A bike Headlight Question

Carlos1 · Post by **Carlos1** » Nov 14th, '06, 12:55

Hello there bikers,

I have just bought myself a Suzuki GS500 for commuting to university. However i am finding that most of my travel is at night in the dark and the headlights on the bike are Far from useful.

I hear that this is the Norm upon bikes, headlights are nothing like what you would get on a car.

my journey is mostly through country lanes and i rarely meet cars.

Are there any really nice headlights you can buy that really light up the road on full beam?
Also i have seen sort of add on lights that clip onto your forks that look useful.

Just wondering if anyone has any experiance with anything like this.
Thanks carl

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Nov 14th, '06, 12:59

If you have a spare £100, Ash is ordering some mega type of lights for everyones bikes. Zeon lights or summut like that.

PM Him if your interested

svr-ash · Post by **svr-ash** » Nov 14th, '06, 13:10

Yep, i'm doing a group buy for a twin set of Bi-xenon light kits

300% brighter
Bulbs last 10 times longer
Use less power (35w comparied to standard H4 55/60w)
Bi-xenon which means it works for both hi and dipped beam
Easy to fit 'plug and play' type system with a rely harness with a inline 20amp fuse

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£100

, usually £120 (£150 off ebay)

PM me for further details

technobear · Post by **technobear** » Nov 14th, '06, 23:46

How old is the bike? It may just need a new bulb. A 5 year old bulb will be giving about 75 - 80% of what a new one will give.

Funky · Post by **Funky** » Nov 15th, '06, 00:24

halfords are doing 'super brilliance' bulbs for £15 each at the mo, buy one get one free, i hear they're alright

Post by **TLS-Moose** » Nov 15th, '06, 00:32

But remember, a brighter bulb in a light with a cr*p beam pattern will just give brighter cr*p .....

You need to identify where the problem is ..... you might be better off with a different headlight rather than expensive bulbs

Funky · Post by **Funky** » Nov 15th, '06, 00:44

Or try fiddling with your headlight aim...

Jonny · Post by **Jonny** » Nov 15th, '06, 10:43

My old gsx550 had a naf headlight. Turned out that the reflective foil on the inside of the headlight was so old that it wasnt really doing its job any more. I put a larger bulb in it and that seems to have solved the problem.

I dont have any experiance with clip-on lights.