Light Clip

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I've always been vigilant when riding my motorcycle, concerned that following cars might struggle to detect when I'm engine braking. Until I got a new bike - the Fz-09 - it wasn't a pressing issue because easing off the throttle didn't result in sudden deceleration. However, after a week or two of riding this bike, I realized it was going to be a significant problem since I only applied the brakes when entering a turn or coming to a complete stop. This seemed like an ideal opportunity to integrate LED lights with a 3-axis accelerometer and some additional LED lighting. As I was installing a fender delete kit, I connected them to the running lights for the license plate and was pleasantly surprised by their performance. Unfortunately, I wasn't impressed with my mounting options. The license plate (not a great idea due to wire hiding challenges) or rear passenger pegs (not long enough for readily available LED strips) were my only choices. After discovering that adhesive strips wouldn't provide sufficient holding power, I turned to my laptop and SolidWorks to create an exact profile of the passenger pegs with the light strip. Adding a hole allowed me to secure it using a zip tie, and voilà - they're now in place. The black TPU material is forgiving, flexing as you tighten the zip tie, making them virtually invisible from a distance even when the LEDs are on. Now, cars tend to give me a wide berth, their drivers unaware of my new lights flashing at them every time I decelerate and going into overdrive when I brake and decelerate simultaneously. It's impossible for anyone to claim they didn't see me now!