Blue headlights

[xrigger]

In reply to major rant, my lights are wired opposite way, right hand is 60/55 and left is 55. Both lights on full beam. Passed its test that way too.
Any way, whichever way you wire them you won't get much more light than a parrafin lamp.

[Major Rant]

my lights are wired opposite way, right hand is 60/55 and left is 55.

That's the same as mine ... I arranged for ONLY the lower H4 (the one on the right) to be lit on dip and the left hand bulb (the H1) to be on ONLY for main beam along with the upper H4.

That way you get 2 beams pointing straight ahead for main beam and one pointing at the road for dip.

Its a more sensible set-up for anyone who rides on dark roads at night. I think.

[Fazerider]

Major: I don't understand, why not have the left beam on all the time?
Agreed the H4 dip is better than the H1, but the two added together puts more light on the road... particularly important when you go from a clear road lit by both to a situation with oncoming traffic. Nearly halving your useful light output at the same time as being dazzled doesn't sound the best option.

[JZS 600]

Well, fitted the lamps and looking good in the garage anyway.

I got a pair of H4's and they seem ok, both light on dip and main beam. As a new Fazer rider, is this OK or should I have gotten an H1 and an H4?

[Fazerider]

Well, fitted the lamps and looking good in the garage anyway.

I got a pair of H4's and they seem ok, both light on dip and main beam. As a new Fazer rider, is this OK or should I have gotten an H1 and an H4?

Not if you've the more recent "foxeye" version. That uses two H4s and has much better lighting as a result.

[JZS 600]

"cool" (blue!)

When I took the old lamps out I noticed that one of the fliaments on the RHS head light was rolling around the bottom of the lamp. Must have been the dip beam,,

Lets see how it goes.

[Major Rant]

Major: I don't understand, why not have the left beam on all the time?

Because after you've adjusted it to point straight ahead you wouldn't want it still lit when you're supposed to be on dip beam.
In any case; seeing what's on the road 20 meters ahead isn't the problem. One filament is good enough for that.
Its spotting deer in the undergrowth that's the problem. :eek

[Fazerider]

Major: I don't understand, why not have the left beam on all the time?

Because after you've adjusted it to point straight ahead you wouldn't want it still lit when you're supposed to be on dip beam.
In any case; seeing what's on the road 20 meters ahead isn't the problem. One filament is good enough for that.
Its spotting deer in the undergrowth that's the problem. :eek

I guess you must live in a more remote area or ride at quieter times than me. As a shift worker half my riding is at night, but there is still enough traffic that I rarely have the opportunity to use main beam for more than a few seconds at a time... a good dip beam is far more important from my point of view.
I agree deer are a menace though, one ended my brother's motorcycling... and I was glad the snowy weather caused me to use the cage a couple of weeks back:

[JZS 600]

Yum, bambi burgers!

[xrigger]

Down in darkest cornwall virtualy no street lighting and road markings are generaly covered in mud. Soon as your lights go on they seem to be absorbed by the bushes, hedges and trees, hence the need for good lighting.
Also in recent years,  the deer have become so common they almost graze like cattle in the fields. Very dodgy at night, there have been lots of incidences just recently. Do Halfords do a clip on body heat detector ?

[Lumpy]

I use yellow H4 bulbs in mine as it differentiates from the normal car light colours. If another orad user doens't look it won't make a blind bit of difference. Blue bulbs will normally fail an MoT too if the tester finds them too blue. HID is the way to go illegal or not and an MoT tester will rarely fail a bike on having HIDs fitted.

[JZS 600]

Well I can't really say for certain but it seems like the cars I'm filtering through on the way to work seem to notice a little more and some even move over slightly... Could be psychosomatic but...