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CB550 HID headlamp conversion
Johnwebley:
I have a 7" H4 60/55w halogen light,
its pretty good,
the 500 is supposed to have a 200watt altenator at 5,000rpm,
so guessing side lights,speedo/tacho etc and ignition will only get to about 100watt max,so it should be ok,
unless you spend lots of time in city traffic
deltarider:
My 500 has been with me since 1980 and always had the 55/60 Watts halogen. The Philips X-treme vision or Motovision is stunningly good and leaves nothing to be desired. If you're really worried about charging (you shouldn't) you could choose the Philips Ecovision that has the performance of a very good 55/60 Watts halogen but draws 20% less. Philips always came out best in tests. Recommended.
mike the bike:
The 400four headlamp shells only accept a certain shape of bulb, not available in 55/60W. There's a thread about this already;
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=109485.0
bomber:
--- Quote from: deltarider on August 16, 2015, 06:57:30 AM ---My 500 has been with me since 1980 and always had the 55/60 Watts halogen. The Philips X-treme vision or Motovision is stunningly good and leaves nothing to be desired. If you're really worried about charging (you shouldn't) you could choose the Philips Ecovision that has the performance of a very good 55/60 Watts halogen but draws 20% less. Philips always came out best in tests. Recommended.
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Thanks for info, I wonder if you have original head lamp?
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deltarider:
Actually I don't know. The reflector fitted in my (original) headlight case is a Hella, that I've replaced by the same type 20 years ago. It is cheap and still available. It's the same reflector that was on the early VW Golf models. What I like, is that the lens is flat. Don't worry about the charging performance of the 500/550. Complaints are mostly with Americans that use their motorcycle as a moped to move from one traffic light to the next one and are afraid to go over 3000 rpm. I remember the 550K3 in our part of the world came standard with a 55/60 Watts halogen.
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