Harley LED lights: Safety or sparkle?

I recently upgraded the rear lighting on my 2007 H-D Road King with LED lights. Safety first, you know. Changing out the turn signals so that they illuminate while stopping gets you more attention from the cars behind. Add to that the fact that LED is much brighter than standard incandescent bulbs and you have a real safety improvement.  The model I chose also has integrated turn signals in the tail light and offers pulse flash brake lights. This causes the brake lights to pulse 3 times quickly to alert the vehicle behind. Both of these are additional safety features.

But was safety really the factor or was it high-tech coolness? I have to admit I was a little worried, based on the online description of these lights, that my bike would look a little bit like a Christmas tree after it was all done. Glitzy. Sparkly. Was this still considered Harley cool?

The company that makes these lights is Küryakyn and you can get more info from their site.

The tail light looks like this:

Installing the tail light was pretty simple. The hardest part was figuring out how the foam seal needed to be applied. It actually took me longer to remove my seat to install the control switch than it did to install the light.

The turn signal inserts look like this:

Installation of the turn signals was even easier. Screw off the lens (save the screws), pop out the bulb, pop in the LED insert connector into the bulb socket and screw on the lens and you’re done.

I know when I was looking at these, I really wanted to see what they looked like after they were installed and how the lights worked. So, I videoed mine and posted it, determine for yourself if it is cool enough for you.

Happy riding!

Greg