If you’ve been around bikes for a while, there is a very strong possibility that the first LED indicators you ever saw were a pair of Kellermann’s.
We wondered how they could possibly be legal, at a time when the minimum sizes of lenses were published – and roundly ignored– but these came with E-marks so they must be. They were.
In hindsight, it’s amazing that they were because we hid them all over the place – where they would have the least impact on the clean lines of the bike, roundly ignoring VOSA’s SVA regulations, which were quite specific about where they could be – and it wasn’t unusual to follow a mate and be oblivious to them indicating because while they might have been bright enough, their conspicuity left a lot to be desired.
Not now.
Now you could possibly put one in front of the sun and still be able to tell when it’s flashing. And it doesn’t matter where on the bike it is mounted – unless you’re presenting a bike for its SVA: if it is flashing, you will see it. From any distance, at any angle.
And so, while these new Kellermann lights look very familiar, they’re quite different.
As Kellermanns go, they are actually quite big measuring 34.5mm from mount to tip – if you want small, look at the Atto range – but they are still discreet, not least because they’ve got smoked lenses. And that size means they can have clearly distinct, separate LEDs for the stop tail and indicators on the rear, or weapons grade indicators up front, hammering home the message that you’re turning.
Beautifully-made in robust, high quality metal housings – black only – they are secured by an M5 bolt and will require an electronic flasher unit, and are sold individually, and of course, you can run the turn signals on the back too, if you’re running a separate stop/tail.
