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Title: thinking about buying this headlight
Post by: anoopb on March 11, 2014, 10:16:01 AM
it's getting close to riding time!!! :)

i'm so psyched.

so i'm contemplating buying this headlight.

wondering if anyone has any experience with something similar or any words of advice on this particular light?

i'm fairly handy with small projects like this so i don't think it would be an issue.

also, i've got a headlight fairing on my GS. Wondering if that will pose a problem.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Clear-Headlight-For-Suzuki-GS-500-E-89-08-GSX-1200-98-02-1400-01-07-750-98-03-/141216550901?pt=Motorcycles_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20e1298ff5&vxp=mtr

thanks as always!
Title: Re: thinking about buying this headlight
Post by: fetor56 on March 11, 2014, 12:17:13 PM
Reflector is NOT as good as genuine Suzuki headlght(and that's not saying much).......Chinese clone gives a less defined/more disbursed pattern.
Looks good but that's about it.
Title: Re: thinking about buying this headlight
Post by: anoopb on March 11, 2014, 12:45:17 PM
any other alternatives that would give better light dispersion? i'm not too worried because i ride in the city mostly but i would like to be seen as much as possible.

i'm desperate for attention :)
Title: Re: thinking about buying this headlight
Post by: Blueknyt on March 11, 2014, 06:01:14 PM
a pair of projector beam foglights work well, mount both with one wired to high beam aimed just a couple degrees higher.   I had 2 different kinds, one was a shorter wider reflector focal point (lowbeam) the light was wide but didnt reach far. the other was a narrower beam that i used as highbeam reach farther ahead.
Title: Re: thinking about buying this headlight
Post by: Big Red Head on March 11, 2014, 06:10:04 PM
I am liking what Blueknyt described. Going to look into it. I have seen addidasguy's mounted low on his front forks. Should help to be seen for sure.

Any issue with tapping into high beam circuit?
Title: Re: thinking about buying this headlight
Post by: afx500 on March 11, 2014, 08:49:42 PM
http://pantablo500.tripod.com/id49.html

Good little bit on getting a clear headlight from a SV650, bandit ,or honda 919 with instructions. Hope this helps somewhat.
Title: Re: thinking about buying this headlight
Post by: Blueknyt on March 12, 2014, 07:42:07 PM
Quote from: Big Red Head on March 11, 2014, 06:10:04 PM
I am liking what Blueknyt described. Going to look into it. I have seen addidasguy's mounted low on his front forks. Should help to be seen for sure.

Any issue with tapping into high beam circuit?
on the headlight plug there are 3 wires, lowbeam, ground, highbeam.  tie in both grounds, one to low beam, one to high beam

I would like to add, i used spade crimp connectors and just pluged the wires into the headlilght socket plug. this way i didnt have to cut wires or modify the stock plug