Is 1100 headlight reflector cabable of more powerful bulb?

[Tsiklonaut]

Idea from previous post about dual TT reflectors, that seem to be not a pretty good ones...

Is 1100 headlight reflector cabable of more powerful bulb (not melting etc)?

I think the stock lights aren't ideal too - maybe a bit power increasment will do the job? More than 60 watts or more bulb to put inside?

Cheers, Margus

 

[richie]

Check out www.micapeak.com they suggest using a 100W bulb, but also adding a relay to protect the switch. Some put in the hundred without the relay btw.

 

[MrIFan]

DON'T DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Swaped my 1150 for an 1100 a few weeks ago, BTBR fitted aux lights for me yesterday and whilst doing so we discovered a serious problem with the headlight.

The connector on the back of the bulb had been getting so hot that it had almost melted away, the earth terminal and wire had also nearly burnt away.
After several minutes of head scratching and searching for the cause of this problem BTBR noticed that the bulb was a 100/80W.
The standard wiring just is not up to this level of power/heat.

For anybody who has fitted a higher wattage bulb go and check your wiring now, before you loose all the lights on a dark country road!!

Much better to fit extra lights on a seperate circuit. No problems with extra load on the electrics and a much better improvement in light than changing a bulb is ever going to give.

 

[Lou Can]

This seems vey bike specific. I ran a 100W in my 1100 for 2 yease with no problem, and even ran a 130 for a bout 3 months, also without a problem. Others report melted bits.

To be safe you need a relay, but if your going to do that try sidestepping the wiring harness fist - have you seen the size of those feeds to the lights ? Take a direct 2.5mm feed from the battery to the headlight and just touch the terminal whilst the light is on and you will be amazed.

Having proven the worth, then lay in decent alternative wiring for the feed and earths through a relay (keep it all completely separate and tap into the normal feed to trigger the relay, then you can take it allout again if you want to, or you have the standard wiring as a back up). You might well find you now don't need a bigger bulb, but if you do you can chuck it in without too much worry.

LC