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Looking for good advice on replacing headlght with dual headlight

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2Stroke said:
Grimly, I ran into these on Aliexpress, what do you think.

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2016..._2&btsid=97556dff-1e40-447f-9f7b-9de1a9d3747e

http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1PCS..._2&btsid=84a11f59-d299-4620-a08b-adaa60a9ee17


2Stroke
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The twin headlamps are totally unknown quality - seems a lot for a pair of cheap ones which might have rubbish beam quality and there's no way of finding out unless you buy them.
The 7" LED is much more attractive, but the seller doesn't show the actual beam on a back road at night on high/low, which is a bit suss, imo.
However, I see other Chinese sellers are now copying the 7" LED format and some might actually show them in use.
 
Thank you for some more great advice. I ran into a guy yesterday on a Harley that had a similar 7' LED. He said he loved it and it was bright but we were at a red light so I did not get to see the light on.

I will continue to research.

Thanks again,

2Stroke
 
I was looking at your links...I expect you'll want black ones but for sure avoid the "chrome" ones ! I can see how bad it is from the included pix...
 
Can't speak from personal experience with LED but I can't see those in the first link, with that type glass showing any worthwhile amount of quality light, look a bit agricultural to me. Ones in the second link look a bit Beamer car but bloody expensive. I like a good light myself for the same reason and use Philips H4 60/55, you can do a search for the brightest bulbs and in H4, expensive Philips are pretty much the top's and with no alterations to your charging system. Do stay away from Blue or Blue tint for in my opinion just rubbish.
For day time riding, which would be at least 90%, I use high beam and only high beam, to be noticed and dip only coming on dark.
Let you into a secret! Met a car tonight at 8-15 gmt and he pulled down his sun visor LOL. I kid you not! mind you it was a bit overcast with quite a lot of cloud.
Met a tractor a few month back, he was seriously flashing all of his lights at me which I could hardly see as the setting sun was squarely on my back, in his lights, therefore I could hardly see them and in his eye's.
Just one more, don't think as I did, if you have a super bright light or drive with high beam it will stop idiot's from driving across you. It doesn't!
 
A friend has this restomod Honda.
I really like what he did with the headlight.
it's from a wrecked cbr600.
I think the windscreen is the modified/cut/upside down windscreen.20150430_142851.jpg
 
Here's another picture.
I think the angular style of this headlight works on this bike.
There are literally thousands of used dual headlights from wrecked bikes on eBay available.
All kinds of shapes and sizes.
I've got a dual headlight out of a gxr600 that I'm mounting on my 1100E.20150430_142905.jpg
 
TiiMuch said:
Here's another picture.
I think the angular style of this headlight works on this bike.
There are literally thousands of used dual headlights from wrecked bikes on eBay available.
All kinds of shapes and sizes.
I've got a dual headlight out of a gxr600 that I'm mounting on my 1100E.View attachment 46482
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For sure,no way you can look at that and think agricultural!
 
The modern lights like I pictured have sealed housings and some even up/down adnusting knobs
 
TiiMuch said:
The modern lights like I pictured have sealed housings and some even up/down adnusting knobs
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True, dat. Some of the factory twin lights look ok without their associated plastic around them, too.
 
Here is the setup I'm working on.
It's a dual headlight out of a pre 2010 GSXR.
From my initial trials I'm pretty sure I can mount it using the stock GS1100E headlight brackets turned upside down and mounted back onto the fork legs on the side opposite to where they were originally.
The top and bottom headlight both have big external housing adjusting knobs that allow for up/down adjustment.
I intend to cut/trim a sport bike windscreen to fit the contours of this housing to make a small fairing/instrument hood as well.
I will post updated pics as it comes together.20160717_082417[1].jpg
 
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