We all know the story. You are riding home well after dark because you diddled around way too long after lunch and now wish you were home. You lean into a bit of a turn in the road and your headlight doesn’t track where you are going. Depending on the corner, you might have trouble even seeing the centerline at your apex. I immediately start thinking of all the furry creatures that might be in the darkness ahead.
There is hope for some of us. JW Speaker has introduced a new headlight that puts light into the direction of your lean angle as you corner, model number 8790. It’s a simple system that uses LED lenses built into the light that adds lighting as your bike leans over, and it works on low beams!
The system is a simple replacement bucket that fits a 7 inch headlight (a very standard round headlight size) and is a simple do it yourself product. The downside? Price and availability. MSRP is around $800 and the JW Speaker website doesn’t list it as available yet.
Price for the JW Speaker premium headlight to fit a 7 inch socket is $267 right now on Amazon so the $800 for the 8790 clearly makes it a premium upgrade. It could provide a lot of peace-of-mind if you can imagine a deer or elk or burrow crossing the road.
You can read the entire article announcing this new product right here on GizMag. Even if you don’t have a bike with a 7” headlight, the article is very entertaining.