Loud pipe this and hello that – I know from my own experience that a modulating headlight attracts the attention of inattentive drivers. For the uninitiated, a modulating headlight is a patrol car or an emergency vehicle. Whatever legally prevents an inattentive driver from obstructing my right of way – read you will not meet me – is fine with me. I’ve seen cars screeching to a stop that would otherwise have turned in front of me, crossed in front of me at unsafe intervals or cut me flat. I have had a Kisan Electronics PathBlazer on all of my personal motorcycles since 2004. As soon as the Ultimate motorcycling Yamaha Ténéré 700 Project Bike was confirmed was my first call to Kisan. For your information, my second call was to Atlas Throttle Lock.
The Kisan PathBlazer legally modulates the high beam of your motorcycle headlight during the day at a speed of about 240 cycles per minute. The headlight does not flash at zero; it modulates intensity down to a minimum of 17 percent. Only emergency vehicles are allowed to have “flashing” lights. You can find out about US and Canadian safety standards that have authorized us to add the extra safety of modulating headlights to the Kisan website.
Kisan has a plug-in or splice-in PathBlazer unit for almost every motorcycle. The plug-and-play unit for the Yamaha Ténéré 700 has an MSRP of $ 130. It is quick and easy to install on the Ténéré as the headlight connection cables are easily accessible.
I removed six screws and moved the front right faceplate out of the way. The right connector is right there to unplug and plug in the PathBlazer unit. I attached the top of the optical daylight sensor about 12 inches away. Test, reinsert the panel, done. The PathBlazer will automatically stop modulating when it gets dark, including most of the tunnels I’ve driven through.
I’ve been driving a Kisan headlight modulator for 17 years. During this time, cars would flash their lights to tell me my brights were on and people would warn me at traffic lights to warn me that my headlight was shorted. I’m someone who shares the joy of riding a motorcycle and who will happily explain the safety benefits of the PathBlazer to everyone, even if not at a traffic light. So I just wave and give your concern a thumbs up.
When I’m in the middle of a group, I switch to low beam to stop the modulation. The purpose of the modulator is to immediately draw attention to a potential threat. However, a high beam that modulates for three hours in your best friend’s rearview mirror may not be appreciated.
Whatever I can do to protect myself in the cages, I keep doing it. The Kisan PathBlazer is an extra weapon in my safe riding arsenal. We have all read the stories of cars that drove in red light and siren fire engines. Do not rely on the modulator as a protective sheath, just as you do not rely solely on a reflective vest or weaving when approaching an intersection. They are all security resources.
My experience with the Kisan PathBlazer Modulator has been that I occasionally get an obvious but delayed confirmation of my presence at intersections. If the driver stopped or slowed down and didn’t interfere with my right of way, then the driver must have seen something that caused the braking – or by chance a life-changing text appeared that caused the driver to stop immediately to react. Anyway, I will continue to ride a Kisan PathBlazer and all of the gear.
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