Stock is 55/60w for low and high beams. I was wondering if anyone has swiped this out with a higher wattage bulb and if you've noticed any problems with this. I've heard random stories about a high watt buld causing issues. Any info?
umm i heard that too with most bikes ....draning out battery as design and afecting other components that will require normal power usage might affect it with higher volatage bulb ...anyway what do i know . or with the R6 it burn part of the housing and problems with burning wiring beeing too hot...
I made the change with the low beam bulb already and I hope that is doesn't hurt anything but the light that is in there from Suzuki is just not bright enough. I like just a bit brighter light for the night riding and the daytime riding so that people really see me. I know that people will still run you over if you have the sun sitting on the front of you bike but I try to do the most that I can for visibility
This is what I put in and I like it thus far and no problems. Next is the high beam.
A newer addition to PIAA’s stable of high performance bulbs is the Super Plasma GT-X. The GT-X provides an exclusive violet-toned low beam and an Xtreme White high beam. These bulbs also produce some multifaceted color effects (viewable from a distance) due to the metallic coating on some bulbs.
I upgared my piaa on my old bike(03honda919) to 85watt 10k bulbs. I never had a problem.
There is upgradeable sockets for higher output bulbs. My opion is to spen the extra dollars on a high qulity bulb like PIAA. My 85watt PIAA was as bright or brighter then a cheapy 100 watt..
I put the Xenon 100/110 watts bulb in my 01. It lights stuff up like crazy...I lost my low beams after a while, but it was because of a corroded contact that alot of people are having problems with. Other then that it has been awesome.....
put a set of PIAA's newest most expensive 110w bulbs in my K5, i'd say they are 75% dimmer than stock, i'm not joking when i say the turn signals out shine them... same thing when i got PIAA's in my car, last dollar i ever spend with that company
put a set of PIAA's newest most expensive 110w bulbs in my K5, i'd say they are 75% dimmer than stock, i'm not joking when i say the turn signals out shine them... same thing when i got PIAA's in my car, last dollar i ever spend with that company
yea i agree i put one in mine and its not as bright but i also changed the high beam to a hyper white , and its really bright, the high beam is a fog lamp bulb, crazy huh.
I put a 100/90 in the narrow beam (H4?) and a 55/60 "Megalight" (claimed 60% brighter) in the high/low wide beam (H7?) of my K3.
A fuse blew in the narrow beam (100/90) after several months, but no other probs. Neither globe made much difference to vision. They are much brighter up close but make very little difference at a distance.
The newer (dont know about older) Gixxers seem to have poor reflector design, as different globes seem to make little improvement to vision.
put a set of PIAA's newest most expensive 110w bulbs in my K5, i'd say they are 75% dimmer than stock, i'm not joking when i say the turn signals out shine them... same thing when i got PIAA's in my car, last dollar i ever spend with that company
I have Sylvania Silver stars in mine, and they are a ton brighter than stock and I can see more at night when riding. Id look into those, you can get them at walmart for $20/each.
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