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abrandt · 04-23-2006, 01:06 AM

Glow in the dark bykz. sounds so Fisher Price, maybe it can have a safty spin.

RosevilleRod · 04-23-2006, 03:36 AM

It only glows faintly for about an hour. Sounds pretty lame. The glow will be gone by the time it gets dark enough to really see it....unless you park it in the garage and turn out the light. It would look pretty, but no one else would see it.

5valvethumper · 04-23-2006, 04:15 AM

Yea - glows for about an hour...just like my watch.. This is "new" technology? That site it was on was a little weird too.

TomSmith · 04-23-2006, 04:24 AM

why not just use a luminescent panel like some sports cars use during races to light up their race numbers. It might look pretty neat on the side of sportbike bodywork - if you could afford it.

seruzawa · 04-23-2006, 04:43 AM

Why not just install a small 110V inverter and then wrap yourself in those strings of Xmas lights that you can get at Kmart for $2?

Buzglyd · 04-23-2006, 06:07 AM

Just dunk yourself in some nuclear waste before you ride.

The_AirHawk · 04-23-2006, 07:47 AM

.......for that "healthy green glow".........

(actually plutonium fuel glows bluish, but I have no idea what colour the waste glows)

BMW4VWW · 04-23-2006, 07:58 AM

I've tried that, but I keep forgetting to unplug myself when I get off the bike, and find myself lying on the garage floor trussed up like a thanksgiving turkey!

xlr8r · 04-23-2006, 11:26 PM

I can see a remake of 'The Electric Horseman' coming here, with Redford and Fonda reprising their roles...

xlr8r · 04-23-2006, 11:30 PM

LeMans 24hr racebikes have been using luminescent panels for their race numbers for years, along with little coloured ID lights on the front nearside of the fairing - two greens and a blue, say - to enable the pit crews to identify which bike it is that's coming in for fuel or tires at night. I've always thought this a really cool look, and have been waiting for it to catch on among sportbike types for ages - but so far it hasn't.

04-23-2006, 01:06 AM	#1
abrandt Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 22	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology Glow in the dark bykz. sounds so Fisher Price, maybe it can have a safty spin.

04-23-2006, 03:36 AM	#2
RosevilleRod Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 26	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology It only glows faintly for about an hour. Sounds pretty lame. The glow will be gone by the time it gets dark enough to really see it....unless you park it in the garage and turn out the light. It would look pretty, but no one else would see it.

04-23-2006, 04:15 AM	#3
5valvethumper Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 80	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology Yea - glows for about an hour...just like my watch.. This is "new" technology? That site it was on was a little weird too.

04-23-2006, 04:24 AM	#4
TomSmith Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Posts: 266	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology why not just use a luminescent panel like some sports cars use during races to light up their race numbers. It might look pretty neat on the side of sportbike bodywork - if you could afford it.

04-23-2006, 04:43 AM	#5
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology Why not just install a small 110V inverter and then wrap yourself in those strings of Xmas lights that you can get at Kmart for $2? __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

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04-23-2006, 06:07 AM	#6
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,137	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology Just dunk yourself in some nuclear waste before you ride. __________________ Jay Leno: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama."

04-23-2006, 07:47 AM	#7
The_AirHawk Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Livin' in a Van: down by the Mariana Trench Posts: 10,891	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology .......for that "healthy green glow"......... (actually plutonium fuel glows bluish, but I have no idea what colour the waste glows) __________________ *Parfois, on fait pas semblant* Sometimes, it's not pretend Oderint Dum Metuant Let them hate so long as they fear политики предпочитают безоружных крестьян Politicians Prefer Unarmed Peasants Nothing to see here, Citizen. Move along now...

04-23-2006, 07:58 AM	#8
BMW4VWW Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,833	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology I've tried that, but I keep forgetting to unplug myself when I get off the bike, and find myself lying on the garage floor trussed up like a thanksgiving turkey!

04-23-2006, 11:26 PM	#9
xlr8r Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 277	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology I can see a remake of 'The Electric Horseman' coming here, with Redford and Fonda reprising their roles...

04-23-2006, 11:30 PM	#10
xlr8r Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 277	Re: Yamaha develops motorcycle exterior light emission technology LeMans 24hr racebikes have been using luminescent panels for their race numbers for years, along with little coloured ID lights on the front nearside of the fairing - two greens and a blue, say - to enable the pit crews to identify which bike it is that's coming in for fuel or tires at night. I've always thought this a really cool look, and have been waiting for it to catch on among sportbike types for ages - but so far it hasn't.