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Retrofit HID

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  • 02-04-2020 4:17pm
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    Blanchy90
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭


    Has anyone retrofitted HIDs to their bike?

    I'm thinking about retrofitting HIDs to my 98 CBR 600. I want to do it properly and fit a projector lens so I'm not blinding oncoming traffic. I'm thinking about getting the parts on ebay.

    I've seen pics of it done on a CBR and it looks great.

    I might as well do work on the bike while were on lockdown haha
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsaagYfEyTnhg-r209RCbQ?sub_confirmation=1




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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,761 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Not a CBR, but I do know someone who did it on a GS.

    I know some one who did it on a Triumph 1050 triple as well.

    Complete waste of time. A big ball of white light that both blinds people and fails to light up the way at the same time - I didn't even think it was possible.

    So I have to ask; what's driving you to do this - do your at night a lot - and not including urban btw. ?

    Ode To The Motorist

    “And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, generates funds to the exchequer. You don't want to acknowledge that as truth because, deep down in places you don't talk about at the Green Party, you want me on that road, you need me on that road. We use words like freedom, enjoyment, sport and community. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent instilling those values in our families and loved ones. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the tax revenue and the very freedom to spend it that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you" and went on your way. Otherwise I suggest you pick up a bus pass and get the ********* ********* off the road” 



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    Mjolnir
    Registered Users Posts: 985 ✭✭✭Mjolnir


    Blanchy90 wrote: »
    Has anyone retrofitted HIDs to their bike?

    I'm thinking about retrofitting HIDs to my 98 CBR 600. I want to do it properly and fit a projector lens so I'm not blinding oncoming traffic. I'm thinking about getting the parts on ebay.

    I've seen pics of it done on a CBR and it looks great.

    I might as well do work on the bike while were on lockdown haha

    Just buy night eye leds, cost under €30 and plug and play, great light off them too.


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    Emmersonn
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,128 ✭✭✭Emmersonn


    I fitted one to my first Super Tenere 1200 around 2013 . I was lucky that I only fitted one and left the other headlamp original. As galwaytt said a big ball of light and of no use. Only for the other original headlight I could not see very far ahead. I changed it back to original after two weeks.


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    Blanchy90
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Blanchy90


    Thanks for your opinions

    I might just go for led instead.

    Main reasons for this are visibility to other road users (but don't want to blind anyone) and better lighting for the road. I do some trips on unlit country roads and after being caught out on my old SV650 with awful bulbs I don't want to be in that situation again.

    There are plenty of unlit roads around my area and I probably wouldn't have looked at upgrading the headlight until after the summer but now is a good time to get any work done on the bike
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsaagYfEyTnhg-r209RCbQ?sub_confirmation=1




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    listermint
    Registered Users Posts: 33,614 ✭✭✭✭listermint


    Changed my DL to nightbreakers few years ago never looked back. The throw and direction is excellent.


    Bulbs work wonders.


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    Blanchy90
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Blanchy90


    listermint wrote: »
    Changed my DL to nightbreakers few years ago never looked back. The throw and direction is excellent.


    Bulbs work wonders.

    Nightbreakers have been my go to for years in cars and bikes but I want to try something different and see can I get a better result. If not I'll go back to them
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsaagYfEyTnhg-r209RCbQ?sub_confirmation=1




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    Interceptor
    Registered Users Posts: 3,180 ✭✭✭Interceptor


    Fit a decent pair of LED spotlights to the bike - something like Denali or Givi. These will fill in areas around your existing light beam and make you stand out much more. Retrofitting LEDs and HIDs to older bikes invariably results in a suboptimal outcome.


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    daithihalton
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭daithihalton


    try these guys, they do plenty of options https://www.retrofitlab.com/vehicle/honda/cbr600rr/234#cardetails


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    Blanchy90
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Blanchy90


    daithihalton wrote: »
    try these guys, they do plenty of options https://www.retrofitlab.com/vehicle/honda/cbr600rr/234#cardetails

    Thanks but my CBR is a 98 f3 so they don't have anything
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsaagYfEyTnhg-r209RCbQ?sub_confirmation=1




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    daithihalton
    Registered Users Posts: 114 ✭✭daithihalton


    Blanchy90 wrote: »
    Thanks but my CBR is a 98 f3 so they don't have anything

    I’d still drop them a message they will have something suitable


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    Hotblack Desiato
    Registered Users Posts: 33,867 ✭✭✭✭Hotblack Desiato


    Blanchy90 wrote: »
    Has anyone retrofitted HIDs to their bike?

    I'm thinking about retrofitting HIDs to my 98 CBR 600. I want to do it properly and fit a projector lens so I'm not blinding oncoming traffic. I'm thinking about getting the parts on ebay.

    I've seen pics of it done on a CBR and it looks great.

    I might as well do work on the bike while were on lockdown haha

    I used to own a '98 CBR600. There is no point trying to modify the standard headlight, it works well, just carry a spare bulb as you're relying on only the one!

    I find your comments about an SV650 strange, I currently own an SV1000S and it has the best headlights of any bike I've owned. AFAIK the SV650S setup is almost identical, the naked SV650 is a different story.

    Life ain't always empty.



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    MojoMaker
    Registered Users Posts: 4,539 ✭✭✭MojoMaker


    The original curvy SVs had awful lights.


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    Blanchy90
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Blanchy90


    Hotblack Desiato wrote: »
    I used to own a '98 CBR600. There is no point trying to modify the standard headlight, it works well, just carry a spare bulb as you're relying on only the one!

    I find your comments about an SV650 strange, I currently own an SV1000S and it has the best headlights of any bike I've owned. AFAIK the SV650S setup is almost identical, the naked SV650 is a different story.

    It was an 03 SV650s, maybe the previous owner had put awful bulbs in it. I was out on unlit country roads in a light rain and I could barely see anything in front of me
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsaagYfEyTnhg-r209RCbQ?sub_confirmation=1




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    Blanchy90
    Registered Users Posts: 849 ✭✭✭Blanchy90


    I might just go for nightbreakers then looks like the best / easiest option
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsaagYfEyTnhg-r209RCbQ?sub_confirmation=1




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