sorry for the late comments, I'm rejoining the biking scene after a long time.






(1) Probable culprit is Battery. Does it Flickr even when you are above 4K RPM?

(2) If the high beam is not aligned properly, it can be manually adjusted after opening the front fairing.

(3) I'm also using Raylux HID, have seen Philips as well, they do dim after a certain time. Best is used to replace the bulbs later on.

(4) Both Slim and normal ballast actually works same for the end user. As far as luminosity is concerned, I hardly find much difference between 55 and 35W HIDs. That's why always prefer to use the 35W one, easy availability of spares as well.

Your bike is a machines, new or old! If you have the confidence go ahead and do the mod.



Thanks! Now preparing for modding my yet to come 200!

Hey Rahul after a long time bro..

I've been thinking of using HID on my 220 too... but only want the HID on Hi-beam, without switching the pilot lamps to LED. I heard that over time the reflector of the Hi-beam will get messed up with HID cause of the heat, is this true?

Do we get HID that are like a single dedicated hi-beam HID? I have come across ones that have twin beam HID where the bulb filament moves back and forth for low and hi-beam. Also which is the best place to install the ballast on P220F?

Thanks for making it clear.... H7 Single beam HID, will do a search for it. Will the pass light work? I am currently using a deltran battery tender which i plug into the bike each night. It keeps the battery in check 12.8V then goes into trickle charge once the optimum level is reached. Hope this will take care of my battery once i install my HID.

will it work on stock bulb on high beam??

Most of us are not satisfied with the level of illumination our bikes provide. For some few, who possess a Pulsar 220, the headlight is really good, and most of them are satisfied with it.

But for the lot, which includes me, there nothing know as enough light! Even before buying my 220, I had thought of using both the beams together, and finally, I have successfully tried and tested, such setup.

The usage idea is simple. The low beam works as a single beam, but when switchover to high beam, my low beam remains on, along with the high beam. (With a toggle switch to go back to stock setup)

The modification makes use of a relay, because the 220’s BCU does not simply allow both the bulbs to work, simply by shorting the two. Still, the mod is simple, and is fully reversible and does not need any kind of wire cutting, hence no problem with warranty with the bike or HID. The BCU is not all bad, as it automatically switches of the light in case of overload or severe battery drain.

This mod applies only to HIDs. As combined load of 2 HIDs is just 70W. We need to replace the Pilot Bulbs to LEDs saving 10W. So in stock mod our bulb setup consumes 2X5=10W + 55W = 65W. Where’s as twin HID’s consume 35W X 2 = 70W.


Setup is simple. The (+)Ve of the Low beam Bulb, goes to the relay at A. When the Low beam is selected the relay is not activated and low beam completes the circuit through point B and goes to the socket of Low Beam. When the High Beam is selected, the High Beam glows as well as the Relay get activated, and hence the low beam completes the circuit at C, and the low beam gets power through High Beam Socket. A Toggle switch, keeps the Relay deactivated even if high beam is selected.

So go ahead and have the best possible illumination on any Indian Stock Bike!

I have been testing it for last few days, and it does not affect the battery. In case of a problem with the relay, the bike simply returns to stock system (Single Beam HID not Halogen).

BTW my HID is Raylux (CAR) 35W x 2, 6000K bought for 7000/- Rs.