I was thinking about switching over to a yellow bulb to make my presence more easily known but don't know how it would fare with the cops, or if it'll even help. Anyone have any experience with this?

 

I have yellow bulbs on my f4i, i must say that there definately is a difference in visibility at night. And I am noticed more because people get curious to see what vehicle has those yellow lights beaming from it. Check your state laws to see what colors are allowed, I know in california we are allowed to have yellow headlights.

 

I once had yellow headlights in my Teg and was pulled over so I know they're illegal. I was hoping they'd be more lenient on bikes lol.

 

I have a yellow bulb in the left light pod of the YZF600. I get fewer cars pulling into my path on that bike than the RC51.

The only drawback is that the yellow headlight doesn't do much for nighttime vision.

 

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Really? it had quite the opposite effect to me. what brand?

 

yellow is only good for fog situations. the whiter the light, the better you'll see. common sense.

 

i used a yellow in my high beam of the f4i, i thought it made me more noticeable.

 

I got a HID kit for the low beam on my f4i. when i ride during the day, i also keep my stock high beam on. i think getting a hid kit is all round best if you want cars to notice you and especially for night riding.

 

I wouldn't want yellow lights for my main lights. Yellow light does not reflect off of stuff as well as white(r) light does. That's why it's used for fog lights, the yellow light does not reflect off the water dropplets as well as white light does.

 

I used to have a yellow light in the highbeam on an old 600rr. It was a backup for my HID setup on the lowbeam side; worked great for the sea fog that would roll in every night.

 

When you have ridden with yellow + standard/HID did the cops ever hassle you?