opps, my bad! 

No prob, Bob!

I noticed Autolumination has Surface Mounted Led 194 bulbs available now. These produce the most light right? 

http://autolumination.com/194.htm

Here's a pic.




Would these be the best to get or can't they handle the heat generated by the F models headlamp?
I notice other leds on that page have heatsinks to allow 'constant on' usage.

i have been useing the leds like the ones my dash takes in my truck not very bright but great at night when parked on the side of the road up in the mountains

NOT very bright? So why are they great? Less draining of the battery?


The led I posted is supposed to be very bright. Only wish I could find a seller of them here in Australia. The postage from the US is more than the bulb.

most dash lights arent that bright. and thats what i used.

Alright I took my stock 2005 GS500F light out to have a look at its size.

Firstly it has printed on it 12V5W  W5W

so its a 12 volt, 5 watt , size 5W5


the bulb diameter is aprox 10mm

now the limiting factor is the hole in the headlight reflector and it can accommodate a bulb with a diameter upto 13mm.


Now the hunt begins!

i wonder how hard it would be to convert it to h4 and then get a hid kit hell even a H3 would work better i think

Well it sucks being in Australia. Our lack of 'cost effective' choice means I had to compromise on some of my order.

I have ordered 194 Refractor 5 LED (Xenon White) Wedge Bulb for my Parking Light and for my Speedo and Tacho.

It features one high intensity (circuit board type) led facing forward and 4 normal leds shining sideways to spread the light out. This should ensure the Parking light reflector fully lights up. Should also work well for the gauges. The maximum diameter of the bulb is 13mm.

Surely these will be brighter than the current bulb and will use a lot less power.




For my idiot lights I have gone with 4 white leds (you just can't easily (cheaply) get coloured leds down here!!!). Not sure if they are non polarised so I might have to leave the blinker light!

These leds are T5  3 Power LED (Xenon White) Dash Wedge Bulb. They feature 3 circuit board type leds. They should work fine but I would have preferred the coloured ones. Why did the 2004/05/06/07 have to have smaller bulbs for its idiot lights? 

I have found that my front parking light dims if it doesn't make proper contact with the bulb socket.

Problem is the LED moves around after riding on bumpy roads.

I have tried a few different methods of trying to keep the bulb more firmly in the socket.

At the moment what is working is, I bent the contact wires of the led sideways so it runs around the edge of the LED's wedge (does that make sense?)



Any how I'd still love for my LED Front Positioning light to be even brighter!!! Hmmm, wonder what other types of LED I could try 

I replaced my headlight as well with a true blue and I had the same problem so I just disconnected it. I left the bulb in there just removed one of the leads so it wouldn't work.

I just upgraded my front parking light led with a newer brighter one. Got it on Ebay for $10 AUS  + P&H $2.50 AUS

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Brand new brightest Refractor 5-High Power LED 168/194/T10/W5W Wedge bulb (Xenon White)
It uses high intensity LED, of which one Power LED shining in forward direction, and four Power LEDs shining sideway.
Compared with filament bulbs, it has no heat output and extremely low power consumption. It works at 12V.

I tell you, these Surface Mounted LED's are more than twice as bright as my old LED light (see above)]


Visibility with a capital V 

I finally took a photo of my new surface mounted front parking light LEDs 




So first a pic of my old #194 traditional LED's





now a pic of my new #194 surface mounted LED's







Though the pictures never do this kind of thing full justice you can still see they are remarkably brighter.

Now go get them!!!

how legal are the color changing LEDs, and i am looking on ebay for the 194 LED superbright, but there is freaking 1400 of them, any recommendations on the number of leds or their positions?

Nas

Rules vary in each country and even state.

In Australia they are illegal.

I have gone back to my standard incandescent 5watt globe for my front parking light.

As the headlight and parking light share the same enclosure, no LED I have tried is capable of withstanding the high temperatures (generated by the headlight) inside the  headlight housing.

I have burnt out 2 different types of LED each twice

What is the name of/where did you get the red light bar that's above the license plate?  I like how it's designed, good for when people don't see your taillight brighten.  I also noticed the Mass plate, where in Mass are you?

I currently have the blue led in the parking light position, and i replaced the gauge lights with blue as well, looks really sweet at night. i think im going to take some leds and wire them either to the underside of the tail, or inside the rear footrest and hook them up for my blinkers, and take my flush mounts off. ive actually thought about putting some LED/neons on the inside of the bike, but if i do im going to take my time and make sure it doesnt turn out all shitty.

How long have you had your front parking led in place?

I have yet to find one that lasts longer than 6 months

um.. its been in there probably 2-3 months, bike is sitting in the barn winterized as of right now. but the LED I bought only cost like a buck. so it doesnt really matter to me if it burns out. HAs anyone here put in any custom turn signals? i have some aftermarket signals, and im looking to take them off, and put in some leds for my turn signals, not sure where to put them yet. I thought maybe do to lines (small little bulbs) on the underside of the tail, or even install them on the rear footpegs, and wire them to the signals. Im trying to get some turn signals that are barely noticable until they are flashing