures and put together the tutorial.  I tried to think of every question you would have asked if it was your first time doing something like this.  I majored in Phys Ed at the U of A so I need lots of pictures and short words.  Don't mean to sound like I'm talking down to anybody but I really wanted it to come across as a totally doable project for anyone who wanted to try.  Having that brake light up at eye level to the drivers behind me has been my #1 safety concern and I wanted to offer a universal fix.

It might just be my imagination but I seem to get more than the usual number of thumbs-up from drivers next to me at stop lights these days.

You're gonna love it.

Man314 -

Most excellent that you pulled this off that fast!  I have been poking around customdynamics.com for several years now and yesterday I found this:  http://www.customdynamics.com/posilock_connectors.htm  I had no idea they sold them also or I would have said so in the tutorial.  I'll make that change tonight in the write-up so that everything should be one stop shopping.  They are a great company to deal with and I have e-mailed a guy named Dave there and am going to send him pictures of this mod for them to show on their website.

Lojak - I don't have the Kuryakyn 4710 mod on my bike because I installed Muth mirrors with LEDs built into the glass.  Buddahead has a good pic of them in this thread: http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=4785&start=1&posts=5  My main goal with the 99 LED mod was to make it as simple as possible to install and if anyone wants to add to it or modify it to fit their personal needs, they can.

I look forward to feedback from more guys who install this mod.  I wish I could follow myself around at night to see it in action.  Just to give you an idea of how bright these LEDs are:  The bike was parked in the garage the other night (next to the '69 Baja) and my youngest daughter hadn't seen the lights in action yet.  I took her out and had her stand at the far edge of the driveway, about 20' from the bike.  When I squeezed the brake handle the lights actually cast a very distinct shadow of her on the wall of the house next door.  I would say that wall was about 25-30' away from the bike and it was totally washed in red except for my daughters shadow.  Unbelievable.

vvt,

Glad you're going for it.  It's such a simple mod that can make a huge difference in my opinion.

I have to laugh at what Custom Dynamics must be thinking with just one string of red LEDs being ordered.  They actually built that 99 LED strip to be mounted under big fenders and on cars/trikes.  The Vision trunk is the ultimate platform because the gap is just perfect and they are all but invisible when not on.  Plus, the way the LEDs follow the curves of the trunk is just cool, I don't care who you are.

I literally spent 2 years trying to figure out the best way to put a brake light on that trunk.  I even spent $50 on a brand new chrome trunk piece with the VICTORY on it to see if I could cut out the letters and backlight them as running/brake lights.  (I'm still mulling that over and haven't cut the piece yet.) A couple of guys have put other Stingerz in that gap (usually with a Kuryakyn 4170 to make it running/brake/turn signal) so I knew they would fit.  When the 99s came out I originally looked at putting them in the lower edge of the saddle bags, ala TimS http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/photos/show-album.asp?albumid=56&photoid=1880 .  (That is still one of the coolest looks of all time.)  I finally noticed the long wire on the 99s and it occurred to me that they would probably reach all the way to the wire bundle without having to add any more wiring.  Within minutes of that revelation I ordered the Stingerz and the rest is history.

Thanks Jim.  You need to do this so we can follow each other around and see it in action! 

Rode in at 25 degrees this morning.  Gate guard didn't even want to come out and check my I.D.

I'm the wrong guy to ask on that one.  The kits from Custom Dynamics are all set up to be separate from the main wiring bundle.  They tie straight into the battery and are switched.  The 99 LED strip is such a small power draw (milliamps) that I don't even know if there is a fuse small enough to blow before the current got to the LEDs.  Like I said, I don't know if it needs a fuse or not.  If so, let me know and I can update the install.  To tell you the truth, I hope it doesn't need one because the #1 advantage to this mod is it's simplicity.

Like I've said before, I'm a P.E. major from Arizona.  You're probably right about the fuse thing but I don't know how much fuse and where to put it.  K-Guardsman or other tron geniuses are probably laughing at my ignorance.  I've had a perfectly good Stebel Air Horn sitting in the box for six months because I am totally bumfuzzled about having to use parts off the old horn.  Don't even get me going about relays......

Sorry I'm not more help.

iluvink,

You would need to do the Kuryakyn 4710 mod because the Stingerz are single filament.  It would be the same as turning your trunk lights into run/brake/turn signals. 

Even if you took two strips and just made them brake/turn signals, how would the LEDs know what to do when you hit the brakes and a turn signal at the same time?  You can have any one of the three options without a controller but 2 or more would need a controller.

Glad to see you guys going for it!  It would be amazing on any vehicle but on a motorcycle it is frickin spectacular.  You know the people behind you are staring at you anyway so that has to blow their minds when it hits.

Blue Ice, I just looked at the photos at the beginning of the thread and counted out 24 leds to see how wide that is.  It's wider that the word VICTORY on the chrome piece.  Even that 24 LED mod will make a tremendous difference to anyone behind you.  Best free mod you will ever make.

Hey Guys,

I'm a little torn on this one but not too bad. 

On one hand it would have been nice to have been contacted and asked if they could use the photos/idea.  On the other hand, it's not like it's costing me anything.  It's not a Chinese knock-off of something I developed myself.  There are probably quite a few Vision owners out there who don't know about Vision-Riders and never would have found that mod on their own.  If they do a search on eBay for Vision stuff and come across the MOABL and put it on their bike, I think it's a good thing.  They (that company) pretty much has to buy the kit from Custom Dynamics anyway so that's a good thing also.

If I had proprietary rights and was marketing/selling that kit and saw that ad, I'd be pissed and go after them.  Since all I'm trying to do is make the Vision safer, I have a hard time wanting them to shut it down.  Besides, it would be kind of hypocritical of me after all the photos I've stolen for the posters. 

I greatly appreciate the show of support but I'm not real wound up over the ad.

I e-mailed the seller and asked him to remove the photo of my bike from his ad.  The more I read it, the more it bugged me. 

As noted here by Tarpits99, I pointed out that he advertised "w-strobe" in the title but charges extra in the fine print.  No Posi-Taps, adhesive promoter or tie-wraps mentioned.  Just "wire it directly to your brake light".  Never shows a photo of the "kit".  I asked if he uses my instructions also.

I'll let you know how he responds.  I mentioned the fact that a lot of Vision riders had contacted me about his ad and the use of my photo so we'll see if he pulls it.

New territory for me.  I've never come up with anything worth ripping off before.