Had to dig pretty hard, but here they are LED Signal Lights

 

Thanks for the link. A bit more money but nice addtional features to an existing accessory. I think once more people are using them they will be of benefit. At least it will be fewer people waiving their hands in the air at me.....

 

Every single time I am out riding, I see people with green ride lights with a group of riders immediately behind them that the ride light rider has NO IDEA are even there.

This gimmick will only increase awareness for people who ride expecting additional oncoming traffic at ANY moment.

 

Every single time I am out riding, I see people with green ride lights with a group of riders immediately behind them that the ride light rider has NO IDEA are even there.
It's no different than seeing someone put there fist in the air with others behind them. This will even work at night, more than the people who think you cant see there headlights.

 

Yeah exactly for the $180 lights & $40 adapter and $?? Gen4 mystery harness required people will have to figure it out on there own for me!!!

 

I think it's a great idea to have the lites from an OEM. Wonder if they are paying a licensing fee to the Ride Lite company.

 

Nice vid on the lights. No mansplaining HERE Scroll to the 11:30 mark

fixed link

 

Good money making gimmick.

 

I may be in the minority but I'm definitely adding them to my snowcheck, I have added the handguard lights in the past and now they added a key safety functionality. Count me in

 

Better than nothing, Never understood taking your hands off handlebars for signaling.

 

From the video I saw, the switch is on the console, so the hand is still coming off the bars, and now the driver is looking down to find the switch.

 

This is one of those "Why didn't they come up with that earlier?" moments.

 

Ride lights work ok if people know how to use them. Ride right and assume there is a sled coming around every corner and you will be ok.

 

Interesting for sure but after having the LED hand guards reflect back in the windshield mounted mirrors I will pass on these.

 

When riding a snowmobile on the trails in the woods a person has no idea if they have one or a dozen sleds behind them. They can be the last one in their group and give the last one signal and have faster traveling sleds catching them. That is why you always stay on your side of the trail. You don't put your life in someone else's hands. Some day someone will get hurt and sue the person that signaled no one was coming.

 

They will not work on medium or higher windshields. The side wind deflectors and mirrors are in the way.

 

I clear my mid height windshield on my g5 with guards on.


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Clearly Ride right's patent expired and Doo swept in. Honestly I think it is lame. We don't do this on ATV's, motorcycles, boats, cars, trucks, forklifts, go-carts, barges, airplanes, taxis, trains, skydiving, etc.. Just always assume a sled is coming.

 

Patent?

How would one obtain a patent on the color of a light. Nothing special or technical about ride lights.

Definitely pointless. Look forward to seeing a group pass with all the different colors and waving hand signals on top of that.



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hand signals and ride lights give a false sense of security. ride right with your hands on the bar.

 

 

I'm all for signaling safely and this keeps hands on the bars.

Its nice to know that for certain there is an idiot in my lane coming instead of there might be.

One always has to be prepared even on a one way trail there may be a sled coming regardless.

 

Has anybody installed these on a G4? Ski-Doo is terrible about images and showing their products on their website.

Where does the switch go on a G4? What’s does it look like and how does it install onto machine
Any instructions?

Disregard I found it

 

I think this whole issue is a colossal waste of breath. If you can safely hand signal to me I appreciate it. If not I couldn’t care less. I tell all new riders to always expect a sled or groomer around every turn and over every hill anyway. The last thing in the world I want is people who can barely ride trying to flick on and off lights thinking that they are the safe ones. I’m guessing a good number of folks will just leave on whatever color they think looks the coolest in their Instagram posts.

What I would really love to see is a rear radar that flashes a strobe on the dash so riders know when to move over and get out of the way.

 

I think you are missing the point of the lights. How many threads are on here debating hand signals vs not?? Everyone has a different opinion on hand signals. However I do agree with you on you should expect a sled around every corner and at the top of every hill or blind spot. These do not instantly make anyone safer but at least it is something.

The point of the lights is so people do not take their hands of the bars. Rather than take your hands off the bars you set these lights BEFORE you start riding. Then riders can keep their hands on the bars. Why would you need to switch them going down the trail? Most groups stay in the same order until a stop of some sort where these could be changed.

The whole idea is to try and make something a little safer and tons of people complain about people using hand signals and would rather have riders with hands on the bars than giving signals. So these fit that. Are they for everyone NO but definitely a step in a better direction.

 

Back in the real "good old days" you could turn your head light on and off
In our group, the last rider would turn on their headlight. This way the group leader could tell when looking back that we had everybody.

 

So a company that designs their snowmobiles with switch gear on the console is now offering a product to allow people to keep their hands on the bars? Think critically for a second about what’s going on here…

So, once you get the % rate between the hand and thumb warmers set, you use the handlebar controller, so what else are you using on your 10.25 screen that need to be played with while going down the trail?

 

Money grab...next they will sell you a compass to mount the dash next to your 10.25 smart screen.

 

My REV had a compass, I was always going 'E'...

 

You’re assuming an awful lot in that statement.

Nope No assuming, just a question to your "switch gear on the console " statement... you seem to be in the know!

 

I think the assumption is that you can adjust any of those things as its safe to do so vs trying to signal an oncoming group which often happens suddenly as you come around a corner or over a hilltop. But I agree, the dial control on the enduro was a bad design.

Its not really such a big deal to pull over for 8 seconds and make a change to a setting and then proceed down the trail. Its like some people are in such a hurry. Last I checked we are not running in cains quest and in fear of being passed on the trail by the competition

 

see my response above.

 

I still think there are benefits from this set up for those that choose to install them on their sled and thank you to those that doo. No solution has proven perfect so non-users must simply continue their deligence in negotiating down the trail safely as before. Ultimately I see these as a positive because its going to keep users hands on the bars when driving. Sadly, I cant use them as I run a tall windshield.....

 

Consider a PowerMadd Cobra windshield if you want the handguards. Those windshields are great. They sit more upright so they probably give close to 4”-6” more room for stuff like this to be used. I hope to get my hands one one this season for a G5 model I’m getting and installing these handguards also. It doesn’t bother me if some people see these guards as useless. I think it’s a great idea or the ride rite blocks. Granted, like others have said, driving responsibly is still #1 over these lights.