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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:37 AM
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I feel like I over drive my lights all the time and was looking at ether

http://www.trailtech.net/3152-SX.html
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http://www.trailtech.net/4212-SX.html

Do you guys think that the charging system could handle ether of these lights ones 13 watts ones 30 watts


thanx for the help

ps im gonna switch all the incendesent bulbs to led
 

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Old May 5, 2009 | 12:40 AM
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Yeh easy.
 
Old May 5, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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has anyone looked into removing the oem bulb and install a HID kit as a replacement? they take less power and give 2-3 times as much light.
 
Old May 5, 2009 | 12:53 AM
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I removed the oem bulb and replaced with a Silverstar and it made a huge difference for less than 30 bucks. Now it is way brighter and I have a wider illumination field. Arminio, take my bike for a ride and see if you still have this issue...
 
Old May 5, 2009 | 02:48 PM
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**HIJACK**

I'm not sure if it's a Japanese thing or not (wife's Civic Owner's Manual is the same) but the OM lists bulbs in wattage not the normal number that you would use at he parts store (like H1, H3, 9003 etc etc etc) What headlight bulb does our bike use? It LOOKS like an H4 but I wanna make sure before I plunk down the money on a bulb I don't need and rip the bike apart...
 
Old May 5, 2009 | 02:51 PM
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Wow I really like the handlebar mounted lights in that link above. It would be cool to have on a toggle for short burst needs.
 
Old May 5, 2009 | 03:00 PM
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Originally Posted by hercrigger
**hijack**

i'm not sure if it's a japanese thing or not (wife's civic owner's manual is the same) but the om lists bulbs in wattage not the normal number that you would use at he parts store (like h1, h3, 9003 etc etc etc) what headlight bulb does our bike use? It looks like an h4 but i wanna make sure before i plunk down the money on a bulb i don't need and rip the bike apart...
h4.:d
 

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Old May 5, 2009 | 11:37 PM
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I have 30 watt Halogens on my bike as auxillary lights. It handles the load fine. The only problem I have had is keeping the glass bezels from breaking from the roost of people in front of me.
 
Old May 6, 2009 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by donaldb
has anyone looked into removing the oem bulb and install a HID kit as a replacement? they take less power and give 2-3 times as much light.
I've tried it, but it didn't work out too well. Its a comprimse on low and high beams. But when I did get one of the beams aimed right, holy cr*p, the road just lit right up. But then I had a problem with it and switched to a Sliver Star Ultra H4 bulb

If you are planning on doing an HID conversion yourself. A few simple rules I would fortell. 1. Don't skip quality, get a kit thats designed for a motorcycle and not a car (like I did). 2. Expect a comprimse on the low/high beams (if the kit even offers a bi-xenon bulb). 3. Expect problems later on (if they do occur).

https://www.kawasakiforums.com/forum...ght=conversion

One problem I had is that there was a v-shape blind spot in the middle. Found out later, even with the correct bulb, that v-blind is still there. Correction is to adjust the beam angle or shorten the HID bulb lo/hi telescoping travel.
 
Old May 6, 2009 | 12:52 AM
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I have a 6k hid kit installed on my bike. It lights up everything! The only downside to it is, I don't have any high beam. But then I don't need high beam cuz it's so bright! Another downside is that, if my low beam fails, I wont have any head light at all. You can get a dual filament hid kit for a little bit more!
 
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