Headlight Maintance
06-22-2005 | 08:26 PM
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Headlight Maintance
Well this friday I will break the 10K mark on the shawk.
She has been real good to me.
It dawned on me tonight - after seeing a HD with 3 hearlights on it- that it is time to replace the headlight.
Anyone have suggestions? What is the largest wattage bulb that I can go up to - keeping in mind the shawks weak eletrical system?
She has been real good to me.
It dawned on me tonight - after seeing a HD with 3 hearlights on it- that it is time to replace the headlight.
Anyone have suggestions? What is the largest wattage bulb that I can go up to - keeping in mind the shawks weak eletrical system?
06-28-2005 | 11:42 PM
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sick and tierd of my candlestick headlight, i took a trip to my local auto zone, searched and found the H4ST bulb you mentioned but was discouraged by the price. after a bit of debating i bought it. damn am i glad i did! this thing has freakin' *****! good call jschmidt!
06-29-2005 | 10:19 AM
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Re: Headlight Maintance
+3 on silverstars.
Although not due to a headlight bulb, after frying on R/R and battery I personally shy away from anything super high wattage. If you do get one, make sure it still has a 55w low beam so you don't fry retinas of everyone in town; especially in the mirrors of the car in front of your at a stop.
Although not due to a headlight bulb, after frying on R/R and battery I personally shy away from anything super high wattage. If you do get one, make sure it still has a 55w low beam so you don't fry retinas of everyone in town; especially in the mirrors of the car in front of your at a stop.
06-29-2005 | 04:56 PM
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Re: Headlight Maintance
well the next day (today) after installing the headlight my gauges started going nuts, as a matter of fact my whole elctrical system freaked out. mostly only when i was at speed rather than just sitting still at a light. funny thing is, the whole ride home last night after i installed the bulb the elctrical system was fine. when i got home today i checked for loose wiring but could not find any. took the headlight off and took it for another ride and it seems to have stopped, not sure what the deal is. can a headlight cause this much havoc? or does this sound like a regulator?
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06-29-2005 | 08:07 PM
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The Silverstar is a great bulb. I had first tried on of the GE bright white bulbs, which is nothing more than a standard bulb tinted blue. The output actually seemed LESS than the original. When I bought my bike 1 1/5 years ago, it had a 100/55. This one made good light on high beam, but I was concerned about frying some electrical part. I was hesitant at first with buying the Silverstar, since the price was around $18.
I now have one on the old GS1000 as well. It really is that much better. Still not the brightest headlight around, due to the lens design or the ChickenHawk, but more than a satisfactory imorovement.
BTW... the ones I have were NOT marked "FOR MOTORCYCLE USE ONLY", they are just the Silverstar H4 sold at the local AutoZone.
I now have one on the old GS1000 as well. It really is that much better. Still not the brightest headlight around, due to the lens design or the ChickenHawk, but more than a satisfactory imorovement.
BTW... the ones I have were NOT marked "FOR MOTORCYCLE USE ONLY", they are just the Silverstar H4 sold at the local AutoZone.
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