Re: Headlight Upgrade

Guest Fri Apr 11, 2014 10:39 am

Mad Frosty wrote:C'mon send some piccies from night action

Guest Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:04 pm

I just installed a 24w 6 LED light in mine, but haven't tried it out yet. I think it may require a visor to keep the glare from oncoming traffic? It seems much brighter than the 55w halogen.

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Guest Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:00 pm

PeteN95 wrote:I just installed a 24w 6 LED light in mine, but haven't tried it out yet. I think it may require a visor to keep the glare from oncoming traffic? It seems much brighter than the 55w halogen.

No idea about how bad is the glaring from these LED's , best to test it before you take it on the road as blinding the oncoming traffic can backfire at ya painful

Guest Fri May 02, 2014 10:47 pm

Here it is installed. Still haven't ridden in the dark, but now issues in daylight.

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Guest Sun May 04, 2014 12:45 am

Yes exactly what you need for daytime riding , set of nice LED's , coz there is no way that the 55w h4 would cut it especialy if it gets little cloudy asking for it

Guest Tue May 06, 2014 10:33 pm

Funny stuff, Frosty!? But the main reason I did it was to reduce the amp draw, so I can run my electric heated gear! listen up

Guest Tue May 06, 2014 11:07 pm

Guest Sun Jun 18, 2017 9:07 am

PeteN95 wrote:I just installed a 24w 6 LED light in mine, but haven't tried it out yet. I think it may require a visor to keep the glare from oncoming traffic? It seems much brighter than the 55w halogen.

OK, I am confused. There are two of you that have installed these kind of lights.. But these are LED right? that means DC voltage? I thought the stock stator is only AC?
How are you guys doing this please?
Thanks

Mauser Sun Jun 18, 2017 9:56 pm

All staters produce AC but after that some versions namely U.K./Europe and rest of the world have a rectifier behind headlight to give DC. North American versions are simpler and just have regulator and that's it listen up

Guest Sun Jun 18, 2017 10:18 pm

Mauser wrote:All staters produce AC but after that some versions namely U.K./Europe and rest of the world have a rectifier behind headlight to give DC. North American versions are simpler and just have regulator and that's it

Hey thank you for that. I am still confused. So the UK versions have a rectifier which changes the current to dc. But the Americans have just a regulator? What does it regulate and how would I go about installing a few of these leds? I am thinking I would get one 36 watt and one 18watt so 54 watts total.. I am thinking the bigger one (12 leds) as a "flood" and the smaller (6 leds) for a spot? Or should I go the other way around?
I see people putting 55 watt bulbs in running the stock stator. So these two lights should work right?
Thanks again for the info.
Blind

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