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12-04-05, 10:38 AM | #1 |
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Brighter Lights
I was out for a spin yasterday, and ended up down some very dark country roads, lost track of time and it got dark.
It was my first time driving it in non-urban areas at night, holy crap do the headlights suck ass, I couldnt see a thing compared to my last bikes lights. Can i put brighter bulbs into it?, irish country backroads are no joke at night, huge potholes, blind bends and unmarked roadworks arent uncommon, and unfortunately a lot of my mates live at the end of them so not driving on them isnt really an option. |
12-04-05, 11:53 AM | #2 |
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Hi.
yes...but what bike is it you have? Alternatively you could go the full whack and have something like these . Not the big ones on the top pic, scroll down a bit. hth.
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12-04-05, 12:18 PM | #3 |
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Not done to much riding at night, but I find the K3 lights ok (defo on back lanes as the light beam is not so spread)
.. you weren't wearing any tinted visor of any sort ..! |
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12-04-05, 12:48 PM | #5 |
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i changed my bulbs to osram silverstars on my SK3, and the lights are very good indeed. Also had a pillion last time i did dark back roads (last night) which improves things somewhat.
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12-04-05, 12:51 PM | #6 |
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i bought some xenon xtreme white bulbs for mine... much better IMO. Got them off ebay for about £13.50
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12-04-05, 01:14 PM | #7 |
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higher wattage bulbs will be brighter, but also generate more heat.
over time, the extra heat will make the housing brittle and disintigrate |
12-04-05, 01:18 PM | #8 |
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oops, its a 00 Sv650s, thanks for the info on the xenon bulbs
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12-04-05, 06:35 PM | #10 |
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It's not the heat which damages plastic light lenses, it's UV radiation, cheaper bulbs aren't so well UV shielded, this is what does the damage.
Don't buy unbranded bulbs - even of the standard wattage - always get one of the recognised brands.
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