21-09-12, 12:11 AM
That's OK, least you seen what I was on about, I very nearly just got the Osram Nightbreaker which was a couple of pounds cheaper but then read about the Plus version had 50% more life so opted for them, I was also looking at there extra long life bulbs but they are just standard so be swapping like for like only difference being that I think they guarantee them for 3 years. Personally I would sooner go the route I have despite the Xenon not lasting as long as a Halogen and see where I am going.
With the standard set up I could barely see on country roads on low beam, slightly better on high but with the Osram it's made a huge difference with the standard set up of the nearside on for low beam and then offside switching on with high beam. I tested the bike at the same place, total darkness no lighting at all and before I could just about see where I was going was a nightmare on twisty country roads. When I did the same with the Osram's I could see further on low beam than I could on high beam with the standard Halogens and it is a nice white light not a dull candle glow orange.
If you got the Mod in place already so both headlights are on the low beam should make a big difference.
I know a lot of people have done the HID conversion and like the number plates swap them over at MOT time then back again but that's fine providing you don't have an accident. I got rear ended on my GSX-R several years ago at traffic lights the police had a good look at the bike for anything illegal and the insurance assessor that checked my bike over as it was a write off said he had to report anything that was illegal or non standard that I had no declared to the insurance, even though he was an independant assessor and the claim was off the other persons insurance he still had to make out his report and more or less said the insurance will look for anything to get out of paying out so sooner not take any chances.
With the standard set up I could barely see on country roads on low beam, slightly better on high but with the Osram it's made a huge difference with the standard set up of the nearside on for low beam and then offside switching on with high beam. I tested the bike at the same place, total darkness no lighting at all and before I could just about see where I was going was a nightmare on twisty country roads. When I did the same with the Osram's I could see further on low beam than I could on high beam with the standard Halogens and it is a nice white light not a dull candle glow orange.
If you got the Mod in place already so both headlights are on the low beam should make a big difference.
I know a lot of people have done the HID conversion and like the number plates swap them over at MOT time then back again but that's fine providing you don't have an accident. I got rear ended on my GSX-R several years ago at traffic lights the police had a good look at the bike for anything illegal and the insurance assessor that checked my bike over as it was a write off said he had to report anything that was illegal or non standard that I had no declared to the insurance, even though he was an independant assessor and the claim was off the other persons insurance he still had to make out his report and more or less said the insurance will look for anything to get out of paying out so sooner not take any chances.