The great/rubbish light debacle...

[Wouter (Retrofitlab.com)]

I've just spent a couple of hours fitting Wouter's loom, it's made it a much neater install.Relay bolted to the horn mount on the left, with the trigger connected to the left light fitting.I put the ballasts behind the battery section and ran the extension cables nicely under the tank. 12v feed for high beam taken from the rhs light fitting.Job jobbed!  I've lost the 'flash to pass', unless the lights are switched on anyway (they usually are), but has made a nicer install and a better power source, and I now have dual high beam.Will grab some video footage tonight when it gets dark.Wouter - some feedback for you - make the ballast to bulb extensions 12" longer then the ballasts would comfortably fit in the luggage section under the seat. Also, the H1 bulb used by the fazer seems to have a h4 or h7 connector (not sure which) so I had to make a connection rather then plug n play.

Thanks for the feedback Darren! Will definitely add that length, we're having a new batch manufactured pretty soon. You're right about the connectors. Most bikes use H7 bulbs, at this time we only have H7 connectors on the wire harnesses, but in the future we will also add other connectors, or adapters to our product line.

I meant.... if it isn't a legal modification (in relation to roadworthiness) then the price tag is a hefty one that can be added to a fixed penalty and points endorsement on ones licence not to mention the potential to affect law abiding road users. Only an idiot would thus implement this mod or... Are we now recommending members ride illegally and potentially affect other road users by means of unroadworthy modifications.. This hasn't even considered insurance company views. And if this is trolling then you arguably  only serve to demonstrate to others Your disregard and maturity on what is a serious issue. I've been on the wrong end of boy racer HID car upgrades and spent a week in the local health authority hotel !. All I was asking us for the name and contact number of the MOT centre that deemed this roadworthy. It's not just about your safety but also the safety of other road users who may find themselves on the wrong side of these wonderful and exciting illuminations.
Of on the other hand VOSA/DVSA  accepted this through their test then all is well. But there is no evidence of this yet and to my mind I feel the danger side of this mod needed to be brought out although referring to individuals implementing this as idiots may on reflection been harsh without providing the rationale,  which I have now done and using my own experience of these ...'great mods'. Please be careful and considerate when modifying and always think safety!
By the way my lights with osram EU and CE approved bulbs are adequate. I have no problem.. nor do other road users . could be better though but we are taking a 14 yr old bike so the performance is upto 2014 standards albeit legal which is more than the emissions output was in 2003 :lol

I just got a sweet spot around all safety issues - I work in a safety engineering - organisation and naturally think of safety, and how our actions can impact on the safety of others - that's all.
Off soap box

I'm not exactly sure what UK rules are, so can't really argue on that one. Here in the Netherlands it's no problem to have aftermarket xenon in your motorcycle, even if you do it the wrong way: xenon bulbs in halogen reflectors.


From your experience, I can really understand that you think these kind of 'great mods' is dangerous for other traffic. But in fact, this (projectors) is the only correct way to perform a xenon upgrade. If you would spend some time to study the characteristics of light sources, halogen and xenons, you would find out that these projectors generate the perfect beam pattern since they are designed for a xenon light source. There is absolutely no glare, making it 100% safe for other traffic.
Of course there are the authorities who might not like it, but are speaking from the same experience you probably have: xenon bulbs in headlights designed for a completely different light source. In fact I'm 100% sure that if these authorities would really take a proper look at beam patterns etcetera, they would have to conclude that there is nothing wrong with an upgrade like this. But the "boy racer HID car upgrades" (I like the way you put it  :lol ) made things complicated.


Anyway. This evening I finished the video, uploaded it to Youtube, and the kit is available for order now on our website!


Yamaha FZS600 Fazer Bi-xenon retroquick kit


Yamaha FZS600 Fazer bad headlight fix (Bi-xenon projector kit)