A few weeks ago I installed a LED cat eye tail/brake light.  I like it except that when I brake it only got marginally brighter.  Yes, it was more noticeable, but I wanted more.  So I installed this waterproof flexible LED strip and made a 3/4 ring around the tail light.  Now, when I brake, the cat eye light doesn't change but the LED ring lights up.  Much better now.

No brake:


Brake:

It looks like you've got more LEDs in your tail light than mine.  That helps.  Mine is pretty bright at night with the brake on.  But since 90% of my riding is during the daytime.  

I wanted to add a way to have a separate light to better differentiate tail and brake light modes.  But I didn't want to just slap another light on.  I wanted it clean and to blend in.  Since the LED piece is pretty much clear it disappears when the brake isn't on.

Rogue_Cheddar wrote on 10/16/08 at 18:56:49:


LOL!

I had my autobody brother-in-law fill the holes in my rear fender and repaint it.

Here's some pics pre-bags:

PerrydaSavage wrote on 10/17/08 at 00:16:44:


This looks like the only left side pic on my puter.  I like the clean look but I gotsta have some storage.  


Here's the rear fender after I got it back from my brother-in-law.

diamond jim wrote on 10/17/08 at 03:34:41:


i use one inch spacers on my chrome fenders. it does drag the tire on occasion

Nice clean bike there Jim! And great idea on the "fender lowering." The previous owner of my "chopped" bike had the rear shocks lowered, or used lower shocks. They don't bottom often with them set on 5, but when they do... OUCH @(#*$ !!!  

Yours is a much better approach.

The light idea looks like a good one too.

I'd hesitate to move my brake light anywhere out of sight from an angle though.

Serowbot wrote on 10/18/08 at 10:27:16:


I got one of these off of ebay:


They are red and are waterproof.  I ran a bead of epoxy along the edge of the strip, wrapped it around the cat eye tail light and taped it in place for it to cure overnight.  The next morning I removed the tape and rode.  That was 4 months ago and no sign of any problems with it.  



It's wired to the brake.  So, rather than the tail light just getting brighter, the LED itself lights up when I brake.  It definitely catches your attention.  I feel cagers can see me braking much better now.  

There are several on ebay but here's a link for one of them:
http://cgi.ebay.com/24cm-Flexible-24-LED-Strip-Red-Light-Neon-Car-bike-12V_W0...

On mine,I rewired the rear turnsignals to be brakelights too.