Be seen and boost your vision with the best motorcycle spotlights for maximum visibility

The benefits of adding riding or auxiliary spotlights to your bike are mainly two-fold. First, the additional lights will help you to see better at night, depending on where you position them on the bike. The second benefit is just as, if not more, important – you will be far more visible to other road users.

By using the spotlights as ‘Daylight Running Lights’ (DRLs) others will be more aware of your presence and hence, you should be safer. Similar to what we discussed about uprated headlight bulbs.

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Lights can either be mounted high up alongside the headlight for straightforward illumination, or lower down so that they illuminate the road closer to the bike or to the sides of the road. This can be particularly useful for rural roads where you never know where the next pothole is, or what’s lurking on the side.

Lower mounted lights can also be useful in foggy conditions as, just like on cars, they illuminate the road beneath the rider’s eyeline and don’t ‘white out’ the fog, which decreases vision. Here is a selection of spotlights to help light your way on a dark night.

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How MCN tests products

At MCN, each of our writers has an in-depth understanding of the needs of bikers… because we are one. We regularly test and review all motorcycle kit and accessories. We don’t test our kit to destruction; we use it exactly how you do, in the real world and in all conditions. That means we can deliver impartial buying advice you can rely on.

If you can’t see a review against the motorcycle spotlights on this page, it’s because we haven’t personally tested them yet. We’ve included them because we think they would be useful for our audience based on their specs and features, and based on recommendations from other bikers and our own research. Rest assured, though, we will be bringing you reviews as they’ve been tried and tested by our team.

To find out more, head to our dedicated page explaining how we test motorcycle products.

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