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'orrible 'eadlamp!!!
Athame57:
--- Quote from: bobv7 on September 10, 2020, 12:21:34 PM ---Back in the day the next item that swiftly followed the original tyres into the cut was the headlamp unit to be replaced by a Cibie one. At least I could see it was a badger I was about to hit!
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Does it matter what animal it is? I brake for animals and it is even on my avatar! ;D ;D ;D ;D
TrickyMicky:
--- Quote from: florence on September 10, 2020, 12:06:19 PM ---ride more slowly at night, it doesn't matter how good your lights are if deer are going to jump out of the hedge or a badger comes dashing accross the road :D
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On an unlit, unknown country lane, with 35 watts and the occasional LED equipped vehicle coming in the other direction, how bleedin' fast do you imagine I was going? Let's keep the responses sensible eh?
TrickyMicky:
--- Quote from: Erny on September 10, 2020, 12:01:07 PM ---my 2 cents:
If you have stock bike, just install good H4 headlight insert with high quality bulb (for example Philips H4 X-tremeVision Moto).
One I used in my CB550K : https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B000VU7C1Y/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I'm very happy with it
Note - did you check voltage on your headlamp terminals? Corroded wiring looms/contacts can cause big voltage drop, resulting into low intensity of light too!
My real experience - on my 550K I measure just above 10V while on battery I had >13V.
A valid answer if you have a 7" headlamp, the 400 can only muster a 6 1/2" version coupled with a fairly low electrical output. Many, many years ago, when I was the proud owner of a 750K2 I did indeed install a Hella unit with an H4 bulb. Marvellous! But after I had burnt out the headlight flasher button, the fitting of a relay was the order of the day, hence the decision to look at the LED route.
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mike the bike:
I fitted a superdream headlamp. It's more or less a straight swap and it doesn't look any different. The brighter light means no more guessing where the road is.
Bryanj:
Being a 400 makes it more difficult as the reflector is a smaller size, cibie used to do a special unit for it but havent seen one for a long time
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