08-09-14, 10:57 AM
Sorry but I am (not surprisingly) going to have to disagree with you.
1) If your beam pattern has scatter, then changing the bulb will not change that. If that scatter is outside legal limits, then the reflector will not be certified. The Fazer has reflectors which are certified. You may draw your own conclusions, but I have not had any drivers react as if I had blinded them unless I hit them with full beam.
2) It is simple enough to look up the specifications for a H4 (or any other standard) bulb. Those specifications include the location and distribution of the light source. If that is not where the light is coming from, then it is not a H4 bulb. I have personally never seen a bulb that claimed to be a H4 but wasn't, though I believe when people were first experimenting with HID conversions over 20 years ago, there were HID discharge units that were fitted to H4 mounts. These would not have had the correct location for the light source and are probably what you are thinking of. Note that despite the H4 mounts, they were not H4 bulbs and could not be marketed or sold as such.
3) "fitting HIDs to a H4 bulb based bike is counter productive and not recommended". Says who and why? My personal experience is that fitting H4 bulbs (specifically H4-3 to retain full high low beam control) has prooved to be the single most effective safety improvement I have made to any bike, ever. And since it can cost as little as £25 to try it, it is cheaper then buying a dayglo jacket or Sam Brown belt but has a much greater impact on your visibility.
4) "For the fazer LED spots are the way to go." Says who and why? Which LED spots and how much are they? Can they be removed easily? Can you pop a traditional tungsten or halogen H4 bulb back in if your MOT examiner is fussy? What are the beam patterns and are they certified for the fazer?
1) If your beam pattern has scatter, then changing the bulb will not change that. If that scatter is outside legal limits, then the reflector will not be certified. The Fazer has reflectors which are certified. You may draw your own conclusions, but I have not had any drivers react as if I had blinded them unless I hit them with full beam.
2) It is simple enough to look up the specifications for a H4 (or any other standard) bulb. Those specifications include the location and distribution of the light source. If that is not where the light is coming from, then it is not a H4 bulb. I have personally never seen a bulb that claimed to be a H4 but wasn't, though I believe when people were first experimenting with HID conversions over 20 years ago, there were HID discharge units that were fitted to H4 mounts. These would not have had the correct location for the light source and are probably what you are thinking of. Note that despite the H4 mounts, they were not H4 bulbs and could not be marketed or sold as such.
3) "fitting HIDs to a H4 bulb based bike is counter productive and not recommended". Says who and why? My personal experience is that fitting H4 bulbs (specifically H4-3 to retain full high low beam control) has prooved to be the single most effective safety improvement I have made to any bike, ever. And since it can cost as little as £25 to try it, it is cheaper then buying a dayglo jacket or Sam Brown belt but has a much greater impact on your visibility.
4) "For the fazer LED spots are the way to go." Says who and why? Which LED spots and how much are they? Can they be removed easily? Can you pop a traditional tungsten or halogen H4 bulb back in if your MOT examiner is fussy? What are the beam patterns and are they certified for the fazer?