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Originally Posted by aesmith
If intending to fit higher power H4 bulbs it would be worth looking into fitting relays and a direct feed from the battery. Consider that in the standard circuit the current for the lights passes through the ignition switch, then to and from the start button on the right handlebar, then through the dip switch on the left, then finally to the lights.
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That is a fair point, two 60W bulbs are going to draw 5A each, so 10A, whereas two 100W bulbs will draw 16A. The wiring looks like it is about 1.0mm^2, so it would be on the margins. So, having thought about it, there would be no point fitting more powerful halogen bulbs. There is nothing much wrong with the standard ones.
As LEDs become cheaper (as they inevitably will) it may be worth converting to that type, one would expect the power consumption to be about 20% as much (allowing a bit for the little cooling fans they seem to have).
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