Just for interest .. maybe. The full coloured daytime running headlight idea was all the rage back in the 1990s.
Lots of guys had all kinds of 'lens covers' over the headlight unit .. my first Blade came in the Honda 'Rhubarb & Custard' paint-job, so a Purple headlight looked really good and everyone could see it more than well enough
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It lasted about a month .. regular Sunday morning bacon butty run from Brum up to Matlock Bath and back home up and over via the notorious Cat & Fiddle road .. and I got pulled over into a lay-by on my way into Matlock.
The nice Bike Policeman was having a not so very nice day: ''Engine and Helmet Off Now'' as soon as I'd put a foot down. Oh dear
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Then .. when he saw the bald head and white beard I get: ''Well, well .. now what do we have here Granddad''
(I'm thinking actually sonny it's Great Granddad X five) Needless to say he gave me and the Blade a good rapid once over, licence, insurance, road tax, tyres, number plate, exhaust can .. and so it went.
Visibly now getting very frustrated at not finding anything wrong .. he then went AWOL about the Purple Light. Warned me about having to leave the bike there and get it transported to an MOT station (The bike was maybe only six months old) and so on.
I dared to comment (note to self, silence is golden!) that at least he had seen me coming from well down the road .. but of course he was not interested by then.
I pulled the Purple Covers off (just Velcro tabs) and stuffed them down my jacket. Thankfully at this point his back up much older mate decided to get involved .. shook his head at me .. waved me on .. turned his back
and walked away.
I missed my bacon butty for a few Sunday mornings after that ..
Stay Safe Guys .. see and be seen .. but keep it legal
Polar Bear