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Mindslyder
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LED headlight

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Head light blew out at 4 am on a back twisting roads. Looked at a few options including the Cyclops light, but looking for a direct replacement. Anyone with a good part number or brand?

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Wow, 320w, sounds really bright. How long has yours lasted?

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Mindslyder wrote:Wow, 320w, sounds really bright. How long has yours lasted?
Just about 2 seasons....No problems yet.
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YEah, 320w sounds too good to be true. Anyway, this bike can't run that much of a load for long.

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Rick wrote:YEah, 320w sounds too good to be true. Anyway, this bike can't run that much of a load for long.
Thats a updated misprint.....Mine is 40W..6000K.
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Thanks for checking and update

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Mindslyder wrote:Thanks for checking and update
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LED-Motorcycle-B ... 2389f3bbf3
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So, pulled the bike apart today. The halogen bulb looks intact and not blackened. Pulled all the covers off, tank, seat, completely stripped. Found a few chaffed areas but nothing through the outer wire covers. Fixed all that, but now looking at the fuse box, headlight calls for 10amp fuse, there was a 15amp blown fuse. Checked the bulb, it is a 60/55w which is 5 amp max. That being said, when the bulb went out, I was running high beams, which I never use, just happened to pass a deer up the road and decided to run highs just in case. I also found a couple of wire taps in the wire, definitely not stock.

Time to break out the meter and track down a possible short or high resistance in the wiring.

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Blaine wrote:
Mindslyder wrote:Thanks for checking and update
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/LED-Motorcycle-B ... 2389f3bbf3

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Is this bulb plug and play or are there any mods required?

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The bulb is plug and play, just sometimes tough to fit it all in there.

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Leckbass wrote:The bulb is plug and play, just sometimes tough to fit it all in there.

thank you

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