NiteRider Brings Cycling Light Tech to Powersports at SEMA

NiteRider Technical Lighting used SEMA 2026 to introduce a powersports lighting range built on the self-contained Lumina helmet platform, extending the company's cycling lighting work into off-road riding. A maker of cycling lights since 1991, NiteRider launched the powersports line roughly a month before the show, with founder Tom developing the dedicated motorsports products over the past year.

The new line uses a housing molded from a nylon poly fiber material, the same type used in the automotive industry for engine covers. NiteRider says the material resists expansion and contraction across the temperature swings faced by snowmobile, motorcycle, and desert riders, reducing the risk of seals breaking and allowing moisture or dirt to enter. The housings carry an IP66 rating covering high-speed dirt, wind, and water. The company describes the material as an evolution that began on its cycling products, where the poly nylon fiber body has been in use for a little over a year.

The Lumina helmet lineup

The self-contained Lumina helmet lights span a range from a compact single unit to a heavier pro model. According to NiteRider, visitors gravitated most toward a lightweight single small enough to fit under a helmet visor. Output on that smallest unit is modest by design: in dust or moon dust, more light is not always better, because too much output blooms out and washes out what the rider is trying to see. Many riders run a middle setting and get long runtime from it.

NiteRider's 2027 Powersports Collection reference sheet details two of the Lumina helmet lights. The Lumina Boost-Moto 1250 is described as a versatile self-contained helmet light that keeps the battery inside the unit, eliminating any separate pack or cable to route. Its specifications include:

• Maximum output: 1,250 lumens (Boost)

• Weight: 174 g

• Battery: integrated 3.7 V / 2,600 mAh / 9.62 Wh lithium-ion

• USB-C rechargeable

• IP66 rated

• Collimator optics

• Steady runtimes: Boost 1:00 hrs / 1,250 lm; High 1:30 hrs / 850 lm; Medium 3:30 hrs / 380 lm; Low 6:00 hrs / 250 lm

• Additional modes: Pulse Flash 10:30 hrs / 850 lm; Fast Flash 6:00 hrs / 850 lm; Walk 21:00 hrs / 65 lm

• Lumina Stick-On Mount included

The larger Lumina Dual-Moto 2000 uses a dual-LED design that NiteRider says creates a wider field of usable light and helps riders read changing terrain earlier, positioning it as the choice for riders moving into more technical trail. Its specifications include:

• Maximum output: 2,000 lumens

• Dual-LED architecture

• Weight: 237 g

• Battery: integrated 3.7 V / 6,000 mAh / 22.2 Wh lithium-ion

• USB-C rechargeable

• IP66 rated

• Collimator optics

• Steady runtimes: Boost 1:00 hrs / 2,000 lm; High 2:30 hrs / 1,800 lm; Medium 4:30 hrs / 950 lm; Low 8:30 hrs / 575 lm

• Additional modes: Pulse Flash 9:45 hrs / 1,800 lm; Fast Flash 17:30 hrs / 1,900 lm; Walk 21:30 hrs / 150 lm

• Lumina Stick-On Mount included

USB-C charging takes a unit from empty to full in just under an hour, and any charging brick works. The dual model uses larger cells than the single and is programmed to run a long time.

Baja roots and vehicle lights

NiteRider has sponsored Baja races for more than 25 years, running external battery setups for racers that deliver as much as 23 and a half hours of runtime. The company builds blue tail lights to meet SCORE racing series requirements; the series mandates a blue light on the back of its riders because some colorblind people cannot distinguish red flashing lights in the floating dust. The weekend-oriented self-contained systems grew out of requests from riders who wanted something built for them outside of full Baja racing.

For vehicle mounting, NiteRider showed external lights that run off the vehicle battery, a 9,000-lumen unit and a 4,000-lumen setup. These lights can be adjusted and shimmed to fit different bar diameters, with the kit including four sets of shims to suit engine guards and roll cage bars.

Mounts and accessories

A helmet light ships with a single mount in the box. The stick-on mount runs about $15, and NiteRider's most expensive accessory is a bicycle seat-rail mount at $39. Riders who prefer a ventilated helmet can use a strap instead of a sticker for easier swapping between helmets. A magnetic version lets riders pull a headlight off and stick it to a toolbox or truck overhead, and a handheld unit includes a rear clip for a red flashing tail light.

Interest at the show ran strongest toward the fiber body upgrades and the vehicle-mounted lights.