H7 GEN 4 CREE LED MAIN HEADLIGHT BULBS THOUGHTS

[comberjohn]

I went through two dip bulbs on my TC in 10k miles. One of the reasons I went over to HID.
I found the vibration quite harsh until I fitted a Power Commander so that may have had something to do with it. Along with a de cat, it's as smooth as a baby's bum now. Relatively.
It's quite, um, frisky now as well.
Bit torn about HID colour. If I was buying new bulbs I would probably go for 5000k as I feel that might be a more effective colour for illumination purposes.
Mind you, the slight purple hue from the 6000k bulbs I have, along with a pair of triple leds that are a similar colour, fairly get attention from cars.

 

[harry]

What sand? There is coarse sand (nearly grit, really) but I have read about very fine sand, available only from one distant Polynesian island, gathered by moonlight. It's got to be the dog's figs of ballast.

Sack of spuds if in Ireland, it's the dog's in Belfast.

 

[Flipfly]

I went through two dip bulbs on my TC in 10k miles. One of the reasons I went over to HID.
I found the vibration quite harsh until I fitted a Power Commander so that may have had something to do with it. Along with a de cat, it's as smooth as a baby's bum now. Relatively.
It's quite, um, frisky now as well.
Bit torn about HID colour. If I was buying new bulbs I would probably go for 5000k as I feel that might be a more effective colour for illumination purposes.
Mind you, the slight purple hue from the 6000k bulbs I have, along with a pair of triple leds that are a similar colour, fairly get attention from cars.

Always good to know that those car drivers will see you as you disappear through the hedge

 

[Wreford Miles]

I had Ridgedindustry Duallys on the HP2 - I put Amber filters on them as it made the light easier on the eye and therefore easier to see

 

[Streetbike]

Returning to the thread title for a minute, are there actually any considered views on the benefit of the H7 Gen4 Cree LED bulbs?

 

[Fanum]

Returning to the thread title for a minute, are there actually any considered views on the benefit of the H7 Gen4 Cree LED bulbs?

Yes.

There's no point.....the problem is not the amount of lumens that the bulb emits, it's the way that the poorly designed reflector gathers them and chucks them down the road.

Brighter bulbs will just give you a bigger mess, and probably even a worse one, as the output from the bulb won't be the same all around the circumference or length of the element carrier as in t filament bulb, so you could well make things utterly utterly shyte rather than just utterly shyte.

Auxilliary lights....the only rational way to go......a pair of any old make cheap ebay led floods at 60 degree beam and a pair of Denali DX1s for long range penetration.
Or Denali DX4s (?) for combined spot AND beam patterns in one unit.

 

[Wreford Miles]

...is it just me

I'm quite happy with my standard Hexhead lights, I ride every day and now that includes back roads and lanes with no light and no traffic - it's just me and my bikes standard lights.

As with my 1150 I found its worth spending time setting them up.

I adjust the dipped beam up to as far as I feel it can go with out blinding oncoming drivers and I then adjust the fog lights to match. The only change I've made is a 50% brighter in the main beam.

One day I might add some LED spots to come on with the main beam but right now I'm happy enough with the standard lights to not have that need high on my to do list.

On the adjusting point, I've followed a few GSes with HIDs in there dipped beam which is pointing at the floor, what's the point of having a bright pool of light right in front of you, that's not going to help you look into the distance

 

[bikemad]

Iv had HID 6000K is a blue tint (most popular) if yours are purple its higher up the range 8000k plus,I saw a car that hardly lit anything yet looked with its purple glow

I found they do illuminate more than standard bulbs which are 3000K on average a yellowish light plus dont blow filaments,the higher number after 6000K wont put out more light infact it gets worse see chart bellow.
Its all down to setting it up right in the 1st place though Iv had bikes with very adequate lights yet others said are poor different eyes/built on a friday bike ?

 

[jogo]

For my dip beam HID I went for 5000k which seemed to be a good compromise: It gives pretty much white light which I like, but I also wanted the lamp itself look at least a touch bluish. That is not because I think it looks cool, but I noticed that a oncoming headlamp that is just slightly blue catches my attention much more easy than those with a slightly warmer color.
If I am not the only one reacting like this, a slight blue touch in the headlight color might make it a bit more likely to be noticed.

 

[Deleted account 190920001]

The first page on that thread goes back to early 2014 so LED bulbs will have moved on considerably by now. The latest seem to have a horse tail style heat sink. I assume that needs to trail out of the lamp cover to have an adequate cooling effect.

That should read cheapest not latest.

 

[Fanum]

For my dip beam HID I went for 5000k which seemed to be a good compromise: It gives pretty much white light which I like, but I also wanted the lamp itself look at least a touch bluish. That is not because I think it looks cool, but I noticed that a oncoming headlamp that is just slightly blue catches my attention much more easy than those with a slightly warmer color.
If I am not the only one reacting like this, a slight blue touch in the headlight color might make it a bit more likely to be noticed.

I agree.

There's a funny thing that happens with the brain and eyes and the 'signal feed'.

I often wear yellow tinted safety glasses when it's dull, mainly because I like to have my flip front open.
The second I put on the glasses, everything turns noticeably yellow (durr, not a surprise)

After a few minutes though, the brain re-interprets (re-calibrates maybe a better description) to that yellow offset and I just do not notice any yellow tinge anymore, to the point where I take the glasses off and the colours look really odd for a few minutes until again, the brain re-calibrates.

Same with 6k temp HID or LED.......See one coming towards you and it DOES appear blue-ish, and DOES attract the eye because of that when compared to the more yellow filament colours around it. (Think about seeing an older French car with yellowy orange lenses....I guarantee you picked that car out immediately BECAUSE OF THE DIFFERENCE)

Ride with an HID on your bike though and after a VERY short time, the brain re-calibrates and you just DON'T see the light as blue-ish anymore.