So was I. It did not dawn on me how dim the rear lighting is on the rear of these bikes till I followed some. Especially when the lens caps get full of dust, etc. I think that a bright tail light is a must especially when riding in foul weather as I often do. So in an effort to solve this, I orginally purchased a Baja Designs LED. Once again, I was reminded how their products need to be engineered once you get them. I mean, who would sell a dirtbike tail light, that has to be sealed with RTV or the like once you get it so that moisture and DIRT will not get in a kill it? Don't get me wrong, I normally dont complain, but... I was kinda teed off when my $60 tail light stop working after the first ride..They did send a replacement after I sent mine back, so kudos for that, but I still had to reseal it. So here is what I did in a effort to get some brightness out back. I really wanted to retain the stock light hanger as it is very well constructed. It has survived a few of my crashes, so it passes the Crash Happy Phil durability test. Here is the end result. I opted to keep the Baja unit, but wired both tail and brake LED's so that I have a tail light that wont get washed out by the sun as LED's in clear housings tend to do. Now I faced the delima of needing a even brighter brake light. It needed to be weather proff and durable. I have seen and used first responder type lighting, but normally they dont do so well with vibrations. This company however, has solved these issues and gives you an all in one unit. http://www.code3pse.com/pdf/c3motorcycle08.pdf Here is phase one. I plan on doing two of these or finding a single unit that will do both functions.
I just bought a TailBlazer Halogen replacement bulb for my OEM bulb socket. When I put my bike back together, I'll let y'all know how bright it is.
Sorry you had a bad experience with the Baja Designs one. I put one on one of my dualsport bikes about three years ago, found it simple and complete to install, and it's been doing a good job ever since.
