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I plan to ride my track bike on street. It just needs headlight and taillight.

Which universal LEDs to go with? I plan to mount by either drilling into track fairings, or securing light double sided 3m.

I only ride during the day, so I'm not too worried about it, just to pass DOT inspection. For wiring I'll use the OEM harness for brake, day, running lights. I found a brake pressure banjo that activate the light when rear/front brake is used.
 

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This worked for me on my gen2…still working although removed one of the rear strips. Just running one for the rear brake/running light.
Also added a standalone “headlight” for night time riding that attaches via gopro mount.


Oxbow Gear Voyager Dirt Bike Helmet Light Kit with Rechargeable Battery, Compatible with GoPro Mounts, 2100 Lumens, 3 Hours on High Beam https://a.co/d/aUdukVj
 

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This worked for me on my gen2…still working although removed one of the rear strips. Just running one for the rear brake/running light.
Also added a standalone “headlight” for night time riding that attaches via gopro mount.
That's exactly what I'm trying to do!

Where did you get the resistor from? This will be on a bike without CANbus, any other light options that won't require a resistor or extra tinkering?
Do I need dual intensity module? I just need headlights to stay on, no need for highbeam. For taillight to be running light, and brake. No signals.
 

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TUINCYN 4pcs 50W 8 ohm LED Load Resistors(DIY) LED Headlight Bulbs Error Canceller License Plate Lights Warning Canceller Turn Signal Lights Hyper Flash Capacitor Decoder Wire https://a.co/d/gO1Pmoa

This is the link to the resistors that I bought. I only used one for the rear brake/running light. It does get a little hot, so as a precaution, I zip-tied it on the outside of the sub frame (away from wires). Wired in parallel. Very easy.

Any rear led brake/running light should have a ground, running, and brake wire. No need for a separate module (if I understand u correctly). I did not use the brake wire (or the signal wires) in this particular strip light. Without the resistor, the running light does not respond to input (increase in voltage when brake applied). With the resistor, the running light functions as a running light (low voltage/constant on) and as a brake light (brighter/with input). I wish I could help you more, but I think by nature, those strip lights are dual intensity. Hence the brightness increase when the brake lever is pulled.

As far as the front LED strips, I am very pleased with them. If you look closely at my picture in the forum link, you will see that I have routed the wiring underneath the nose and Gorilla taped it to keep it from flopping around, then zip tied everything inside the nose to keep it tight, I also added a bit of clear silicone around the positaps and the front of the lights to keep them watertight and from peeling off. The beauty of these kind of lights is that you can cut them to size and reattach the end piece with a bit of silicone to keep it watertight. Keep in mind, these lights have no functional purpose other than making you visible to others. Everything is very cheap, light and easily replaced, I have not had to do that yet though.

I wish I could help more. All I can say is those are the products i used and with my limited knowledge it was quite easy to do.
 

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That's helpful. Thank you!
 
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