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So, when I bought my 81 450T from a buddy, he said the PO had something in the headlight held in with rubber bands. Last Sunday I decided to take it apart to see what was going on, especially since I have had poor night lighting. I found the headlight unit itself, had the portion the bulb plugs into broken off/missing. The bulb was what was being held in with rubber bands. Classy! So, I figured out what parts to order, and ordered from boulevardsuzuki.com (have had great luck with them so far). Well, I went to put everything back together as it was, with new rubber bands, and noticed one of the filaments was broken. I checked the wattage and style bulb and purchased a Sylvania Silverstar Ultra 50/65 H4 bulb, and put it back in. I considered going back for a cheap one, since I had to put it in with the rubber bands, but said the hell with it. I rode for about an hour or so into the evening, and not far from home, I got a bright blue flash out of the bulb, and the LO burned out. I stopped at the gas station for a break, then decided to ride the last 1.5 mi home with the HI beam. Well, a couple hundred yards before turning on my road, same bright blue flash and the HI was gone. So, in the interest of getting home, I dropped to 2nd and turned on my right turn signal, which flashed fine then started acting up a little, then either went on solid or out completely (can't remember exactly). I switched the the left, which flashed for a bit, then went solid. Switched back to right, and it was out completely. I finally found in my service manual, that it calls for a 35/50 bulb. Now, I've been riding a good bit the past few weeks with the previous, basic Sylvania 50/65 bulb with no issues at all. Could the Silverstar bulb, with same wattage rating as the previous one, still cause a higher draw and the described events, or might it be coincidence and there is a deeper issue? I read through a good bit of the Stator Papers, and figured I might as well start there, but haven't had the time yet to start checking voltages and connections. Is this my best course of action, or have any of you ran into the same problem, and have a direct solution? I still plan on going through the charging system checks and checking/cleaning all my connections, but it would be nice to have this solved so I could at least ride to work instead of burning gas in the damn Ford V8, lol. Any comments or suggestions are certainly appreciated! 
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