New Tail Lenses??

[Gimpdiggity]

Hey everyone. I've got the signals on my 250 mounted into the tail pod lights. Right now I have the stock red brake light and stock red signal pods.

I like the idea of going with one of the colors offered over at Clear Alternatives though.

I like the green ones, the clear ones, and the smoke colored ones.

Any other opinions on them? Right now I think the smoke colored ones are the best looking...I don't know how well the green would actually match the bike, and the clear ones seem a tad bit too clear I guess.

What do you think?

[Gimpdiggity]

Oh yah, forgot to add the link.

Clear Alternatives: EX250

You can see the actual lights there...but I'm having trouble finding any pictures of them actually on a Ninja 250.

[cali gixxer]

i vote for clear, unless you find a pic online of the green ones mounted on a bike and it matches real well.

[Gimpdiggity]

Nobody else?

[Liver Shot]

Clear or smoked, definitely. I'm assuming since you mentioned you were considering green that it follows your bike is Kawi green? I think it'd look better with clear than smoke.

[Gimpdiggity]

The more I look the more I do like the clear ones.

I THINK this is what the green would look like...the top left picture on this page:
Clear Alternatives: TAILLIGHTS

But that's IF that bike is the "same" Kawasaki Green as my bike. From what I can tell, that green color is VERY slightly different almost every year. That's why I still haven't painted my lower fairing green...because I don't know if it's 2002 Kawasaki Green or not. the bike is a 2002, but it's been painted after it got knocked over in the previous owners garage. He worked for a body shop and got the paint, but I can't get ahold of him to find out if it was 2002 or another year paint.

[Liver Shot]

Hmm, yeah, I see your problem.

Even if it was the exact paint code, I still don't like the monochromatic look. Green lights on a green bike, blue lights on a blue bike, etc. just don't do it for me; but that's only my opinion. They'll all have a more original look than the current red ones.

[Gimpdiggity]

Originally Posted by Liver Shot

Hmm, yeah, I see your problem.

Even if it was the exact paint code, I still don't like the monochromatic look. Green lights on a green bike, blue lights on a blue bike, etc. just don't do it for me; but that's only my opinion. They'll all have a more original look than the current red ones.

Good point. The all one color look would be a bit odd.

The smoke ones might do a pretty good job of "matching" my smoked windscreen.

I think I'll go with the clear or the smoked ones. I found some pictures of the clear ones, unfortunately the images were blocked by my computer here at work, so I have to wait until I get home to check it out.

[MeanMike]

Originally Posted by Gimpdiggity

Right now I have the stock red brake light and stock red signal pods.

I like the idea of going with one of the colors offered over at Clear Alternatives though.

how strict do they enforce tail light colors in your area?

Many states mandate tail light/brake light housings reflect red, which i believe mimics federal DOT standards

[Liver Shot]

Well, he's already probably got an illegal taillight setup if the turns are in the pods. I think most states require your turn signals be a certain amount of inches away from each other, and from what I've seen on ninja250.org, putting the signals in the pods of the brake light isn't far enough. So having a non-red brake light is just adding to a list of things a real asshole-ish cop would be giving you tickets for, anyway.

Plus, I didn't know the brake light had to have a red housing, just that the light emitted had to be red. In which case, according to that site, all of them do.

[Gimpdiggity]

I don't think it has to reflect red...I think it only has to emit red as it's light color.

I see quite a few bikes around with clear ones, so I don't think that's too much of an issue. If it were different colored lights, however, that would probably be a problem.

In either case, it's a fix-it ticket so I'd just put the stock light back on and have a cop check it and sign the ticket then go back to the other light.

[rugger19]

Go with the clear. I've got them on mine and I think they look good. Not big on the colored ones. I think look kind of gaudy IMO. And the CA's are super easy to install.