Front blinkers too dim

[howitz]

Hey guys. So I'm quite the noob, and I have a question that reflects my lack of experience rather well. I bought a bike from a guy a while ago, and he had some LED front blinkers installed. He did a tremendous job, and installed them in a way so they are practically invisible on the bike. However, they are rather dim, and I'm afraid that oncoming traffic will have a hard time seeing which direction im turning. Is there a way to brighten LED blinkers? I'd hate to replace them entirely, because they look amazing on the bike, but i'm not about to throw safety out the window. Any ideas? (I commonly use hand signals, but I've come to the conclusion that few people other than bikers know what they mean anymore)

P.S. Dont mind the christmas decorations. I came home a couple days ago and my girlfriend surprised me by decorating my bike...

 

[alec.korver]

If I am not mistaken, you are essentially SOL. Usually if you want brighter LED's you have to add more led lights to the cluster. However I could be wrong.

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

Those blinkers are ridiculous. If you want turn signals that someone can actually see, get some different ones.

 

[howitz]

Well while I appreciate the opinion, that wasn't really my question. If at all possible, I'd like to leave them and just make them brighter. If this is simply impossible I understand, but I figured I should ask first.

 

[neevo]

Aren't LED's slightly directional? Eg they should be quite bright standing at the side of the bike as the LED would be facing you. Expecting brightness 90 degrees to the angle of the light is going to be impossible to achieve.

I maybe making shit up though

 

[SONICJK]

Those are for legality purposes only and the only way to make them brighter is to swap in a higher wattage LED.

 

[AlphaDogChoppers]

I wasn't expressing an opinion. I see these tiny, tiny turn signals on sport bikes all the time. They are absurd. They generate very little light, and drivers will seldom see them. In a state that requires turn signals on motorcycles, they would not even pass a legitimate inspection. They are not DOT approved.

It is what it is. If you want a turn signal that people can actually see, you will have to install something different. I think that answers your question.

You could attempt to change the current limiting resistor that is on the circuit board with the LED, but that would just cause it to burn out prematurely.