Patent ID: RE39417

Claim:
An external illumination device disposed underneath a gasoline tank of a motorcycle or a hollow body shell disposed where a conventional motorcycle gasoline tank is normally disposed, to provide light to an adjacent side and front ground area to help aid in the visibility of the motorcycle while also improving the visibility of the surroundings to a motorcyclist while he or she is riding the motorcycle, the gasoline tank or shell having a bottom surface portion, said external illumination device comprising: a body member having an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface of said body member provided with a reflective member, the outer surface of said body member attached to a bottom surface of said motorcycle gasoline tank; and an illumination member operatively connected to said body member; said illumination member provides light which is reflected by the reflective member and illuminating the adjacent side and front ground area around the motorcycle while improving the visibility of the surrounding to the motorcyclist.