headlight glare

Cal25 · 04-03-2008, 11:24 PM

Went for another ride this evening. Got dark on me and light from the top of the headlight reflects back from behind the small fairing. Need to do something to block it as it does effect night vision. Not sure what I am going to do yet. Maybe cut a piece of plastic and fit in there. Dont think the light will move forward or not.

Jim · 04-03-2008, 11:26 PM

Take the headlight assembly out of the fairing and wrap the edge with black electrical tape

Cal25 · 04-03-2008, 11:32 PM

That makes sense! I did try to put some down there with not much luck when I got home. Taking the headlight out makes lots of sense. Should make a huge difference.
Thanks for the tip!!

kczukiman · 04-03-2008, 11:36 PM

Cal I havn't road at night yet does the headlight seem to throw good light?
Besides blinding you..

Jim · 04-04-2008, 01:50 AM

My headlight was also rattling on the fairing, so I added extra tape to make it fit tighter...

ejcycles · 04-04-2008, 02:53 AM

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Originally Posted by ejcycles

Hey Guys

If you paint the back side of the headlight cover/number plate with Flat Black paint it stops 90% of the headlight reverse glare. I hope this helps.

Bruce

http://www.chinariders.net/modules.p...eadlight+glare

katoranger · 04-04-2008, 09:15 AM

I painted mine and also added some custom touches to the outside of the headlight housing.

The painted helps alot.

Allen

Cal25 · 04-04-2008, 10:32 AM

I like the paint idea even better. Took the day off to catch up on yard work and it rained. Guess I HAVE to work on the bike now :P Be a great time to go over all the fine points.

Looks like the light is acceptable on road. Still need to aim it a bit better as the high beam is too high to do any good. Doubt I would go blasting down a tight trail at night yet though.

bisaho15 · 04-04-2008, 10:43 AM

has anyone gotten a brighter bulb? seems kind of dim and that could be a safety issue. also does your rear tail lamp light up ev en when the brake is not pushed like a running light? mine doesnt.

katoranger · 04-04-2008, 11:39 AM

45 wattt bulbs are about maximum for the charging system to handle.

Your taillight should be on all the time. The bulb probably has burnt out. Mine did in the first 100 miles. Replaced it with a used one I had in my stash of parts and it is still in there.

Not sure what bulb the headlight uses on the hi-bird, but in the parts sticky is a link to bulbs that have fit lifans.

Allen

Cal25 · 04-04-2008, 12:03 PM

The brightness on mine seems OK for now. Good point about the capacity of the charging circuit. I wonder though if one was to change all other bulbs to LED's, would the resulting energy saving be able to apply to the headlamp?

One other question, I have my headlamp assembly off and painting it. I noticed a second small bulb mounted in the side of the houseing. I am not sure what its for. The regular bulb is much larger and dual filament. Anyone know what it's pupose is?

katoranger · 04-04-2008, 01:09 PM

The little bulb is like a parking light. Mine burned out a long time aga.

Switching to LEDs will free up some more watts, but the housing/wiring may not be up to the task of running a larger bulb either.

Allen

AZ200cc · 04-04-2008, 01:19 PM

DIdn't someone put an HID light on his bike a while back?

bronevaya · 04-04-2008, 01:50 PM

I got a PIAA light bulb, it states that its a 60W output from a 30W bulb. Its very bright

katoranger · 04-04-2008, 01:53 PM

FMYstreetracer had the HID setup. That was about a year ago.

The PIAA bulb sounds good.

Allen

04-03-2008, 11:24 PM	#1
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	headlight glare Went for another ride this evening. Got dark on me and light from the top of the headlight reflects back from behind the small fairing. Need to do something to block it as it does effect night vision. Not sure what I am going to do yet. Maybe cut a piece of plastic and fit in there. Dont think the light will move forward or not.
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04-03-2008, 11:26 PM	#2
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	Take the headlight assembly out of the fairing and wrap the edge with black electrical tape __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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04-04-2008, 01:50 AM	#5
Jim Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada Posts: 4,880	My headlight was also rattling on the fairing, so I added extra tape to make it fit tighter... __________________ "Be excellent to each other" "We are all human. Let's start to prove it!"
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04-04-2008, 09:15 AM	#7
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I painted mine and also added some custom touches to the outside of the headlight housing. The painted helps alot. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-04-2008, 11:39 AM	#10
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	45 wattt bulbs are about maximum for the charging system to handle. Your taillight should be on all the time. The bulb probably has burnt out. Mine did in the first 100 miles. Replaced it with a used one I had in my stash of parts and it is still in there. Not sure what bulb the headlight uses on the hi-bird, but in the parts sticky is a link to bulbs that have fit lifans. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-03-2008, 11:32 PM	#3
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	That makes sense! I did try to put some down there with not much luck when I got home. Taking the headlight out makes lots of sense. Should make a huge difference. Thanks for the tip!!
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04-03-2008, 11:36 PM	#4
kczukiman Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Independence,Missouri Posts: 1,049	Cal I havn't road at night yet does the headlight seem to throw good light? Besides blinding you..
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04-04-2008, 10:32 AM	#8
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	I like the paint idea even better. Took the day off to catch up on yard work and it rained. Guess I HAVE to work on the bike now :P Be a great time to go over all the fine points. Looks like the light is acceptable on road. Still need to aim it a bit better as the high beam is too high to do any good. Doubt I would go blasting down a tight trail at night yet though.
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04-04-2008, 10:43 AM	#9
bisaho15 Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 24	has anyone gotten a brighter bulb? seems kind of dim and that could be a safety issue. also does your rear tail lamp light up ev en when the brake is not pushed like a running light? mine doesnt.
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04-04-2008, 12:03 PM	#11
Cal25 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Terrell and Grapevine Tx. Posts: 1,585	The brightness on mine seems OK for now. Good point about the capacity of the charging circuit. I wonder though if one was to change all other bulbs to LED's, would the resulting energy saving be able to apply to the headlamp? One other question, I have my headlamp assembly off and painting it. I noticed a second small bulb mounted in the side of the houseing. I am not sure what its for. The regular bulb is much larger and dual filament. Anyone know what it's pupose is?
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04-04-2008, 01:09 PM	#12
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	The little bulb is like a parking light. Mine burned out a long time aga. Switching to LEDs will free up some more watts, but the housing/wiring may not be up to the task of running a larger bulb either. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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04-04-2008, 01:19 PM	#13
AZ200cc Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Show Low Arizona Posts: 2,889	DIdn't someone put an HID light on his bike a while back? __________________ <br />2001 Suzuki DR200SE<br />1997 Suzuki RM250 YIKES<br />1995 Yamaha Breeze 125 daughters<br />1991 Honda XR80r Restored<br />maybe a 2003 Yamaha TTR90
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04-04-2008, 01:50 PM	#14
bronevaya Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 162	I got a PIAA light bulb, it states that its a 60W output from a 30W bulb. Its very bright
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04-04-2008, 01:53 PM	#15
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	FMYstreetracer had the HID setup. That was about a year ago. The PIAA bulb sounds good. Allen __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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