As a rider, I try to pay particular attention to how I perceive motorcycles when I'm driving a car. At night, anything other than two headlights moving like a car is confusing to me. I often mistake parked cars for motorcycles when one of their headlights is occluded by something. Even when I'm sure I'm looking at a motorcycle, it's extremely difficult to tell how far away it is and how fast it's going without that second headlight positioned a relatively standard distance apart.
I've concluded that headlights, or perhaps any "point" lights, are insufficient. I figure the best solution would be to light up the whole bike with LED underglow or something, so there's no mistaking what your looking at. Unfortunately that's illegal in my state. For now I've settled for a host of reflective decals, but I might go for green lights and risk a ticket instead of my life (as much).
I've concluded that headlights, or perhaps any "point" lights, are insufficient. I figure the best solution would be to light up the whole bike with LED underglow or something, so there's no mistaking what your looking at. Unfortunately that's illegal in my state. For now I've settled for a host of reflective decals, but I might go for green lights and risk a ticket instead of my life (as much).