Head light Q - Page 2

SpudRider · 07-10-2013, 11:27 AM

The LED bulbs that illuminate my speedometer are the only ones which have ever extinguished. I have never had an LED tail light, turn signal, or indicator bulb burn out.

tecnolli · 07-10-2013, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Trailbikeryder

Was it the same tail light as my new one?

Ooops, i forgot to mention that, is was NOT the same as yours.

I got my monday-morning-or-friday-afternoon-taillight from ebay, but is was exactly the same one as this:
http://www.polo-motorrad.de/de/led-r...2-x-40-mm.html
I wouldn't buy it again, but after 4 weeks the distributor is only obligated to take it back and send me a new one. The new one will get a nice warm safe place in my closet.
I'll give this one a try:
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Motorrad-LED-...item35c6d01ba0

Trailbikeryder · 07-10-2013, 05:15 PM

Not the same one, but the same brand. Now my brake light switch went bad. So back to Polo. They are starting to like me.... I think we need a floating stabilizer for the tail light.

Plado · 04-17-2014, 01:24 PM

That's interesting what you did to adapt the rear light pod to take a rear facing bulb and it has answered my question not yet asked as to whether you can put an LED bulb into a sideways facing holder such as the one on the rear light of the V-Raptor.
My guess is that the LED bulb has to face directly backwards because the multiple bulbs are only bright from in front and nothing much comes out of the sides.

The normal bulb can be mounted sideways on because it's a globe of course. But it does look like a bit of a rigmarole to fashion an adapter to make the holder face backwards at the vehicles behind you.

I've kept mine as normal incandescent bulbs in the rear and put a brighter Halogen bulb in the headlamp. Setting it up in broad daylight is a bit of a hit-and-miss affair.

SpudRider · 04-17-2014, 02:28 PM

SuperbrightLEDs sells a lot of 1157 LED bulbs which emit light at the sides.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/t...r,1157,21,195:

This particular bulb has a lot interesting applications.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...-pcb-lamp/175/

FastDoc · 04-17-2014, 03:05 PM

Interesting.

Those are similar to the one I used in my Polysport headlight on the YZ400F dual sport.

Trailbikeryder · 04-18-2014, 06:04 AM

If you get the SMD style that light up all around the bulb, it should visible in the original tail light. The SMD's are brighter then the LED's. A least the ones I've seen in real life.

07-10-2013, 11:27 AM	#16
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	The LED bulbs that illuminate my speedometer are the only ones which have ever extinguished. I have never had an LED tail light, turn signal, or indicator bulb burn out. __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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07-10-2013, 05:15 PM	#18
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	Not the same one, but the same brand. Now my brake light switch went bad. So back to Polo. They are starting to like me.... I think we need a floating stabilizer for the tail light. __________________ My CB : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZ8q-grmOQ 2012 Skyteam V-Raptor 250 2011 Yamaha Tenere XT 660Z abs 1996 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic 1989 Kawasaki GPZ 500
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04-17-2014, 02:28 PM	#20
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	SuperbrightLEDs sells a lot of 1157 LED bulbs which emit light at the sides. http://www.superbrightleds.com/cat/t...r,1157,21,195: This particular bulb has a lot interesting applications. http://www.superbrightleds.com/morei...-pcb-lamp/175/ __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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04-17-2014, 03:05 PM	#21
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	Interesting. Those are similar to the one I used in my Polysport headlight on the YZ400F dual sport. __________________ Happy to serve.
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04-18-2014, 06:04 AM	#22
Trailbikeryder Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Germany Posts: 231	If you get the SMD style that light up all around the bulb, it should visible in the original tail light. The SMD's are brighter then the LED's. A least the ones I've seen in real life. __________________ My CB : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbZ8q-grmOQ 2012 Skyteam V-Raptor 250 2011 Yamaha Tenere XT 660Z abs 1996 Kawasaki Vulcan 800 Classic 1989 Kawasaki GPZ 500
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04-17-2014, 01:24 PM	#19
Plado Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: England Posts: 12	That's interesting what you did to adapt the rear light pod to take a rear facing bulb and it has answered my question not yet asked as to whether you can put an LED bulb into a sideways facing holder such as the one on the rear light of the V-Raptor. My guess is that the LED bulb has to face directly backwards because the multiple bulbs are only bright from in front and nothing much comes out of the sides. The normal bulb can be mounted sideways on because it's a globe of course. But it does look like a bit of a rigmarole to fashion an adapter to make the holder face backwards at the vehicles behind you. I've kept mine as normal incandescent bulbs in the rear and put a brighter Halogen bulb in the headlamp. Setting it up in broad daylight is a bit of a hit-and-miss affair.
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