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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
Xenon HID lighting
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<blockquote data-quote="vapide" data-source="post: 2296" data-attributes="member: 181"><p>You got to be careful because there are a lot of fake HID bulbs and kits on the market. The tip off is if they are too cheap or don't have a ballast - a true HID will always have a ballast, and is unlikely to cost much less than $100 (though prices are coming down steadily).</p><p></p><p>The problem with HIDs, for use on older MCs at least, is that its hard to get a low and high beam out of them, for machines which originally had a single high-low beam bulb. The kits tend to handle this by either using a halogen for the low beam, or some even have a little solenoid that moves the bulb up and down or in and out to approximate a low and high beam. All which would be hard to squeeze in a Miller shell!</p><p></p><p>If someone ever solves the hi-low problem, these would be terrific lights for older bikes, since a 10 or 20 watt bulb could give a totally adquate beam, and still run off an E3L with power to spare.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="vapide, post: 2296, member: 181"] You got to be careful because there are a lot of fake HID bulbs and kits on the market. The tip off is if they are too cheap or don't have a ballast - a true HID will always have a ballast, and is unlikely to cost much less than $100 (though prices are coming down steadily). The problem with HIDs, for use on older MCs at least, is that its hard to get a low and high beam out of them, for machines which originally had a single high-low beam bulb. The kits tend to handle this by either using a halogen for the low beam, or some even have a little solenoid that moves the bulb up and down or in and out to approximate a low and high beam. All which would be hard to squeeze in a Miller shell! If someone ever solves the hi-low problem, these would be terrific lights for older bikes, since a 10 or 20 watt bulb could give a totally adquate beam, and still run off an E3L with power to spare. [/QUOTE]
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