Looking for good advice on replacing headlght with dual headlight

[Grimly]

Would this work without causing stator problems?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dominator-Matte-Black-Dual-Headlights-Mount-For-Streetfighter-Cafe-Racer-GSF600-/252377002119

Thank you,

2Stroke

It's a pair of 60/55W, so you'd be ok at cruising speed, but not in town. Exactly what I found. If you replace the bulbs with a pair of LED H4s you'd be fine.

Would this work without causing stator problems?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dominator-Matte-Black-Dual-Headlights-Mount-For-Streetfighter-Cafe-Racer-GSF600-/252377002119

Thank you,

2Stroke

Thank you for the replies. It was hoping to find someone that has done this and can provide a picture.

Best regards,

2Stroke

[Gorminrider]

There are studies that support yellow light especially versus the trend to Bluish lights which is a very bad idea (unless maybe, you have compound eyes like an insect?)

[derwood]

I use one yellow in the FLTR, and the CBR900RR, always the RHS, yellow bulbs. The same ones mentioned by bwringer. and for the same reason, the WTF factor. I think I vaguely remember seeing them on early 90's round eye sport bikes, maybe endurance racers, always RHS. Maybe not though could have been a dream.

[Grimly]

Yellow headlamps were compulsory in France for many years - for some good reasons, iirc. It never caught on anywhere else though, and faded out there too.

[bwringer]

I run one yellow headlight and one regular white headlight on my V-Strom.

The main reason is that it makes me more noticeable. All I want is that momentary "huh, that's weird" reaction.

After getting used to it, I've found that I have a tiny bit better spatial awareness at night with the one yellow headlight. This is a little weird and hard to explain, but I think basically my visual cortex has figured out that anything illuminated with yellow light has to be illuminated by the light coming from my bike, so I have a little bit more information about exactly where everything is and how it's moving.

For example, if I catch a glimpse of a moving white blob ahead of me with normal headlights, it could be a white horse a hundred yards away and lit up by someone else's headlights, or it could be a fluffy white dog 10 yards away. If I'm on my V-Strom, the dog ten yards away would be yellow, so I know for sure it's close enough to be illuminated by my headlights.

I used this 2500K yellow bulb:

https://www.amazon.com/Nokya-NOK7613-Halogen-Bulb/dp/B000GVMCC2/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1466314003&sr=1-2&keywords=nokya+h4+yellow

I've used one yellow bulb in my V-Strom for several years and have never had any questions or problems from the cops. I looked up the relevant laws in Indiana, and I'm in the clear.

[derwood]

why not? might draw attention

[Grimly]

Why?

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To illuminate the yellow snow.

[Steve]

dual headlamps? then one should be yellow

Why?

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[derwood]

dual headlamps? then one should be yellow

[Steve]

Another alternative is to upgrade to a full, PROPER LED light, like the Truck-Lite. Yes, the current draw will be less, so upgrade your R/R as well, and all will be well with the world.

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[bwringer]

To actually answer the damn question... not my cup of tea, but here's what I would do if I were to do this.

There's a setup out there called the "Dominator" that gives you smallish twin headlights using H4 bulbs. Google around -- the retailer I usually recommend for this sort of thing is now just an eBay store, so I don't know what the best source might be.

You'll also need the brackets to mount this to the forks, and you'll also need to figure out what to do with the rat's nest of wires that are usually stuffed into the headlight bucket.

Then, I would do some more Googling to find the best LED H4 bulbs and use these (it changes -- there are new models coming out all the time). Your total draw will likely be around 40W, close enough to the 55W one halogen bulb draws that it shouldn't cause R/R or stator problems.

Another approach might be to find a twin headlight assembly from a Triumph or a scooter with this setup. Again, pay attention to the total current draw.

Either way, it's likely to cost $150-$200 or more.

[Gorminrider]

2stroke? What is the watt rating of your 2 LED lamps combined? (That is the question I should have asked in the first place- sorry,eh)

[Grimly]

I have a pair of 5.75" headlamps tightly side by side on the front of the 79 bike. The quality of the reflectors and lenses on them is good, but the downside was the reluctance of the stator to keep both of them lit and the battery charged in town. I eventually had to disable one unit when not riding on the open road. When both were working they were excellent in light output and pattern. They'll be re-used in a more modern incarnation with twin LEDs. The source of those was a JCB earthmover - they're highway lamps though, not worklamps.
A pair of these but without the turn signals...
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