Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

[Shaktiv3]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Guys, Anyone using the Osram Cool blue hyper bulbs? are they are better than the duke stock bulbs?

[shrey1992]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Do HID bulbs also come in yellow beam throw.
I dont like white light very much also winters are coming and it cant cut through fog as much as yellow beam.
A link to buy one would be helpful.

[bobisbacktorock]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Do HID bulbs also come in yellow beam throw.
I dont like white light very much also winters are coming and it cant cut through fog as much as yellow beam.
A link to buy one would be helpful.

Yes they do!


4300 Kelvin HIDs are yellowish in color and have higher lumen values than 6000k or 8000k.

For layman, a whiter light is brighter but in reality, yellowish HIDs are brighter.

[major123]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Any one has hid auxiliary lights on Motarcycle

[chats]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

I got the LED's a couple of weeks ago, but only got around to installing them today. I also got the electrician to connect a cable for powering the tyre inflater I bought, and we had a slight mishap there. I asked him to connect the wire directly to the battery, and while testing, the connector touched the bikes body, and the wire melted. Everything seems fine now, he's got the connectors insulated, and there's an off switch and a fuse before the tyre inflater connection. We tested it, it's running okay, but as I'm sitting here typing this, I'm still a little nervous.

Anyway, I digress.
The electrician did a really good job of wiring the lights. He opened the tank and side panels, pulled the wire through, wrapped the entire length of the cable in electric tape, and installed the cutout securely.
I'd ordered a handlebar switch along with the LED's and it blends in very well with the other switches on the handlebar. I wonder how it'll handle the rain though.
I also got a separate switch fixed, out of sight, near the horns under the front fairing to control one light.
These lights change mode every time they're powered on, from high, low to flashing. But according to online reports they go out of sync and you'll end up having one on high and the other flashing. And in the short while I used them, powering them on 15-20 times, they went out of sync more than once. The second switch came in pretty handy then.

The lights themselves didn't seem very bright or blinding when I first powered them on. I was a bit disappointed in the shop while testing them. However, on the road, in the dark, they do light up the street. And even though they're spot lights, they have a reasonably wide spread. I turned the headlight off, and kept these on, and didn't notice any difference in brightness, but the difference was immediately apparent when I turned off the LED's and ran only the stock headlight.

I downloaded a light meter to check the brightness, and it reported about 700 lumens for the main headlight from a foot away, and about 250 lumens at about 15 feet.
For these LED's it was about 3600 lumens per light at a foot away, and about 2700 lumens at about 15 feet.
The main headlight is supposed to disperse light over a large area, and the spots are supposed to be more focused, which explains the difference in brightness at a distance. But there's no denying the fact that these lights are bright, and make a sizable difference to nighttime illumination.

I've got the lights aimed downward so that they don't affect incoming traffic, and IMO they don't. But I'll need to ask another driver if he can see when I come straight at him to be sure.

[k.sagar]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

I got the LED's a couple of weeks ago, but only got around to installing them today. I also got the electrician to connect a cable for powering the tyre inflater I bought, and we had a slight mishap there. I asked him to connect the wire directly to the battery, and while testing, the connector touched the bikes body, and the wire melted. Everything seems fine now, he's got the connectors insulated, and there's an off switch and a fuse before the tyre inflater connection. We tested it, it's running okay, but as I'm sitting here typing this, I'm still a little nervous.

Anyway, I digress.
The electrician did a really good job of wiring the lights. He opened the tank and side panels, pulled the wire through, wrapped the entire length of the cable in electric tape, and installed the cutout securely.
I'd ordered a handlebar switch along with the LED's and it blends in very well with the other switches on the handlebar. I wonder how it'll handle the rain though.
I also got a separate switch fixed, out of sight, near the horns under the front fairing to control one light.
These lights change mode every time they're powered on, from high, low to flashing. But according to online reports they go out of sync and you'll end up having one on high and the other flashing. And in the short while I used them, powering them on 15-20 times, they went out of sync more than once. The second switch came in pretty handy then.

The lights themselves didn't seem very bright or blinding when I first powered them on. I was a bit disappointed in the shop while testing them. However, on the road, in the dark, they do light up the street. And even though they're spot lights, they have a reasonably wide spread. I turned the headlight off, and kept these on, and didn't notice any difference in brightness, but the difference was immediately apparent when I turned off the LED's and ran only the stock headlight.

I downloaded a light meter to check the brightness, and it reported about 700 lumens for the main headlight from a foot away, and about 250 lumens at about 15 feet.
For these LED's it was about 3600 lumens per light at a foot away, and about 2700 lumens at about 15 feet.
The main headlight is supposed to disperse light over a large area, and the spots are supposed to be more focused, which explains the difference in brightness at a distance. But there's no denying the fact that these lights are bright, and make a sizable difference to nighttime illumination.

I've got the lights aimed downward so that they don't affect incoming traffic, and IMO they don't. But I'll need to ask another driver if he can see when I come straight at him to be sure.

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Can you share the details about your led light model and cost per piece and from where you bought it , with few pics of lights

[chats]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Can you share the details about your led light model and cost per piece and from where you bought it , with few pics of lights

Auxiliary FOG Lamp FOR ALL Bikes U5 15W US Cree LED Projector Lens Spot Beam | eBay

[chats]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Can you share the details about your led light model and cost per piece and from where you bought it , with few pics of lights

This is an unboxing video. I'll try and shoot one of the lights in action and upload that as well.
<a href="https://youtu.be/Ux4fap1xprw" target="_blank">

[shrey1992]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

I also bought those same LED fog lamps from Golden Bikes, Karol Bagh, Delhi for ₹1500 a pair. Their light output is pretty good. In the city, it eliminates the use of headlight.

[Harisankar]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Hi guys,

I am looking for cool ice blue colour LED for pilot lamps on my cbr250r. I want decently bright leds not too much. stock bulb is 5W. I found 3W and 7W leds from DX.COM. I would like to know 3W(140lumens) LED will good enough to make much brighter light or 7W(250 lumens)needed? Will there be any issue by using 7W LED when stock bulb runs on 5W?

T10 / 194 / 168 / W5W 3W 140lm 1-COB LED Ice Blue Car Side Light / Clearance / Reading lamp - (12V) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

T10 / 194 / W5W 7W 250lm LED Ice Blue Car Clearance Lamp / Side Light / Headlamp - (12V) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

[Jon Niranjan Paul]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Hi guys,

I am looking for cool ice blue colour LED for pilot lamps on my cbr250r. I want decently bright leds not too much. stock bulb is 5W. I found 3W and 7W leds from DX.COM. I would like to know 3W(140lumens) LED will good enough to make much brighter light or 7W(250 lumens)needed? Will there be any issue by using 7W LED when stock bulb runs on 5W?

T10 / 194 / 168 / W5W 3W 140lm 1-COB LED Ice Blue Car Side Light / Clearance / Reading lamp - (12V) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

T10 / 194 / W5W 7W 250lm LED Ice Blue Car Clearance Lamp / Side Light / Headlamp - (12V) - Free Shipping - DealExtreme

Check out powerbulbs.com I picked up white pilot lamps from there. Free shipping to india.

[Harisankar]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Check out powerbulbs.com I picked up white pilot lamps from there. Free shipping to india.

Yes. Genuine Philips and Osram T10 LEDs available for pilot lamps @ powerbulbs.com. Thats where I ordered extreme vision plus head lamp. But I feel T10 LEDs are too costly. a Pair cost around Rs 1300 after discount.

[Above_All]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

If anyone going for LED Headlight Bulb then go for 6in1 led Bulb. Recently purchased them, there performance is really good. Dipper is 12 watt & upper is 24 watt , Upper is way more powerful.

[shrey1992]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

If anyone going for LED Headlight Bulb then go for 6in1 led Bulb. Recently purchased them, there performance is really good. Dipper is 12 watt & upper is 24 watt , Upper is way more powerful. [/URL]

Where did you purchase them from? For how much?

Please post some pics of the beam throw

[Above_All]

Re: Let there be Light : Bike Lighting, HID etc

Where did you purchase them from? For how much?

Please post some pics of the beam throw

Purchased offline in quantity so got at good price.