Light-bar with wig-wags!

**mc88** · 04-15-2012, 08:04 PM

Another blog post! This time I got a new light bar, but I set the lights up with a wig-wag unit! Got to watch the video at the end, it is pretty awesome.

http://mickargo.wordpress.com/2012/0...mad-light-bar/

cactusjack · 04-15-2012, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mc88

Another blog post! This time I got a new light bar, but I set the lights up with a wig-wag unit! Got to watch the video at the end, it is pretty awesome.

http://mickargo.wordpress.com/2012/0...mad-light-bar/

Hey, those could come in real handy in traffic!

**nomadtom69** · 04-15-2012, 08:32 PM

Not real sure but I think the blue lights in Tn are not legal unless you are a police or Emergency responder of some kind

**jlreeves** · 04-15-2012, 08:33 PM

Do you require an emergency light permit for your jurisdiction? I have to get a separate permit from the state for every vehicle I own with emergency lights on it. Never thought about getting one for my bike. We cant run blue/white here, we run red/white.

cactusjack · 04-15-2012, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by nomadtom69

Not real sure but I think the blue lights in Tn are not legal unless you are a police or Emergency responder of some kind

They aren't legal here in AZ, either. That's why I put the laughing smiley at the end of my statement.

**ringadingh** · 04-15-2012, 08:55 PM

I like that idea, I'm sure I have a wig wag unit somewhere in the garage, I just may hook it up one day if I ever find it.

**mc88** · 04-15-2012, 09:11 PM

Well, as an EMT, I had to file a white light permit and only the firemen are allowed to run both blue and white, but the cops in our town have an understanding that we run blue lights. They prefer it b/c then people can see us better so they can get out of our way when we try and respond to the ambulance garage. But yeah, I can't run the blue lights anywhere but in town. I haven't yet, but I'll be putting a seperate switch for the 4-way flashers and I might have one that turns off the blue lights in case I wan't to run the wig-wags and flashers w/o the blue lights (eg, first on scene at an accident)

recumbentbob · 04-15-2012, 09:14 PM

Why not just a headlight modulator?
Those are legal all most everywhere.

**mc88** · 04-15-2012, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by recumbentbob

Why not just a headlight modulator?
Those are legal all most everywhere.

Wanted something a more noticeable for responding to the ambulance garage

(And they're cooler

)

2x18wheeler · 04-16-2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ringadingh

I like that idea, I'm sure I have a wig wag unit somewhere in the garage, I just may hook it up one day if I ever find it.

Ringadingh, you might want to check with the OPP before installing the wig wag unit. In most jurisdictions in Canada only police, fire or ambulances are allowed to use wig wag headlights. In some local jurisdictions they have allowed hearses to have them installed.

Ride safe!!

**jestephens** · 04-16-2012, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by recumbentbob

Why not just a headlight modulator?
Those are legal all most everywhere.

That's exactly whey I hate modulators. They look too similar to emergency vehicles.

**mc88** · 04-18-2012, 01:52 AM

One VERY big oversight.... I forgot diodes in the flasher unit, so when I turn my blinkers on they both go. Nothing that 5min and a quick trip to radio shack can't fix.

Though I'm sure I got some weird looks while I was riding around today!

mobandy78 · 04-18-2012, 11:43 AM

VERY noticable, that's for sure!

**Idaho** · 04-18-2012, 10:48 PM

That's one mod I will pass up on. The cops in Idaho would not look on those lights favorably.

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jlreeves Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Roswell, GA Posts: 888	Do you require an emergency light permit for your jurisdiction? I have to get a separate permit from the state for every vehicle I own with emergency lights on it. Never thought about getting one for my bike. We cant run blue/white here, we run red/white. __________________ 2008 Nomad 1600 Black/Red _________________________________________ VulcanBagger #01711, VRA/GA VRA, SCRC, VROC #29671, AMA #1085989, Red Knights MC GA-18 Pres, PGR _________________________________________
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ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	I like that idea, I'm sure I have a wig wag unit somewhere in the garage, I just may hook it up one day if I ever find it. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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mc88 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sioux Center, IA Posts: 228	Well, as an EMT, I had to file a white light permit and only the firemen are allowed to run both blue and white, but the cops in our town have an understanding that we run blue lights. They prefer it b/c then people can see us better so they can get out of our way when we try and respond to the ambulance garage. But yeah, I can't run the blue lights anywhere but in town. I haven't yet, but I'll be putting a seperate switch for the 4-way flashers and I might have one that turns off the blue lights in case I wan't to run the wig-wags and flashers w/o the blue lights (eg, first on scene at an accident) __________________ Mick Argo - NW Iowa 2006 Vulcan Nomad 2005 Honda Shadow Aero 2007 Kawasaki 650R 2001 Kawasaki ZR-7
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recumbentbob Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Newburgh IN Posts: 3,404	Why not just a headlight modulator? Those are legal all most everywhere. __________________ VBA #01084 "A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."
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mc88 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Sioux Center, IA Posts: 228	One VERY big oversight.... I forgot diodes in the flasher unit, so when I turn my blinkers on they both go. Nothing that 5min and a quick trip to radio shack can't fix. Though I'm sure I got some weird looks while I was riding around today! __________________ Mick Argo - NW Iowa 2006 Vulcan Nomad 2005 Honda Shadow Aero 2007 Kawasaki 650R 2001 Kawasaki ZR-7
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mobandy78 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Owasso, OK Posts: 1,485	VERY noticable, that's for sure! __________________ Matt "Mo" Moore Owasso, Oklahoma VBA #1250 2005 Nomad 1600 - Darkside "There is no normal life, there's just life. So get on with it." - Doc Holiday
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Idaho Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pocatello, Idaho Posts: 5,241	That's one mod I will pass up on. The cops in Idaho would not look on those lights favorably. __________________ Idaho (aka Curmudgeon) Blue Knights Idaho III VBA #110 VROC #24864 IBA #49753 2007 Nomad 86,000 miles Bud Smalley Pocatello, Idaho Idaho Jack Adapter
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