Quote from: Old man on April 13, 2007, 02:44:23 AM
Hi all,

The NARVA PLUS 50 is definately better than the standard GS globe, Low beam is much better, it gives a better coverage of light and is brighter, the High beam doesnt 'seem' to be brighter, but the beam is narrower and throws further so it gives you more of whats coming earlier which is what i wanted, all in all for $17.00aus its a cheap and effective upgrade.
As i do around 800kms a week the globe will get a good work out and I will post if and when the globe carks it, I will also post when i get to use the lights in fog/low cloud.

Cheers Old Man

The "narrower" high beam is prolly just in your head.  What makes the beam "travel" is the reflectors in the headlight housing, not the bulb itself.

The filament can make a difference. A smaller filament should be able to be focused better and throw a tighter beam than a large filament

QuoteThe filament can make a difference. A smaller filament should be able to be focused better and throw a tighter beam than a large filament

Thats about right, the blurb off the pack states: "the globe uses a more tightly wound filament thats brighter and more precisely focused".
Sounds about what i see!

Old man.

Guys if your serious; 2 people could just go in on an hid kit from here for $155 shipped
http://www.xenoneyes.com/
Or here for 125 shipped
http://www.club3g.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83991

Since I have a kit on my car, I cant be happier. Just a suggestion...

I have used H4 Rallye Bulbs 100/130w on my car with nice success... bright as day on high beams.
I was considering doing the same thign (required relaying the headlight to battery for propery light dispersal)

but being a jeep guy too , I noticed these 60/80w http://www.quadratec.com/products/97018_203.htm
any thoughs ?

Patrick

Quote from: average on April 19, 2007, 05:55:14 PM
Or here for 125 shipped
http://www.club3g.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83991

This is a good deal.  I might get this for my R6...  3000K temp.

Quote from: annguyen1981 on April 20, 2007, 05:11:02 PM

Quote from: average on April 19, 2007, 05:55:14 PM
Or here for 125 shipped
http://www.club3g.com/forum/showthread.php?t=83991

This is a good deal.  I might get this for my R6...  3000K temp.

Ann, why would you go 3k when you could go 4.3k and light up the rode so much better?

It's *AN*



Anyway...  I've done a LOT of trial and error and research...  3000K delivers more Lumens then 4300K...

It seems the lower the color temp (measured in K's, whatever that stands for...) the higher the Lumens (measured in Lumens).

I have a Lockhart Phillips 3000K bulb for my GS500f, and during night rides, I was VERY comfortable with the amount of light that baby was projecting.  More than half my riding is done at night...  So therefore, I'd be better off with the 3000K kit.

BUT, during the daytime, that 3000K bulb was VERY visible to other drivers.  I felt safe during the day too.

True..but that low in kelms the color is more yellow/amber and I would prefer it more white. its all in what you like. Atleast you didnt try to tell me that the 12k kit was brighter than the 6k kit 

Quote from: average on April 20, 2007, 08:55:30 PM
Atleast you didnt try to tell me that the 12k kit was brighter than the 6k kit 

But it IS!!!

Alright, I am very interested in this kit, I am still wondering if 3000k is bettet han 4300k, (see below and note how much closer to the objective of the camera the 3000K is compared to the 4300K..humm) I have read a lot of cycle magazine/web site and alot mention that a yellow light will actually be more usefull in darker nights (country roads which I ride) and foggy condittions (which I have as well bein rural texas), but I need  distance light more than foggy condition lights, so I am a little "torn" on which one to get.

My only experience with light changes where on my car and I used 130w/100w relayed Rallye H4's, which produced (after changing all 4 headlights, lit up the road on high beams about 1 mile down the road (grin)....

mydepot.com Product  provided by seller http://www.mydepots.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=180
indicates 2 HID Bulbs and ballast, but does the GS500 use 2 H4's ? or only one ?

oh yeah chart of light dispersal/color of the HID kit (which is looking really good now)




Also anyone think it is worth the extra 50$ for Bi-Xenon ? (see below the difference in product on H4-2 and H4-Bi (bi-xenon is One bulb that switches between low/high (no turn off) where the H4-2 is actually an HID + regular high H4 bulb.

As per mydepot.com "With H4-2, you get HID in low beam and halogen in hi beam, With H4-Bixenon, you get HID in both hi and low beams."

H4-2 seen below


H4-Bixenon below

The brightest stock wattage bulbs would have to be Philips X-treme Power 80+ globes.

They are an un-believable upgrade in brightness and safety. 

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=35936.0

For riders with the F model, check out this thread for information on LED's to replace the front parking light. Some options are much more brighter than the stock globe.

http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=24994.0

Silverstars are pretty good, suggestion, relay the headlight you will find it produces more "candle power" then letting 12 guage wire dictate how much power is permitted through, you will see at least 20-40% increase in visibility. its all about how much amperage/wattage a wire can let go through, relaying the switch wires, and main wire to headlight to become 10guage wire... and the flow of electron instead of flowing from battery through swuitch to light, the light ttriggers the relay, wich in turn connects the headlight to the battery directly.... POWER !!... of course if you have a bad/weak alternator....

Is it too much to ask for a diagram?  and details on what type of relay to use? 

I haven't tried them and don't have any relationship to them, but these guys have pre-built kits which look pretty nice. You could probably save a few buck building it yourself, but their prices seem pretty reasonable for the convenience factor.

http://easternbeaver.com/Main/Products/H4_Kits/h4_kits.html

If you were up to the task, you could easily get all the things you needed for under 10 bucks, $5 for a SPDT switch and then some for the thicker wire.  It would take a little more work, but would be pretty easy just the same (and a lot cheaper).  Maybe I'll do this sometime soon.